BELLA'S GALAXY PARTY

In a surprising turn of events, I actually threw Bella's party the very day after her actual birthday.  What is actually more shocking is that I managed to keep this party low-key.  There were a lot of contributing factors, and ultimately, it was just as fun and much less work.  Win, win, win!  (That being said, I still love going over the top for things, but not having the pressure to do it every time is also a relief. 😅)



My sis graciously designed this super fun invite.

This was at one of our local trampoline parks, and they have very flexible policies about what you can bring in.  I ordered an Outer Space Balloon Garland that came together quickly, especially with a balloon blower upper that I always have on hand.  I brought in "Galaxy" food, basically all in sugar form, though the park provided pizza to balance things out a bit.

(I used these Galaxy Sprinkles on the pretzels!)

Everyone got to jump as they arrived, and I got to glory in not figuring out themed activities.

(V in her Natural Habitat)

The girls wore Star Shirts from Target and Galaxy Leggings Amazon, and I ordered William a Galaxy shirt as well, and it's great, because I know it is all stuff they will continue to wear.  After about an hour of jumping, they wished Bella "Happy Birthday" over the loudspeaker and asked all of the party goers to meet us in room 3.  Lots of treat eating ensued and general merriment.

I made Galaxy Lemonade, which really did turn out to be beautiful.  Next time, I would add Sprite instead of sparkling water to sweeten it up for the kiddos.  Also, John and I decided we should make the adult version some time.  It will be of no surprise to anyone that knows me that I now have a LOT of extra Butterfly Pea Flower Ice.

We got out the cake (which had to have emergency icing surgery the morning of the party due to a handsy twin- thank goodness for star cookies that cover a world of ill), and everyone sang Happy Birthday to Bella as she conducted them like an orchestra.

Such a sweet group of celebrants - so thankful for friends and family who love Bella well!

(The Rock Candy made for seriously blue mouths 😳)

We sent everyone on their way with a Star cookie!



This party was pulled off without any grandparent help for a host of reasons, and I'm really glad we kept it simple!  But we were still glad to be done.

Here's a list of Bella's past parties, and if you want to glance through all the parties we've thrown, here's that link!

{AMAZING RACE PARTY}
{UNICORN PARTY}
{101 DALMATIAN PARTY}
{FROZEN PARTY}
{CAMP BELLA}
{HELLO KITTY ART PARTY}
{GOLDFISH PARTY}
{CANDY CORN PARTY}