Brave Birthday Party

It has been so long since I have posted any ideas.  My life has just taken off. I don't have much time now that I have a 6 month old and a 5 year old. To all of you mothers out there, I just want to say kudos! You are awesome. So it is that time of year again. My oldest's 5th birthday just passed and I like to share some of the fun things we did. I got most of the ideas from Pinterest! Oh how I love Pinterest.

             

Will o' the Wisps

  

In the movie, wisps led Merida to the crafty carver and to the site of the former king turned bear. They led Merida to her fate. I created "wisps" to direct guests to the front door. They were made from a blue balloon covered with blue cellophane. I tied curling ribbon around the bottom of the balloon and cellophane. Then I cut a small whole in the tail of the balloon and inserted a golf tee to hold them down on the ground. 

 The Cake
 

 A Merida doll was inserted in the cake and covered with fondant. The accessories came with the doll. The doll was washed and then wrapped with plastic wrap before being placed in the cake. The cupcakes were bear claws made with chocolate frosting and almond slivers. The little cakes were a take on Scottish sweet bread. They were made from 6 inch mini rounds and covered with warmed vanilla frosting topped with a cherry. The three black bears are just toys.

Candy  Buffet

   

I just chose a few different candies in the color scheme that I was using and placed them in clear containers. There were also cookies and cake pops. 

 Games 

Triple Haggis Toos

  One of my favorite parts of the movie is when the triplets are supposed to eat their haggis and they just don't want it. I used our Monster toss game to create the Triple Haggis Toss. Kids toss haggis (bean bags made from nylon stockings and raw pinto beans)through the holes in the board. I added pictures of the triplets and their names to the back of the board. Natalie loved this one! 

 We also played miniature golf, since golf was invented in Scotland, caber toss and archery. 

 Decorations

Centerpieces

   

The Mantle

The Mantle consisted  pictures of my daughter in her brave costume and in a frame a saying that I would always want her to remember.  Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.  Around the mantle is the Be Brave mini banner from printabelle.com.

Happy 5th Birthday

 I created targets for the centerpieces and I used Georges and Basic Shapes on the Cricut to cut out the squares for the Be Brave and Happy  5th birthday sign.  The background of the Happy 5th Birthday sign was plaid, another tie into the Scottish theme of the movie/ party.