Clown Themed Birthday Party!
June 8, 2013 by Shelley
My little man just turned FOUR. Where does the time go? {sniffle}. They just grow up too fast. Listen to me,…I am turning into my mom.
Before we moved across country, Noah had a special birthday party with his friends. Do you remember his 3rd Golf Themed Party? Or how about my twins’ 1st Sweet Shoppe Party? Well, just to show you that I simply can NOT keep up with these extravagant parties, I’d like to start with the most recent party party we had in our home. BEHOLD: The Twins’ 2nd Birthday…
Yep. That’s it. Two store bought cakes with a couple of candles on top. No, I don’t love them less this year. I actually love them even MORE than I did last year 
We had just moved across country, we were surrounded by boxes, and well,… it was “just what the Doctor ordered”. I needed a low key birthday. –Can I just take a moment to say how much I loved it? No stress, no planning, AND no cost. {Okay $10 bucks for the cakes}. Sometimes simplicity is a very VERY good thing.
My little man drew the lucky straw this year. All my party planning efforts went to him. He wanted a good ‘ole fashioned Clown Themed Birthday Party. When I spotted chickabug’s new rainbow themed party printables, I knew it would be the perfect fit. One Clown Themed Rainbow Birthday Party coming right up.
The Invite…
{“Wear your favorite color and come clown around”}
The Party…
The Food…
The Favors…
The most important part…THE CLOWN!
This picture melts my heart. True. Utter. Happiness.
This is one special birthday boy. Gosh I love him.
Yes, he is four,… not five. His little fingers got confused for a minute.
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This party was pulled off with some amazingly creative women. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I was literally in the middle of a big move and could NOT have pulled this off without you. Here are the sources
*All of the paper goods were printables from chickabug‘s new rainbow theme collection. You know we love some chickabug around here.
*The over-the-top clown cake pops were created by Mom’s Killer Cakes. Seriously. Could these be any cuter?
*The adorable rainbow cookies were handmade by The Wacky Cookie Company. These tea cookies tasted a-mazing!
*The cute number 4 T-shirt came from 2 Sweet Tees.
*The glass bottles, straws, polka dot favor boxes, balloons, party lanterns, and colored gumballs can be found out Polka Dot Market. We use Polka Dot Market for all of our party supply needs. Watch out, it’s addicting over there.
*Lastly, the rainbow table runner, the sparkle #4, and the rainbow birthday banner were all created by Nancy from A to Zebra Celebrations. {Yes, I used her last year for the girls’ party banner too}.
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But WAIT! We are still celebrating! Our party sponsors have some gifts for you. Did you spot A to Zebra’s handmade creations? The Table Runner? The Sparkle #4? And that gorgeous detailed Birthday Banner? She is giving one of each away (in theme of your choice) to 3 HowDoesShe readers. Have you seen her handmade shop?! And Polka Dot Market wants to make someone happy with 2 lbs of rainbow gumballs. Why are gumballs so fun?! Just leave me some comment love for a chance…
**Updated, congratulations to Shera, Lisa, Julie, and Estreia! We emailed you the details! 
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Thanks for sharing my kids’ birthday parties with me as they grow up. Awwww. We are like one big family here.
*I found much of my inspiration for this party from Emmy’s Closet. Check out her adorable details here.
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Sooo CUTE – makes me wish my children were small again
I am planning a rainbow (brite) party for my daughter’s 4th birthday. I have to steal the make your own rainbow water idea! Love all the little details!
OMG! This party is fantabulous! And, it couldn’t have come at a better time. I am hiring a clown for my daughters 5th birthday this fall and was seaching online for some clown themed ideas. I hit the jackpot here. Thanks for sharing. I see some Chickbug and Mom’s Killer Cakes orders will be in my future. LOVE IT ALL!
I want to come next year. Send me an invite!
What a cute party!
How cute! I LOVE the clown pops! VERY fun!
What a fun party theme!! I love all the great ideas! You girls throw the best parties!! Sure hope I win some of these wonderful goodies for my youngest GS’s birthday party coming up soon!! Dr. Seuss theme will be lots of fun too!
You’ve done it again…another stunning party! Rainbow parties are so much fun…your photos just scream HAPPY! What a memorable day for your little guy.
I LOVE this party–I used to be obsessed with clowns when I was maybe 10 or 11- loved them. This party reminds me of that phase. Love all the little details and your photography!
This party is adorable!! I’m planning my daughter’s 4th birthday party and she wants a circus theme. I’m definitely going to use these cute ideas! Thanks for the inspiration!!
Love this theme!! I teach preschool and we always have a clown day when we learn about letter Cc!! I can’t wait to use some of your cute ideas! Thanks for always giving me some inspiration!
OMG….I cannot begin to tell you how cute this party was !!!! I can only imagine how cute it was in person. I love planning my son’s birthday parties…..ok, well I’ve only planned 2, but I had a blast planning those two and canNOT wait for #3 !!! He turns 3 in February and yeah, I’m already starting !!! You did an AMAZING job on everything !! And that picture of your little boy…OMG…he is a truly happy child !! Thanks for sharing.
SO CUTE! I am combining my daughter’s 6th birthday and son’s 3rd birthday parties this year. This is just the perfect theme for that!
This party is just adorable! I wish I could see your table spread! I’m doing my son’s 2nd birthday in October and I want to do a circus/carnival theme. Oh, its all so colorful and fun! Thanks for the vendor ideas, I will have to check them out. Have you ever heard of Sweet Lulu? I was thinking about buying stuff from her. shopsweetlulu.com. I don’t know how the prices compare, but its nice to know I have other options!
So cute!!
Simply AMAZZZZINGGGG! Thanks for all of those links to those wonderful sites. I have checked them all out and just love them. I only wish I had an inch of their creativity! WOW!
Wow! someday I will do something this crazy because I do love my little kiddos.
This looks like so much fun! I have four sons-all grown up-and I miss those days of party planning. I am hoping that I can use some of these ideas for my grandchildren. These parties are so much more fun to plan than the character themed ones they do these days!!!
WOW! What a fantastic party! Love it all!!!
Your party was spectacular! I bookmarked most of your suppliers because my litte grandson will be turning one in December! I’m terrified of clowns, but I have to admit..even I would love that party! LOL – Karen
I would love to win. My son is turning one in August. I love the pictures very nice family!
Such a cute party idea and the colors in the photos are fabulous!!!
I love, love, love planning birthday parties. My friends think I’m crazy but I love the opportunity to come up with fun, crafty ideas! And now that I have a new baby, well, he’s not even 6 mos old yet and I’m already starting to gather ideas! Thanks for sharing another great party.
This birthday is amazing! It is so fabulous, would {LOVE} to win this. I really love the colors, it is just happy. Makes me happy.
Wow! So cute. How do you muster up the energy for such a production? I love your sources. Definitely bookmarking those! Very, very cute clown party.
I love this PARTY!
This party was so cute. I’d love to copy it but my husband is afraid of clowns (seriously).
AMAZING! WOW! Don’t let my kids see this!:)
Soo Cute. We are planning a wedding rehersal dinner with a rainbow theme. These decorations will be soo cute!! Thanks for the great ideas and the chance to win!!!
Thanks for sharing! You’ve given me some awesome ideas for a circus themed YW celebration coming up in September.
LOVE these great ideas…thanks for sharing such wonderful new places to shop for parties! Hoorah!!
I am in love with this party! Such a cute idea. And I’m glad to know that not every party in your family is this big–some low-key family celebrations are great sometimes too! Thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas.
Amazing! You did it again! The party pics and Noah are absolutely adorable
Great Ideas! I am planning a carnival theme party for my daughter’s 1st birthday! This would all look great!! Please enter me for the giveaways!
Love the bright, vibrant colors!!! I’m obsessed with gumballs and everything polka dot….I have balloons at every party!
I’m going to have to steal the color your own drink idea. Too cute & perfect for my son’s 1st birthday party next month!
I felt so happy looking at your pictures!
The colors pop and put a smile on my face.
Thank you for all the ideas. My little girl will be turning 1 on Monday the 18th. We will be celebrating on Father’s Day, and I can’t wait to use some of your ideas. I will be doing a rainbow theme party….can’t wait! LOVED your decorations, you inspired me! Thanks
It’s an amazing post in favor of all the online viewers; they will get benefit from it I am sure.
all of these ideas are adorable, however, little kids should not be fed so much sugar. good grief!
Wow, this is adorable! I love the circus party theme and this one is super cute!
Absolutely AMAZING birthday party!! This is one of my favourites, by far. Your boy looked like he had so much fun, the smile photo tells it all.