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Mary Pat's Birthday Party
Mary Pat's mother, Charlotte, sent us these incredible party ideas from Mary Pat's 2nd birthday! We were stoked to see that awesome hand-knitted Brobee sweater the birthday girl got to wear on her special day. In fact, the entire party was incredibly clever and unique! Oh, and check out that huge smile in the first picture; little children are so honest!
Charlotte writes:
We Celebrated Mary Pat's 2nd birthday YO GABBA GABBA STYLE!
We invited everyone to her "Yo Party Party" with homemade personalized invitations.
My husband and I teamed up to make her a PLEX pull string piñata filled with all kinds of treats that were SO YUMMY, SO YUMMY!
Instead of Party Bags for the kids -I made each of them a MUNO surprise party ball.
I got several small toys and treats and wrapped them up in layers of Crepe paper streamers. I started with a small tub of play dough, wrapped crepe paper streamer around it until it was totally covered, and then added other small toys (punching balloons, stickers, rings etc.) treats (candy bracelet, taffies, sweetarts) and even a few quarters. I then pasted on one big eye and used puff paint to create Muno's mouth. The children have to unwrap the balls to find all the treats.
My intention was that they were to unwrap the balls when they got home...but some kids were so excited they unwrapped them right at the party...including our boisterous birthday girl, Ms. Mary Pat!
I made table center pieces out of paper flowers with "balloon heads" that were made to look like each of the Yo Gabba Gabba Characters. Each "Gabba Flower" was in it's own personalized pot. They sat on color coordinated place mats with their little matching Yo Gabba Gabba doll. Each Center place was also coordinated with place settings of matching plates.
For games we had a DANCE PARTY. Like musical chairs- we set up a chair for each child. My husband started out as the DJ. He played the MUNO guitar and when the music stopped everyone had to sit on a chair.
Because the children were so young we made sure everyone had a chair (unlike musical chairs where there is always one less chair) Each chair had a Yo Gabba Character on it.
When the music stopped and the children were seated we pulled a picture out of the deck, and whoever was sitting in the right chair got to be DJ and play the muno guitar for the next round. Every child won their own DJ LANCE ROCK hat which I sewed using orange fleece and attached astarburst pin which I made out of foam felt and a pin back so that it could be removed when the hat needs to be washed.
Mary Pat's cake was my SWEET rendition of her favorite character... BROBEE. I baked 3 funfetti cakes in sheet cake pans and then layered, carved and frosted them in our favorite green guy's likeness.
To match her cake I knitted her a custom Brobee sweater so she was as striped, cuddly and cute as Brobee on her big day.
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would you mind telling me where you go the picture of the ygg gang?
Could you please send me the instructions for the Brobe sweater in either knit or crochet. My grandson is a Brobe fan. Thank-you so much
How did you get the icing to be such a dark green? I made a ladybug cake last year for my 1 year old and I had to use a whole bottle of red food coloring--which ended up making the icing practically inedible! Just trying to gather information for this years Brobee cake! :)
Hi there!
My two children are huge ygg fans!! We are having my son's first bday party in February and it's so hard to find party supplies, but thanks to this website, I was able to get some inspiration for making my own! In fact, I saw an invitation similiar to this one and I'm just wondering how you did it...I would love to put my son's pic as DJ Lance Rock, maybe just his face instead of making a costume outfit. By any chance, do you make and sell these if provided a picture??? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you
Those Muno Balls are sooooo cute and such a good idea. I just had a birthday party for my little one and I wish I would have done that. You did an awesome job on the party!
Wow! This is one talented mom! This lady thought everything through from party balls (this was a blast to open) to personalized tea bags for the adults. You go girl! If you are smart you will box this gig up and sell it.
This party looks amazing! and it looks like everyone had a blast! I love the party dj lance hats and that sweater! OMG!! fantastic! I think I need to learn how to knit!
This party looks awesome! What a lucky little girl to have such a creative Mommy. The sweater is off the hook. I hope to have a Gabba party for Emma's second bday, but I don't think I can compete with this...lol.
Me ha encantado. Que lindo!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday, Mary! Your Mama sure made your 2nd birthday special! Great job, Charlotte. It looks like everyone had a great time.
Auntie LaLa
All other stuff aside, I can't imagine how long it took to make that sweater. TERRIFIC job! Do you make them in adult sizes? ;-)
I drew the Brobee pattern on graph paper I down loaded from the internet, and then just applied it to a regular sweater pattern. I would be glad to share my pattern draft with anyone who wants it. It could TOTALLY be made in adult sizes.
As for the comment about having a lot of time on my hands... well, no parent of a 2 year old has a lot of time on their hands, but I do start making things well in advance! Thank you for all the compliments. I truly think I had as much fun throwing the party as Mary Pat did attending it!
**Charlotte
my daughter isnt even one yet and is brobee crazy i knit and crochet and i would LOVE to make her one to even if its big, if you have the pattern my email is smashtrash60@yahoo.com thank you! im so jealous of the party
ashley
Please post this. I would love to knit one. I like to have a place to start.
What a great job! wish you would have had the party 2 months ago, so I could use some of the ideas! Our party is on the 6th so there is are a lot we can do, but not nearly as much as this. Great job!!!
This mom must have a lot of time on her hands! How creative!
Just... WOW!! This is so fantastic. Way to go, mom!!
This mom was born with creative genes. When she was two her 'thing' was Nerfs----(she's still nerfy). But a terrific mom and friend. Only hope MP inherits her genes. Someone who knows.