Shark Party!!

William had his 4th birthday party and it was a blast!  I had the best time planning and decorating.  I got out my Cricut and went shark crazy!  Most of my inspiration came from this blog.  I made party hats, pom pom balls, shark clothespins (for the game), treat box favors, wall decor, and a cake topper.  I'm a little sad that it's all over because I loved the prep work.  We had 7 friends including cousins come to the party.  We started with a light lunch:

Menu

PB&J and ham and cheese sandwiches (cut into fish and dolphin shapes)

Goldfish Crackers

Shark Jello (with toy sharks swimming around)

Cheese and Crackers

Veggies and Dip

Cucumber Punch

Then we played a childhood favorite party game, Drop the Clothespin in the Jar.  Only, I "sharked" it up by decorating the pins as sharks and had them drop into a fishbowl.  When someone dropped a shark in the bowl we all did a shark "Chomp!"  Then we went back to the kitchen to make a little sea creature craft with foam stickers (I didn't get any pictures because we were all helping the kids with the craft).  Then back to the front room for a game of Musical Fish.  It's like musical chairs but I cut out fish shapes to stand on and had a shark hand puppet to "eat" the kid who didn't get a fish to stand on when the music stopped.  Then they got to pick a shark candy so there was no hurt feelings.  Then it was cake and ice cream time.  It took a few tries for William to blow out the candles but he got the job done.  Then present time.  He got some awesome gifts, but it was a little crazy keeping the other kids back so we could get some pictures.  Then they got a trip to the treat table.

Sweet Shark Treats

 Blue Gummi Sharks

Swedish Fish

Red, Grey, Blue, and Aquamarine M&M's

Hershey's Milk Chocolate and Cookies and Creme Kisses

Soft Peppermints

Blue Raspberry and Cherry Licorice

Then all the kids went down to the basement to play until it was time to go home.  I am so grateful Sean, my sister, Robyn and sister in law, Lynette were there to help out.  They really helped make things go smoothly.  It was such a festive and fun day!  William has already requested a dinosaur party for his 5th birthday.  And I thought I planned ahead!!

The Invitation

Birthday Banner

Party Hats

Pom Pom Balls

Treat Box Favors

Shark Cake

Decorated Plate Decorations

Sweet Treats

William's Shark Bites

Shark Jello

The Party Master

Drop the Shark in the Tank

Shark Clothespins

CHOMP CHOMP!!

Musical Fish

Party Friends