t’s hard to believe it, but my daughter Stella will be graduating from Kindergarten soon, and my 4 year old Hazel will be moving up from Preschool! Where does time go? To celebrate these exciting upcoming milestones, my girls recently had a few school friends over for a graduation party play date featuring Snoopy and the Peanuts® characters. Needless to say, they had a blast!
While the girls were at school, I transformed our kitchen into party central by hanging some bright colored party fans and decorative swirls above the table. I also turned our entryway wall into a photo backdrop for them to have fun posing in graduation caps with their friends! The Peanuts® party decor included lots of cute tabletop pieces like these dinner plates and napkins featuring Snoopy and Woodstock. The cupcake tower filled with chocolate chip surprise cupcakes was definitely the star of the party table! It didn't take long until little hands were reaching for a cupcake! Hazel and I made the cupcakes the day before the party and took a box of cupcake mix up a notch by adding a surprise cream cheese and chocolate chip filling to the middle. Find the simple recipe here! In addition to the cupcakes, I made sure we had plenty of juice boxes on hand. I find juice boxes are so much easier and less likely to spill than open party cups with this age group! We also incorporated our go-to play date treat - a "make your snack mix" bar: We set out bowls of cereal, crackers, marshmallows, dried fruit, and chocolate chips along with some spoons and disposable cups and let the party guests make their own concoction! After snack time, the kids all got to do a fun craft utilizing lots of colorful glitter and confetti - DIY glittered picture frames! The craft trays and disposable tablecloth did wonders for keeping the glitter contained and the kids couldn't have been happier to get to play with such a fun and messy craft supply! After the party, we delivered the finished picture frames to each guest with a printout of their graduation photo. Such a fun memento! I loved having the chance to do something special for my daughters and their friends, and the Peanuts® party decorations made for the sweetest party decor!