My daughters are dying for a dog, but instead of actually getting them a dog I decided to throw a puppy birthday party for my youngest daughter. It had everything puppy -- candy, crafts, dog ear headbands, favors, stuffed animals, puppy cupcakes, but no real puppies and no real mess to clean up. Learn how to make all of the puppy projects in the gallery below on our site.
With three girls and numerous birthday parties I get asked how I come up with new ideas every year and my answer is "I don't." I never run out of ideas because the kids come up with them, they're the inspiration for every party and I just run with the ideas they give me.
1 These stuffed dogs from Build-a-Bear and this puppy bed from Pet Smart decorated the set at the Martha Show.
2 These balloons were made using our puppy template here: www.marthastewart.com/article/puppy-themed-party-ideas
3 I illustrated place mats with my daughter's name and puppies, which decorated the tables. I also sent out invitations and made favors using my illustrations.
4 Here, the table is decorated with the placemats, puppies from Oriental Trading, hats and cups deocrated with my illustrations, and chairs with dogs on them from IKEA.
5 We had dog stickers from Mrs. Grossmans, paw stamps and dog placemats to decorate from Oriental Trading, cookie cutters from birthdayexpress.com, and bone crayons from Celebrate Express.
6 I placed these small plush dogs from Oriental Trading on a cupcake stand as one of the decorations at the party.
7 Here are the bone crayons, bone sippy cups from Celebrate Express, miniature dog puppets, noses, bouncy balls, and a dog baseball hat from Oriental Trading, a dog towel favor from toweltreat.com, and cellophane bags from nashvillewraps.com.
8 Kate from Cake Power made these adorable puppy cupcakes. Learn how to make them here http://thefamilyroom.marthastewart.com/2011/04/19/how-to-make-puppy-cupcakes
9 Here we got bone candy from Oriental Trading as well as red licorice dogs from The Sweet Life.
10 On the cakestand are chocolates from Supreme Chocolatier and cookies from Eleni's. The puppy cake pops are from Cake Power and the dog lollipops below are from Oriental Trading.
11 Here I am with my girls and Martha making puppy ears. Learn how to make your own here www.marthastewart.com/article/puppy-themed-party-ideas
12 Here we are with Martha and the finished products.
13 And at the end of the show Clifford the Big Red Dog showed up to surprise the audience.
Not into puppies? Get even more inspiration for your next birthday party here.
The source list of where I got everything is below:
Stuffed dogs from Build-a-Bear
Doggy Bed from Petsmart
Adopt a Shelter Pet Stamps from USPS
Metallic Horns and Bubbles from partycity.com
Dog Finger Puppets, Dog Bouncy Balls, and Dog Ears from Oriental Trading
Dog Baseball Hat from Oriental Trading
Miniature Stuffed Dogs from Oriental Trading
Dog Towel Favor from toweltreat.com
Dog Sippy Cups from Celebrate Express
Cellophane Gift Bags from nashvillewraps.com
Wood Craft Sticks from Creative Kids Stuff
Bone Candy from Oriental Trading
Red Licorice Scottie Dogs from The Sweet Life
Cupcakes from Cake Power
Dog Park Cookies Gift Set from Eleni's
Foil "Puppies" Chocolates from Supreme Chocolatier
Lollipops from Oriental Trading
Cake Pops from Cake Power
Martha Stewart Pets Dog Bowls from Petsmart
Paw Stamps and Canvas Bone Placemats from Oriental Trading
Bone Crayons from Celebrate Express
Cookie Cutters from birthdayexpress.com
Dog Stickers from Mrs. Grossman's
Balloons from Balloons-2-You Nationwide
From: Luxury Monograms.com | 4/21/11 at 12:31 pm
Darling!xx
From: one charming party | 4/25/11 at 11:40 am
Must be a perfect time of year for dog parties -- we are posting our own (for real dogs, though
on our blog all week! http://onecharmingparty.com/category/dog-party/
From: Awwwww….Have You Seen the Puppy Cam? - Living in the Family Room Blog - Martha Stewart | 4/26/11 at 3:24 pm
[...] Puppy Party Decorations, Crafts, and Favors [...]
From: Little Blessed Nest | 6/2/11 at 12:37 am
I could have used some of these cute ideas when I was hosting our daughter's first birthday in March. These ideas are fabulous. A couple of them are the same resources but I have a few more ideas you should see. There are two posts but the direct link is.
http://littleblessednest.com/2011/03/23/its-a-paw-ty-part1/
Thanks for posting your ideas!
Meribeth
-Little Blessed Nest
From: Laura O'Neal | 8/31/11 at 4:06 am
Hi, I was looking at your web page and am planning on throwing a puppy party for my daughter. I was trying to look at the picture gallery and it would only allow me to see pics #1 and #2. If there's any way that you could email pics #3-#13 that would be great. I am so anxious to get some new ideas. Thanks so much!
Laura O'Neal
Brooklyns-mom@hotmail.com
From: Babette | 3/19/12 at 8:07 pm
Where did yiu get the fire hydrons?
From: Wander Woman | 4/11/12 at 11:58 am
What a cute party! Love the puppy balloons and pupcakes! I think I want to incorporate those elements into my pooch's next birthday party (yes, for my dog and all his doggie friends and their fabulous owners!). Here's what our actual pooch party looked like this year: http://the-wander-woman.com/dog-party-a-birthday-dessert-for-our-pooch/