Warning: this post has more photos than a full Room Reveal! I just couldn’t stop.
My sweet Babygirl turned 5 last week, and we celebrated with a party last Saturday. She personally invited her friends for a Pancakes & Pajamas Party!
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| invites by dimpleprints |
Taking from the invites, we hosed the house down with pink, yellow, orange and polka dots!
The girls (all 10 of them!) arrived in their pajamas, and felt so fancy seeing their places set at the dining room table.
Using paper goods from Target, I layered the plates to look like chargers. The flatware was tied together with orange tulle.
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| You like how I slipped in some Greek key? |
Tissue puffs (leftover from her 2nd birthday party) and paper lanterns decorated the Entrance and tables.
Glass bowls (from the Dollar Store) were filled with pancake toppings and cookie cutters. The squeeze bottles of syrups were perfect for little hands. Babygirl picked out the colorful daisies for the centerpiece.
The party favors were arranged on the buffet, and generated a lot interest from wandering eyes!
The Breakfast Room was decorated with more paper lanterns, pendants and crepe paper.
The milk bottles with festive straws from Garnish looked so adorable on the food table.
Since 5-year-olds aren’t held captive by decorations alone, we had them thread cereal on lanyard for yummy edible necklaces.
They also decorated paper sacks with stickers and crayons….to be later filled with candy from the pinata!
We split the girls into two groups so each center stayed mildly calm. I also hired Babygirl’s favorite 11-year-old twin girls to help. They were awesome, and having them interact with the guests allowed me to actually be a part of the party.
In order to give us time to get the food ready, Mr. Sugarplum read the girls a story while they lounged on floor pillows. And of course the story was about pancakes!
The story didn’t last long, and the the guests were ready to attack the food table! We had pancakes, cinnamon muffins, yogurt & granola parfaits, mini quiche and grapes! They could also choose between orange juice and milk.
I printed the ‘Get your Hotcakes here!’ on scrapbook paper and inserted in a Dollar Store frame I painted pink. The muffins were baked in my favorite Ikea pan.
The little orange frames are from the dollar aisle at Michaels, and they contain personalized scrapbook paper as well.
The mom’s dropped their girls off and enjoyed time to themselves, but coffee and palmiers were offered to the grown-ups attending the party.
And of course a birthday party has to have cupcakes! Babygirl requested strawberry, and following Courtney’s tip, I finally frosted a cupcake properly!
The girls had so much fun cutting shapes in their pancakes, and topping them with chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, diced strawberries and bananas. The party was so quiet while they woofed down their lunch, er, breakfast.
The milk bottles were the cutest, and I loved watching them slurp down all their milk and juice. “Pinkies out, dahling!”
Babygirl was momentarily shy while we sang, “Happy Birthday,” but beamed knowing she’s finally 5!
She gave the unicorn pinata one last hug before they took turns beating him to an early retirement.
The party lasted an hour-and-a-half, and I think everyone went home happy! Babygirl spent the rest of the afternoon playing with her gifts, and camped out with her equally exhausted brother, watching Tangled.
I bolted to the door with my mom and aunt for a House Tour and wine!
Thank you to my sweet mom, mother-in-law and auntie for their help cleaning up the party! Thank you Sara and Samantha for playing with 10 5-year-olds during the party! Thank you Mr. Sugarplum for standing over the skillet making 25 pancakes (the night before). And thank you to Rachie at A Chi Chi Affair for her awesome party ideas!
Read about the projects I prepared in advance here.
**I’m sharing this post with the parties in my sidebar! Thanks for the links, ladies!
so amazing cassie!!!! great job!!!!
and babygirl looks so happy!!!!
Looks like so much fun! I love all the colors and the details. Those milk bottles with the straws are to die for.
All I can say is WOW! Everything is so pretty – you thought of every detail! Your babygirl is one cute 5 year old 🙂 Amazing job Cassie!
It is so amazing! I totally love it!! How gorgeous is babygirl? So happy that this turned out sooo great!! Happy Wednesday lovely! xx
Looks like it was a fun filled happy birthday celebration! I love all the pictures, it makes me feel like I was there! Very cute!
Looks amazing Cassie!! You did a fab job!! Kinda makes me wish I could have come haha
Great job Cassie! Everything is just adorable!!
I love it!!! Looks like the girls had a blast and very sweet of you to think of the parents too. I may be stealing this for the next bday 😉
Everything turned out so amazing!!! What great ideas. 🙂
Great job! How adorable and stylish.
You (and Rachie) created an ah-mazing party!! I'm sending this to friends and posting on Facebook/twitter. I will never have a girl party at my house–but this is PERFECTION.
abby
Wow this is amazing. I think I need to do this but with mimosas for adults! So cute!
Seriously in awe of this- a completely adorable party with so many sweet details- a day your little pancake will remember forever. Perfect. xo
This is unbelievably sweet {no pun intended}!!! That last picture is precious! Happy 5th BabyGirl!
awesome awesome party cassie! love all the fab details! I want a pancake party for myself!;)
Oh my…that is so awesome!! I love the color scheme. Okay, so now all her friends mommas are not happy with you I'm guessing…you really upped the anty on the party scene!! LOL
Wow! It's incredible! I can't imagine how much time must have gone into planning this spectacular party! Gorgeous!
Absolutely PRECIOUS!! You are one creative Mamma!!
Emily Hewett
A Well Dressed Home
awelldressedhome.com/blog
What an awesome party, lucky girl!
love the polka dot/striped runner table setting. so smart with the faux chargers! ha, poms from 3 years ago, I would so do the same thing. how appropriate with the cereal necklaces! paper bags = cheap, nice! also love that the pancakes are on a cake stand! Great job!
To quote Rachel Zoe "I DIE!" Seriously, will you throw me 29th birthday party for me?
Definitely not too many pics…I couldn't get enough of this darling soiree!!! Seriously genius with the paper plates…I mean, who says paper can't be fancy??? (c: And that last picture?!? to die for. I love it when my little guys are so tired and lovely and adorable! Looks like mission accomplished at su casa!
WOW, Cassie! I am in LOVE with this party. You did such an amazing job, the details are so fantastic! Do you think I could pull this one off for my next birthday??
I'm so sorry I missed it! I think I would have enjoyed it just as much as the girls! You are so creative 🙂 Love you!
Oh my goodness…..you are the most creative person! Not only is the idea and decorations so cute, but the pictures are great too. The girls looked like they had a blast. Ava loved it:)!
Cassie, those place settings are unreal! And now I'm craving a strawberry cupcake 😉 Gorgeous work! xoxo
cassie!!!!!!!! Beyond adorable. Every little detail. I think my baby girl will be having the same party next year. Just so great to see the girls having so much fun. What a special party. And I love how you were able to scoot out afterwards! Where are the paper lanterns from? LOVE!!!
Ohmigosh, I love every last girly detail! Such a perfect party. The girls must have been thrilled- it looked like such a fun party. And you managed to fit all that in 1.5 hours? Wow! So so cute.
Super cute party.What a very lucky girl.
So cute, I am sure your little girl was on top of the world on her birthday.
One of the most ADORABLE parties I have ever seen! What a lucky little girl to have you as her mama 🙂
Ah! It's so darn cute. I love the little glass bottles tied with ribbon. Happy Birthday, Sloan (: I just know she had the best day! Especially from how tired she was after (:
That came out so great Cassie! Love it!! I'll definitely be filing that one away for a future idea!
so cute! i love the last photo of big bro and sis…
so stealing this idea for next year!!! i love it!
What an amazing party! Great ideas-I love the "get your hotcakes here" sign! It looked like a lot of fun. And I love the name Sloan!!
WOW! What a creative party! (and very pink!) Absolutely love this idea! Thanks for sharing!
Lucky girl! I'm trying to think of a way to incorporate this into an adult party. Hmmm….pancakes, pajamas and pinot noir?
What an amazing party you put on. I love the pancakes and pajamas theme. Don't you just love planning a party for little girls?!
This is such a cute and great idea! I love seeing party themes for girls that are getting older, and they are still girly and fun!
Happy 5th Birthday Sloan!!!! We love you sweet girl:)And Cassie what an awesome party!!!
The cutest party! Love how "grown-up" you made the table setting look with the chargers and all! So fun!
I am not five but might have a pajamas and pancake party after seeing your fun pics. What an inspiration you are! Great job.
You are one truly talented lady and a fabulous Mom to boot! Your daughter's party looked like an absolute success. I love all fo the decorations, color theme etc. Love it all. I think I need you to help me throw my next party. And I'm a new follower. Thanks so much for sharing.
What a successful party! Looks like a blast. Am I too old to have a pancakes and PJ party for myself? 🙂
fabulous party – such amazing inspiration, now I want this for my girls in August! LOL
Love, Love, Love! I was so excited to see the end results. What precious memories you made for sweet baby girl. Your creativity inspires me! Please tell Mr. Sugarplum that we miss him dearly at work, and treatment team is no fun without the spontaneous song and dance! Great job on the party Cassie!!! ~Beth
What a beautiful party! Soooo precious!! Wish I had a girl, so I could throw her a party as sweet as this one. I threw a pirate bday party for my 3 yr old son this past weekend and did a boy version of the cupcake toppers! 🙂
Wow, you were one busy momma! Turned out fabulous though and worth it all I'm sure, what a lucky little girl!
So adorable. all the details you added really made the party memorable!
Oh My! You did a fabulous job, now I want a pajama & pancakes party!! Every little detail is so perfectly coordinated, simply adorable!!
Cass, you really outdid yourself here! I loved the theme from the start but you really put it all together perfectly! Giving the girls things to do and eat and take home and having your hubby read that book is genius! I showed Jimmy that pic of your two babes watching the movies and said, "this is why we need 2 kids"! 🙂
What??? It just kept going and going and getting better and better. My jaw was open during this post. I'm moving next door so that Lilly can come to all the parties too. Lovely job my dear. So cute, fun, and creative!
WOW, I can totally see why you say you are creatively tapped out..that party was EPIC. I hate that word, not cuz its not a great word, but cuz its too trendy right now….I digress. Every little detail was fantastic, from Mr Sugarplum with the pancakes and story time to the table decor and the milk bottles, and the coffee and food for the adults, I mean come on! Great inspiration for my son's first coming up in June.
Well that looks like one party that I'm sorry I missed! I think I would have been quite content to use a cookie cutter on my pancake and cover it with chocolate chips and sugary syrup! How fun! We just have one small boy at our house, and I'm not guessing that he'd go for a party of this grand magnitude. HIS parties have to involve Darth Vader and sticks and rocks and wrestling his guests to the ground. I just found your blog, quite by accident, and this was a fun post to read!
This is one of the best ideas EVER!!! I can hardly wait until December for my daughter's birthday! Maybe I should throw my husband a pajamas and pancake party since his b-day is this month…
Thank you for the inspiration for my 28th birthday. For my 27th, I had a pajamas and lasagna party with just my husband (it happened to be a major snowstorm). This idea is way better…
Your link stood out to me the most! (from tatortots and jello) LOVE LOVE the party! I just posted you on my blog.
bjanebrewing.blogspot.com
I thought i had left a msg before, but i absolutely love this. Perfect girls party!! Looks like they had a fabulous time!! 🙂
What a great party! I am sure that is something all of those girls will remember forever. What a fantastic mom!
what a cute party theme! I love the pinks and oranges. so great.
your new follower,
kathryn
http://www.thedragonsfairytail.blogspot.com
oh my, this is absolutely fantastically adorable! love all of the attention to detail. happy 5!
I am simply in AWE!!! every detail is perfection! do you mind sharing where you purchased the paper lanterns?
I just had time to see this party, its adorable. But, what really got to me is that my baby girl has the same name! (we tacked an "e" on the end though)…
great ideas…
Amy
http://www.11magnolialane.com
what an adorable party!!! Everything was darling! the little bottles with straws were to cute and the fruit loop necklaces were a great idea!
I love everything about this party.
oh my gosh! everything about this is ADORABLE!! great ideas and fabulous execution!!
WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!!! I can't wait for my daughter to get old enough for parties like these, but I am totally stealing this idea!!!
I am so happy I found this post. Just brilliant. But, I have to say my favorite part is when your daughter is snuggling up with her brother at the end of her party! 🙂 Well done. I just did a pink and orange theme for my daughter's 2nd birthday but nothing of this caliber. Thanks for sharing, Courtney
Hi cassie!!! PLEASE HELP!!! I'm from the uk and LOVE LOVE LOVE those milk bottle glasses! Have been searching the net for them to no avail! Where are they from and are they eligible to purchase from the UK? Thanks 🙂
Hi Emma! Your blogger setting didn't allow me to respond via email to your comment…hopefully you've come back here for the answer! The milk bottles are simply Starbucks Frappucino bottles…they come in a 4-pack at the grocery store here.
Good luck!
I can't wait to throw parties like these!!
You're an inspiration 😀 I'm amazed!
Wow! Great idea! Thanks so much for replying!!! Very creative! Your party is waiting to occur in the uk!! Lol 🙂 xx
So clever! I love everything about the party! Great job!
Wow. That is the coolest party I've ever seen. Amazing job. Can you be my mom? Loving your blog.
hi! i just wanted to say thank you for this wonderful post! i just had my son's 5th birthday party last easter and your ideas totally helped me a lot. and i mean a LOT! lol! check my blog. hope you don't mind that i took a lot from your wonderful ideas! 😉
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