There's something magical about a child's carousel party. And we fortunately have several beautiful carousels here in New Orleans. Many shopping centers have carousels and even parks, zoos or a mini carousel party truck may be available in your area and make great parties.
I chose a colorful invitation by Inviting Company and printed them myself. If you're very crafty and would like to make your own invitations try a craft store such as Michael's or Hobby Lobby where the paper, stickers, stamps, appliques, etc. are endless (and are a great way to tie in your theme if you're a scrapper.)
The food was simple since we had to pick-up and transport everything ourselves. Party trays of fruit and cheese, assorted finger sandwiches, chicken strips with dipping sauces and of course, cake and ice cream!
I found these beautiful carousel horses (a Wilton Cake Kit at Michael's) that I had to use!!! They really stood out in the middle of the cake. Similiar to columns on a wedding cake, the flying horses were used to support the top tier of the cake which was accented with balloons and flower icing in the same colors as the invitation. The large number two was made of styrofoam covered with matching icing that the cake shop, Swiss Confectionery, added for me.
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| Waiting patiently for his cake! |
When it was time to cut the cake, the horse columns were just snapped into
grooves on the top plate and removed easily with the bottom plate.
Number 2 shaped butter cookies with icing and sprinkles was an added treat! Party favors were Carnival Boxes of Animal Crackers. Other party favor ideas might include Large Swirly Lollipops, Bubbles (always fun) and bagged Cotton Candy, which can even be found at Wal-Mart or Dollar Tree.
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LAST RIDE OF THE DAY...EVERYBODY RIDES!  |
THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAD A GREAT DAY!
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