Olive on Olive: Paint Party (the fun kind!)

Sagan turned 3 this week, so we had her birthday party at our house today. It was a blast!

She loves to paint, so we chose a paint party for this year. We invited her class from daycare, and with them and our friends and family, ended up with about 15 kids here (plus a few sweet babies!).

I used Pinterest for some inspiration, plus crafted some ideas with my mom and mother-in-law. We got 8x10 canvases for each of the kids, then a large and a small paintbrush, a cup of water, paint palette, and apron. We borrowed the tables and chairs from our church, and covered the tables with brown kraft paper to make for an easy clean-up.

We had such a fun group today. Our hearts are so full because of all the love Sagan was showered with today. The kids were all so well-behaved, and we only had a couple of skinned knees and one skinned elbow (that I know of!) so we will call it a success!

I got the quart paint cans from Lowes, then used my Silhouette Portrait to cut paint drips out of vinyl.

For our birthday party food I have a few go-tos: The Cake Lady in Murray for our cake and cookies, then my mom and mother-in-law for the rest! They're so talented and great cooks, so they always make the party food perfectly.

Vanilla cake pops with sprinkles by my mom. Small Canvases | Small Easels

Nothing beats Cake Lady cookies. The icing is amazing, and they're so cute!

Beautiful cake from The Cake Lady!

Mom is addicted to this popcorn "crack" (recipe on Pinterest) - popcorn with candy melts, and since it was a paint party, we had all different colors of it!

Plates | Napkins | Plates

We served hot dogs, chips, chicken salad sandwiches, and ham and cheese and turkey and cheese sandwiches. I made the banner on my Silhouette Portrait.

The kids had a blast painting! I had wet wipes and paper towels on hand, and it was a good thing. Paint + water + some thick brushes meant for a lot of fun and a lot of dirty arms and elbows. :)