Children's Party Ideas

I am *THRILLED* to share with you some children's party ideas. If you are new to this blog I sincerely hope you enjoy them and find great inspiration from them. If you have been reading my blog for a long while, I hope they will remind you of some treasured moments here, and maybe you will find or notice something new from these parties you didn't before.

These are parties I joyfully designed, created, co-designed, or staged.


{A Mystical Mermaid Party}

                                    {images by Open Shade Studios}


{Wizard of Oz Inspired Party Collaboration with The TomKat Studio}

{Nutcracker Suite Ballet Party}

{Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn Party Collaboration with Brandi Brown Events}

                                     {Photography by Inga Finch}

{A Beatrix Potter Party}

{Woodland Fairy Party}

{Marie Antoinette-Inspired Party}

{Madeline In Paris-Inspired Party}

{A Gingham Party}

{Pink & Yellow Party}

                                    {Photography by Chris Wiegand}

{Polka Dot Party}

                     {photography by McAllister Photography}

{Ice Cream Party for Boys}

And you might just spot some NEW parties from Kate Landers, in  online and in print publications!

Kate Landers {Tuesday Giveaway}

It's time for our {Tuesday Giveaway}!



For those of you who missed it last week, we are running a *two* week long giveaway, which ends on Monday, August 16th at 11:59pm EST, for a prize EVERYONE can win!

That's right, everyone! Based on the lovely feedback and popularity of my Woodland Fairy Birthday Party, I wanted to share with you my "party blueprint"--showing you the details, and how to re-create the look, step by step! I can't imagine offering something like this again (unless in a future book, perhaps...), so I encourage you to take advantage.

How to enter:

1) Leave a comment on this blog post, or last week's giveaway blog post, here.

2) Become a fan of Kate Landers Events, LLC, on facebook. Help us reach 2300 fans before our deadline next Monday, by spreading the word, and suggesting to friends.

That's it! If we can get there, then I will do a week long series on creating a Woodland Fairy Party--and will be featuring some spectacular Woodland Fairy Parties by other designers, too!

Details on the giveaway are on our original post, here.

Good Luck!

Chocolate Bird Nests for Woodland Fairy Party

By popular request, I wanted to share with you the recipe for the chocolate bird nests we made for the "Woodland Fairy Birthday Party" featured yesterday.

They are incredibly simple to make, and taste fabulous!

All you need are the large shredded wheat biscuits, crumbled (I would say 6-8 per pound, you just need to decide how brown you want them), and 2 pounds of chocolate (ie chocolate chips are great).

You melt the chocolate in a double-boiler over med high heat until all just melted, then pour carefully into bowl of shredded wheat (already broken up biscuits). Wait for chocolate to cool (less than a minute) and prepare to get your hands dirty (food-safe gloves recommended)!

Just mix together until it is very, very thick.

Using parchment paper to line the inside of whatever shape you want your nests to be in (cupcake tin, bowl--your choice!), take a large scoop and place on the parchment paper in that container.

You will then press the mixture up against the sides and down against the bottom until it is in desired shape--may need to add more to thicken walls of nest.

Let harden by leaving at room temp, or to speed up, put on cookie sheet and stick in the fridge for an hour or two.

When done, carefully peel of parchment paper, and you have your yummy chocolate nest!!!

Enjoy!