Olivia is FIVE! Still loving fairy tales, but we did a Cinderella princess party last year, so a Little Red Riding Hood party sounded fun this time around. Into the woods we go!
Lots of butcher paper here (an inexpensive party staple in my opinion!). Simple paper trees gave a cozy forest feeling to the party (and they will be fun to use at Christmas!). Brown paper became the forest floor, scattered with big green paper leaves and red placemats. Little fabric ornaments from my Christmas tree collection added whimsy to the back of each chair.
Wooden baskets of animal shaped cookies, glowing candles, and tea cups filled with pine cones added to the feeling of being in the woods. Little bowls of pretzels for something salty, plus they seem old-world enough to be part of a fairy tale, don't you think? The spotted plates remind me of spotted mushrooms from storybooks, and I couldn't resist these birch printed straws. Little fabric ornaments from my Christmas tree collection added whimsy to the back of each chair.
Black forest cake ... sounds appropriate for Little Red Riding Hood, right? Green coconut (toss shredded coconut in a bowl with coloring), paper trees (cut out and tape to toothpicks) and a tiny "Grandmother's house" brought this cake to life! It was almost too cute to eat. Almost. Same with the gingerbread and sugar cookies. Yum!
Party favors ... little "Grandmother's House" boxes full of small French butter cookies for each guest. {Click here for the house template, so cute!}
"All the better to see you with, my dear!"
Wolf masks! EASIEST. PARTY CRAFT. EVER. Rip up a pile of grey paper, cut out some white and black circles for eyes and noses, and some grey ears. Let the kids go to town with glue and you're done!
It's not a Little Red Riding Hood party without a wolf! My husband does such a great job on the face painting at parties. So happy to have him help out!
Face painting makes any party so much more fun! Thanks to Clayton and his skills. :) Then Nina helped out by reading one of our favorite versions of the story to the girls before Olivia blew out the candles. Happy birthday Liv!