Our smiley, funny, inquisitive, compassionate, friendly little girl just turned two. A lot of moms get sad when their kids have a Birthday because it indicates they’re growing older and the day that they leave the nest is growing nearer. I am excited and happy about Sophie’s Birthdays! I love seeing everything that she’s learned and accomplished over the past year. I love watching how she’s grown and all of the new friendships she’s made. She is such a joy to have in our lives that I wish everyone could know Sophie.
‘DinoRAWR’ was the theme of her big day. We celebrated with close friends and family who care more deeply for her than I could ever hope for. Loads of sugar, bubbles and presents kept Sophie and her cousins very entertained. I spent a lot of time but not a lot of money on the decorations for Sophie’s Dinosaur Birthday Party. I was inspired by my event planner friend Misty at Frosted Events for the table set up. She helped me out by making custom pink and green printables to go along with our color theme. I based the pink and green scheme around the dinosaur party hats. I’d found the pink polka dot hats at Target and thought the green dino scales would be a perfect addition. I simply cut zig zags out of green card stock and attached them using glue dots
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I wanted the food to be both dinosaur themed and toddler friendly. I had fun thinking of ways to name the snacks and recruited my family to help with the ideas. Sophie’s Grandma made a fruit tray (Dinosaur Nest) with all of Sophie’s favorite fruits. There were dinosaurs on top that were cut out of a sandwich cutter. We also had pretzel rods (Dino Bones) and Jelly Beans (Dino Eggs). The party favorite was the easiest to make! Layered Chocolate Parfait (Dig Site) using chocolate fudge pudding and crushed oreos. I topped them off with a dinosaur that the kids could take home as a party favor.
We also had rock candy, raspberry lemonade (Lava Juice), personal veggie sticks (for the Herbivores) and BBQ turkey meatballs (for the Carnivores). The cake was by far my favorite though. I had Jeffrey drill a hole in the top of a triceratops toy for the candle. It was secured using a glue dot because it was constantly falling down into the hollow dinosaur. Using the Cricut Explore, I made dinosaur straw toppers and dinosaur garland for the front of the table. I found free svg files of the dinosaur silhouettes and cut them on pink and green card stock.
I don’t think we could have done anything different to make her Birthday more perfect for her. Dinosaurs, bubbles, sugar and most of her favorite people all in one place. She didn’t stop smiling the entire day. The only thing I would change for future Birthdays is to figure out how to slow down time so I can enjoy it longer. It was a whirlwind of fun.
Every day after school Sophie comes home and says ‘beans’ and I only just figured out yesterday that she’s referring to the jelly beans from her party! I’m so thankful we were able to have a small celebration for her. I know there will be years where Sophie wants 30 best friends over or to take everyone laser tagging, so I’m happy to do chill parties for now. What is your go-to party food that everyone seems to request? I might have to do that pudding cups every year from now on!
Happy birthday Sophie! This looks so cute. Eve’s birthday is in exactly a month today (!!). We have the date picked out and I have a vague sense of what we want to do. It’s just a matter of figuring out if we can do it at our home (we have a tiny 1200 sq-foot condo) or if we need to do it elsewhere. I want to keep it simple, inexpensive, and low-stress, but I want to make it special. I love the dinosaur theme!
It’s tough to know what will be best for her. We knew we wanted it low key because of everything that’s going on right now. We also knew that there would be plenty of ‘friend’ birthdays in the future so we took advantage of being able to choose her invite list. 😉 You could always go to a mongolian barbecue …that might be exciting for her to watch and fun for people to still be able to chat.
Happy Birthday Sophesaurus (how cute!). Loved the pink + green dinosaur theme and I love foods with themed-names. So clever!
It was really fun to put together Lisa! She had an awesome time!
What a FUN party!! I love the colors and theme!! SO much fun!!
Thanks Diana! It was such a cute party and Soph really loved the decorations! She was sad when I was taking them down until I asked if she could help me. 🙂
Can I ask where you found her dinosaur shirt? I’ve been looking everywhere for a girl’s dinosaur shirt or dress!
It was likely in the boys department and from Target but it’s probably not there anymore bc I bought it in Sept. Sorry! Good luck!
Hello Shelly! Could I use the first photo in this page for a drawing? I’m drawing little kids being funny and I could make a cute drawing with this one!
That would be fun Katerina 🙂 Let me know when it’s finished so I can see!
Where did you find the Dino garland? Love this color combo! Currently planning a girly yet ferocious Dino party 😆
Hi! So sorry I just saw this. I made it with my Cricut. 😉
Where did you get your Dino on the cake?
At Michaels 🙂 They’re pretty expensive so be sure to use the app for a 40% off coupon. OR you could buy a bunch of dinos on Amazon and just choose your favorite.