Wants and Wishes created the AMAZING printables for this {Magical} Circus Birthday Party – starring Ella the elephant and her sidekick Squeak, the mouse…how fun! Circus themes can be carried out in so many different ways, ( vintage, glam, girlie, etc), but I love how this one goes classic and nostalgic. Scroll down and get ready to feel like a kid under the big top again!
PARTY HIGHLIGHTS to look out for:
– Creative “Ella the Elephant” centerpiece …eyeing the bags of peanuts, of course! :)
– Red & white striped popcorn bags, soda labels & party hats
– Chocolate covered cherry mice with almost sliver ears!
– Giant animal cookies with the requisite frosting & sprinkles
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PARTY DETAILS, as told by Debbie…
Come one come all to Andie’s Circus! Enter the magical world of the Circus and see Ella the elephant and her sidekick Squeak, the mouse.. We have lots of treats, sweets and prizes for you to enjoy!
DECORATIONS
For the decoration I wanted to make a dramatic focal point so I made a canopy draping red and white stripe fabric then adding light blue and red tulle underneath to add a little color, texture and volume to the display. We then placed our Andie’s Circus sign at the top.
DESSERTS
For desserts we had popcorn, a must for a circus/carnival party. We placed the popcorn in red and white striped bags with our “popcorn- who wants some popcorn, come get it while it’s hot! tag. Other fun treats were oversized animal cookies with frosting and sprinkles, cupcakes done simply with white cream cheese frosting and topped with colorful sprinkles. We had mini chocolate covered cherry “circus mice” scattered around the whole dessert bar as they would be seeking out something sweet to eat.
Ella the elephant was a main part of our table so we had to include peanuts for you to “feed Ella” with or snack on them yourself. The ever increasing gigantic jaw breaker suckers as a favor with our thanks for coming tag. Also we wanted to acknowledge The Ring Leader (Andie the birthday boy) so we made these Ring leader face mustache sucker holder. They were a definite hit and could be used for a photo booth props!
We made party hats for each of the guest, so they could feel party of the circus.
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VENDOR CREDITS:
– Printables: Wants and Wishes
– Popcorn bags: Zurchers
– Wilton chocolate mustache molds: Gygi’s
– Fabric drawstring bags with peanuts: Xpedex
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I love the sprinkles everywhere and the mice!
Hi, I wanted to know where can I find an elephant and mouse you have for the centerpiece? Thanks bebe
Lizzy SAYS:
I would love to know as well!
can I ask how long each piece of material was for the canopy and how you hung it on the wall?
thanks.
The material was I think 4 yards long and I made loops with fishing wire to hang it to the wall.
just an amazing theme. not that typical for a party.
Hello there and thanks for the ideas i am planning a carnival/circus themed bday for my lil turning one and was wondering how can I make the curtain props for the focal table..please explain thanks
Love it!
I am having my sons first birthday very soon and I love this theme and style. Where can I get the hats and the decor from? I want everything from the labels to hats to the canopy! PLEASE HELP