Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Party

Kara's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatball Party was one of our favorites.  The theme was definitely original and all of the kids had a great time.  

The invitations themselves were different from any others we have seen.  I made meatballs from brown cardstock  and added spaghetti colored (off white)  yarn.  Most of the pictures from that party were accidently deleted by one of my children .. Grrr.  I also could not find my orginal meatball and saying but I did recreate how I made the Meatball invitation on the party theme page  here

We decorated the family room, kitchen and hallway with falling food made from poster board.    We saw the paper pizza in an issue of Family Fun.   You can see how we made them here   on the party theme page.

We made more large food by recycling odds and ends.   We used toilet paper tubes for a large bowl of macaroni and cheese.   The giant orea is made from foam board, fiberfill and black poster board.  

I made giant M & MS to be used in a game, and to be given at the end of the day with their treat bags
They were just made out of felt and fiberfill. 


When the girls first arrived they were each given a craft foam visor.    I had laid out  a bunch of craft supplies like  markers, paper, glue etc.. so they could decorate them with their favorite foods.     I also had them sit in our recliner with a felt fried egg on top of them.  

We played pin the cherry on the sundae.   I made the large white bowl and cherries  from poster board, and the ice cream from cardstock. 

Another game we played was  spaghetti tornado (based on the book)  We took several long strands of yarn and wrapped them around our entire play area.  Each girl had their own spaghetti strand that had to freed from the spaghetti mess. The first girl who freed their spaghetti  without breaking it was the winner.  

We also made a falling food obstacle course.  The girls had to run from one side of the yard to the other with a blueberry (ball ) between their knees.  They then put on a doughnut. (dollar store intertube)   They picked up an extra large french fry (pictured) and carry it to the ketchup (a piece of red felt).  Then they threw M & Ms in a basket that was on top of one their friend's head.  They jumped over the pasta field (swim noodles), picked up the large plastic candy canes and then limboed under the green bean (another pool noodle)  Oh how I wish I had my pics!

Inside the girls sat on a red circle tablecloth bought from the dollar store  that looks like a giant tomato, or a piece of pepperoni.   I bought a box of fruit O cereal and a bag of pipe cleaners from the dollar store.  Each girl made their own cereal  necklaces and bracelets.

She chose spaghetti and meatball cupcakes  from the Hellow Cupcake book as her birthday cake.    You can see how I made them here  on the party theme page.

Another treat we made was mini ice cream sandwiches from an idea I saw on Random Thoughts of a Supermom.    Add a spoonful of ice cream between two nilla wafer and then roll in sprinkles.  Kara chose birthday cake flavor ice cream.  

When the party was over, they took home a felt M & M, their visor and a goody bag full of goodies from the dollar store