Last month, my son celebrated another year of his young, happy life. I can't believe I have a four-year old now!

And since he is very vocal about his likes and dislikes (yes, that's how toddlers are), he especially requested for an Avengers themed birthday party!

And because this mama loves to DIY parties, I happily obliged to his request. This time, we planned a simple get-together at home. And since our condo unit is just small, we only invited a few neighbours and family.

For decorations, we simply made this poster together :) And those drawings surrounding the poster are Kiel's drawings we've collected over time (yes, that's how much he loves the Avengers).

A photo posted by Lique Dimayuga (@liquesantics) on Dec 31, 2015 at 9:18am PST

The happy little kid seems satisfied with his party preps

Little sis is dressed as Hulk :D

Here is the Little Captain America himself in costume!

I also arranged a space for the kids to play. Our kiddie shelves were turned and became makeshift benches.

For the food, we just ordered from McDonald's because Kiel originally wanted to celebrate at McDonald's but I made a deal with him to just celebrate at home since we only had a few guests.

I prepared a few snacks. The Thor treats were little mjolnirs made from pretzel sticks and marshmallows. Captain Snacks were chocolate treats, and the Ironman drinks were Avengers themed too, which we bought at the grocery.

We were also expecting guests later that night, so we ordered a Monster Pizza from Jugno's to add to our food.

A photo posted by Lique Dimayuga (@liquesantics) on Dec 31, 2015 at 9:18am PST

Our Avenger's cake is from Red Ribbon. It's a chocolate cake with marshmallow icing, which we also served to our guests. Although I was a little disappointed because I thought the photo would fill the entire 12x18" of the cake. We compensated by putting Kiel's mini figures around it instead.

As for the loot bags, my husband just bought Avengers themed prizes from Toy Kingdom - activity pages, coin banks, puzzles, notepads. And I added some cookies and chocolates in the loot too. The tags were made by yours truly, printed here at home :)

Overall it was a happy celebration. The most important thing was, Kiel had a lot of fun that day, and we celebrated it on the actual day of his birthday!

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Here are the short list of suppliers that helped make our Avengers Party a success:

• Cake - Red Ribbon 12x16x3" (Boy Stripes Cake - we emailed the photo to use for the cake)
• Food - McDonald's Commonwealth (Near Puregold - We ordered directly at their branch)
• Monster Pizza - Jugnos (QC Branch - 935-3548 / 0905291759 / 09225224629) Just remember to order at least 3-4 hours earlier so they can accommodate your order
• Snacks and Chocolate Milk Drinks - Supermarket
• Loot and Balloons - Toy Kingdom
• Party Hats - Celebrations at Party Central (Megamall)
• Captain America Costume - SM Department Store

You can also check out the Pinterest Board I made here to check out some other Avengers party ideas!

Follow Lique's board Avengers Party on Pinterest.

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My little girl is now 2 years old! I cannot reiterate more that "time flies by quickly"... parang di pako nasanay! (It's a bit hard to get used to it!)

Last weekend, we celebrated her birthday with some family and friends. Unlike my kids' first birthdays, this was just a simple get-together, with just a few people, no hosts or formal program, kainan lang! (we just ate together!).

The thing with my children's birthdays is, I always want to make it a point that I make it extra special for them, even just a little bit. Since my daughter loved Hello Kitty a lot, we decided to throw her a Hello Kitty themed birthday! 

At first, it was supposed to be celebrated at my parent's house, and I'll be doing all the decors. But the problem was the food... and my mom and I didn't really think we could cook for 30 people, let alone, decorate and clean up after. So we decided to eat out instead. I know Jollibee had Hello Kitty as one of their party themes, but the date and time we wanted was already booked. And I didn't want to move the date, because November 7 is her actual birthday, and it fell on a Saturday! So it just had to be on that day!

My husband was the one who suggested Shakey's. So I tried my luck and called them. Lo and behold, a 4pm slot for a party was available on my daughter's birthdate! I booked it immediately! 

I would like to commend Shakey's for making my party planning and preps very easy. They allowed our Hello Kitty theme, and friendly staff helped me with the decorations come party time (even though I was honestly a nervous wreck, because we we're late and we had to decorate in a rush). 

Everything was setup nice and pretty, and so very Hello Kitty-ish! hehe

The focal point of the party was the cake table of course! I just had a tarpaulin made a few days before the party, since it was cheaper and easy to transport. I adorned it with tissue pompoms, that I made myself, and Hello Kitty mylar balloons, that I bought from Celebrations at Party Central, Megamall.

I made the cake stand, lollicake stand, and cookie stand from old boxes, japanese paper and Hello Kitty washi tape (from Bee Happy Crafts). The cake and cupcakes were a "gift" from my family (Thanks Papa!), they had them made by a friend. While I ordered the lollicakes and cookies from Pink Sweets. Children's loot was simply some Hello Kitty candy and Jelly ace placed in yogurt cups, wrapped in clear cellophane and tied in baker's twine.

I setup a table for the kids, put some balloons on the chairs, party hats, coloring pages (Hello Kitty and Adult coloring pages), and blocks & puzzles.

The centerpieces on the tables were from used bottle covered in tissue paper, tied in baker's twine. I had photo props printed and placed them in BBQ sticks. Instant centerpiece!

As for the food, we just pre-ordered 4 Monster Meal Deals plus 25pcs of ice cream to reach the 10,000 pesos consumable for the use of function room. The food was set up buffet style. One Monster Meal Deal was already good for 10-12 persons, which includes: 2 Large Pizzas, 2 Pasta Platters (Spaghetti and Carbonara), a large basket of Chicken and Mojos, and 3 pitchers of soft drinks (Coca Cola products). We just brought a box of Zesto for the kids.

For the Ice breaker game, I made it a group game per table, and the guests just have to answer a puzzle of fill-in-the-blanks about the birthday girl! Like a getting to know the celebrant type of game! The prizes were FUN ZONE Tokens (the bigger kids enjoyed those)!

The use of function room is up to 2 hours only. So the time was just right for eating time, 1 ice breaker game, and candle blowing. I cannot imagine how a regular birthday party with program and hosting would take place in just 2 hours, I think it's too short... I'm just glad that was out of my concern :) 

Overall, it was a fun, successful party. The most special part is that we got to celebrate it with family and friends on the actual date of her birthday!

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Here are the short list of suppliers that helped make our Hello Kitty Party a success:

• Venue and Food - Shakey's Lipa | Phone:(043) 756 3172
• Cake and Cupcakes - Ms. Mafel Magtibay
• Lollicakes and Cookies - Pink Sweets
• Baker's Twine and Hello Kitty Washi Tape - Bee Happy
• Hello Kitty mylar balloons, rubber balloons, party hats, tissue napkins (used in the centerpiece), yogurt cups - Celebrations at Party Central
• Hello Kitty Candy - SM Supermarket
• Banners, tissue pompoms, dessert stands, table tent cards, and photo props - DIY by Mommy Lique
• Coloring Pages - Pinterest :)

And I am very happy to share a FREE printable of the banners and photo props that you can use in your own party!

Recommended size and paper to print: 12x18 glossy paper
CLICK HERE to download

You can also check out the Pinterest Board I made here to check out some other Hello Kitty printables and party ideas!

Follow Lique's board Hello Kitty Birthday Party Ideas on Pinterest.

Cheers!

Ever since our first child was born, we always look forward to our family photo sessions. Our little home is filled with family photos and it's nice to see how we've grown. We've tried different photo studios already, but this time we wanted to try an outdoor photoshoot.

I trust Jan of Labski Fotografi to shoot our photos, I always get her for our events. I was ecstatic to find out that she was teaming up with my other favorite supplier, Happy Thoughts, to offer styled photoshoots.

So one Saturday morning, we had our recent family photoshoot in Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife. The theme was Summer Picnic, and Happy Thoughts styled a cheerful, dainty setup for that session.

Our photo session was first blogged by Jan in her website HERE.

I'm happy to share how the photoshoot turned out.

And I am also happy to announce that Labski Fotografi is celebrating their 5th Anniversary with an amazing blowout!

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