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Party Recap

months of planning went into this party get this just right for the little guy's 3rd birthday. a true labour of love with many a late night to get every detail perfected for the big day!
the pressure was on to create the best 'disney cars' party styling for Jack. it would be something a little different to the usual 'disney cars' party. radiator springs reflects the country life that we miss, so we decided to bring the country to us!

the brief: lightning mcqueen in radiator springs. no checker plate, no orange witches hats. red with some blue and touches of brown to reflect a rustic, country feel. this is lightning in his home with his friends - just like the atmosphere we wanted to create for the little guy.

the day...
it was a beautiful Saturday with gorgeous winter weather and our guests were greeted at the front door by a 'welcome to radiator springs' handcrafted sign. inside the pièce de résistance was the cake table that stole the stage and set the scene. the huge banner showed lightning and his friends in radiator springs welcoming everyone to the party and complimented the display of gorgeous baked sweets.

a ladder shelf by the front door displayed lightning red popcorn party favour boxes strategically positioned so that we wouldn't forget to give them out when the guests went home, along with a sign thanking guests for their gifts and a place to leave the presents. however, I didn't expect that the guests would hand the gifts to the birthday boy and they would be quickly ripped open by him or one of the other kids!

a photo booth with a mini cooper mcqueen-ified took the attention of all the little ones which later revealed one of the party games hidden behind.

the kids enjoyed pin the teeth on mater and a pinata modestly filled with chocolate and lollies so as not to upset the parents too much.

another ladder shelf displayed the winner's prizes, pop top water bottles and some lightning and mater toys.

the party started at 12pm. we wanted to feed people lunch and paying for catering was the best decision we had made! no one slaved away in the kitchen and everyone enjoyed the party. worth every cent for amazing party food and a no stress day.

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Party Highlights

  • What People Ate

    sliders, mini hotdogs, pizza pops, wontons, fish cakes and vegetable tarts [Fork and Spook Catering]

  • Desserts

    birthday cake [Cake Art by Bec] mini cupcakes [ Cake Art by Bec] lightning mcqueen and mater cookies [Cake Art by Bec] macarons [New York Patisserie] strawberry and kiwi fruit plate

  • Party Favors

    handcrafted popcorn party favour boxes were filled with magnets, stickers, crayons, chocolate freddo and a mini car from the movie.

  • Activities / Games

    pin the teeth on mater, pinata and photo booth

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