Kreative Kiddie Events: February 2010

Aloha and welcome to Chloe Ann's Hawaiian Luau 3rd Birthday Bash! For this event, Chloe's mommy, who is originally from Hawaii wanted a very classic, almost vintage island-inspired look for the party. During one of my shopping trips, I came across a beautiful island print fabric which became the inspiration for the entire party decor. I wanted the party to have a very natural and relaxed feel to it, but with an elegant touch of course =) I think everything turned out beautifully! Here are some photos from the event...

I had my sweet hubby cut several leaves from our Bird of Paradise and palm trees from our backyard to make this arrangement. I couldn't allow myself to cut anything off my real Plumeria tree (it's so hard to grow in Southern California), so instead of using the real thing, I found this lovely silk Plumeria branch at Michael's (for only $7.99) and to my delight, everyone thought it was real! Filled the bottom of the glass vase (also from Michael's $11.99) with tiny river rocks, added a natural sinamay ribbon and some fresh orchids to finish off the look.

Freshly cut palm leaves and palm leaf print paper lanterns added to the island feel of the party.

I found these adorable matching outfits from Motu Hawaii, a local Hawaiian shop. If you're in the Pacific Beach/Mission Bay area, you've gotta stop by and check them out...they carry a lot of authentic items (www.motuhawaii.com)

I found this gorgeous island print fabric at Walmart ($5 per yard, you'll need about 3 yards for a 6ft. long table) and made it into a beautiful overlay for the guest tables.

The best centerpieces are the ones that you can eat! =) Centerpiece consist of fresh pineapples, mangos, coconuts and bananas and centered beautifully between two tabletop tiki torches.

Fresh Plumeria and Hibiscus blooms adorns the gorgeous birthday cake.

Island-inspired goodies: chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies, chocolate covered macaroons, fried sweet plantain chips and bite size taro filled sesame balls.