Our Bookworm

We threw a book themed party for Avery's second birthday that was a lot of fun.  I thought a book party was an easy way to have a theme to organize the party without going overboard.  And truth be told, I really liked the idea of giving out books as party favors because I know both parents and kids could enjoy them!  Of course much of the inspiration for the party came from Pinterest, but I did dream up the cake all on my own.  I made up the invitations with some old library book cards and pockets.  I picked out some books to give as favors which included a variety of titles and favorites of Avery.  The girls helped me make some Hungry Caterpillar book marks for favors too.  The girls stamped their fingerprints for the head and body of the caterpillar.  Then I drew on eyes and legs and punched a few holes to imitate the book.  We used some children's book titles to shape our food choices and put the books out for decoration.  The final touch on the party was the cake.  It somehow popped into my head that I should make a Hungry Caterpillar cake, but not a caterpillar cake...the Hungry Caterpillar climbing out of the apple (like in the book).  Besides making a few batches of red frosting to get the color right and the head of the caterpillar rolling off the top of the cake while I was in the shower (luckily it landed frosting side up and was then easily held in place with some toothpicks) it really wasn't too bad of a bake!  All in all it was a great party celebrating Avery's two years.

Book theme at its best...Avery with her new giant Olivia!