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A Modern Dinosaur Party!

Sep 14

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A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

You guys, we had such a great weekend! Today we’re celebrating the twins turning 2 (where did the time go?) and we invited family and a few friends over yesterday to celebrate. I’m taking their naptime today to share some photos from the party- a modern dinosaur party! We went with black and white with pops of neon (I can’t say no to neon) and lots of dinosaurs for the bash. I’m still feeling a bit of a sugar crash from the amount of cake/ cookies/ and treats that I consumed yesterday… but it was. so. good.

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

It was so fun to throw a party that they could help pick details in. We actually couldn’t decide if we’d do a dinosaur party or a tattoo party because they’re so in love with both… I’m glad we decided to combine them both. They woke up this morning grinning ear to ear and showing me their dinosaur tattoos, asking to see mine. By choosing black, white and neon (I’m pretty much a black and white party fiend by now) we were able to make the boyish theme of dinosaurs a little more gender neutral (hurray for pink dinos!). 

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

The party backdrop was so fun to make thanks to my Cricut Explore Air (have I mentioned I’m addicted?) and some giant balloons from Lampshade Bash (they’re Canadian!!). You can find the DIY instructions for the scalloped banner over at Today’s Creative Blog today and the DIY instructions for the modern lettered garland right here. After seeing how much fun the twins had with these giant (they’re seriously the same height as them!) balloons… I think I need them for every party I every host… ever.

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

We feasted on SO much sugar. Not actually… that’s just all I chose to eat. We actually had veggies and fruit as well as those dinosaur grilled cheeses- promise ;) My mom and I got busy making my favourite sugar cookie recipe to make neon dinos (I can’t stop myself from eating these cookies… and we made so many!). My dad’s wife got busy baking their super tall cake and I pulled out my icing bag to add some scallops and some sprinkles before adding some mini dinos that I painted and drilled to hold the candles. The candles I used are from Wilton– they’re black and glittery but mostly I love that they come with little picks so I didn’t have to drill a giant hole in my dinos. Just so you know… black icing is the WORST to mix up yourself. I always buy it in tubes now and will never go back.

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

Since blowing out their candles yesterday, that’s all they’ve wanted to do. This morning Shane popped out of work and surprised me with a coffee and the twins with their favourite Starbucks treat- a banana bread with a candle for them to blow out. I’m pretty sure their day has been made (mine too!).

We didn’t have any goody bags (is that really something we need to get on board with?) because I thought they’re only 2! But we did have a fun tattoo station with tattoos I designed and bubbles for the kids to play with outside. I wrapped the neon bubbles in black and white washi tape because I like to wrap everything in washi tape- see the cutlery?! And popped them in a jar with a sparkly 2 cake topper. I’ll be chatting about the tattoo station and giving the designs away in another post so keep your eyes out if that’s something you’re in to!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

Other than that, I added some dinosaur sass to some standard black foil balloons which has given me all sorts of ideas for upcoming holidays (any guesses?!). I also added hand pained patterns to the paper party cups and the dinosaur party hats we made. I’m loving these patterns and hoping to translate them into some sort of party printables in the future. We also found (what are the chances?) some inflatable neon dinos right beside the lunchkits we just bought our kids on clearance for $2… the cousins rode them around all day and dressed them up in mittens, scarves and party hats. I didn’t get a good photo of them- but there’s a shot of Emmitt giving his favourite one some love.

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

A Modern 2nd Dinosaur Party with lots of black white and neon!

Phew- photo overload? I hope not ;) Well I’ll leave you with those fun details and I’m off to make lunch before the birthday babes wake up. I have to say as much as I love throwing a good party- I really love the people I have in my life that like to help! Other than the help baking (definitely not my strong point), my friend Megan did all the late night shopping for supplies with me and my friend Tylene crafted the hats with me then showed up early to make sandwiches and popcorn- theeee best.

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  1. Rachel

    Sep 14 at 11:07 pm

    What a lovely party! Looks like your beautiful twins loved it too. I’m busy planning for my twins’ 2nd birthday next month, I’m going fairly low key but hopefully they will still like it!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 19 at 1:19 pm

      Thanks so much Rachel! They had too much fun and have been singing ‘Happy Birthday’ at naptimes since. It’s always great to ‘meet’ another twin mom- especially since they’re so close in age. I’m sure they will love being celebrated :)

      Reply
  2. Kala

    Sep 15 at 2:06 pm

    wasnt their beeday party like just yesterday?? Time flies! Love your parties so much!!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 19 at 1:21 pm

      It was! Like… yesterday. Time definitely flies- thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a sweet comment Kala :)

      Reply
  3. Natalie

    Sep 27 at 7:08 pm

    What an amazing party! I love the modern mix of black and white with pops of neon. What a great way to create a celebration to suit both of them. And they looked like they had so much fun celebrating too! Hope they had a happy birthday.

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Oct 17 at 2:31 pm

      Thanks so much Natalie! We had so much fun at this party- they still (over a month later) want to play birthday and blow out candles :)

      Reply
  4. Virginia Fynes

    Sep 28 at 7:09 am

    What a bunch of cuties!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Oct 17 at 2:32 pm

      I think so ;) Thanks for stopping by Virginia!

      Reply
  5. April

    Sep 01 at 12:23 pm

    Love your party theme! So cute!
    Where did you find the black foil balloons? :)

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 01 at 9:41 pm

      Thanks so much April! They’re just dollar store :)

      Reply
      • Meagan Alexander

        Oct 26 at 1:55 pm

        How did you do the letters ‘RAWR’ on them? Or find the matching tattoos?

        Reply
        • Colleen Pastoor

          Nov 07 at 12:05 pm

          Hi Meagan, I created them in the free online software- picmonkey.com and you can grab all the info on the dino tattoos in this post here: https://www.lemonthistle.com/diy-dino-party-tattoo-station/ They’re free downloads for you :)

          Reply
  6. karen

    Sep 21 at 6:44 pm

    love this party!! LOVE the rawr font…what font is that?!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 23 at 10:31 am

      Hi Karen,

      I did some searching and I totally didn’t save the PSD file- I have a new computer and lost most of my fonts, I wish I could help!

      Reply
  7. Rebekah Baier

    Jan 16 at 7:16 am

    Where did you find the cute dinosaur figures?

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jan 17 at 10:06 am

      They’re just from the Dollar Store! Then Spray painted (make sure to prime first) :)

      Reply
      • mumof3

        Sep 12 at 9:47 am

        Hi there – gorgeous party!!

        a few questions…!

        a. how did you decorate your cups/hats so they wouldn’t bleed if they got wet?

        b. what do you ‘prime’ the dinos with before painting?

        c. what is the gorgeous dessert in the cups with the oreos + dino gummies?

        thank you in advance!!

        Reply
        • Colleen Pastoor

          Oct 06 at 10:21 am

          Thanks so much Bridget! The hats and cups I’m assuming would have bled if they got wet. We didn’t have that issue :) And I primed the dinos just with spray primer from rustoleum. And the dessert is just Dirt and Worms! Chocolate pudding with cool whip and crushed oreos

          Reply
  8. Krysten

    Jul 16 at 3:31 pm

    Where did you get the napkins?

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 26 at 9:44 am

      Those were from Target! Back when we had one ;)

      Reply
  9. Kaylove

    Mar 30 at 7:06 am

    Where did you find the dinosaur inflatables?

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 10 at 11:52 pm

      I found them at superstore! They don’t usually carry that sort of thing so I’m not sure where to recommend!

      Reply
  10. Kiara Williams

    Dec 11 at 8:59 pm

    Love this!!! I love the mix of the two themes. Where did you get the tablecloth and the party hats??

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      May 25 at 8:15 pm

      I made them! I have the tutorials in the post :)

      Reply

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