We went to a family reunion in gorgeous McCall, Idaho earlier this summer. There, Liam saw a fox and decided that he wanted a fox themed birthday party.
I didn’t really know what to do for this party- what should my color palette be? What games should we play?
I knew I wanted to make some fabric goody bags, so I needed fabric. I thought that would be a good place to start. I’ll find a good print and pull colors from it for the rest of the decorations. I found this:
It was perfect! And, just so happened that the open stock papers were on sale, even the glittery orange paper that I knew would be perfect for invitations and other decor! I picked up a bunch of stuff and went home to get going. Now I was excited about a fox themed party!
Mid cutting, my cricut died, so I cut out all the pieces for the invitations by hand. 
(Shoot me!) They turned out super cute, though, if I do say so myself! 🙂
I sewed together some quick cut squares for a striking backdrop.
Each of the kids got a fox mask (the girls’ had a cute green bow),
and a sewn cinch sack for their goodies.
I made some fox cookies
and a simple, but cute ice cream cake.
I borrowed a friend’s cricut to cut out the letters for the banner and the cake topper.
The kids played Pin the Tail on the Fox,
a simple game I called Sly Fox, and each took a whack at the pinata.
That was the favorite part of the party, I think… That or the presents.
They all played with Liam’s new toys, ate goodies, and ran around. I hope they had fun!
I know that the kids don’t care about the details, but that is kind of my thing. I love putting things together and coming up with really cute decorations. Liam cared. He LOVED seeing the new things I’d create. He said, on several occasions, “Mom… I LOVE it! It’s so beautiful!” That is why I go to the extreme. That is why I spend hours cutting out invitations and envelopes. That is why I painstakingly pipe colored frosting onto homemade sugar cookies. It is all worth it when I have a happy and excited little four year old tell me I’m the best mom and he loves me.
Happy Birthday to my oldest crazy!
How did you make the fox invites? Do you have a tutorial?
D
I could probably work up a cutting guide, if you are interested. They were pretty quick to put together, really, even though I cut them all by hand. If you have a cricut or other cutting machine, you could probably even weld some basic shapes together to cut them out even quicker.