If you have read my blog before, you know we love our local My Gym, so what better place to celebrate JD's big day? I decided on a ball pit theme and ran with it!
The kids enjoyed pizza and juice boxes, and I enjoyed making the Ball Pit Cupcakes and Cereal Bars.
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Made just like rice krispie treats but with Trix. |
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I bagged them and sealed with stickers (which didn't print exactly lined up right, but whatever). |
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After frosting the cupcakes, I dipped them in candy-covered chocolate balls in the colors of the ball pit. |
For favors, I wrapped large playground balls in clear plastic tablecloth that I bought in a huge roll at PartyCity. (Would anybody actually put a clear plastic tablecloth on a table?) I made circular tags and finished them off with ribbon.
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Cutting the circles wasn't as huge of a nightmare as I thought it was going to be because I found an adjustable circle cutter at the craft store. I used it to make the small circles for the party hats, too. |
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And then I made 20 of them. (20 toddlers = the party was NOT at my home) |
And of course, we PLAYED!
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swinging on the big hot dog |
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riding the zip line |