Honey Bee Birthday
Have a birthday party that is a sweet as honey and as cute as can "bee." Nothing ushers in the warm springtime air like the arrival of the bees that busily pollinate the freshly budding blossoms. That makes this Bumble Bee themed party invitation ideal for any spring of summer party. The look is youthful so it is a fun theme for small children. It can also be used for a more mature shower or tea party depending on how you accessorize.
Make sure you have lots of yellow and black or brown party streamers and colored balloons which you can hang up in bunches and scatter around the party area for the bees to have fun with.
The kids can also have lots of fun drawing happy bee faces and painting black stripes on the yellow balloons to make their own special buzzy bees - this makes a great organized kids party activity.
If you can get someone along to the party who can create balloon animal shapes then the kids will love it. You can always get them to create lots of individual bee balloons for the party guests and they'll also make great party favor gifts for the little bees to take home after the party.
You can buy bees to hang from the ceiling (or trees for an outdoor bumble bee themed party) or you can make them yourself using some paint, paper, and creativity. Put yellow and black stripes everywhere: painted pots, table covers, balloons, plates, and other stuff. The honeycomb design is easy, too, with yellow craft paper. Cut individual hexagon shapes and put them together on the wall or on a surface you can glue them to.
No doubt the party bees will be working hard buzzing around the beehive and collecting honey from the honey bees garden ;-), so here's some fun party food ideas to help keep their energy levels up and their little wings buzzing!..
Bumble Bee and Flower Sandwiches - Make a selection of crustless sandwiches and fill with honey, peanut butter and jelly, nutella, cream cheese, ham and so on and cut the sandwiches into little bee and flower shapes using bee and flower-shaped cookie cutters or your own skills with a knife ;-)
Flower Burgers - Create flower-burgers using soft sandwich bread cut with a flower-shaped cookie cutter or knife into fun shaped burgers.
Nectar Dip - For kids who love to 'dip', serve a variety of tasty dips in small yellow plastic or terracotta ("honey pots") and serve with a colorful selection of dipping chips and sticks - nachos, breadsticks, celery, carrot, cucumber, pepper and so on. The parents will no doubt enjoy a few of these dips too!
Pizza Bees, Pizza Flowers and Honey Jars - Make or order a plain pizza, cover with slices of mild cheese then cut into lots of small bee, flower or honey-pot shapes with a cookie cutter. If you're making homemade pizzas you can cut the dough and cheese slices into these shapes first to make it a little easier.
Honey Bee Fruit Salad - Slice, dice and mix lots of soft, sweet 'yellow' fruits like melon, banana, pineapple, pears and so on.
Melon and Pineapple Bees - Slice up several yellow melons and pineapples then cut the slices into bee shapes with a bee-shaped cookie cutter of knife. Lay the little fruit bees on a yellow serving dish then carefully 'draw' stripes and faces on each of the little bees with chocolate sauce or chocolate cake icing squeezed through a small nozzle.
After your visitors leave, don't let them forget about the awesome bee experience they just had with bee party favors. Use the same bumble bee party ideas above for your party favors. Hand your guests some honey on their way out, or print bees and paste them into bubbles containers. Macarons, cupcakes, and cookies are also great as party favors, or if you have older guests, give them some hive-shaped candles to take home.