I think the mason jar sippy cups were one of my favorite parts of the party prep, and seem to be the one most people ask about. I got the idea straight from here – I actually saw them just before the party, so they were a bit of a last minute thing. I called around about pint jars in a case of a dozen – that was the trickiest part of the whole process. One grocery store carried pint jars but they were short and squatty and the straws would have just tumbled out the top. I finally found these at Shop-n-Save for under $7 and I thought we still had the red spray paint from E’s Lego costume years ago but didn’t, so we bought a new can for $2.50. After washing the jars, M tried to drill through the lid but it didn’t work. In the end he thought of a standard hole punch which worked perfectly. The lids on these particular jars were thin enough that you could do that with a little effort – if you have jars with thicker lids the drill might work better.
The lids and rings were sprayed twice, then washed again and assembled. Paper straws from here – a must visit party supply site if you like all things cute and clever – like those giant balloons.
Everything else for the party was borrowed or collected from around our house or my mom’s. We’ve had stacks of baskets and mason jars sitting around for a few weeks, and the house looks suddenly empty and less picnic-like without them.
Thanks to M for most of the party pics – I forgot to credit him in the earlier posts. He manned the camera while I transferred sticky icing poppies to sticky icing cupcakes.
I’m so thankful I found your wonderful posts… and even MORE thankful that you have been so generous with sharing your party planning ideas and sources. I am planning my son’s first birthday which is in 2.5 weeks and I LOVE what you’ve done! You’re a LIFE SAVER! May I ask what your invitations came from?
Thanks. I made the invitations myself by weaving strips of brown paper to form the basket and lining it with gingham checked bakers paper. The white inserts were from Waste Not Paper (purchased locally at ArtMart).
Good luck, and have fun!
Thanks so much! 🙂 I just tried to find the picnic baskets but I’m having trouble. The website must be gone now.
Maybe – the party was 2 years ago. Let me see what I can find. I remember having a hard time finding them the first time around.
You’re right – it’s gone, or moved. Try this one: http://blowoutparty.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1464
The little ones are super cute, and reasonable, but the medium ones would hold more favors.