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nbc188
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Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
I'm drawing a blank about how to implement what I want so I turn to you 
DD's 3rd b-day party; in our backyard; informal but I usually go all-out on themes; theme is rainbow; my plan is a different color solid primary color tablecloth on each table. Want to do a grouping of balloons on each table (1 each red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple); also want to do whirly pops (pictured) in there too.
Still debating between doing just 1 big whirly pop in each centerpiece or a few big ones, or a few small ones. I'll definitely be giving them out to the kids as part of favors too.
DD also LOVES these rainbow cookies from the local bakery (they're sugar cookies with rainbow sprinkles all over them, we get them each week after gymnastics), I'd love to incorporate them into the centerpieces too. They make small size cookies or large ones (bread plate size).
So....thoughts? Do the 6 balloons tied to something (what????) that's holding whirly pop/s (just 1 or many?) and rainbow-sprinkle cookies (again, just 1 or a few)?
Help!! What the heck do I put this stuff in to fit the theme? And cheap and easy is best of course!
ETA: If you have other ideas for the theme, you can share those too!
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
I'd do clear jars filled with Skittles (taste the rainbow!) and stick the lollis in them as the centerpiece. I'd probably try to tie the balloons to the jars too.
I'd do plates of the cookies separately.
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nbc188
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
Posted by CathyB
I'd do clear jars filled with Skittles (taste the rainbow!) and stick the lollis in them as the centerpiece. I'd probably try to tie the balloons to the jars too.
I'd do plates of the cookies separately.
You are a GENIUS!!! LOVE that idea!!!
How do you think Skittles & the lollipops will hold up in the heat? Party is at 3pm in our *mostly* shaded backyard July 3rd.
Any ideas on where to get the glass jars cheap? I only need 4 of them I think.
Thank you!!!!!!!
Would you try to layer the skittles or mix them? I could totally see me driving myself mad and sorting the colors so I could layer them
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| Posted 6/2/10 2:47 PM |
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Jonsgirl04
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
I was thinking of doing something like this for DD christening but with Pink and white swirl lilipops. Image Attachment(s):
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mrsmcd
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
Maybe you can ask the bakery to make the cookies into cookie pops this way you can alternate between the lollypops and the cookies. 
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| Posted 6/2/10 3:03 PM |
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nbc188
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
Posted by mrsmcd
Maybe you can ask the bakery to make the cookies into cookie pops this way you can alternate between the lollypops and the cookies.
Oh, another great idea!! Thank you!!
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| Posted 6/2/10 3:07 PM |
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
I love the skittles idea too.
If you are worried about heat what about layering colored sand or fish tank gravel in the fish bowl?
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| Posted 6/2/10 3:08 PM |
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
If you purchase mason jars like this:
You could spray paint the tops different colors, fill them with skittles, and poke a hole in the top...then insert a lollipop (or rainbow cookie on a stick), then use them as the cp's...
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| Posted 6/2/10 3:19 PM |
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08BabySurprise
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
Posted by Jonsgirl04
I was thinking of doing something like this for DD christening but with Pink and white swirl lilipops.
Ooohhh ADORABLE!
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| Posted 6/2/10 5:19 PM |
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Diana1215
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
I think that Jack will be eating your centerpieces before anyone even gets to see them
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| Posted 6/2/10 7:24 PM |
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Diana1215
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
Posted by Jonsgirl04
I was thinking of doing something like this for DD christening but with Pink and white swirl lilipops.
I love love love this!
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| Posted 6/2/10 7:25 PM |
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lorimarie
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
Posted by Diana1215
Posted by Jonsgirl04
I was thinking of doing something like this for DD christening but with Pink and white swirl lilipops.
I love love love this!
Me too - I think this is perfect!!!!
I love the rainbow theme - its just too cute and totally fits C :)
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| Posted 6/2/10 7:39 PM |
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
This is TOTALLY not what you are asking , but my BFF was just telling me about a b-day cake she had this past week-end at her nieces party..
It was a rainbow cookie CAKE ! She said it was outrageous...I think the bakery was in St.James/Smithtown'ish area
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| Posted 6/2/10 7:40 PM |
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nbc188
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
Posted by Diana1215
I think that Jack will be eating your centerpieces before anyone even gets to see them
Candy AND balloons, she's trying to woo Jack  
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| Posted 6/2/10 8:02 PM |
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MikesWife
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
What if instead of skittles you use starburst or jolly ranchers so that it doesn't get so sticky..........
You can get different kinds of starbursts (tropical, regular, berry) to get the different colors.
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| Posted 6/2/10 8:13 PM |
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Diana1215
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
bump for a friend!
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| Posted 6/7/10 6:02 PM |
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julz33
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
I have vases you can have (I am cleaning out my house and these are brand new left over from my wedding). Not sure how many but I think at least 6 are new in box. Might be too big though.
Its this vase (ignore the fish and plant)
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| Posted 6/7/10 7:03 PM |
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Mommy2Boys
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
Minus the feathers in the middle...I like the idea of the jellybeans and lollipops
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CrankyPants
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
Posted by jellybean1420
Minus the feathers in the middle...I like the idea of the jellybeans and lollipops
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love the lollipop vase-would look so cute with rainbow lollipops.
I cannot wait to see pictures of this party-might steal it for DD next year!
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| Posted 6/7/10 10:41 PM |
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ny55angel
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Re: Need creative help-- centerpiece ideas for DD's b-day party
Posted by jellybean1420
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what if.... you get the bigger vase (like the one another poster had left from her wedding) Put a weight in the bottom with the balloons tied to it - fill it with skittles (to hide the weight) and stick a few lollipops around it (like in the pic above) still minus the feathers, but that would be where the balloon strings would come out of.
Does that make sense ??? 
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