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February 16, 2011

It was a bash! It was a monster, alien, robot bash!



So what do you do when your girl asks for a 

Monster, Alien, Robot Birthday Party!?
(whew! say that three times fast)


and not any Monster, Alien, Robot Birthday Party
but
cute monsters, aliens and robots!

Of course no such party supplies exist…trust me I know. do not doubt me. just believe.
I looked. and looked. There are of course monster supplies. robot supplies and yes even alien supplies. but there are not in existent any 
Monster, Alien, Robot Supplies. ooops make that “Cute” Monster, Alien, Robot Supplies…
until now!

See, she was turning 11. and she didn’t ask for a Hannah Montana party, or a Hello Kitty party, or a “horse themed” party, or a “cool rocker chick” party..she asked for a Monster, Alien, Robot Party.  And in all honesty, that will probably never, ever happen again. I had to take advantage of one more year.  One more year of fun coming  before cool. One more year of creative versus chic’ and trendy.  

So welcome to our
“Monster, Alien, Robot Bash!” 


I knew I was going to have to come up with my own design.  I was able to download an adorable set of png. graphics from mygrafico.com, it’s kind of like an Etsy shop for graphics.  The set I purchased was $4.00 and I was able to do so much with them! I combined the alien monster graphics with a robot graphic I had through photoshop and was able to create a custom design incorporating all of the elements she had asked for.

On card stock we printed off the letters to Happy Birthday and added monsters, aliens and robots to each one.  We then cute them out and place each letter on coordinating scrapbook paper.  
We strung the letters along ribbon and tied each end with matching bows!  It was a super easy and inexpensive way to make a custom birthday banner!

I also made napkin rings each with either a monster, alien or robot on them!  The girl’s had fun picking which one they thought was cutest.



We wanted all of our food to coordinate with our theme!  This was easy to do with a little creativity

We had Monster Juice of course!
I replaced the Gatorade labels with custom ones made from printable sticker sheets.
For their movie snack the girls were able to choose between
Nuts and Bolts Robot Parts
which was made up of pretzel sticks,  round pretzels, Chex Mix and M & M’s 
you could use really anything that looks like “nuts and bolts” 

or
if they preferred they could have some Monster Munch!

I made this out of Crunch a Munch, Gummy Worms and M&M’s with some 
Alien Cereal (Kroger Brand) thrown in for good measure!

I placed the snack mixes in washed out coffee cans.  I thought they gave them a fun “outer space” robot type feel…besides reusing them made me feel a little “green” 🙂

For dinner we had 
Make Your Own Flying Saucer Pizzas
Each girl was able to design her own “flying saucer pizza”


and because we needed at least one healthy item
we decided some “out of the world” fruit salad would fit the bill!

This included quarter moon “apple slices”,  monster eyeballs “grapes”, blackberries “alien brains” and of course….star fruit!

For dessert we came up with an original creation just for the party!
Marshmallow Robot Heads!
These were so much fun to make but required a little bit of effort.  I would suggest making these early in the day or the night before.    They looked so adorable placed in another reused coffee can.  Gave them that industrial robot feel!

You can find the instructions here

Marshmallow Robot Heads

where I have put them in printable form for you! 
These were a real hit with the girls and so yummy!


But my favorite part of the evening were the adorable, almost too cute to eat

Monster Cupcakes from Annie’s Eats!

Oh my goodness, I love these little guys! Remember the little alien monsters from Sesame Street?  These remind me of them!  
A few had one eye, most had two but ALL of them were too cute!

I seriously had to force people to eat them cause they were just too adorable! 
They were also beyond easy to make. Visit Annie’s Eat’s to get the tutorial on these lil’ monsters!

After eating the girls moved on to crafts.  Where they were able to paint their own “cute monster”.  I was able to find these at Hobby Lobby.  


They then painted custom door hangers for their room and could choose from either a monster, alien or robot wooden cut out to put on the hanger.


To round out the evening we watched what else but…Monsters Inc. and Monsters vs. Aliens.  

and I can’t wrap up this party without a picture of the birthday girl.  Who didn’t ask for makeup, or a Justin Bieber CD, or clothes but 
a guitar. Which is one of the many reason why I love her so much!  She’s one pretty awesome, cool kid!
Thanks for celebrating my daughter’s birthday with us…at the fence!
Heather

This post is linked up to:

Hoosier Homemade’s Cupcake Tuesday
We Are That Family Works For Me Wednesday
DIY by Design Winter Blue Wednesdays
Savy Southern Style Wow Us Wednesday

Designs By Gollum:Foodie Friday
I’m Lovin It! @Tidy Mom

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  1. Judy says

    February 16, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    What an awesome, cool mom this kid has to create such a super cool party. Wow and Wow…so much fun.

    Reply
  2. Tina at akagramma says

    February 16, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    What an awesome party! You have a very talented, creative imagination! Great job!!

    Reply
  3. Debbie says

    February 16, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    I agree completely that she’s totally awesome for wanting the guitar. I also love her idea for a party and I remember you mentioning that you were planning it in a previous post.

    Seriously, there was and is no pleasure in Debbie Land any greater to me than concocting a child’s party. I just love it. The more creative, the better.

    You are fantastic at it!! I loved every single idea. Have you ever considered going into business as a children’s party planner?

    Reply
  4. Debbie says

    February 16, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    And I think I got my blogger bugs worked out. UGH. It’s just Satan, trying to steal my joy today.

    Reply
  5. Traci says

    February 16, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    How fun!!! You are sooo creative! My fave is the cupcakes!! Your daughter is gorgeous!

    Reply
  6. Petie@inspirednesting.com says

    February 16, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    FUN, FUN, FUN….some it reminds me of the oh so popular, UGLY DOLLS 🙂 You did a great job…soooo creative!!!

    Reply
  7. michelle says

    February 16, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    OHMYGOSH Heather what an adorable and incredible creative birthday party!! You are so talented and I love everything! Those cupcakes look so yummy and what an adorable picture of your daughter and her guitar! I am so glad that everything went well!

    Reply
  8. Le-Ann says

    February 16, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Love all of it! So fun! You are so creative. The birthday girl is beautiful (like her mom!) but I can’t believe how grown up she looks. :O

    Reply
  9. Kim @ Savvy Southern Style says

    February 16, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    What an adorable party. You did a fantastic job of putting all that together and she will never forget it and you won’t either. Ha ha. Look at those big colorful cupcakes!! Thanks for linking this up this week.

    Reply
  10. Green Door Girl says

    February 16, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    what a cool party – great job mom!

    Reply
  11. sheri says

    February 16, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    You are one out of this world momma! This looks like it so much fun – and i’m left wanting to go through my pantry looking for marshmallows to turn into robots for my boys – those are so cute!

    Reply
  12. HoosierHomemade says

    February 16, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    What a fun birthday! I’m sure your daughter will never forget it.
    I love how you coordinated everything, very cool!
    And the cupcakes…super cute!
    Thanks for sharing them on Cupcake Tuesday!
    ~Liz

    Reply
  13. Judy says

    February 16, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    I’m so glad you linked up the cupcakes. I love this post. It’s filled with so many great ideas.

    Reply
  14. debs says

    February 17, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    You girls are something else! What a party. You can come and cater my next party anytime! XO
    Thanks Vanessa for following my new blog! XO

    Reply
  15. A Vintage Vine says

    February 17, 2011 at 2:52 AM

    How fun! Love the Monster Juice!

    Reply
  16. NanaDiana says

    February 17, 2011 at 3:48 AM

    What a GREAT party! You did a wonderful job and I am so glad you “went with the flow”..because, you are right, all too soon it won’t be “cool” anymore…enjoy every moment of it!

    oh..and did I say everything looks FANTASTIC?? It does! xxooDiana

    Reply
  17. SavannahGranny says

    February 17, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    what an awesome daughter. She deserved this awesome birthday party. So many things one could use for inspiration. Thanks for sharing, Hugs, Ginger

    Reply
  18. Michelle @Shellsshabbyshack says

    February 17, 2011 at 3:22 AM

    My 6 year old would go nuts for this! I’m so going to try this for his b-day, this summer! Love those cupcakes and robot theme! You really know how to throw a fun party! Fun!
    Hugs,
    Michelle

    Reply
  19. Jane @ Jane's Junk and Treasures says

    February 17, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    How did you come up with all that!
    I love it!
    Monster Juice, nuts and bolts!!!
    Awesome!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  20. CAS says

    February 17, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    Soooo….cute! She is adorable, by the way. She’s very lucky to have such a clever mom who was so passionate about giving her daughter exactly what she wanted for a party.
    CAS

    Reply
  21. Lynn says

    February 18, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    I love cute parties! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  22. Jodie says

    February 18, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    This party is the cutest! Love the Monster Cupcakes, so adorable and fun! Thanks for sharing! Love all the details!

    Reply
  23. Sarah @ Modern Country Style says

    February 18, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    Hey Heather,

    What fantastic party ideas. I might make one of my kiddies have a monster/robot/alien party next year just so I can copy *everything* you did!!!

    Sarahx

    Reply
  24. Allison @ Alli 'n Son says

    February 18, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Wow, what a great party! Those cupcakes are adorable.

    I’m hosting a weekly linky, Sweet Tooth Friday, I’d love for you to share your recipe. https://alli-n-son.com/2011/02/17/chocolate-chip-toffee-bars/

    Reply
  25. BigBearswife says

    May 6, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    What a neat party!! Loved the monster cupcakes!

    Reply
    • Patsy Dennis says

      March 14, 2013 at 9:57 PM

      Thanks for posting these ferric parties… I, too, like to be creative with parties and I am glad you posted this one especially.

      Reply

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