3rd Birthday Party - Nursery Rhymes Theme

On Sunday we hosted a party for Livvie's 3rd Birthday. The theme was set when Nanny announced that she would be making a Humpty Dumpty cake! (As has been the tradition for all family members' 3rd birthdays since 1971 courtesy of a cake design and recipe cut-out from an Australian Women's Weekly magazine, way back then!)

So in keeping with this vintage, I found inspiration for the invitations, decorations and games from the beautiful Alexander Henry 'Rock-A-Bye Rhymes' fabric;

The invitations;

There are actually a lot of nursery rhymes featuring the number 3, so I wrote my own little nursery rhyme inside;

I also made some simple fabric bunting;

And my wonderful husband strung up some lanterns and balloons for a festive look in our front garden;

Food...I LOVED making these very simple nursery-rhyme inspired party food!

3 Blind Mice;

[Plain Marie biscuits with large white melts and choc-chips]

3 Men in a tub;

[3 Jelly Babies in plastic shot glasses]

3 bags full of Baa Baa's wool;

[Popcorn]

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars;

[Watermelon cut with a star cookie-cutter, on paddle pop sticks]

And other favourites, like double-choc brownies (not pictured) and choc-chip muffins (because it's not a party without lots of chocolate!);

The Lovely Emma made the Fairy Cakes she is famous for;

Every child and adult's favourite...

...including the birthday girl!

The children all looked very cute in their colourful party hats;

I kept the games simple....

a craft activity, making Humpty Dumpty masks;

[A free Printable from the Play School website's Party Packs section]

And for a 3 Little Kittens-inspired Treasure Hunt, I stitched some little felt mittens;

...which were then hidden in the garden.

[They had rows of stickers inside]

And the kids all loved dancing under a stream of bubbles;

Before we knew it, it was time for the cake!

Nanny made Humpty out of a hand blown egg,

and his (actually her!) face was drawn on by Grandpa's skilled hands;

Isn't it the cutest little thing!

I especially love the look of the brick wall - the mortar between the bricks was made by dipping the side of a match box into cocoa and pressing in uneven rows - very clever!

It was a really fun little party to plan,

...and even more fun once friends and family arrived to celebrate. Thank you to everyone who made Livvie's big day extra special!