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My last baby turned 1 last week!! I am still in disbelief she is not a baby anymore but a toddler. Since she is this close to Halloween it definitely had to have a similar theme. I have found so many cute pink things so I went with lots of ghosts and the Spooky One birthday theme.

This might have been my favorite birthday theme yet, but I guess I say that after every party !!! The three main stores I have gotten my decorations has been amazon, TK Maxx and Temu. If you just write spooky one birthday party into the search bar there will pop up hundreds of very cute things. Since I have gotten so much blush pumpkins I went with a black, blush and white color theme with some pops of orange but a purple color theme would have super cute as well.

Spooky One Birthday Party Decoration

The Decor

The Coffee Table

I just love a theme on a table no matter if it is lunch, dinner or coffee. The table runner and the sequin table cloth matched the birthday theme perfectly. I had pumpkin and ghost decor that looked great toghether and the napkins tied everything together.

The Cake

Now let´s talk about this masterpiece. To be honest I thought this was his best work yet (but I think I am saying this everytime) with all the little details like the ghosts, pumpkins and the most adorable ghosts with eyelashes and glitter blush cheeks.

The flavor has been nougat – vanilla and it was do die for. So moist and delicious but not too sweet at all.

Now on to the cupcakes – stunning as they come. All the little details are so magnificent I still can´t believe we ate them all. The flavor of the buttercream was cassis and the the cake itself tasted like a piece of dark chocolate. Maybe flavors the grown-ups appreciate a little bit more than the kids. 

The little witch hats and the bat / ghost sprinkles rounded up the whole Spooky One theme.

The First Birthday Specials

It was the first time I have completed the monthly photoshoot. I have 12 pictures including a newborn pic. It took me 3 kids and my panic that I will never get the chance to do this that kept me going and I was super happy I did. It´s just the cutest thing so see how she has changed a little every month. 

I also had a little smash cake and the high chair decorations but she refused to touch the cake. She looked at us unwilling to believe that we would allow her to just dive into the cake with her bare hands. 

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We love to celebrate any ocassion big or small. And what better way to honor someone by putting in all the effort and decorate the hell out of the theme. A ballon arch in my opinion is one of the easiest and most affordable ways to transform a room and make it look like you put a lot of thought and work into it. 

Balloon arches we already had

I have made so many balloon arches during the last years, so I might add that I am doing quite the good job assembling them. Always love a great theme to make the most of it. Kid´s birthday parties are of course the best cause I can go all out with colors and all things cute but a plain balloon arches can also look very good.

Baptism – Blush and Sage with Gold Highlights

First Birthday – Minnie Mouse Theme – Red, Black and White with Gold Highlights

Birthday Party – Farm Theme – Pink, Blush and Black with Cow Hide Highlights

Birthday Party – Gabby´s Dollhouse Theme – Turquoise, Purple and Blush with White Highlights

First Birthday – Happy First Beeday – Black, Yellow and White

Halloween – Orange, Black and White

Valentine´s Day – Pink, White and Blush

Halloween Tea Party – Blush and Black

Kids Halloween Party – Orange, Black and Purple with spooky White Highlights

First Day of Kindergarten Party – Blush, Pink, Turquoise and Purple (I went with some colors of the garland)

Birthday Party – Frozen Theme – Shades of Blue, White and Highlights of Silver

Birthday Party – Very Berry Birthday – Red, Shades of Green and White Highlights

Birthday Party – Cat – Blush, Black, Nude and White Highlights with paw prints

Birthday Party – Fairy Garden Party – Purple, Blush, White

Baptism – Daisy Theme – Shades of Yellow and White

Colors for different themed parties to put together

Orange, Brown, Yellow, Gold and Green – Dinosaur, Safari

Pastel Yellow, Green, Blue and Blush – Rainbow, Candyland, Unicorn

Purple, Turquoise, Silver – Mermaid, Gabby´s Dollhouse

White, Silver, Lavender and Baby Blue – Frozen, 

Black, Gold, Yellow, White – BeeDay, The Great Gatsby, Engagement, New Years Eve

and so many more to choose from …..

Add ons like garlands, number and figure balloons to complete the scene

If there is a little gap between garlands, on the floor or you just want to add some fun or dimension to your balloon arch you can never go wrong with a matching theme foil balloon.

Best ways to hang 

I have tried different ways and the two things that are my go-to´s are clear fishing rod, thumbtacks and Tesa Power Strips. 

The best string to put your balloons in line

I have tried different strings and find that the best are the ones I have linked below. They are not as tight and the wholes are not sharp so your balloons won´t pop before you hang up the garland.

I prefer the right one here with the single whole. The plastic is much smoohter and doesn´t hurt your balloons. Also it is tighter together. You can get it here.

The one thing you need to come out sane

If you plan on having balloon garlands and arches on more than one occasion I would definitely remmomend an electric balloon pump. You can never blow up this many balloons. Mine is was under twenty and I have had it for years and it still works great. You can also blow up the big foil balloons with the balloom pump. You just need a longer noozle (is included) and a little patience as it takes much longer than a regular balloon.

How many balloons will you need for a moderately large balloon arch

I´d go for 30 to 40 to have a moderate size which meassures about two meters. 

Where to get your balloons

You can either buy themed sets or get all of your requested colors equally. I would definitely recommend on looking around what color pairings are available cause they are much cheaper and less balloons when you can get a set. Also there will be everything included you´ll need. Best shops to get all things themed are amazon, SheIn and Temu.

If you have anymore related questions please feel free to ask. 

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This is always a fun task for me. I love putting together gifts for others and in my opinion I had a pretty good and easy implementable idea for this years Kindergarten teacher gift.

First of all I like to admit that I love to gift things you can use up and throw away the packaging. I know that stuff can pile up pretty fast but if you get lots of consumable things you hit the jackpot. 

Kindergarten Teacher Gift Idea

I went with water tumbler this year. Mine are from NKD and pretty good for the very affordable price of 10 Euro each. Then I filled it with wood wool so the little things wouldn´t slide to the bottom. I have bought hand lotion, lip balm, a protein bar and a pen and paper set. These are all things you can use up and don´t have sitting in your home. Also I think this is a great range of products for a Kindergarten teacher no matter the age or interests. 

Other gift ideas:

– a small basket with a DIY kit like a taco kit or a hot chocolate kit

– if it is allowed a gift card or restaurant voucher (you can never go wrong with this)

– category kit like a notebook, post-its, pens, paper clips or a snack kit with cooler bag, a tumbler and a snack box

Do you have other gift ideas you love ? Let me know, I would love to share it on here too.

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After some months of back and forth we have landed on a kitty birthday party. We started with Ariel, the little mermaid and ended with a monkey birthday party but ultimately came back to cats. Our little one is not a very decisive kid and she mainly goes with the flow so I can only guess how hard this was for her but she loved it and was genuinely excited and happy.

Purrfect Kitty Birthday Party Decor

If you have been following along for a little or even long while you know how much I enjoy a theme and if I have one I go all out and by all out I mean ALL OUT!!!!. The table decor is mostly from Temu and / or SheIn (I can link as much as possible below). I started with a golden sequin table cloth and added a kitty table runner with black cats and paw prints all over. Kitty napkins are a true must if you want to throw a purrfect birthday party cause little kittens not only spill milk. I have also found these adorable cardbord cats as you can see on the vase here and I have added them to candle holder as well.

The main attraction – the birthday table was of course decorated with a huge ballon arch. Ballon arches have somehow become my trademark throughout the years but there is nothing that make bigger impact for little money than a ballon arch. Here you can find little paw details on the white ballons. Further I have gotten this huge Happy Birthday banner to pin under the ballon arch and cover up the paint color of the wall. Emilia and I also made little kitten cookies together. I got a cat head shaped cookie cutter and we decorated with sprinkles and chocolate drops.

Purrfect Kitty Birthday Cake

The cake was perfection. I have ordered a vanilla sponge cake with chocolate and strawberry buttercream (as requested) covered in a white layer of fondant with kitty ears, paws and a little tail. The pink and blush buttercream roses on top completed the cake it looked so adorable I honestly didn´t want to eat it at first, but we did and it was delicioius.

The glittery kitty Happy Birthday sign and the #3 birthday candle are from SheIn.

Purrfect Kitty Birthday Outfits

I have gotten her two outfits. The black and white striped kitty dress for her actual birthday and the pink tulle princess kitty dress for her birthday party a few days later. I think she loved the tulle dress more but both have looked super cute on her.

The lace kitty ears would make a great gift for a kids birthday party as well. They looked really cute and fit also great on grown-up heads.