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Bo Peep & Her Sheep 3rd Birthday Party

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I can hardly believe that the kids are 3 already! We decided to keep the Little Bo Peep Found Her Sheep theme from their Halloween costumes for their birthday party. I saw some cute sheep cupcakes from a Martha Stewart cupcake contest.  There were no instructions for the cupcakes and the person who came up with the idea was not credited by name.  Here is the link to the picture on Martha Stewart’s website.  My Mom and I used marzipan to craft the sheep’s head which is similar to shaping play dough.  It comes in a roll (unrefrigerated) and you slice off what you need and refrigerate the rest.  I got some candy eyes from the cake supply store where I also found tiny crispy rice decorations which is what we used to make the curls on the sheep’s head.  I made fresh lemon cupcakes with lemon butter-cream frosting.  We placed the mini-marshmallows all over the sheep which stuck to the frosting.  The sheep’s head was  placed on one side of the cupcake and mini-marshmallows were placed all around it.  I was excited that the sheep’s head stuck right to the frosting without any support required.

 

    We created a mountain with plastic food storage containers and covered it in a green blanket.  Then, we sprinkled kale all over the mountain and had a blown up picture of Capri as Little Bo Peep on Top. The sheep cupcakes were perched all over the mountain.
     I went to an animal feed shop and requested a bale of hay.  The sales clerk looked bemused at my request and asked me if I was looking for straw.  When I said yes, he asked me if I would be using it for decoration.  I guess people who feed their animals do not call it a bale of hay.  I felt like a ‘city slicker’ but I learned something new.  I also learned that when you buy it from a feed store it is way cheaper than buying it online.  It was $8.95 vs. the online price of $19.99 plus shipping!  Greg and one of his friends cut open the bale of straw and spread it all over the table (pictured below).  There was a lot left and we used that after the party was over as Fall decoration with a scarecrow perched on top.

 

 

 I made Little Bo Peep lollypop treats which could be eaten during the party or taken to go as favors.  It is an unwrapped lollypop with a candy liner bonnet and a cupcake liner dress with a pink satin bow. 

I made some Bo Peep fruit punch and we had pink and white carnations everywhere (along with pink and white balloons).
      Our niece Emma, clad in a Dr Seuss style hat, made each of the kids a birthday card with pictures she had drawn. They were excited to receive her handcrafted card creations.
 

 Capri shed her Bo Peep hat to try on a traditional birthday hat.

 

     I covered a paper towel  and soap dispenser in the same Sherpa fabric that I made the sheep costumes with and added sheep heads with google eyes.  I left the bottom open on the paper towel dispenser (and the top open on the soap dispenser) so that the sheep covers can be used again.

 

They waited patiently to blow out their candles, each with mini-marshmallows and the number three.

 

It was fun to see them blow out their candles.

 

 
They all loved the dress up hats from Uncle David. Grayson tried them all on.
     We had so much fun celebrating their third birthday. It’s hard to believe we have four ‘preschoolers.’
I have been doing home preschool for a couple of months, but in
January, I plan to kick it into full gear now that their therapies are
done.  What themes have you had for your children’s birthday parties?
Feel free to leave links so I can see your pictures.  As always, your
comments are welcome.  I read each one.

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  2. Hi sharon.

    I just checked out your Minnie Mouse Birthday Party post. You did a great job. I love all the cute touches. The centerpieces and cupcakes are really fun! Thank you for coming by.

    : 0 ) Theresa

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  4. Hi Emma.

    Thank you so much! It was a lot of fun thinking of all the ways to add Bo Peep and sheep to their party.

    : 0 ) Theresa

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  6. Thank you Cheryl.

    We had a lot of fun celebrating their third birthday. This theme worked for all of them which is great because we have three boys and a girl.

    : 0 ) Theresa

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  7. Those cupcakes are so cute!!! I would have never thought about doing that. Thanks for linking up to Party Time on Moms & Munchkins and we hope to see you next week.

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