Good morning! Last weekend we celebrated my son’s birthday and daughter’s Baptism with a Winnie the Pooh-themed party! We were able to be outside, which was wonderful. We kept the food and most of the decorations inside and around the food table. I created a sweet storybook backdrop as the focal point.
Most of the supplies for the decorations came from around our home. I also purchased some beautiful Pooh scrapbook paper and some classic Winnie the Pooh bees from the scrapbook section of Joann Fabrics – I added these everywhere!
The food card holders were made from sticks and twine – a simple DIY project that added a woodsy feel to our table.
I made a cute birthday hat from scrapbook paper and yarn. The DIY tutorial can be found here, Paper Party Hat.
I also made pins for the Godparents to wear to honor them at the party! The DIY tutorial for can be found here, Paper Medallion Pins.
I painted a sweet Happy Birthday plate to use at our party. It made a really lovely keepsake!
My son helped decorate for the party by coloring pictures in his Winnie the Pooh coloring book. These are probably my favorite decorations because of how excited he was to be helping!
We played a few games at the party like Pass the Honeypot (like Hot Potato) with a Pooh stuffed honeypot my son got for Christmas. My husband put together a playlist on Spotify of Pooh-themed songs to play the game to.
We also played Pin the Tail on Eeyore. I drew a picture of classic Eeyore with Sharpie on a big poster board and then drew a bunch of tails. It was fun watching everyone play :)
The final game was a guessing game. I got the game idea from this photo I found online and thought their Tigger rhyme was so cute! I filled mason jars with Honeycombs, Cheetohs, and pretzel sticks and made little guessing sheets for everyone to fill out. I decorated the jar tags with Pooh scrapbook paper.
Here are just a couple more pictures of the decorations. I made banners to help decorate the space, and I put all of the plates and utensils in a basket. The plates were clearance at Target back in the Fall and the napkins came from Joann Fabrics. The friendly bee is actually a pin cushion from my sewing supplies :)
So there you have it! I had a lot of fun planning this party. If you want to get even more ideas for a Winnie the Pooh-themed party, be sure to visit my Winnie the Pooh Pinterest Board – there are a ton of wonderful ideas out there!
I’ll be back Wednesday with a post about the party food and recipes!
Sarah Kaplunov says
Hello! Can you please give me some tips on using photoshop to create the birthday map sign? I am new to photoshop and am not quite sure where to start! Thank you!!
Kimberly says
Hi! I created it by first finding a map of the Hundred Acre Woods I liked online. I brought it into Photoshop and resized it to be 16″x20″ with a high resolution so the text would print clearly. I was able to erase a few things and move a few things over a little here and there to make spaces to write. To move things around, I copied them and put them on a new layer so I could easily move them and then erased them from their original layer. I used a font from Khyrs Bosland called KBJellybean and added the text. I hope this is of some help! :)
Inga says
Would love to know how you did the story book pages!
Kimberly says
Check out this post! I have a tutorial and a free template to create your own :) https://www.craftingcheerfully.com/storybook-party-backdrop/
Caroline says
Everything is amazing and beautifully thought-out. Do you have a template of the birthday sign to share? I’m blown away by it and am so glad you’ve shared what you so lovingly made in this post.
Kimberly says
Thank you for your sweet comment! I do not have a template I can share – I created it in Photoshop after finding a copy of the real map online. I moved a few things around on the map to make room for the text I wanted to include. I have a lot of things I would love to share but I recently found out it goes against Disney’s copyright laws. Thank you for visiting :)
Debbie Mayfield says
So adorable!
Jillian says
Thank you so much for sharing your Pooh party details. I’m trying to plan my own birthday party (my 31st) with a Pooh theme, since I still love that bear and have admired the fun themed parties I have seen online. You have given me a better idea of how to make it happen. Thanks!
Kimberly says
Thank you!! I’m so glad you liked my Pooh party! I hope you have fun planning your Pooh party and have a wonderful birthday!
Alicia says
Would you mind sharing how you made the storybook pages? I LOVE them. I am planning a classic Winnie the Pooh themed party for my two year old little guy! Such cute ideas!!!!
Kimberly says
Thank you! I am actually already in the process of putting together a DIY Tutorial for the storybook pages! I have had several readers ask about one so I thought it would be a good post! It will probably be posted in early April so be sure to check back! Happy party planning for your little one! Pooh parties are so much fun!
Anna Ramos says
These are absolutely adorable!! My Jr is turning 2 in March and he STILL loves Winnie the Pooh. We did a Winnie the Pooh theme for his 1st birthday and happen to be doing it again for the second, we just can’t help it. There aren’t many “purchasable” winnie the pooh decorations around that are affordable let alone available. I love so many of these ideas! I wish I had half your talent for your decor, I can only hope to brainstorm off of them. I hope you don’t mind but I am just going to have to use some of these! Thank you for sharing!
Kimberly says
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment! I’m so happy you found my post helpful! That is so fun you are doing Winnie the Pooh again, it is such a fun theme! Happy Birthday to your little one!!