top row
turtle birthday party pack | by piggytailsstationary
birthday cupcake notecard | by creativeapples
happy birthday banner | by meringuedesigns
yellow cupcake wrappers | by BusyIzzyBakery
2nd row
tub of homemade playdough | by ItsMadeAtHome
ocean party cupcake toppers | by PartiesByHardie
personalized artwork stickers | by LittlebeaneBoutique
(so helpful all year round!)
felt crown | by NiftyKidstuff
3rd row
pencils print | by paperpatternsilk
handmade pencil crayon holder | by LilSticks (great idea!)
artist monkey apron | by oneredpanda
modeling beeswax | by twinkleofmyeye (so fun!)
4th row
monkey thank you cards | by badinage (i love children's thank you cards!)
reusable sandwich pouch | by cottontopquilts
(wouldn't these be fun reusable goodiebags?)
paint your own wood family | via gemmielou
Little boy blu photo | via TSelena's photostream
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happy monday, sweeties! hope you had a great weekend!
the past few weeks we've been celebrating a wonderful thing @ the rikrak home...
little rikrak's birthday. we're so lucky to have such a little sweetie!
now... mr. rikrak & i am of the firm belief that birthday parties & celebrations are important wonderful things! how about you?
so in this year's birthday partying brainstorming, one of the fun ideas that came up was a modern art-making party! everyone was so excited about it! little rikrak is an avid artist in various forms, so it seemed like a fabulous, interactive, handmaking kind of party that he'd adore!
for the event, our family & a group of little rikrak's fabulous little friends headed to our gorgeous national art gallery here in ottawa (gosh i love that place!) and with the help of a fun & enthusiastic guide, we funly explored some of the abstract art @ the gallery. highlights were certainly discussing movement & balance with the alexander calder sculpture jacaranda (seen below), and form & function with brian jungen's vienna plastic chair sculpture.
it was so wonderful to hear the children's ideas and wonderful insight into the sculptures & paintings! afterwards, we headed into the studio to make some of our own art: abstract art tshirts with fabric paints! gosh: aren't children the best artists? and the tshirts are such fun party keepsakes!
i've included some fun handmade goodies above that would have gone perfectly with our theme for that party! wouldn't handmade modeling beeswax or handmade playdough be fun to take home in reusable sandwich/goodie bags! fun!
so thanks to the fabulous gallery for a wonderful event! still a couple more little rikrak birthday parties to come!
(the only benefit of not living in close proximity to our fun families = lotsa parties! :)
i never tire of celebrating that wonderful little soul!
have a festive day! hope it can be filled with some beautiful little celebrations!
turtle birthday party pack | by piggytailsstationary
birthday cupcake notecard | by creativeapples
happy birthday banner | by meringuedesigns
yellow cupcake wrappers | by BusyIzzyBakery
2nd row
tub of homemade playdough | by ItsMadeAtHome
ocean party cupcake toppers | by PartiesByHardie
personalized artwork stickers | by LittlebeaneBoutique
(so helpful all year round!)
felt crown | by NiftyKidstuff
3rd row
pencils print | by paperpatternsilk
handmade pencil crayon holder | by LilSticks (great idea!)
artist monkey apron | by oneredpanda
modeling beeswax | by twinkleofmyeye (so fun!)
4th row
monkey thank you cards | by badinage (i love children's thank you cards!)
reusable sandwich pouch | by cottontopquilts
(wouldn't these be fun reusable goodiebags?)
paint your own wood family | via gemmielou
Little boy blu photo | via TSelena's photostream
..............................................
happy monday, sweeties! hope you had a great weekend!
the past few weeks we've been celebrating a wonderful thing @ the rikrak home...
little rikrak's birthday. we're so lucky to have such a little sweetie!
now... mr. rikrak & i am of the firm belief that birthday parties & celebrations are important wonderful things! how about you?
so in this year's birthday partying brainstorming, one of the fun ideas that came up was a modern art-making party! everyone was so excited about it! little rikrak is an avid artist in various forms, so it seemed like a fabulous, interactive, handmaking kind of party that he'd adore!
for the event, our family & a group of little rikrak's fabulous little friends headed to our gorgeous national art gallery here in ottawa (gosh i love that place!) and with the help of a fun & enthusiastic guide, we funly explored some of the abstract art @ the gallery. highlights were certainly discussing movement & balance with the alexander calder sculpture jacaranda (seen below), and form & function with brian jungen's vienna plastic chair sculpture.
it was so wonderful to hear the children's ideas and wonderful insight into the sculptures & paintings! afterwards, we headed into the studio to make some of our own art: abstract art tshirts with fabric paints! gosh: aren't children the best artists? and the tshirts are such fun party keepsakes!
i've included some fun handmade goodies above that would have gone perfectly with our theme for that party! wouldn't handmade modeling beeswax or handmade playdough be fun to take home in reusable sandwich/goodie bags! fun!
so thanks to the fabulous gallery for a wonderful event! still a couple more little rikrak birthday parties to come!
(the only benefit of not living in close proximity to our fun families = lotsa parties! :)
i never tire of celebrating that wonderful little soul!
have a festive day! hope it can be filled with some beautiful little celebrations!
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What a fun sounding party.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to little Rikrak!
Happy Birthday little Rikrak!
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun. I'll keep these ideas in mind...
Happy Happy Birthday to your little man!
ReplyDeleteI love love love birthdays, they are a celebration of our lives!!
Little rikrak's birthday sounds like it was so much fun!!
happy birthday little rikrak!
ReplyDeletegreat ideas for birthdays!
thanks for including mr.turtle :)
Happy Birthday little RikRak!
ReplyDeleteAwesome ideas for a celebration!
Happy Birthday to your Little Rikrak! Obviously, he's already a talented artist like his mommy!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for including my dough! Happy Birthday.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your Little Rikrak!
ReplyDeleteI've received my pouch :)) I love it, thank you, AGAIN!!!
big hug Isabel
Excellent post!! Very informative... Looking for more posts like this!! Do you have twitter or an RSS feed?
ReplyDeleteAnyway thank you for this info.