Miley's Jungle Safari Party: DIY party hats

One of my most favorite projects I did for Miley's party was these DIY party hats. There are so many templates online that you can use and you just need to print these on cardboard paper, cut and roll them up, then stick the edges together with double sided tape.

The original hats I made looked like these. They already looked cute on their own, but I wanted to make them look extra festive. So I decided to add pompoms at the top!

The pompoms are actually very easy to do. I got the full tutorial here and I think these make a great addition to any party!

STEP 1: Get strips of crepe paper

STEP 2: Cut fringes along both sides

STEP 3: Scrunch up the strips just like you're crumpling a piece of paper. 
I used 2 strips of paper per pompom.

STEP 4: Tie a piece of string in the middle to keep the pompom together.

 STEP 5: Poof up the fringes at the top and bottom until it looks like a little ball.

 STEP 6: Put some masking tape on the top of your party hat.

 STEP 7: Stick the pompom on top.

Tada! Super cute hats both kids and adults can wear!

Miley's Jungle Safari Party: DIY cupcake toppers

I really enjoyed making these toppers for Miley's party which I used for her cupcakes and birthday cake. So easy to do! I got the design from the internet then I just used the following materials:

- cardboard paper
- toothpicks (for the cupcakes)
- popsicle sticks (for the cake)
- masking tape

Each cupcake from Cielin's cost less than P20 but I think they look so much more expensive thanks to the toppers. I want to do the same for Sabre's 1st birthday but we'll be having waaaay more guests so we'll see...

The cake design came up last minute. Thanks to extra toppers, I had the idea to also stick them on the cake to tie everything together!

Even the birthday girl couldn't keep her hands off them! =)

Miley's DIY Jungle Safari Party

I've been so busy these past few weeks in preparation for Miley's 2nd birthday. We weren't really supposed to do anything, but one thing led to another and suddenly we had friends and family coming over to celebrate with us. Being the OC/perfectionist/stage mom that I am, I wanted Miley to still have a fabulous party despite just celebrating at home.

I initially planned on just making a banner and some cupcake toppers at first, but when I found out we were having guests, well let's just say I went wild! I just love anything to do with parties, planning and organizing. I spent hours online looking for inspiration and tried my best to execute everything according to how I had envisioned it. I kind of wish I had more time to buy other stuff especially for the candy buffet I wanted to do, but I'm still extremely satisfied with how everything turned out.

Miley just loves animals so the obvious theme for her 2nd birthday party was JUNGLE SAFARI! I also love colors and prints so I also incorporated a lot of these in the decors. Did all the layouts in photoshop and printed them on bond paper or cardboard.

Bunting banners printed on bond paper and held up with yarn. So easy to do plus they make great backdrops for picture taking.

Did pom-poms out of crepe paper. Such a fun an inexpensive way to dress up a room for any occasion. Got the tutorial here.

Personalized bottle wrappers.

Party hats, one of my most favorite DIY projects! See how I did them here.

More decors! The zebra printed glasses where I placed the plastic spoons and forks are actually part of a toothbrush holder set. I wanted to do a candy buffet but didn't have time to buy glass containers to display them nicely. I just served Potchi (one of Miley's favorites) and Jelly Ace.

Bought cupcakes from Cielin's Cakehouse in BF and just added the DIY toppers. Loved the overall effect of the assorted designs!

 Chocolate cake also from Cielin's. Used the extra cupcake toppers to decorate the otherwise plain cake.

I still had too much cupcake toppers left over so I had an idea to stick them on upside down plastic cups and use them as centerpieces.

My mother-in-law prepared the loot bags filled with candy. I made the thank you tags and also did a JUNGLE JUNCTION (one of Miley's favorite shows) coloring book. I just went to the Disney Junior website and printed the colouring pages already provided there. I did the cover in photoshop and bound everything together with yarn. Viola!

Food, food, and so much food!

We invited Miley's neighborhood friends to come over for a playdate and they had a blast! No one wanted to go home.

Here's Miley on her brand new slide! A gift from her Mama and Lolo.

The kids had so much fun playing together!

Pure PANDEMONIUM! haha!

I had so much fun working on Miley's birthday that I made a promise to myself to try and do a themed party every year even if we're just celebrating at home. I have so many ideas already for next year!

I just have to share this photo! Miley looks like an elephant since the photo was taken right when she bit on the plastic cup! hahaha! Even Miley can't help but laugh everytime she sees this picture! She points to herself and says "cups!"

Happy birthday dear Miley! Now, off to work on Sabre's 1st birthday party which is happening this April!