'You Are Destined......for Adventure'....Brave Birthday party

Ok, I admit it. I LOVED the movie Brave. I mean, who doesn't love an independent princess that can ride and shoot? So for my daughter's 5th birthday, we used the Brave theme.

  INVITATIONS

This is one of the easiest invitations I have made and yet it was also the cutest. The face for the invitation came from the adorable Merida paper doll on Disney Family.com.  I printed the 'You Are Destined......for Adventure' on the cardstock, used circle hole punches to make the bulls eye, added the face and yarn hair to the front, and I was done!

Invitation (front and back)

 Wording on the back of the invitation:

This proclamation is going out to gather the Clans

For a party to honor Princess Catherine.

Come for an adventure where you try to change your fate

Join in the merriment, you don’t want to be late!

Sunday, April 7, 2013

ACCESSORIES AND GIFTS

I bought 4 different patterns of plaid and cut them into approximately 6" x 45" strips for the clans. I also created buttons with the clan symbols for the kids to pin their colors. however, the brand of kids buttons I had purchased fell apart easily, and so the kids ended up tying their colors instead.

Clan colors

Buttons

The bullseyes on same the Disney Family.com page that I used for the invitations were recycled  into gift tags.

Gift tags

I made each girl a Celtic knot necklace out of cording. When the knots are bent slightly, they look like hearts. The best instructions I found for making the Celtic knot was on YouTube.

Celtic knot necklaces

Each child received a bow and arrow set (which I found at the Dollar Tree). I made sheaths for the arrows out of wrapping paper rolls, duct tape and ribbon. The kids could decorate them more later if they chose.

Arrow and sheath

DECORATIONS

I admit it, I was tired this year and so I kept the decorations very simple. I re-created the adorable Will O Wisps shown on the Catch My Party site and used small plant stakes to place them leading up to our front door. The main decorations inside were pictures that I printed off of the Brave movie site. I adhered them to 12" x 12" black scrapbook paper and added heart Celtic knots made from twine at the bottom. Several of the Merida paper dolls from Disney Family.com were also placed around the house.

The triple brothers as bears

Queen Elinor and King Fergus

Merida doll

Outside, I used small hula hoops wrapped in streamers to decorate the the patio.  Streamers added to a wooden pole gave an additional festival feel. More of the Will O Wisps were used to 'lead the way' to the various activities.

Hula hoop rings

 

GAMES AND ACTIVITIES

Inside, I had some mazes printed from the Family Fun site, along with beads for making necklaces. Outside, in addition to the standard bouncer, we had the 'Will O Wisp Toss' game and targets for the kids to practice their archery skills.

Printable maze

Bead station

The shuttlecocks for this lawn toss game were turned into more Will O Wisps.

Targets made from large sheets of cardboard (left over from an Ikea Cupboard).
Holes cut in the center gave easy targets for the kids to aim at.

The End

All in all, it was a fun party.