Jennings King Photography captured this colorful, carnival themed birthday party in Meggett, South Carolina.
Thank you, Alison, for sharing your fun DIY party details with us!
Thankfully, I come from a DIY family! My mom and my aunt made all of my ideas come to life.We went with vibrant carnival colors – red, aqua and yellow. We had a carnival game room for the kids to win tickets and pick out prizes. Most of the games only cost us a few dollars to put together – using colorful wrapping paper and soda bottles for the ‘Straight Shot” and “Ring Toss” and we painted an ocean scene on a sheet for “Go Fishing”. The kids had a blast winning their tickets and left with their bags full of prizes, mostly from the Dollar Tree, Oriental Trading and Party City.
Games, prizes, popcorn, cotton candy, balloon animals, pony rides, a jumping castle – we wanted it all!
In lieu of gifts, we asked for donations to our local Ronald McDonald House and we were able to raise $710.00 for their charity! I ordered personalized fortune cookies that we hand dipped in two types of chocolate and then rolled in sprinkles…inside each cookie was a Thank You message for their donations.
‘Carnaval De Emery’ was a huge hit!
{images via Jennings King Photography}
This is beyond incredible. Wow, it makes me miss my girls, who just left for college too. I love the donations in lieu of gifts. We did the same thing for my daughter’s Sweet 16’s. Love giving back. Thank you for sharing and the amazing DIY ideas.
Love the carnival! Beautifully done! Might use some of your ideas! Thanks for sharing.