I made tissue paper tassels and hung them over the table along with a paper star I picked up on clearance at my local craft store
Vera's monthly photos were displayed inside the panes of two old windows and decorated with felt flowers.
I made felt flower hair clips for the kids and a bee finger puppet for Vera's only "boy friend" at the party (poor guy was way outnumbered).
I also made my first fondant covered cake using this cake recipe and homemade marshmallow fondant. It's pretty tricky to get the fondant to look smooth and I ended up with quite a few imperfections. I hide most of the flaws with a few strategically placed flowers and think it turned out pretty cute. I also made cupcakes and decorated them with fondant flowers.
I couldn't find a large package of gold polka dot balloons anywhere so I cut circles out of label paper (using my circle cutter) and stuck them onto the balloons.
Vera's #1 corsage...I didn't get any close-up photos of her actually wearing it.
Time for cake!
The best part of the party...
We adapted these plans for the Deluxe Kid Wash and made Vera her very own walk through sprinkler out of PVC pipe! We also had a sprinkle mat out. Both were a big hit with the kids.
Vera's great grandparents (far right) traveled all the way from Kansas to celebrate with her!
