{Designer's Challenge} Party Starters - "Little Sprout" Baby Gender Reveal

Challenger - Pamela Smerker Designs

"Little Sprout" Baby Gender Reveal 

When I first heard the contest theme was Go Green it made me not only think of the color green (which is my favorite), recycling as well as the outdoors and plants. Therefore I combined all of these elements and created a "Little Sprout" Baby Gender Reveal party.

The activity for guests is to write advice or tips for the new parents on a supplied "Tips & Tricks" note card. Guests also had the opportunity to customize the fragrance of their party favors, which were recycled baby food jars (lids were painted white and topped with custom party circle) filled with plain homemade sugar scrub.

Strawberry lemonade, fresh fruit salsa with cinnamon chips, chocolate cupcakes adorned with "little sprout" fondant toppers and custom decorated sugar cookies were on the menu. A sweet treat for an afternoon celebration. Cupcakes could be filled with a pink or blue center to let guests know the gender of the new baby.

Seasonal flowers in recycled planters and toys from around the house decorated the scene nicely and the price was next to nothing. Other items used, such as the placesettings, cake plate and picture frame were items I already had on hand as I am sure most people do.

Vendors included:

Party Starters <http://www.partystartme.blogspot.com> :  Petal Favor boxes
Lynlee's Petite Cakes <http://www.lynleespetitecakes.com> : "Little Sprout" fondant cupcake toppers
Cookies Are My Canvas <http://cookieartbychristina.blogspot.com/> : Custom decorated mini sugar cookies
Fancy That <http://www.shop-fancythat.com/> : Washi tape (decorated baby food jars) and lime green and white striped paper straws

"PS Harvey" ( www.psharveydesigns.etsy.com ) - "Little Sprout" printable collection" 

Party Starters Go Green Spread Sheet

Food Cost

Cupcakes  1.50

Fruit salsa and cinnamon chips $8.00

Cookies $ 12.00

fondant toppers $12.00

Lemonade $2.88

Straws $1.26

subtotal $37.64

Decorations

Printable Collection (includes"Activity") $11.50

Flowers $3.12

Washi tape $1.00

subtotal $ 18.12

FREEBIE

ITEMS

Glasses,

plates,

placemats,

cake

plate

Toys

from

around

the

house

Picture

frame

from

family

photo

Favors

Baby food jars free recycled

Favor boxes $15.00

Spray Paint $2.00

Sugar Scrub $6.00

subtotal $ 23.00

Grand Total 76.26

"Little Sprout"

Notes

Got a Bloogimg cake bake kit on clearance at World Market for $10.48 and had a $10 birthday coupon!!  Whoot!

Grocery

Cookies Are My Canvas

Lynlee's Petite Cakes

Grocery

4.95 package of 24 from Party Starters Invitation $5, 5x7 sign

$5, Thank you circles $4 "Tips and Tricks" activity cards will be a free download. Plants from Home Depot .99 each. Pots free recycled from friend 3.95 for roll from Fancy That

Recycled from a friend who has a baby Favor boxes and tags from Partystarters $2.50 each Leftover from another project.

 1cup, 1/2cup grapeseed oil, 2 bottles flavored extract

Shipping from vendors totaled $17.98

(not included in budget)

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