Sunny day
Sweeping the clouds away
On my way to where the air is sweet
Can you tell me how to get
How to get to sesame street 

Tips to Throw a Sesame Street Birthday Party

Sunny days will be made even brighter with great party decorations, favors, colorful food tables, cake, and party game ideas you can find right here.

Sesame Street Tip 1: Decorations

I found these adorable plates, cups, and napkins here. I also purchased Harper’s Sesame Street invitations here.

Tip 2: Cake

I ordered the Cookie Monster cake from our local bakery, Sodough Baking Co. It was a hit! The cake was filled with edible cookie dough. It was a pregnant chicks dream!

Tip 3: Activities

Watercolor books are AMAZING. I found them at the Dollar Tree and set them up for each kid that they would eventually take home. I had a paintbrush and a bowl of water nearby. Surprisingly, the two-year-olds were very gentle dipping their brushes in water and we only had one spill.

I also had playdough on the table to entertain the toddlers and crayons and paper. I placed a 6-foot table on the ground without opening the legs and had towels for little seats. It worked out perfectly.

FEED COOKIE MONSTER was a hit. My family’s a big corn-hole playing gang and my dad made our boards as gifts over the year. I decorated a cookie monster poster and taped him on the board. The kids thought it was pretty funny to feed the Cookie monster. And I was pretty impressed with some of their aims.

Bubbles are the perfect treat for a toddler birthday party. All of the parents and kids moved to the grass as the sun came out and blew bubbles and chased each other. It was adorable.

Tip 4: Time

After reading numerous blog posts on two-year-old birthday parties and knowing my toddler so well; I determined the safest and most ideal time for a 2-year-old birthday party was from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. It was perfect! Every kid was gone by noon and back home for a nap.

Tip 5: Food

I found these Elmo juice boxes at Publix, our grocery store. I “attempted” to make a fruit platter that resembled Elmo out of strawberries, blueberries, an orange, cool whip inside Comotomo nipples from Harper’s bottles.

While most parties are usually filled with lots of sugary treats, we all know what that does to a group of toddlers. Try to even out your food display with some healthier food options that still fit the colorful palette of Elmo’s neighborhood such a colorful fruit and veggies.

I picked up bagels and cream cheese and a carton of coffee for the parents and kids the morning before the party. We served juice and water as well. Easy. I found these beautiful flowers at Trader Joes.

Tip 6: Goody Bags

Thank your guests with memorable party favors!  Toddler’s parents will welcome your careful thought to age-appropriate party favors. 

Inside of the goody bags I put sesame street utensils, flashcards, and an Elmo figurine, and playdough. I found ALL of these at the Dollar Tree; including the blue bags. I printed characters from Sesame Street and taped them to the bags. I easily printed the children’s names on my label maker to help identify the gift bags.

We had two babies attend the party so I found an Elmo bottle, a bottle brush and a teething ring at the Dollar Tree as well.

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XOXO
Mackenzie