The farm party, for a soon to be 3 year old, is starting to take shape.....
The invitations are all ready to be given out.
"A Day on the Farm" is a regular read at bedtime at our house.
A classic 1960 golden book from my childhood stash.
Using just a few of the pages, I changed one or two words here & there to include the birthday boys name & the details of the party and made a very basic little story book invitation.
I'm quite excited by how they turned out.
To help set the mood, last week the kids and I whipped up a scarecrow - I kid you not (or maybe it is obvious!) - in about 20 minutes. Couldn't believe my luck when we just found the pieces lying around.
THE SCARECROW:
The body - an old bassinet mattress that had seen better days, an old shirt of the husbands, a small scrap of red gingham fabric & some straw (stolen from some unsuspecting chickens).
The head - an old cushion insert & some white cotton fabric bunched up at the back with a rubber band, a hat from the dress up box & some great texta work from the six year old.
All secured onto a bamboo stake (that was already in the garden holding up a dying capsicum plant) & a long stick (found in the back yard) which was unceremoniously rammed through the fabric on the very, very old (my husband slept on it as a baby) mattress.
My very clever Mum made this bunting for me using four gingham fabrics. I used it on market day & it now hangs up in his room. It goes perfectly with the farm theme in my humble opinion. Thanks Mum!
17 comments:
This is awsome Emma!! You have to link up to my party linky if you haven't already! (in my sidebar).
LOVE those gorgeous invites, and the scraecrow... and the bunting... you guessed it, EVERYTHING!
Oh thats so great, the party will be so much fun! The invitations are excellent, love them!
What a fantastic idea! The invitations look amazing. I wonder if either or my girls could be convinced to go farm for their next birthday??
I remember that book! I love golden books and this is a brilliant idea! I bet it will be an amazing party, well done!
What brilliant invitations! and I love the scarecrow, very clever.
Everything looks brilliant! Your invitations are such a gorgeous idea...clever you!! Hope the planning goes wonderfully :)
You lot really do know how to 'do' parties. Looking good! : )Kim
I have now officially got party invite envy......these are fab!!!! Well done you creative genius!!!
oh so beautiful......reminds me of the sweet books I read as a child..great site' looking forward to spending some time here!! ::hugs and warm wishes::
The four scarecrows are beautiful! And invites very impressive too. Well done on all accounts, Em!
Those invitations are fantastic. Sounds like a great party and its all coming together really well. Great when you can find the stuff you need, or most of it already around the house. Can't wait to see more
love it! have been thinking about "farm yard" theme for E's 2 year old party (a ways off yet, but have been inspired by your birthday creativity) .... are you asking the kids to come dressed as a farm animal? that's an idea I have been kicking around:) great work
LOVE the storybook invite...now if only i could find one about a picnic to use for my 30th!!!
I love Little Golden Books - we have a shelf full, love the old ones that are hard to find :-) Your party sounds sooo exciting too :-) Great scarecrow!! Just joined your blog - I have a giveaway you might like for frog and goose!
brilliant... what an original idea for a party- so fun! I know who I'll be contacting when I have a party or two to plan next year!
The invitations are really special. This is going to come together so well. I'll be following to see how it all turns out!!
Great invitations! I wish you'd done yours first! Anna
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