A Few of Kennedy's Favorite Things

Kennedy celebrated her birthday last night ... she'll be thirteen this week.  I can't believe we'll have two teenagers in our house!

Kennedy decided to have a Favorite Things party and it ended up being a great evening of things that really represented her.

A green and blue balloon canopy covered the food table and added some color the room.  I love these polka dot balloons from Polka Dot Market.

The table was set very simply ... a few balloons overhead, colorful fabric on the table, plates and napkins in blue and green {with more polka dots}, and Kennedy's "cake" as the centerpiece.

I loved the place cards for the girls.  The names were printed in blue {in Sketch Block font} and each place card included Kennedy's favorite thing(s) about that person.

I broke out the Silhouette and added a little vinyl to the island where we set all the food.

The island was a buffet of some of Kennedy's favorite foods: white cheddar popcorn, Funyuns, Cheez-Its, Chex Mix, grapes, and cheese and crackers.

I used the Silhouette to label the drink bucket as well ...

... and set out colorful striped straws ...

... soda and duct tape covered water bottles.

Instead of a regular cake, we opted to do a Kevin Sharkey-inspired Oreo cake.  Kennedy wanted Golden Oreos rather than regular chocolate ones, and we made our cake much smaller than the 20-package Oreo cake Kevin made.  I lined the cake plate with ribbon {a Martha idea}.

When the girls arrived, they filled out cards of their favorite things and then had to guess who filled in what.

They also had a bubble gum blowing contest {Kennedy's favorite bubble gum} ...

... that brought a lot of laughs.

The final game was a Minute to Win It inspired cookie game.

Rather than give out goody bags at the end of the party, the girls got prizes during the games - an assortment of some of Kennedy's favorite things.

It was a great evening of giggly girls and a fun way to usher Kennedy into her teen years.

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