Morning, all! Did you catch yesterday’s pastel rainbow birthday for twins? Always fun to see a super over-the-top birthday bash. But today we’re taking a look at some party ideas you could pull off right at home, like mama Kristen Dimond did for her daughter Piper’s 4th. She went with an under the sea theme and decked the whole place out with mermaids, shells, and lots of sparkle. Thanks to Alison Bernier for sending this our way!

Love all the little embellishments on the cake Jen Tee Bakes designed.

How cute is this sweets spread? On-theme sugar cookies as a major kids party must around here.

Kudos to Kristen on the most fun nautical details displayed throughout!

BTW, if you throw a party like this yourself, you can snag these candy mermaid tail stir sticks from To Be Devoured via Etsy.

Glitter mermaid tails, obvs!

SoCal’s Party Princess Productions made all the littles’ days.

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Happy birthday, Piper!

See another cute party Kristen designed in this same home, here. And, for another take on “under the sea”, scroll through this party.

Photographer: Alison Bernier / Planner: Kristen Dimond / Signage & Calligraphy: Calligraphy Nerd / Balloon Installation: The Pop Shop / Cake: Jen Tee Bakes / Cake Topper: The Duo Studio / Candy Mermaid Tail Stir Sticks: To Be Devoured / Candy Seahorses: Cheri’s Sweets / Ariel & Ursula: Party Princess Productions / sequin linens: La Tavola

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Is it really summer vacation if you didn’t throw a shark-themed party for the kiddos? There’s no better time either, with Shark Week coming up this Sunday, as Beijos Events prepared us for with this party! (Thanks for keeping us in the loop, team!) They gave their shark theme a little more drama with a big “chomp” backdrop behind the cake and a “party at your own risk” warning you’ll see in Alison Bernier‘s photos. Naturally the boys ate it right up.

Chomp some cake… Clever!

We see why Frost Your Cookie is the go-to for kiddo parties in SoCal these days. Did you know they have summer baking camps and cookie parties now too?

Meri Meri’s blue foil shark platters made an appearance in this shark party too.

Fun invite and details from Poppy Jack Shop.

And here’s another backdrop idea!

Little taste of Shark Week right there…

These neat paper plants came from Of The Flowers.

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See more shark-themed kids party ideas right here, here, and here.

Photography: Alison Bernier / Design & Planning: Beijos Events / Paper Plants: Of The Flowers / Signage, Invite & Details: Poppy Jack Shop / Desserts: Frost Your Cookie / Yes, Sea Art Print: Daniella Manini / Balloon Design: The Pop Shop / Balloons: Qualatex / Letter Balloons: North Star Balloons / Kid’s Tees: Chaser Kids / Court & Cruz Shark Boardshorts: Seaesta Surf / Tabletop: Meri Meri / Table & Chairs: Pottery Barn Kids

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Mamas, we have some super duper good 4th of July inspo for you this year, with two fun kiddo parties coming to you before the week’s over. First up is a darling stars and stripes floral party from our gal Jacqui of Deets & Things. She toned town the traditional red, white, and blue color palette by opting for more peaches and baby blues and all the little ones in attendance dressed the part, which was, of course, beyond cute. Thanks to Caitlin Alohilani Photography for sharing the photos below!

Aren’t these 4th of July pies MEGA pin-worthy? Suburban Pie & Treats was behind these goodies.

Not Just in Novels painted babies breath floral arrangements in their 4th of July color palette, making for some srsly unique decor.

Best “dessert” platter ever!

And you gotta have a couple structured activities for the kiddos.

Mildly obsessed with these playful party invitations by Pigment and Parchment. Gets us so so excited for summer!

Jacqui explains, The kids table was draped in the perfect striped linen by Wolf and Irving. Her endless choices of linen for all your home and party occasions are a planner’s dream! We decked the table out in jazzy star plates from Meri Meri, the cutest drink stirrers by Delovely Details and the cheeriest blooms from Not Just In Novels. Above, I hung paper lantern stars that twinkled in the light summer breeze.

The girls were outfitted in soft red, white, and blue ensembles from Alice + Ames. Look how cute they are!

Balloons from The Pop Shop + pops from Pacific Organic Pops = the perfect summer treat.

Isn’t this 4th of July the perfect backyard party to kick off the warm month ahead? See more in our inspiration gallery!

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Are you planning to host a 4th of July party this year? We have another fun kids party coming up on Wednesday for ya!

Photography: Caitlin Alohilani Photography / Design & Styling: Deets & Things / Floral Design: Not Just in Novels / Hairstylist: Shearly Blissful / Cake & Desserts: Sweet SongBird Bakery / Cookies: Frost Your Cookie / Popsicles: Pacific Organic Pops / Pies: Suburban Pie & Treats / Invitation & Signage: Pigment and Parchment / Laser Cuts: Delovely Details / Balloon Installation: The Pop Shop / Linens: Wolf and Irving / Rentals: Baker Party Rentals / Mini Pinatas: Lula Flora / Children’s Wear: Alice + Ames / Shoes: Nina Shoes

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Morning, mamas! Got any little Moana fans out there? Birthday girl Emmie is a huge fan, so Karina at Perfectly Petite Parties gave this pool party a modern Moana twist with tropical details and vibrant colors. Even better, it’s full of simple DIY elements and lots of local mom vendors contributed to the festivities. Thanks to Five Whimsy Lane for the photos!

Super adorable, tropical cake from Paper Street Cakes. They also had macarons from Honey & Butter, Pacific Organic Pops, and the catering by Francesca Manfredi featured a little something for everyone, whether vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, gluten-free, etc.

They built the backdrops for the drinks & desserts tables and the kids table. Impressive!

And all the floral arrangements for the tables and backdrops were DIY by Perfectly Petite Parties!

Pro tip for all you party planning mamas: Create a Pinterest board with ideas, starting with a focal point to build off of for style: For this party, I chose Emmie’s bathing suit as that focal point. I used the colors of her bathing suit and patterns to use throughout the party. I sprayed painted the palms for the backdrops in the colors of the bathing suit. The cake flowers, felt floral crowns, and the balloon garlands were all the same color family as the bathing suit as well. 

Such fun signage from Midnight Confetti.

All the gals got pretty flower crowns from Little Lams, while mamas got sweet flower pins like Moana’s mom. Shop her Etsy store here!

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Happy birthday, E.

PS: Find more modern Moana birthday party ideas in this post!

Photography: Five Whimsy Lane / Styling, Design, Florals, & Decor: Perfectly Petite Parties / Balloons: C&D Balloons & Crafts / Desserts: Paper Street Cakes / Macarons: Honey & Butter / Swimsuit: Eberjey / Flower Crowns: Little Lams / Signage: Midnight Confetti / Popsicles: Pacific Organic Pops / Catering: Francesca Manfredi / Princess: Dazzling Princess Party / Singer: Crista Mae Creates

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If you weren’t already crushed about summer being almost officially over, this festive end of summer soiree coming to us from Fawn Events and Nola Fontanez is probably not going to make things any easier. Sorry to say! All the popsicles, bubbles, pool floats, and bright warm-weather hues? Yep, this poolside summer sendoff the crew calls “funshine” has all the littles and their mamas bidding farewell to summer in style:

Eeeeee! This cake! It’s so outrageously cheerful and FUN! Amriel’s Cakes definitely encapsulated the magic of summer in this one.

Michelle Rogers worked her magic on this balloon table runner for the littles’ lounge.

The mini table-scape underneath the trees was decked out in balloons, piñatas, confetti and comfy pillows where the giggling group snacked on watermelon, lemonade, and orange creamsicle popsicles—YUM. Mommas sipped on cocktails while the littles floated through the day, and as the sun began to set everyone danced with color dust and enjoyed a second round of pops. And of course, we had to make room for a bubbles bar because well, who doesn’t LOVE bubbles? 

BTW, mamas, did you know that Cleobella makes clothing for both ladies and their kiddos? The Cleobella Littles collection is summer in a nutshell.

I’m With The Band makes these darling headwraps.

And of course Daydream Republic has everyone covered in the cute sunnies department.

Hooray, summer!

So many fun details. Gotta go all out when it’s the end of the season, right?

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Summer, you’re too good to us. Don’t leave!

Photography: Nola Fontanez / Planning & Design: Fawn Events / Floral Design: Tess Made Studios / Balloons: Michelle Rogers / Rentals: Folklore / Cake: Amriel’s Cakes / Pop Cart: Pacific Organic Pops / Invitation & Paper Goods: Double Dipped Calligraphy / Acrylic Signage: Creative Amme / Tabletop: Meri Meri / Confetti: The Confetti Bar / Hair & Makeup: Beauty Bespoken, Elwynn + Cass, & Courtnay Schafer / Clothing: Cleobella / Accessories: Daydream Republic / Headwraps: I’m With The Band

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