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    Bless This Mess > Recipes > Holidays > Party Food Recipes

    Amazing Owl Birthday Party

    Published: Aug 1, 2012 · Modified: Aug 13, 2022 by Melissa · 28 Comments

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    Remember the story about my friend Kate? Well, she's at it again and I have another amazing party to share with you. Owls are popular for a reason: they are adorable! If you haven't jumped on the owl bandwagon yet, this party just might lure you over to the owl-lovers side.

    This party was for Kate's daughter's second birthday, but this could easily be done for any age, even into the teenage birthdays.

    Here's the cake. I love how this sets the color scheme for the whole party.
    A two-tiered birthday cake with two owls on top

    Here is a closer look at the table the cake was displayed on. Check out the logs that were used to add dimension and height to the table (under the cake and the suckers). I thought they were a cute and woodsy way to add a lot of impact to the setting.
    A table with owl-themed birthday decorations and treats

    DIY candy bar! Who doesn't love that as a take-home treat?
    A table with owl-themed candy and party favors

    This is the opposite corner of the table. Perfect little details really make a party special, and this is just plain cute!
    Owl-themed party decorations with owls on a log

    Adorable owl birthday banner:
    Owl-themed Happy Birthday banner

    Things to do:

    I love this type of guess how many game. I've never seen suckers displayed like this for the game and I just love it. Of course everything goes with the color scheme which keeps the party cohesive and beautiful.
     

    Owl-themed party games with candy

    DIY owl painting. Games/projects like this are great for a party because once you have it set up you don't have to do much. This activity also doubles as a party favor.
    A table with painting supplies and ceramic owls for painting

    Kate provided everyone with an owl apron to wear while painting. The apron went home with the guests, as well as the painted owl.

    A woman wearing an owl apron

     
    Pinata!
    A child striking an owl pinata with a bat

    Decorations:

    Feather boas and little owls all over the backyard. She did a few different trees like this and each was a different color of feather/owl.
    White feather boas and white stuffed owls in a shrub

    Adorable little stuffed owls all over the place. Owls were on the tables, in the trees, and even hiding in the window sills of the house.
    Two stuffed owls

    Food:

    Colored drinks (and look at that fun stump that top drink is sitting on) and check out those bright paper goods in the background.
    A display of colorful drinks in glass dispensers, cups, and ice

    This is one of my favorite parts of the party, a DIY grilled melt bar. Kate had tons of different toppings, breads, cheeses, spreads, veggies, and meats with a hot griddle ready to be used in the middle of the table. Guests could make their own hot sandwich as they pleased. I love that this takes some of the crazy out of the party. Sure, the prep is still there, but while the party is actually happening very little is needed on the part of the host.

    Plus, look how cute her display is!
    Menu for Grilled Melt Bar ideas

    Grilled Melt Bar chalkboard menu

    And what  DIY hot sandwich bar would be complete without a DIY s'mores dessert bar? Did you even know that they made so many flavors of marshmallow? I sure didn't! You can't see it from here but the white scrolly box to the right held small burners with flames so that the s'mores could be roasted right at the table.

    A table with ingredients and menu for DIY Smores Bar

    I'll take a grasshopper s'more please!
    Chalkboard menu of Smores Bar ideas

    And of course that birthday girl matched her party! Cutest. Outfit. Ever.
    Little girl with owl-themed outfit

    Kate, thanks again for letting me share you party. But now you got me craving a melty sandwich and melty marshmallow.

    So dear reader, were you already on the owl loving bandwagon, and if not, did this change your mind?

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    1. Christine C.

      August 19, 2014 at 8:07 am

      Where did the pink and blue owl pops come from???

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      • Kate

        August 20, 2014 at 11:29 am

        They are made with a mold purchased from Amazon and Wilton's melting chocolate. 🙂

    2. Angela

      March 16, 2014 at 2:31 pm

      Wow,is there a certain place that you got the things at?

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      • Kate

        March 16, 2014 at 8:16 pm

        Angela- thanks! A lot of this party came from oriental tradings. The fun part is taking that stuff and amping it up!

    3. Britney Downey

      February 12, 2014 at 5:21 pm

      How did you make the dum-dum trees?

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      • Kate

        February 17, 2014 at 2:17 am

        A ball of styrofoam a painted wooden dowel a square piece of styrofoam cut to fit and a tin can. I had to clip the lollipop sticks to get them all to fit in the ball. I also used craft paper to cover the top of the can.

    4. Lisa Blischke

      January 13, 2014 at 12:52 pm

      Where did you find the 2 stuffed owls one is winking? my daughter collects owls and that would be sweet to add to her collection

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      • Melissa

        January 13, 2014 at 12:57 pm

        Zurchers - it's a party supply store!

      • Kate

        February 17, 2014 at 2:19 am

        The owls are from oriental trading. The come in a pack of 6 or 12.

    5. Alexa

      March 15, 2013 at 9:44 pm

      Did you make the owl shirt or where did you get it?

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      • Kate

        March 16, 2013 at 10:52 am

        The shirts was purchased from http://www.madecutejust4u.com/. Great quality, professional and quick turn around.

      • Alexa

        March 16, 2013 at 8:42 pm

        Do you sell them? I would love to have one for my daughters 2nd birthday! (I'm answering the message back about the adorable owl shirt!)

      • Kate

        March 16, 2013 at 10:07 pm

        I don't sell them thats where I bought my daughters. If you go to the website that lady does sell them. She does a great job.

      • Melissa

        March 17, 2013 at 7:11 am

        Sorry I was wrong... it's a friends party and this is what shes said -

        The shirts was purchased from http://www.madecutejust4u.com/. Great quality, professional and quick turn around.

      • Angela

        March 16, 2014 at 2:36 pm

        I really like the supplies ! Where did you get them

    6. Dana

      March 08, 2013 at 1:43 pm

      Great Party! I am doing an owl party for my daughter's 2nd B-day. Where did you get the owl aprons

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      • Melissa

        March 08, 2013 at 2:39 pm

        Oriental Trading!

    7. Ness

      February 14, 2013 at 8:52 am

      How did you make the colorful display for the grilled cheese bar! I love it but can't figure out how you folded it. Is it paper? Tissue? Then how was it layered? Is there a tutorial on this?

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      • Kate

        February 14, 2013 at 4:43 pm

        It is accordion folded cardstock (used a bone folder) with coordinating patterned circles in the middle. They were done in various sizes and then hot glued onto a huge piece of cardboard. Which ironically was a bad plan to put above the grills because as you can see the heat started to melt the circles off throughout the party.

    8. Kara

      January 23, 2013 at 4:12 pm

      where did you get the owls to paint?

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      • Melissa

        January 24, 2013 at 2:43 pm

        Let me look again - I think from the party supply store Zurchers.

      • Kate Thorley

        January 24, 2013 at 2:54 pm

        Oriental Trading. All the owl themed stuff is from there.

    9. Ella's Mommy

      September 19, 2012 at 9:29 pm

      Adorable!! What a cute party! I have to ask where you got that owl shirt? I'm planning the same theme for my daughters first and it would br perfect with the skirt I am making 🙂

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      • Kate

        September 19, 2012 at 11:47 pm

        Bought it off Etsy. Wish I could remember the sellers name because I wanted one for her third. It was really well made.

    10. Vanessa Barker

      August 07, 2012 at 10:17 am

      This is DARLING. Thanks for linking up to Tutorial Tuesday

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    11. Anna Sonata

      August 02, 2012 at 2:50 am

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    12. Cami @ You Seriously Made That

      August 01, 2012 at 6:40 pm

      Love the owl theme! Thanks for the great ideas 🙂

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    13. Alicia

      August 01, 2012 at 1:59 pm

      Wow! Amazing! I think I am way too lazy to pull off something like this. 😉

      Reply

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