Morning mamas! This is such a sweet tea party + swan themed birthday bash that photographer (and officially party planner!) Jenny Haas’ put on for her mini Emmaline’s fourth. Get all the deets in the post!

We love, love sharing parties that remind busy moms and dads that a super fun party doesn’t have to be complicated. Jenny grabbed the desserts and flowers from grocery stores and perused thrift shops for most of the décor! That cutie swan is from Target too.

She actually found inspiration from Target around Christmas time when there were lots of cute ornaments on display.

Props! Always a must.

More details below…

Happy birthday, E! Your mama sure knows how to put on a good party!

Photography, Planning, Design: Jenny Haas / Cake & Cookies: Kroger / Cake Stands & Party Props: HomeGoods / Swan & Feathers: Target / Décor: Thrift Stores / Flowers: Trader Joe’s

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When your mama specializes in throwing parties and planning celebrations, it pretty much goes without saying that your birthday is going to be totally amazing. Erica of Homethrown LA planned this awesome Unicorn-ly party for her older daughter, and it’s safe to say that every child in attendance, especially the birthday girl had a pretty awesome day.

Love the fanciful colors and sweet little place settings. Erica pulled in all sorts of resources to create a theme based on Eleanor’s favorite book of the moment, Uni the Unicorn.

DONUT BIRTHDAY CAKE!

A food truck is always a good idea. Free Range LA offered a pared down menu for adults and kids that everyone was very happy about.

As is loads of fringe, obviously.

Looks like just about the most fun party ever for a four year old gal! Thank you so much for sharing this sweet party with us, Erica.

If you’re in the LA area and want some help planning your little one’s next party, you should totally give her a call!

Planning and design: HomeThrown LA / Venue: Camelot Kids / Invites: Honeyhue Paper Co. / Cotton Candy: Bon Puf / Catering: Free Range LA / Photos: Love Bucket Photo /  Donuts: California Donuts / Decor/tassels: Studio Mucci

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There are just some families that know how to throw a party, and we’re betting that Adam and Alicia of Bows + Arrows rank pretty high on that list of the best entertainers. We just showed Pia’s adorable Italian Summer first birthday party a few weeks ago, and now we have their older daughter’s amazing Beatles-inspired 4th birthday for you today. It’s just soooo good!

Natually the flowers are amazing.

And looks at this cute, young Beatles tribute band! Couldn’t be more perfect for a kid’s birthday party.

Amazing fringe garland backdrop, huh? They made it too!

Dotty’s little solo moment! Couldn’t have been a more perfect party for a little performer.

So sweet! And such a fun inventive theme. Love seeing new ideas from creative parents. It’s always so inspiring!

You can also see Dotty’s 3rd birthday fiesta we featured last year, and Pia’s bright, modern Sip n’ See too.

Venue: Seven for Parties / Photography + Graphic Design: Kelly Christine / Flowers + Design + Backdrop: bows + arrows / Catering: Carnival Catering / Band:
Run For Your Life / Linens: BBJ / Favors: Dude Sweet

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Elin’s mama on why they chose a greenhouse to celebrate in… “Every year come February we try to think of an indoor location that we could celebrate a birthday, and unless you like bowling or roller skating the options are really limited. Its cold and dreary outside, which forces us inside and always makes me wish things were blooming!”

Mom put these arrangements together herself using ranunculus, anemones, fever, jasmine, sweat peas, and dahlias.

How fun are those giant paper flower party hats? Want.

These sisters have got to have the best relationship.

Decorating flower pots, but of course! That’s the perfect activity for a party like this.

The best kind of party favors. Bet the girls loved taking their own flowers home.

And then there was this amazing cake…

This party is the definition of fun. Loved it to pieces!

Photography: Alea Moore Photography / Venue: Pike Nursery / Cake: Katie Pfister from Sweet Peeps Bakery / Flowers: Mom, with the help of Boukates / Fabrics: Lewis & Sheron / Paper products: Target

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It’s no secret that we love a good party around these parts. Duh! We’re always looking to get in on the action when a friend is planning one. Which is how we ended up helping our gal Audrey throw the most awesomely fun 4th birthday party for her younger son Ian.

Audrey’s vision was a Moonrise Kingdom-esque vintage boy scout theme. Which. as many of you agree, is a totally awesome one.

Full disclosure, it took 3 moms a LOT of planning and some pretty great friends in the party-planning industry to pull this off. We don’t expect any one person to be able to plan something like this on her own! But we hope you think it’s pretty inspiration all the same. Most importantly, Ian had an amazing time and we all loved being there to celebrate with him and his family.

Pine & Parcel designed the most perfect invites inspired by boy scout merit badges, and printed on thin wooden cards.

Jillian found these adorable bandanas from Winter Cabin Collection, and we knew they’d be perfect favors.

Big thanks to Teak and Lace for the amazing kid-sized rentals! Makes a party feel so much more special when the table is just your size.

We made a camp-themed dinner of chili, hot dogs, and corn bread. We served the chill in these enamelware cups of different colors, grilled the ‘dogs on the BBQ, and baked the cornbread in a cast iron skillet.

Naturally we had to have a full bar set-up. A good party is one that parents can enjoy too!

We decorated with bundles arrows from Mineral and Matter, and used some of the extra bandanas to dress up the bar.

Lauren made Ian the most perfect pennant. And as a bonus she’ll be sharing a DIY tutorial tomorrow so you can make one for your little guy too!

Of course we had to have activities for the kiddos, and when you’re attending a boy scout party, naturally you expect a merit badge upon completion of said activities. We found a vintage merit badge card on Ebay and used it for inspiration for ours. You can see it, and everything else we used to plan the party, on our Pinterest board here.

How does a mama take her older son to a party with a teeny one in tow? With an Ergo, of course! The new Marine design is so cute.

There are no shortage of babies at a kid’s party. Ever.

We made felt banners for each of the activities at the party. Archery, fishing, and insect study. Love Purl for their gorgeous wool felt. And hot glue guns for pretty much everything.

This magnetic fishing set from Janod was super fun.

And we ordered the bugs in acrylic blocks and magnifying glasses from Amazon too.

Check, check, check! All merit badges earned.

A friend of the Woollen family is an official scout master, and he was kind enough to come lead the boys in a few activities.

Audrey made little goody bags for each boy, filled with a flash light, field notebook, and a teensy compass decoration.

Tepees, pillows, and sleeping bag rolls all came from The Land of Nod, with kids party rentals from Teak and Lace, and accent props from History for Hire.

Teepees never get old for little guys. Best place to have a snack with your pals!

The Ergo is definitely the one piece of baby gear you should always keep in your trunk. Never know when you’re going to need it, even with a two year old! Kristina’s younger son was exhausted by the end of the party and pretty happy riding along in the backpack.

Loving Ace & Jig textiles for this season (or any season, really!). Jillian’s pants are from their upcoming holiday collection and Kristina’s dress is similar to one sold here.

The vintage merit badges Audrey found on Ebay were such cute cupcake toppers and cocktail stirrers. Multipurpose!

We finished off the night with a campfire and s’mores, naturally.

Our boy scout leader, Eddie, took the boys on a little “hike” through the neighborhood. It was so cute to watch them all marching along in a line. Especially when they ended up getting to play in a pretty perfect vintage station wagon.

Aw, brothers.

It was positively the most epic fourth birthday party, ever! The kids AND the parents had a fantastic time. The birthday boy most of all. Happy fourth, Ian!

Styling and planning: 100 Layer Cake and Urbanic / Photography: Scott Clark Photo / Baby carriers: Ergobaby / Rentals: Teak and Lace / Invites: Pine & Parcel / Accent props: History For Hire / Bandanas : Winter Cabin Collection / Arrows: Mineral & Matter / Tents, pillows, sleeping bags: The Land of Nod / Vintage car: Land Yacht Studio

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