I've been so busy with weddings and other's invitations that my little guy's 3rd birthday really snuck up on me! I thought of doing an outdoor movie a couple of months ago and finally got around to designing the invitation.
We live on a little lake, so the kiddos are welcome to swim and slip-n-slide and as the invitation states, "when the sun gets low, settle down and enjoy a show!" Since the party is on a Sunday night and I'm not confident about the attention span of kids ages 2-8 and I wanted to keep the "movie" short....an hour or less. I didn't want to do something really current that most of the kids have seen, so I'm not sure how I came up with Dinosaurs, but that is what I settled on. Does anyone else remember this show on TGIF in the early 90s? I remember thinking it was funny as a kid and I'm sure none of the neighborhood kids have seen it because none of them were born! They can stay for a couple of shows and then head home before it gets too late.
We are going to show the movie on projector screen in our sideyard (moved it under the deck in hopes that it would be darker). Although I'm sure it will not be pitch black (because we live very far north, on the very west side of the eastern time zone), hopefully the movie will still be visible. My awesome neighbors also have a full sized popcorn machine that they've offered to bring over for an authentic movie experience! I'm hoping to turn our "lake room" into a concession stand and another awesome neighbor has offered to man this station.
I also designed "concession vouchers" to hand out as little booklets to all the kids attending. These will clearly tell them what their options are and make sure that there is enough candy, nachos, special cups, etc. to go around. I didn't get a good picture, but I found awesome Disney character cups with lids and straws at our local dollar store. Once the child chose the cup, I wrote their name on the bottom and they used this to drink all evening and then took it home as a party favor.
Hopefully there will be fun pictures to add of the birthday boy's festivities. (big collage added below 9.1.11) He is so excited about his birthday and party. He'll tell anyone that asks that he is "going to be 3 in August". August is here, buddy and your birthday is just around the corner!
Of course I can customize this invitation for your little one. I can alter the colors for a more feminine look and can use an alternate background if your movie party is not outdoors. Of course the little poem and party information is completely customizable. I can use a small logo of the movie you plan to show/attend as well as other scenes from the movie (that I can find online) or images of your little one.
Here are some images from the party. It was hectic, but we had a lot of fun. The kids all thought the concession stand was very cool and loved to pick and choose their treats.
I combined several things I found online to make his special movie "cake". I baked chocolate and yellow cake inside ice cream cake cones (with flat bottoms). I used cream cheese icing on top to act as glue. I printed out popcorn labels that say "happy birthday" that fit perfectly around the cone (and used a little icing as better adhesive). For the "popcorn" I took mini marshmallows and pressed an "x" into the top of them after dipping the knife into a bowl of water with a little yellow food coloring in it —— instant "buttered" popcorn. (I'm sorry, I don't remember where I found this very cool trick online...I did NOT come up with it myself.) It takes a ton of marshmallows, so I definitely recommend soliciting help. Just pile all the "popcorn" on top of the icing and you are done. I transported mine in a large baking sheet with tall sides, but you could also cut round holes in the top of a pizza box that that would probably work even better for presentation purposes (especially if you covered or decorated the box first!)
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