How to Throw a Dr Seuss-Themed Birthday Party

When you have a child, one particular 12 months looks like a lifetime and a week all wrapped up into one particular big space-time continuum jumble. I feel like Alex has been in our lives for about….Permanently….but at the identical time, I can't believe how fast this previous year has flown by. We’re talking blurred vision warp velocity, folks.

In spite of my new-identified lifestyle simplification policy, I felt a burning need to go just a teeny, small bit in excess of-the-top with my infant’s first birthday party. I had visions in my head and they could not be stopped. Visions of cats in hats, locations to go, fishes jumping out of bowls, and the get together boy in cute outfits…

Obviously, we’re talking Dr. Seuss. If you know us #IRL then you may well know that Alex’s nursery has a subtle “Oh the Spots You’ll Go” theme. Nicely, this celebration requires it a step even more, okay, about a million steps further with a completely in-your-face-Dr-Seuss-all over the place theme. From the decor to the drinks to the meals, it all tied together into a neat little bow that makes this theme-loving, somewhat OCD mama beyond happy.

Let’s speak decorations. You can obtain the banner, table cover, plates, napkin, cups, etc from Amazon and Get together City. Effortless peasy. I located the favor boxes on a get together website (filled them with goldfish) and we supplemented with the ridiculous amount of Dr. Seuss books already in Alex’s library and the adorable Dr. Seuss photo prints that my pal created for the nursery. Decoration = accomplished and carried out.

For the drinks, we determined to have a signature cocktail, fully unrelated to Dr. Seuss but easy to make for a crowd: White Russians. We brought it back all around to the theme by possessing “Drink 1” (White Russian) and “Drink 2” (Chocolate Russian) and “Drink three” for the mini Seusses (aka milk).

Now, the menu. The core of any get together (IMHO). I desired every element of the menu to correspond to a different Dr. Seuss guide…..simply because (a) I’m a tiny crazy and (b) because I just knew it would be adorable. AND. IT. WAS.

In addition to the “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” Goldfish and the “Hop on Pop” Popcorn munchies, we had these “Cat in the Hat” Cheese and Tomato Stacks which I discovered on Anders Ruff and my stepmom’s Avocado “Green” Eggs (Cooking Light also has a great “green eggs and ham” deviled egg recipe). I didn’t have time to minimize perfect tomato and cheese circles like Anders Ruff so my stacks had a bit of a Leaning Tower of Pisa vibe, but that just extra to the Seuss-ness of it all.

The heart of the meal was the baked Ham and Cheese Mini Sandwiches (to complete the “Green Eggs &amp Ham) in addition to the baked Roast “Beast” Mini Sandwiches and “Who” Hash Cups, the two inspired by the Grinch’s feast. I doctored up the sandwich recipes I found on the web by making use of every thing bagel spice rather of poppy seeds. Highly Advise. It takes them to yet another level.

For dessert, we had my mom’s Yertle the Turtle’s Chocolate-Covered Turtles, Moose Munch inspired by Thidwick the Huge-Hearted Moose and, of program, birthday cupcakes!

That encounter says it all: adequate talk, time to eat!

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