Guest Party Blogger: Courtney Goodwin’s Invitation Ideas

Today, Courtney has some great ideas and tips for your kids’ party invitations, where each and every party begins, of course!

• I’m a big fan of custom invitations whenever possible. It helps raise anticipation for the event and makes people (even the parents) want to come to the party. So many moms are into scrapbooking these days. Why not create an invite with the same methods and materials you would use in scrapbooking? This can become a real momento of the event and is worthy of then being put in an album or a…well…scrapbook for future memories.
• If you’re not into scrapbooking, head to Target and buy a package of print-your-own invitations. They offer lots of designs that are fresh, fun, and compatable with any home computer/printer.
  Try a specialty stationery store with cute and different invitation styles…have them printed up for you or fill them out yourself. (But please…please…use nice handwriting.)
• For a birthday party I gave for my youngest – in the midst of Christmas and decorating for a huge wedding – I was short on time…so I filled out invitations by hand with a large crayon and childish (but still neat) handwriting. It was actually a pretty cute look.
• For the Elmo party, I purchased a font at www.myfonts.com that looked just like the crayon writing in “Elmo’s World”. That font, combined with colorful scrapbook paper and some Elmo clipart, made a super-cute and custom invitation.

FAVORITE RESOURCES:

· www.paper-source.com papers for invitations; printable stickers; packaging for favors

· www.paperzone.com papers for invitations

· www.target.com printable invitations, paper plates, favors

· www.michaels.com papers, containers, gift wrap, decor

· www.joann.com papers, fabrics, containers, gift wrap

Don’t forget to check out Peppers and Pollywogs’ Card Central…where you can find unique customizable party invitations that you can print as many as you like for $10!