Very Hungry Caterpillar Party

The boys and I have been planning Justin's "Very Hungry Caterpillar Party" since last December when I bought a stuffed caterpillar at Kohl's for $5.  There was no way I was going to try to take the party to the trailer, so we celebrated at home this weekend.

"In the light of the moon, a [deviled] egg lay on a leaf..."

The Saturday night portion of his party was in our front yard

I dipped the sugar cones in melted almond bark, and then rolled them in sprinkles. My favorite part of the party has to be the straws.  I love them.  I found them in St. George and spent a whopping $4.50 for 25 straws.  Ridiculous, but I bought them anyway. I "threaded" a picture of the leaf from the book on the straws, and used those little pearl sprinkles for the egg.

I found the watermelon napkins, as well as the "leaf plate" above on clearance at Michael's.

I bought this polka-dot wrapping paper for the presents, but decided Justin didn't care so I used it for the table liner.  All the kids ate through one (or more) lollipops.

 My friend Kristy posted these cute caterpillars on her blog awhile back, and we made some and clipped them onto a snack bag full of Trix cereal to make "beautiful butterflies".

Todd hooked up our projector outside, and we invited friends over to watch Despicable Me.

We stapled a white sheet to two 1x4's and attached it to our house over the living room windows.
It worked perfectly!  Watching a movie outside with friends has been on my bucket list forever.  Next time we'll haul the Wii out there too :o)

On Sunday, we had our own little family party.

This Jello reminded me of the artwork from the book.  It was actually a lot easier than it looks and it was a hit with the kids.

We also had fruit kabobs, ham and turkey sandwiches (with one slice of Swiss cheese, a pickle, and lettuce "leaves"), and deviled eggs.

My other favorite part of the party, besides the straws, was the bib I made for Justin.  It was so fun to make! I used this "bapron tutorial" that I found online, and appliqued the caterpillar on the front using embroidery floss for the "fringe".

I think he likes it...or maybe it's the swirly lollipop.

And here's the famous "first cake" picture.