Peter Pan / Birthday "Ainsley's Neverland 3rd Birthday" | Catch My Party

We threw a "Neverland" themed party for our daughter's third birthday. Four separate play areas were created in the backyard: Hangman's Hideout (tree house where the Lost Boys live), Pirate Cove, Indian Camp and Pixie Hollow. All the kids were given dress up clothes that also served as party favors. The costumes were a big hit - even some of the grown-ups wore them! The birthday girl dressed as Wendy and our dog was part of the festivities as well. He was Nana, the Darling children's nanny.

Best Dressed

Ainsley's friend Amos came as Peter Pan - he stole the show!
Desserts

"Fairy Berry Birthday Cake," petit fours, "Pirate Ship Brownies," handmade marshmallows and loads of candy.
Activities / Games

There's a tree house in the backyard complete with a zip line so the kids could "fly." We also had dress up clothes so the kids could choose to be Lost Boys, Pirates, Pixies or Indians.
Best Moment

Too many to pick just one, but the kid's reactions to the costumes were fantastic. They really loved them!
What People Ate

All the food had Peter Pan-inspired names, so we served "Mr. Smee's Sammiches," "Tick-Tock Spinach Salad," "Tiger Lily's Yummy Hummus," "Pixie Wing Pasta Salad" (made with bow tie pasta), "Nana's Good Dog Roll-overs" (tortilla roll-ups), "The Lost Boy's Favorite Fruits," "Fairy Berry Birthday Cake," "Pirate Ship Brownies," and "Wendy Darling's Light-as-Air Petit Fours."
What People Drank

For the kiddos - Grape and apple juice boxes, lemonade, and custom water bottles with "Refreshing water from Mermaid Lagoon." For the grown-ups in Never Land: Abita Beer and White Wine Sangria
Most Touching Moment

"Flying" my little Wendy around. She really had such a good time.
Funniest Moment

My father-in-law going down the zip line in his Captain Hook costume.

Elizabeth Ray

Photographer

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Simone M wrote:

Your party is so enchanting! Can you tell me where you found the personalize poster? Love all your details! Thanks for sharing.

Apr 11, 2011
Rebecca A wrote:

Thanks! All the signs and posters were ordered from Vistaprint.com. I designed the images and uploaded them to the site. I use Vistaprint quite a lot and I've always been happy with the results.

Apr 11, 2011
Nicole Southern Styled . wrote:

Amazing details!! I love everything, wonderful job :)

Apr 11, 2011
Jillian L wrote:

What an amazing party! I love all the details. I will be featuring this in our Party of the Day soon! Great job!! -- Jillian (Catch My Party)

Apr 11, 2011
Brittany S wrote:

Gorgeous! Love the backdrop! So clever!

Apr 11, 2011
Brittany S wrote:

Really, really fabulous!!

Apr 11, 2011
Melissa T wrote:

This is amazing! I love it :)

Apr 11, 2011
Melissa T wrote:

What a doll! So adorable. I love everything about this party!

Apr 11, 2011
Kelly B wrote:

Where did you purchase all of the costume supplies?

Nov 15, 2012
Kelly B wrote:

Where were you able to find these great Indian accessories?

Nov 15, 2012
Rebecca A wrote:

Pirates and Indians came from Oriental Trading. Tutus and fairy wings came from Halo Heaven. I got the coonskin caps from another online retailer, but I can't recall the name. To mitigate costs I purchased larger quantities of the cheaper items and fewer of the pricier ones.

Nov 15, 2012
Rebecca A wrote:

All that came from Oriental Trading.

Nov 15, 2012
Monica P wrote:

Where did you get this?

Jan 02, 2014
Rebecca A wrote:

Hi Monica. I actually made it from canvas, twine and some bamboo garden stakes. I found a tutorial online and it was fairly simple. I think the whole project took me about two hours or so to complete.

Jan 03, 2014
Monica P wrote:

That's awesome :-)

Feb 06, 2014
Rebecca C wrote:

I love this banner! where did u find it?

Mar 31, 2014
Rebecca C wrote:

sorry just saw where u design everything! amazing job! would u sell your design?

Mar 31, 2014
Rebecca A wrote:

Hi Rebecca C! I'm happy to send you the pdf.

Apr 01, 2014
Rebecca C wrote:

That would be amazing if u would! My little boy loves peter pan:) can u send it to my email [email protected] ? thank u so much:)

Apr 03, 2014
Nicky B wrote:

Hi Rebecca! This party is amazing! I am actually having a Peter Pan party for my daughter. Would you be willing to sell the design for the large Peter Pan sign?

May 29, 2014
Rebecca A wrote:

Nicky, I'm happy to share the file. What's your email address?

May 29, 2014
Nicky B wrote:

That would be amazing! My email is [email protected] Thank you so much!

May 31, 2014
Haley S wrote:

Hi Rebecca, Not sure if you will see this but I am dying to have the design you used for the party. The large posters, invitations, signs, etc. I would gladly pay you for them! My email is [email protected] if you would be so kind as to email me what you think. Thanks so much in advance! Here's to hoping my 4 year old's party turns out half as cute as this! :)

Apr 13, 2015
Jim W wrote:

Hi Rebecca, Is your banner pdf (classic movie poster) still available? Thanks Jim

Apr 28, 2015
Rebecca A wrote:

Hi Jim W. I'm happy to email it to you, just send your address.

Jun 19, 2015
Sarah B wrote:

I doubt you will see this, but if you do could you please send me the files for your posters? I love them and my Eloise would love to have them for her party and her room! My email is [email protected] Thank you so much- Sarah Bigler

Jun 27, 2016
Yvette T wrote:

I am requesting the same thing the file for the Peter Pan Poster I adore and would love to have it at my son's Valentines Day Dinner just in case you see this my email is [email protected]

Jan 25, 2017