Under the Sea

One of our sweet friends recently had a birthday and her mom asked me to create some centerpieces for the party. The party was at Build-a-Bear, so most of it was spent making cute fluffy bears.

Do you see that cute scuba bear? Darling, I want one!

Aubrey with her ballerina bear. This was our first time to visit Build-a-Bear and she loved it!

The birthday girl loves Little Mermaid so she wanted the decorations to tie in with the cake and party plates she purchased. I used the Life’s a Beach cartridge and made a few simple decorations, put them in colorful pails and added some seashells.

I love this new cartridge and can’t wait to make more with it! Isn’t that mermaid cute?

For the birthday girl I made her a suitcase to match the party color scheme.

I saw this great blog a while back that featured Muffin Tin Monday and loved the idea. I have done several “muffin tin” meals with Aubrey, but today’s was the first I documented. We didn’t have anything to eat for lunch today so I had to make a trip to the grocery store with all three kiddos (in the pouring rain) to get something to eat and decided that we would play along with today’s muffin tin theme. Here is our version of MTM – Under the Sea…

Back Row: “Fishing Rod & Bait” (pretzel rods & peanut butter), “Ocean Creatures” (Finding Nemo Fruit Snacks), “Starfish” (Mango).
Front Row: “School of Fish” (goldfish crackers), “Octopus” (hot dog), “Seashells & Seaweed” (past shells & parsley)
We also had “Ocean Water” (water w/blue food coloring) and our “Fish bowl” cupcake.

Aubrey LOVED lunch and thought it was very yummy. Her favorite part was the cupcake…blue icing everywhere!

I have decided to carry the “Under the Sea” theme throughout the rest of our week so stay tuned for more underwater adventures.

Comments

Kelly @livingcraftilyeverafter says

June 21, 2011 at 3:48 pm

So cute!! I love that little mermaid! I also love how simple the decorations are but they make such a statement- adorable!!

LeidiBird says

June 22, 2011 at 5:51 pm

Thanks so much for checking out my project, i really appreciate it! I love your idea's, the little mermaid is great, i dont have a cutter but might have to try and crank out something similar for my little ones b-day coming up! Just started following!

Leah says

November 19, 2011 at 3:32 pm

Is there something you do to keep the suitcases from hurting fingers and arms when they accidently close on them?
Leah