A few Easter treats

Lots of fun Easter ideas have been catching my eye lately so thought I would share some with you all to give you some inspiration ...

One of our facebook likers Bridget shared this pic with us of some adorable bunny rolls that are sure to bring a smile:

{source: The Homestead Survival}

If you're making cupcakes for Easter I think the white picket fence cupcake wrappers we've got in stock at Pixie Party Supplies would be great & pop some mini chocolate eggs on top

And how cute is this for an Easter afternoon tea? Here's the link to the full details: Bunny cookies and milk

{source Munchkin Munchies}

And thanks to Sarah from Thingamajigs who shared this template for a pretty Easter basket. This would be a fun crafty project for the kids to make & decorate (get in contact if you would like me to email you a template)

Rather than a traditional Easter egg hunt in the garden how about an Easter bath hunt?! Here's the link to the full details: Easter themed bath with egg hunt

{source Growing a jeweled rose}

And here's some other fun ideas I've picked up on Pinterest, my favourite is the the choc strawberries :0)

Fluffy decorations

I've been spending lots of time over the last few weeks researching to find new products, new suppliers and the latest trends and everywhere I look I seem to see fluffy decorations so I thought that was a good topic! There are heaps of places to purchase them, we stock a few over at Pixie Party Supplies including these fab rainbow ones

Or there are also tutorials on line, here's a link to the Martha Stewart one and it also includes the instructions to make smaller ones to use as napkins rings: Martha Stewart pom poms tutorial

They look fab when combined with round paper lanterns as well:

{source: Catch My Party}

And you don't just have to hang them up ... they make great centrepieces too:

{source: Easy Weddings}

Or you can pop them on the wall as a back drop display:

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If you're not keen on the 'fluffy' pom poms how about these stunning rose ones - you can find the tutorial here: crepe paper roses tutorial

Summer treats

Well it's not feeling very summery in Auckland today but thought I would take some time out from packing for our upcoming move to share a few more ideas for summer parties.

Butterflies is another fun outdoor theme which works well with a picnic, tea party, afternoon tea on the deck ... here's a few ideas

Here's the pretty butterfly cake I made for my daughters 3rd birthday.

One of the great things about a butterfly theme is you can choose different colours and have fun with the decoration.

Helen from Meridian Coaching reminded me this week how cute butterfly cakes are, here's a pic of my version - these were made for a butterfly tea party fundraiser I hosted for Hospice NZ. We always had these at birthday parties when I was a child so they always bring back fond memories for me :0) I also made some butterfly shaped biscuits - a fun party activity could be getting the kids at the party to decorate them.

Don't forget the caterpillar grapes! My daughter looked at me horrified one night last week when I said if you eat all your dinner you can have some caterpillars for dessert, had to quickly put them together and show her what I meant :0) They are so quick and easy - just push grapes on to toothpicks or bamboo skewers then use icing to attach choc chip eyes (although these ones weren't standing up to the heat too good and the eyes kept sliding off so make sure you don't leave them in the sun!)

If you're having a beach themed party I think these would make great favours. I saw a similar idea with plastic spades but I thought that these bubble spade and forks were really cute ... simply add a few lollies in a cello bag and tie it all together with a ribbon. I found the spades and forks at a local discount store and I've used the sea shell lollies from Pixie Party Supplies

Fruit kebabs are perfect for any summer party. You can either make them up in advance or this could be a fun party activity, either have the fruit pre-cut for younger children then help them create their own fruit 'magic wand' or for older children let them cut out their own shapes using mini cookie cutters. You can also add strawberries, grapes and marshmallows.

A great drink serve at summer parties is pink lemonade in pretty bottles with pink vintage style paper straws (I've used the ones from Pixie Party Supplies). There are heaps of recipes around for pink lemonade - my quick easy version is to add cranberry juice to sparkling lemonade.

Oh and here's a simple little summer time tip I picked up on pinterest ... pop cupcake cases on your iceblock sticks to catch the drips :0) 

And a few other butterfly ideas from pinterest