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September 18, 2014

Lumberjack Birthday

Lumberjack Birthday

 

Everyday Party Magazine Lumberjack Birthday by Little Retreats

I refer to our three-year-old son, Hudson, affectionately as “Squirrel.”  Shortly after we brought our youngest son, Dashiel, home, I made the slip and called him “My Little Squirrel” by accident. Hudson overheard this and immediately corrected me and declared that Dash should instead be nicknamed “Chipmunk.”   From that day on “Chipmunk” or “Chippy,” as Hudson refers to him, has stuck. When playing around with themes for Dashiel’s first birthday, I kept coming back to the fall season, outdoors, and our little “Chipmunk.” From that, a Lumberjack-themed birthday party seemed perfectly fitting.

In the end, I was pleasantly surprised how budget friendly and easy this party was to put together!

Everyday Party Magazine Lumberjack Birthday by Little Retreats

The Invitations

Each special invitation was mailed in its own 5” x 7” kraft box. Birch bark sheets were cut securely fit into the box. The party details were printed on cream muslin fabric and affixed directly to the bark. I also included RSVP cards and fun party details in the mix which were also printed and cut from the fabric. It ended up being a SUPER easy DIY with awesome ‘wow’ appeal.

All the invite elements rested on a nest of wood-excelsior shred and were securely wrapped with a strip of lumberjack-patterned fabric. I also printed the address and return address labels in the same cream muslin to keep it consistent. The final decorative element was a touch of wood grain washi-tape.

Everyday Party Magazine Lumberjack Birthday by Little Retreats

Everyday Party Magazine Lumberjack Birthday by Little Retreats

Everyday Party Magazine Lumberjack Birthday by Little Retreats

DIY Decor:

– Wooden utensils decorated with wood grain washi-tape

– Aspen paper straws with lumberjack flags

– Leftover invite bark pieces turned into garlands

– More leftover wood scraps wood burned and turned into cake toppers

– Vintage lumberjack photos found on the internet and enlarged into posters
then framed.

– Sewn log pillow for a log throw game and photo booth prop

– Custom party hats and garlands

And lots and lots of wood grain contact paper crafted into:

– Custom birthday signage for the mirrors

– A wood slice decorated with a ‘1’ for high chair decor

– Forest trees decorations to affix to doors

Everyday Party Magazine Lumberjack Birthday by Little Retreats

Party Favors

To thank guests for coming and celebrating our son’s birthday, I purchased forty 8-inch live red cedar sapling trees and decorated each to match the theme. Not only did they act as party favors, they were also a great addition to the party decor.

Everyday Party Magazine Lumberjack Birthday by Little Retreats

 

Everyday Party Magazine Lumberjack Birthday by Little Retreats

Activities for All Ages

Rollin’ with the autumnal theme for the little ones, I purchased mini-pumpkins, foam stickers, pens, googly eyes, printed lumberjack coloring sheets, and more.  The kiddos had their own section of the house with tables covered in rolls of painters kraft sheets to decorate their pumpkins and do other fun activities.

No lumberjack party would be complete without an axe-throwing competition (a modified version of pin the tail on the donkey.) I created a 36” x 40” poster with different targets. The little ones used 2” red circles to mark their ‘throw.’

Photo Booth

I own and operate Little Retreats, a photo prop shop on Etsy.com. So no party at our house is complete without prop or two. To add to the fun, I designed and printed a 36” x 40” chalkboard inspired sign – a wonderfully SUPER-inexpensive addition with BIG impact. Most office supply stores will print black for less than $4.

Donut-on-a-String Game

What fall party would be complete without it?! I was a little gun shy and kept this one as a ‘maybe’ in fear guest s might think I was nuts. However, when the party was in full swing, I went for it and it turned out to be one of the highlights! Both the adults and kids got into it and we had multiple rounds of doughnuts on a string.

Everyday Party Magazine Lumberjack Birthday by Little Retreats

Everyday Party Magazine Lumberjack Birthday by Little Retreats

Everyday Party Magazine Lumberjack Birthday by Little Retreats

Miscellaneous Decor

Using every little bit of leftover birch and fabric, I went wild with the scraps. I crafted buntings out of both to hang over the dessert table, kids’ table and photo booth. I created custom cake and dessert toppers with my trusty wood burning tool, a highchair garland, and napkin rings.

Thank you again so very much for the time to take a peek at our little one’s fun!

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Tags : 1st birthday, birthday, fall, lumberjack

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