What a sweet garden party from Kelly Allison photography. I love the super skinny pennant flags! More details from Kelly:

food:
garden veggies, snails-n-cheese, ladybug pizzas, chocolate ants & mulch (choc-raisins & cracklin’ oat bran)
grassy cupcakes w/ butterflies, chocolate cupcakes with worms & dirt
beetle juice (apple), butterfly punch (lemonade)

games & crafts:
decorate a garden crown
pin the bee on the flower

favors:
butterfly net, bubbles, sunglasses, bouncy ball, grow your own potted plant

Mom Annika threw an all-encompassing party for her son’s 3rd party (monkey/donkey/robot/pinata, anyone)? A bit random, yes, but the results were smashing (check out the egg smash and flour tortilla throw). Anyone looking to incorporate one of these themes can easily find inspiration at

Sweet 5th birthday for Lode from Bloesem Kids.

The pretzel shovels in the cupcakes from this Peter Rabbit birthday have me smitten. More at Delaney Family.

One Charming Party is always spot on. Check out their latest gem- a County Fair themed birthday. Just the right amount of vintage touches, with beautiful photos from Nicole Gerulat. This party gets first prize!

Some pre-party photos from MikoDesign‘s bird-themed 8th birthday. She’s even got a tutorial for a bird pinåta, right here.

All things banner-inspired at this ‘it’s a banner day’ first birthday from Peach and Lass.

A born Floridian, I can’t resist posting a link to a ‘Florida’ themed birthday. Love the handmade mermaid! From the governor’s daughter.

My, oh my, puts my birthday parties to shame. This Safari birthday looks like something out of dream- every detail is perfect. Check out Dana’s flickr stream to see more of Noa’s awesome 7th birthday

For some reason rainbow parties have become all the rage in the past couple of weeks. Feast your eyes on another lovely one from Dwelling on the Positive. This creative mom transformed her garage into a stylish party den and made ‘stained glass’ jello. More here.