This past weekend was my daughters birthday. She turned two. That's right, she. A pink wearing, doll playing, dress loving girl. So I can understand how the theme of her party might confuse you, but I swear she loves Star Wars. So what's a mom to do?
It started with an invitation. This was sent out in a black envelope with silver writing. We got extra clever by addressing each one as a character, Nana and Grampa Vader etc. They looked great and honestly, I am a little surprised that they made it to their destination safely. Dark coloured envelopes like that aren't a favourite at the post office.
The snack table was divided in half with a light side and a dark side, separated with a white table cloth and balloons. Naturally all of the "healthy" treats like veggies and dip and fruit were on the light side and chips and dip on the dark side. Here's a picture of the decoration in progress (I ran out of time before people arrived to get a good shot of everything all done).
Of course every party needs a cake. I had asked a dear friend to make a 3d R2 D2 cake for me. Unfortunately she had to cancel at the last minute and we were left with a decision. Run out and buy a cake that wouldn't match or give it a go. Four people, just as many cake mixes, tons of icing and about 10 hours later we had made a pretty damn good version. I guess that Michaels cake decorating course came in handy.
We sent everyone off with a chocolate treat that even Darth would have approved of.
Of course, good manners are always important, so a follow up Thank You card for all of her lovely gifts is a must.
So that was a party for a two year old girl. She seemed to have fun, and really, that is all that matters.
