Hudson's Party: Dr. Seuss themed

On Saturday (March 19th) we celebrated Hudson's Birthday with a Dr. Seuss themed party at our house! Thankfully we had a beautiful day so guests could hang out on the porch and not all be crowded into our tiny house.

Everything turned out perfect and all my visions of a Dr. Seuss party were brought to life! I spent a lot of time researching blogs/websites etc. and took some of my favorite ideas to make Hudson's 1st Birthday a memorable one!

We had about 30 guests total, mostly family and a few close friends. Hudson was such a good boy and warmed up quickly to everyone. He was giggling, talking and smiling the entire time -- especially when he saw a camera, he's such a ham!

I made Hudson his very own Cat in the Hat smash cake (a delicious Applesauce Spice Cake recipe - with no added sugar! ). He wasn't too sure about it and really only dug into the frosting! Everyone enjoyed watching him and trying to get him to smash his face in it though :)

Hudson was spoiled with a ton of new toys and summer clothes (which will be perfect for our Hawaii trip next month!!). Some of the gifts he received were: Pull toy dog, Jumbo Jet remote control airplane (that he already figured out how to use!), Embroidered beach towel, several new books, stuffed turtle, Lot of cute shorts/shirts, rubber ball, toy tool kit, handmade picnic table (just his size!!) and lots more!

And for those of you interested in the party details .. here is a run down of most of the decor and menu, followed by some pictures of the big day. If you are planning a Dr. Seuss party and have any questions on where to find things, email me and I can help you out with some of the resources I used! Enjoy!!


Decor:
-"Happy Birthday To You" book and 'sign in table' where guests wrote a note to the birthday boy

-"Happy Birthday Hudson" banner made by Pinwheel Lane

-Cupcake Toppers (handmade by me using my Cricut and Dr. Seuss stickers)

-Food Labels (handmade by me)

-Dr. Seuss quotes (printed with Dr. Seuss font and matted on paper by me)

-"Hudson" banner behind high chair (handmade by me with Cricut)

-Hudson's Party Hat made by Little One Boutique

-Dr. Seuss Characters/Window Clings/Cut-outs/Stickers etc. (from Michaels and funtocollect.com)

-Balloon Wreath (handmade by me!)

-Blue/Red plates/napkins/tablecloths/silverware/Tissue Poms/Streamers (Party City and $ Tree)

-Candy (Party City/Winco/Fred Meyer)

-Look Who's 1 Shirt (worn by me)

-Cat in the Hat earrings (worn by me)

-Time Capsule: We decided just this last week to make a time capsule to save for Hudson to open on his 21st Birthday. Many of the guests brought fun items to add including: Letters, current event magazines, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, small alcohol bottles, Silly bands, trendy t-shirts, etc. And a special ring from Hudson's Great Grandma Patty that belonged to Grandpa Lawrence who just passed away last month. We are waiting for a few more people to send items and we're going to purchase a few more 2010/2011 items to add before sealing it up in a month or so!!



Food:
-"Assorted Greens and Other Things" - Veggie Tray
-"Ham, Turkey, Roast Beast and Cheese Trees" - Meat and Cheese Platter
-"Noodle Eating Poodle Noodles" - Pasta Salad
-"Brown Bar-ba-loot's Truffula Fruits" - Rainbow Fruit Platter
-"One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" - Colored Goldfish crackers
-"Yot in a Pot" - Meatballs (and Vegetarian Meatballs)
-Rolls for Sandwiches + Condiments
"Green Eggs" - Deviled Eggs

Drinks:
-"Circus McGurkus Pink Lemonade"
-"Willy Waterloo's Water" - Water bottles
-"Silly Sammy Slick's Soda" - Diet Soda
-"Moose Juice and Goose Juice" - Blue Moon Beer & Bud Light

Sweets:
-"Cindy Lou Who Cupcakes" - Vanilla Bean with Buttercream Frosting and Chocolate Cupcakes
with Cream Cheese Frosting

-"Sneetch Treats" - Caramel Cups

-"Lorax Licorice" - Rainbow Twizzlers

-"Yertle's Turtles" - Rolo/Pretzel Treats

-"Sally's Swirl and Twirl Pops" - Aqua suckers

-"Birthday Bird Seed" - Red and White Jelly Bellies

-"Yuzz-a-ma-Tuzz" - York's Peppermint bite size candies

-"Thing-a-ma-jiggers" - Jolly Ranchers (Cherry/Watermelon and Blue Raspberry)

-"Red Fish" - Swedish Fish

-"Green Eggs" - White Chocolate candies with Green M and M's