Not a day in this case, but a party! My daughter, Portia has a very cheeky dog called Popcorn who she adores, so her birthday party last year was a celebration of all things dogs. Popcorn even had a look in on the celebrations! It was a quick party to pull together – I was very busy at the time, so this was a real bonus. For invitations we used a photo of Popcorn. I made some cupcakes (some with Oreo and smartie dog paws on them), and also used some dog toys I got from the Reject Shop as cupcake toppers. The cake was a rosewater vanilla layer cake (recipe here), topped with some dog figurines (one with a custom made party hat). I added some nasturtium leaves on the front.
The food was simple to put together and fun to label. I used free food label printables from here. We had pupcorn, dogs in blankets, puppy chow (chocolate treats that look like dog food served in a dog food bowl), a water bowl (which was blue jelly) and a yoghurt parfait bar. The drink was puppacinos!
I used a length of fabric with dogs on it as a table runner and all Portia’s dog toys (being such a dog lover, she’s amassed a few) as table decorations. I was also able to locate some paper napkins with dogs on them.
The girls played guess the amount of dog treats in the jar and also went on a treasure hunt with Popcorn in tow around our neighbourhood. I think I had as much fun as the girls, thinking up rhyming clues and leaving them at locations for them to find. The clues led back to a treasure chest which contained a lip balm for each guest and was hidden in our tree house. The treasure hunt was inspired by the ones Mum prepared for my parties growing up on the farm. They were the best! Would still love to go on another one of those treasure hunts, even as an adult.
The girls took home favour boxes containing a stuffed dog each, which I sourced on sale from KMart. The girls had a blast, as did Popcorn!
