Saturday I helped my very dear friend Anna organized a party for 5 year old kids.   Madyson’s Birthday Carnival was a huge success, even with the rain we endured.  12 kids played and never once seemed bothered by the raindrops that periodically hit them on the head.  It was a party with non-stop fun and non-stop laughter.  The kids jumped in a trampoline filled with 32 extra large bouncy balloons, they played numerous games & had fun winning prizes and getting treats.  Yes, Madyson’s Birthday Carnival was full of FUN.  I wanted to share a few photos, but I did not get permission from all the parents to post images of their kids.  I definitely would not want to upset any parents, so I am not going to post any photos of the kids.  I did get awesome pictures of them playing games, eating cupcakes and making silly faces.   But…I will share a few photos of the decorations below.

Anna ordered these super cool carnival treat boxes offline.  All the boxes were carefully packed with treats & surprises and each kid got to take one home.  I personalized them with name stickers that I made in Photoshop.

Popcorn made a great snack before hot dogs were served.

Of course, Madyson’s birthday hat did not really match the “carnival” theme, but it definitely related to her personality…

Huge lollipops were a must.  Anna got these cool red buckets…we filled them with bright blue sand and stuck 3 lollipops in each of them.  Then we placed all the buckets strategically around the yard so all the kids could find them.  I made more of the special name labels and attached to each lollipop to make sure no kid got left out.  In this photo, you can see where the rain drops have already hit the sand.

Just because I love photos, I had to include something “fun” for the kids.  I drew this clown on a 5 ft piece of paper and attached to cardboard.  We had each kid take a photo, we did both smiley faces and SILLY faces.  This is Madyson’s smiley face pic.

The duck pond was a big hit.  We marked special ducks as winners and let kids pick them for prizes…of course every kid won!

This game was so much fun to watch.  The kids put the plastic eggs on the spoons and then had to race without letting the eggs fall off.  They all did amazing, but after many races they were just holding the eggs & spoons and running.  I think little kids just like any game that encourages them to run.

Bowling was a favorite of all the kids.  The only drawback was us having to repeatedly set up the pins.

There was also tic tac toe and a bean bag toss…

Horseshoes…even the parents played a couple rounds.

Cotton Candy…WOOOOOO hooooooo!  And yes, more of my “special name labels”.

Plates, napkins, tablecloths & balloons were all coordinated with red, yellow and blue colors.

YES…a piñata!  Madyson picked out this beautiful unicorn piñata…again, not with the carnival theme, but reflecting her girlie personality and her love for all things unicorn & all things pink.

Even Bailey enjoyed some fun.  She got the piñata stick after the party was over.

Madyson was EXHAUSTED at the end.   Her face was tired from laughing and her mouth was tired from screaming.  I believe she had an AWWWWE-SOME BIRTHDAY CARNIVAL!

Happy #5 Birthday Madyson….luv u bunches.