A Teddy Bear Picnic

With a winter birthday and tight budget, I had to be creative. This year for Bentley's 6th birthday, I told her she could invite 4 friends to our house for a party. Since she has an obsession for stuffed animals, I thought a Teddy Bear Picnic would be the perfect concept. The planning began. I was really excited to do this for her and make it a special one. Here were the invites. Each girl was asked to bring a favorite stuffed animal for the occasion.

I had the girls assemble the Stampin' Up! die-cut paper bears and then they glued them to notebooks. They played pin the heart on the bear and then settled in for a picnic lunch on the floor. Each bear even had its own spot with a mini basket filled with Teddy Grahams. I served picnic food--PB&J's, fruit, cheese and crackers which they loved. For the first time, I baked and decorated a shaped cake. It was fun! After all was said and done, they each left with their notebook and a bag of trail mix (Teddy Grahams, marshmallows, and chocolate chips). It turned out great, was inexpensive and fun.