A 4th Birthday Sail-a-bration

For Sawyer's birthday sail-a-bration we cruised to the Land of Four on the S.S. Sawyer! We all had such a fun time and Captain Sawyer had an absolute blast!!

PARTY DETAILS:
The invitation: Before the celebration, all of our family and friends received Boarding Passes inviting them to sail to the Land of Four with Captain Sawyer.

As our family and friends arrived, they could grab a sailor’s hat and get ready to set sail! I ordered the hats from Oriental Trading and then stenciled a red anchor on each one using a fabric marker. The Passenger Boarding sign, “Let’s Set Sail” banner, Octopus and Sailboat wall decor are all available in my Etsy shop, Just Add Confetti.

I thought it would be so fun to make some origami boats to have on the different tables outside. I designed them to look like the S.S. Sawyer from the invitation and then I filled them with Swedish Fish, a definite favorite in our house! These origami sailboats are available as printables in my Etsy shop as well.

• What People Ate

  I had so much fun planning the food for the party. The nautical theme lends itself perfectly to having octopops, pretzel fishing rods, octopus dip, clamshell cookies…and we can’t forget the crab croissant sandwiches and ocean water punch!

• Party Favors

  A sweet send off... Before all of our family and friends set sail to go home everyone had to stop for a sweet treat to take with them. We had sailboat cookies, and Swedish fish swimming in “ocean water” (blue jelly beans and blue sixlets).

• Activities / Games

  Outside the kids had a lot of fun playing in the sand in the S.S. Sawyer. My husband built the framework of the boat and then I stained it and added the stencil and fabric sail. Also, all of the kids could do some off-deck fishing and boat races!

• Rose Photography

  Photographer

  My amazing and talented friend, Jen of Rose Photography took such wonderful photos of the day.

  Website: http://pghrosephotography.wix.com/home

• Bella Christie and Lil' Z's Sweet Boutique

  Cake designer (as well as cookies and octopops)

  I am in love with the cake that Bella Christie’s made for the party. They have made Sawyer’s past 3 birthday cakes and every year they blow me away! This year, I emailed them the invitation design that I made for the party and they coordinated the cake and favor cookies absolutely perfectly. They are so talented! I can’t thank them enough for their beautiful work.

  Website: http://www.asweetboutique.com/

• Just Add Confetti

  Invitation, Banners, Party signs, Favor tags, Food signs, Origami boats

  I designed all of paper goods for the party including the invitations, banners, party signs, favor tags, food signs, origami boats, etc. All of the designs are available as party printables in my etsy shop.

  Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/JustAddConfetti

  Blog: www.justaddconfetti.com