I chose the monkey theme because Levi's ears stick out, he is obsessed with bananas, and he climbs all over me and the furniture. Simple enough.
See... Clearly, a MONKEY! |
About 2 months out, I started really sifting through the many pins for the things I ACTUALLY wanted to do and/or wanted to delegate someone to do for me. I made a list of the different projects, and then further sifted through those until I had a manageable to-do/to-make list. I then started making crazy amounts of online purchases, since it's much more convenient than shopping with a 10 month old. My husband probably got a new grey hair every time he came home and found another 3 Amazon boxes at the door. I even had a box from a wholesaler shipped to our dental office because shipping to a business was cheaper than a residence! He was just thrilled to open a huge box of plastic banana split boats and portion cups while at work... I can just see the "What the...?" look on his face.
I decided on a few themed foods:
Monkey Cupcakes |
Mod-Monkey Smash Cake |
Pineapple palm tree fruit tray! |
Jungle Dip (Spinach dip) and Fruit Dip |
Banana Pudding Cups |
Sangria for the BIG monkeys! |
I ordered some decorations to match:
Super cute birthday boy hat that Levi refused to wear. |
I loved this banner with a picture from each of his first 11 months! |
I used extra bananas for table decorations. |
We opened presents:
And then, of course, THIS happened:
I can just eat this with my FACE, right? |
Overall, we all had a wonderful time and I was so happy with the way things turned out!
See links below for craft instructions and vendor links.
All paper art items (banners, food tents, bottle labels, birthday hat) were made by PartyOnPurpose.
"Go Bananas" spoons made by SucreShop.
Mod Monkey cake made by Debbie's Delights.
"ONE" shirt made by lilthreadzclothing.
Directions for the Monkey cupcakes can be found here.
Directions for the pineapple palm tree fruit tray can be found here.
If you have any questions about where anything was purchased or how anything was made that is NOT listed above, be sure to comment and I will do the best I can to find the answer for you!
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