I love hosting themed playdates and parties. This week I hosted a {very orange} little pumpkin party for Tate's playgroup. If you follow my Halloween Happiness board on Pinterest, you'll have seen a lot of these ideas.
I set the table in orange with touches of purple and black and rather than having a separate table for food, I placed the snacks along the center of the table.
The cute paper jack o'lantern plates came from Walmart.
We had a few different snacks. Apple dippers on lollipop sticks were served with individual servings of caramel sauce and sprinkles {inspiration found here} ...
... and the kids had pumpkin pretzels {inspiration found here} ...
... jack o'lantern mandarin oranges {inspiration found here} and candy dipped marshmallows.
I tied purple twine around the cups and gave the kids striped paper straws {found at Michaels in the Halloween section ... I love that they're carrying paper straws now!}.
Little floats were served in the cups: an orange drink with ice cream pumpkins {inspiration found here}.
Double sided duct tape confetti added a bit of color to the table.
The kids decorated paper pumpkins, ate their snacks, and played ...
... then went home with pumpkin push pop favors.
It was my favorite kind of gathering: casual and simple but lots of fun. We loved our festive morning!
SOOOOO fun!!! i love every little bit!
ReplyDeleteWow, that party would perk up any morning! How fun
ReplyDeleteSo fun! I want to come to your playdate parties :)
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Heather
All of it is so cute! We are going to be doing pumpkin carving with a bunch of friends and these ideas would be perfect for our get together.
ReplyDeleteI love the mandarin orange cups! Great idea for lunches, too!
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