17.10.13

The Boy's Lego party


The Big Boy has been mad about Lego since he received some as a gift a year ago. He plays with it pretty much from the minute he wakes up until bedtime. He even has some that used to be my husband's when he was little, and his stash keeps on growing! Needless to say he wanted a Lego party this year and (thank you Pinterest) it was such a fun (and stress-free) theme!

The cake was super easy - 2 layered squares topped with 4 cupcakes for a 4th birthday :-) It looks a bit rough but I am so scared of fondant icing so I just stick to the normal stuff.

These sandwiches were another great Pinterest find. I used a small cookie cutter to make the circles and 'glued' them on with jam for the jam sandwiches and mayo for the egg mayo ones.

The kids played 'pin the hat on the Lego head' (The Boy is peeking in this pic!) and got to pick a prize afterwards. Nothing fancy - just sweets and Lego blocks.

I had lots of other grand ideas (like making these Lego head party packs) but with Baby O about we had to keep everything simple. We used a simple box with four circles drawn on it for the party packs and instead of giving away lots of sugary treats we bought a box of Lego bricks and split it between the packs.

This was by far the most stress-free party I've organised for The Boy so far and we all had a great time! 

(And if you're wondering where I got all my inspiration from then have a look at my Pinterest board here.)



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12 comments:

  1. the linen cloud17 October 2013 at 23:01

    I noticed your recent pins and thought there was a party in the offing ;) ... love it all ... my boys would be thrilled ... Bee xx

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    1. Col | Hello Olive Designs18 October 2013 at 10:30

      It's such an easy theme Bee. I actually had such a great time organising it! x

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  2. Helen18 October 2013 at 00:28

    This looks really fun!
    I was a bridesmaid for a couple who had a lego themed wedding, some mutual friends made them a fantastic cake with a lego bride and groom
    http://ahandfulofhope.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Col | Hello Olive Designs18 October 2013 at 10:31

      Did they get lots of Lego as gifts ;-) I think that secretly my husband is thrilled about the Boy's Lego love because he gets to play with it too :-)

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  3. Gillian Roe18 October 2013 at 00:46

    Absolutely brilliant, all of it! I love the cake (I don't like fondant icing much so use buttercream on everything) and the idea of putting lego in the party bags instead of sweets is such a good one. But most importantly, it looks like the birthday boy had a blast, which is all that counts. xx

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    1. Col | Hello Olive Designs18 October 2013 at 10:32

      I must agree about fondant - tricky to work with and not nearly as tasty as buttercream! Yup, the birthday boy had such a good time he asked for another birthday :-D x

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  4. Anonymous18 October 2013 at 08:52

    That is so cool. Love lego

    X. pixelhazard | Bright Green Laces |

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    1. Col | Hello Olive Designs18 October 2013 at 10:36

      Thanks! Lego has really taken over our lives. He is going to be sad when his baby brother starts crawling and we have to confine the Lego building to one spot. x

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  5. woot22 October 2013 at 18:43

    aw, it looks like such a lovely party! I noticed a few of your lego pins so figured there would be a themed party afoot! glad you had a nice day x

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  6. Maxabella30 October 2013 at 05:58

    Just fantastic, Col. Lego is a terrific theme and you've created something so memorable and special. x

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  7. Chloee2 November 2013 at 16:00

    this is so cute xx

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  8. Maxabella17 April 2014 at 01:05

    I remember your Lego party, Col. You're just a little bit clever (especially with a baby in tow!). x

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