Mardi Gras Party

This party is one of my favorites!  After Hurricane Katrina we wanted to celebrate my son's 4th Birthday - New Orleans style!  Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World was the perfect venue.  Everything was included in the package which made it easy for me being pregnant with my third child.

The invitations were provided by Mardi Gras World and I just had to print and mail them.

The perimeter of the den was lined with floats which was just beautiful and full of color.  Our backdrop was a huge dinosaur float with lights while purple, green and gold banner size streamers hung from the ceiling.  Several banquet style tables and chairs were set up with balloon centerpieces and matching table clothes.

We had a huge buffet of red beans and rice, fried chicken strips,

fruit and vegetable trays and finger sandwiches.

Activities included making Mardi Gras masks with glitter and feathers...

Trying on costumes and headpieces...

and face painting!

Instead of a traditional birthday cake we celebrated with king cakes.

And the birthday boy got the baby!

This was one of the best birthday parties we've had!