Lilli & Talli's World: Talli's 6th Bday

Talli had her 6th Bday party in July. She decided she wanted a Princess & The Frog themed party. Ok...easy peesy I thought...I should've known better...this is MY daughter. Nope. She wanted a Mardi Gra Princess & The Frog party w/ beneighs & gumbo. Oh great...I've never made either. So I began my research! I'm very lucky to have a good friend, Lisa who's boyfriend, Kevin is from New Orleans so he was my go to source! He recommended that jambalaya would be better for the kiddos & gave me a great recipe! I also found out that the Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans that originated beneighs in the US sells their beneigh mix online so that was a must & I immediately bought several boxes. Enjoy the pics!

Talli wants to be a Pastry Chef when she grows up & LOVES cupcakes. When I was researching a Princess party I came across these purple (her favorite color & purple works w/ the color scheme of the party) crown cupcake wrappers w/ the word "Princess" lasered cut out...an idea came to me. I thought of doing a frog face in the frosting w/ the Princess crown cupcake wrappers so you get a "Princess & The Frog" cupcake "cake". Well when I came across the frog gummies...had to do that instead! Talli LOVED her cupcake "cake"! Huge thanks to my Mother In Law for making the cupcakes & frosting since I have NO baking abilities. :)

For decorations we went w/ the classic green, purple, gold & silver color scheme. We also used Princess jewelry, plastic frogs, & musical instruments to reflect the New Orleans music scene. We had a Mardi Gra mask making station where the kids made their own masks that they wore in the Princess Talli's Mardi Gra parade later in the day. We also had a crown pinata & of course Mardi Gra beads that each guest was adorned w/ when they arrived.

Talli loved helping make all the food! She even got a new purple Princess apron from Pappy & Granny! :) We had jambalaya & beneighs for our guests. I made "Swamp Juice" which is sherbet, 7-up & green food coloring. I had wanted to float the plastic frogs on top of the swamp juice but that was a no-go as the frogs sank. :(

Kids having fun at the Mardi Gra mask making station.

My Princess Maggie joining in on the festivities!

The kids played Musical Lilypads complete w/ New Orleans style music. :) AND...TALLI WON!! She beat ALL the big kids to come out w/ the WIN! YAY TALLIAH!!

Princess Talli's Mardi Gra Parade!! The kids all wore their masks & walked around the neighborhood playing their musical instruments & throwing candy to the neighbors while yelling "Happy Bday Princess Talli"!! Our neighbors probably think we're crazy! LOL!