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Day #185 – Ice Cream Party Printables and Inexpensive Party Planning Ideas

July 3, 2012 by 28 Comments
I hope you stopped by yesterday for our Ice Cream Party post. We had a great time, and I wanted to provide you with some of the tools and printables so you can have a lot of fun with your next party.

Ice Cream Cone Party Hat Printable – also used for the Ice Cream Cone Balloons



My amazing husband has mad computer skills and gets credit for most the the technical side of my blog. He created this ice cream cone printable for your use for the hats and the balloon cones.


Place Card or Label Card Printable for Ice Cream Birthday Party

I gave him a picture of the invitations, and he modified it to make you a printable so that you can make your own cards to put in front of toppings. 


Here are a few other inexpensive ideas to make a memorable birthday party:

Sew Thrift Store Sheets Together to Make a Back Drop

I found three sheets for $3.99 each. That makes this a $12 backdrop. I cut them into 12 inch strips, and I sewed them together. It wasn’t hard at all…trust me, my sewing skills are minimal. You have yourself a wonderful backdrop for any theme if you can find the right sheets. Don’t want to sew? You could also use plastic table cloths from the dollar store like we did for our rainbow birthday party.


Make Your Own Pin the Tail on the… Game

It’s easy to make your own “pin the tail on the…” game for any theme. Pin the soccer ball on the goal. Pin the symbol on the super hero cape. Pin the crown on the princess. The ideas are endless.

Modify Games You Already Have

A couple of years ago my husband made us a corn hole game. Corn Hole is basically a bean bag toss game for all ages. I modified this for the party. All I did was wrap it in dollar store wrapping paper. Then I cut the cone and ice cream out of paper and taped it down. Kids of all ages loved this game at the party. Yesterday my daughter stuck her face through the hole, and I wish I had thought of this for the party. It would have been a cute keepsake for the kids. You can modify games you already have like ring tosses, horse shoes or even t ball. Just takes a bit of imagination to modify it for whatever theme you have chosen.

Buy Inexpensive Game Prizes
The dollar store is always a good option. However, don’t get fooled. Sometimes you can get things less expensive elsewhere and of a higher quality. For example, these bubble ice cream cones were found at Target for $3 for all four, making them less than a dollar store prize.

Make Your Guest Party Gifts Part of the Party & Oriental Trading Company
We incorporated our give away gifts as part of the party. The kids had an ice cream fight with their ice cream cone shooters. They could use their little bowls for the ice cream and then take them home when they left. Utilizing the gifts cuts down on costs. Oriental Trading Company is an inexpensive solution for party gifts. You’d think I was getting royalties from them or something. I’m not, but they have so many options for all different themes. I’ve been really satisfied with what you can get for the price.
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  1. southernscraps says:
    July 3, 2012 at 10:54 am

    Love the backdrop idea!

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  2. Mackenzie says:
    July 3, 2012 at 1:54 pm

    Love, Love, Love all these ideas! So cute and fun for your little birthday girl. I wish we lived closer we could help each other plan bday parties! :)
    Mackenzie

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  3. Motivated Mommy of two says:
    July 3, 2012 at 7:11 pm

    What great ideas, Thank you for sharing

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  4. Tamsyn says:
    July 3, 2012 at 11:22 pm

    These are all such neat ideas! Thanks for the printables :)

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    • Mama Jodi says:
      July 5, 2012 at 3:42 pm

      Thanks so much. I have to give my husband credit for the printables. Thanks so much!I just poked around your site a bit. Great site! I love the birthday card book. What a fabulous idea.

      Reply
  5. Lindsay(PACountryCrafts) says:
    July 4, 2012 at 5:39 am

    So many cute ideas here! I had a little bit of an ice cream theme for my daughter’s first birthday a few weeks ago… we had ice cream cone cupcakes! :)

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  6. Creative Raisins says:
    July 4, 2012 at 5:48 am

    what an awesome idea for a party. I mean who doesn’t love ice cream. I love all the little fun details you did. So Cute

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  7. Debs- Learn with Play @ home says:
    July 4, 2012 at 5:55 am

    How Gorgeous! Just love the theme for this party and all your ideas. Your printables are great as well! Thanks for your comment on my blog. I’m happy to be following your blog now too :D

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  8. Sara says:
    July 6, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    This is SO much fun! Hope you can link it up at my trendy tuesday party!! http://www.sweetlittlegals.com

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  9. Melissa says:
    July 6, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    Super super cute party idea! Found you over at The 36th Avenue.

    I’d love for you to link up to my party:

    http://lovingthiscrazylife-melissa.blogspot.com/2012/07/its-piece-o-cake-linky-party-14.html

    Have a great weekend!

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  10. Tulip TrueAim says:
    July 7, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    So fun! Kids love party favors, so why not let them play with them at the party. Thanks for linking this up at Mom’s Library!

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  11. Christine says:
    July 9, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    OMG!! The hat do NOT look like a printable! AMAZING!

    Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!

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  12. Michelles Tasty Creations says:
    July 9, 2012 at 10:55 pm

    Jodi,
    This is darling! I love all the cute ideas. Makes me want to have an ice cream party for me and my friends :) Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday last week. I can’t wait to see what you link up next. Have a great week.

    Michelle

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  13. Etcetorize says:
    July 11, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    Looks like you had a great time. Such a fun idea. Those hats are super AWESOME. Thanks so much for linking up at Etcetorize this week!

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  14. Katie's Nesting Spot says:
    July 12, 2012 at 12:15 am

    You did an amazing job I love all the sweet touches you made yourself!

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  15. angie says:
    August 10, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    love your ideas! what did you use to stick the cherries to the ice cream on the pin the cherry on the ice cream game?

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  16. princess says:
    August 16, 2012 at 7:07 pm

    Thanks for sharing this great content, I really enjoyed the insign you bring to the topic, awesome stuff!

    Princess Party Planner

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