
REAL PARTIES: “Olivia the Pig” Theme
Today’s Real Party feature is a wonderful example of how character-inspired kids parties can be both super cute for the kids and stylish enough for adults to appreciate too!
Jaclyne of Heavenly Blooms created this adorable Olivia the Pig themed party as a special Valentine’s Day celebration for her daughter Kate, but this theme would also work beautifully for a kids birthday party. And with creative details like gorgeous red pomanders, a makeshift “home theater”, and Oreo-dipped lollipops, there are some great party inspiration for all sorts of occasions!
Read on for lots more pics and all the details, as told by Jaclyne…
“I have to start by explaining why “Olivia” was chosen for this party theme… My little Kate adores the cartoon and books but basically, pigs in general. With Olivia’s red, black & white color palette, It seemed fitting to host a Valentine’s Day themed afternoon of crafts and treats with Olivia as the inspiration!
If you are a parent and your kids love Olivia, you know there really isn’t very much out there. We made almost everything ourselves and stayed within a reasonable budget. We all had a fun and fabulous afternoon!
The feather boa hanging wreath, was so easy and inexpensive to make but received the most comments. This idea can really be used for almost any themed party or event! Get the DIY info here.
Another HUGE hit was the cut out of Olivia. We enlarged and printed the picture, pasted it on foam core, then cut it out with an exacto-knife. For the finishing touch, we added her trademark red ribbon bows!
I wanted the flowers for the adult’s table to be very clean and fun like the rest of the party. Three different styles of vases were filled with two different red flower varieties: roses and tulips,then I tied black and white striped ribbon knots and finished it with a red rhinestone center. After all, everyone loves a little bling!
Another fun idea – the infamous IKEA frame was used to take pictures of each of the guests when they arrived. The little girls LOVED this idea!
We attached white mailboxes (purchased at Target) to the back of each chair with fun ribbons.
The mailboxes also served as the party favor and were filled with candy, stickers and a little feather boa accent for added fun!
Since we were using the kid’s table for the crafts, we didn’t want to create a big, bulky centerpiece that would take up too much space. I created three red carnation pomanders and finished them with ribbon bows in coordinating colors. They looked fun & festive on the table and went with the theme perfectly!
Olivia loves theater and drama, so we created a mini theater using the TV and red curtains. We played episodes of Olivia in the background as the girls were working on their crafts.
Oh the Martha Stewart pom poms…they will be the death of me! I try to make them perfectly round every time and every time they come out oddly shaped. I have accepted this is my pom pom fate and put them up anyways…
We also hung red rose pomander and cascading rose petals for a finishing touch.
FOOD & DRINKS
The party was in the afternoon, so we served light refreshments and yummy sweet treats. Olivia’s favorite color is RED, so all of our food and drinks featured RED!
We served mini heart pizzas, mini barbecue chicken sandwiches, mini pigs in a blanket, bruschetta bites, Parmesan pinwheels with RED peppers and sun dried tomato dip.
For the desserts, we served strawberries & cream, RED velvet cupcakes, heart shaped sugar cookies with RED frosting and RED candy galore.
We love LOVE love the Oreo truffles, but found a fun recipe for chocolate dipped Oreo lollipops. We wanted to try something different and the girls loved them!!!
ACTIVITIES
When it came time to choosing crafts and activities, we had three requirements: the activity had to be easy, had to keep the little girl’s attention, and most of all – not be messy! We settled on 5 different activities…
We printed coloring pages and paper dolls off of the Olivia websites. We also purchased heart frames, turned them into mini chalkboards and had the girls decorate them with glittery stickers.
Another project was the chocolate candy necklace:
The girls squealed with excitement when they saw this project. (A little help from the adults was needed.) Basically, the necklace is made out of saran wrap, tissue paper, candy and ribbon.
I really enjoyed this project because everything was precut and ready, there was no gluing, stringing, or wiring involved. We used mini chocolate bars, but you can use any candy. Even the parents adored this easy craft idea and created necklaces for themselves!
Another activity was playtime with the Red Glittery Playdough – do I really need to tell you this was a favorite amongst the little girls? The playdough was homemade in our kitchen using this recipe.
We purchased small containers at Target for the playdough and added our own labels. After they played with the playdough at the party, they were able to take their little containers home for some more fabulous fun!!!”
Such creative ideas, Jaclyne! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
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Just adorable!
Oh my goodness! My girls love Olivia, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen an Olivia themed party. How perfect for Valentine’s Day.
The incorporated feathers are my favorite part! So fun! Great, great, great idea! Thanks for sharing.
So darling! Every last detail – love the red, black, and white!
Absolutely beautiful! You are so creative.
Sienna (2 year old niece) simply LOVES Olivia!
(and so do I).
These are GREAT ideas.
My girls love Olivia, and this is the first Olivia party I’ve seen too! So much thought into this party–it really is wonderful. And the pom-poms came out great too!
Every detail of this party is amazing!
OMG!!! this is ADORABLE!!!
everything is over the top amazing! The poms and chandelier are my favs!
Kim @ http://frostmeblog.blogspot.com
party inspiration
This is just AWESOME, I love it.
I love it all! This is absolutely adorable… love the colors… and the picture frame is a totally cute idea!
…BEAUTIFUL..WELL THOUGHT OUT…SO TALENTED…THANKS FOR SHARING!!
I love this party with all it’s details…AND my favorite color scheme!
This is soooo super cute! My daughter loves OLIVIA!
great idea! Love the chandelier … I think in other colors it would work for princess or fairy parties too.
J’adore Olivia! What fun!
Just AWESOME!!!! An employee at Barnes and Noble would just love it!! She even named her daughter Olivia because she likes her so much.
Olivia’s birthday is July 11, which also happens to be my birthday (I know because I got her page-a-day calendar)!!! Even though I am in my 20’s, I would loooooooooove to have this as my birthday party (with different activities, of course!). Wonderful theme!
Such an amazing party! Kudos to Jaclyn for putting together such an adorable party. Now if we could just get the writers of Olivia to stop calling her little brother a little “bother!”
I’m sure if Olivia was having a party it would look just like this. This is such a beautiful party and perfect in every way. Thank you so much for sharing, very inspiring
Wow, so cute!
SoOOOOOOOOO adorable!! Love it. Everything looked perfect!
LOVE IT! It makes me want to throw a party for me! Thanks for linking to the oreo suckers!
They are fun and easy to make:)
so adorable
Bello!!!
I normally DO NOT like red, but this is sooo pretty! Loving it al!
Jen Ramos
madebygirl.blogspot.com
If you are looking for Olivia Pig custom invitation, I have it on my etsy store
https://www.etsy.com/listing/45200559/sesame-street-elmo-cookie-monster
Oh my word! This is incredibly cute! I love it!
Thank you for the amazing post Jenn – it is always such an honor being featured on your blog.
With much love, Jaclyne…
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL and amazing! I am so impressed and inspired! Can I ask how you made the Olivia banner hanging on the wall?
How did you make the Oliva standup? That is so cute and I wold love that by my front door for my daughter’s party.
Thanks
i am doing a party like this and wondering if you still have that hanging olivia poster shown or how do you make that. I would buy it if it was still available. Thanks
LOVE LOVE LOVE this!! Just what I was looking for! FABULOUS!
How did you get the big Olivia the pig? What did you have to do to get it printed so big? I’m loving your ideas! Such a cute party!
I LOVE this party theme, Olivia is also my daughter’s favorite at the moment…I may have to use some of your FABULOUS ideas for her birthday party in January! Thank you for posting!
WOW!!!! could not find anything on a Olivia the pig party. When I saw this I LOVED IT!!!!! My little one Katey loves Olivia and wanted a Olivia party. her bday is Feb 23rd what a good time around Vday!!!! Thank you for the good ideas!!!!!!
So precious! I’m copying lots of your ideas! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
My daughter is turning 4 and decided she wanted an Olivia party…I was wanting ideas to make it a little “different” and I am SO inspired now!
Oliva’s Mother the party planner has nothing on you! I loved it!
AMEI LINDO DIFERENTE AUTENTICO E BELO MUITO BELO TODOS
I AM SOOOOO DOING THIS FOR MY SOON TO BE 2 YEAR OLD!! Thank you for all the ideas! One question….can you provide the link you used for the life size Olivia you made? I’m having a hard time finding an image that will work well. Thanks so much!
Omg!!! FABULOSITY in the making! I love it! THX sooo much for all these great ideas! My 4 yr old has been asking for this theme for the last 2 Bday’s and there’s nothing around! This year is going 2 be GREAT! Thx sooooo much for sharing!
I am wondering how to get the life size Olivia stand up. Also the Olivia fabric banner, wondering if it’s available anywhere? I love this and am planning an Olivia 1st birthday party for my daughter. This blog has inspired me!
So gorgeous!!!!!! I am making Olivia themed party for my daughter and I would really like to have one of those life size Olivia stands. I see many people are also wondering how to make one or where to buy it. Would you be so kind and share it with us?
anyone know where i can get someone dressed up as oliivia come to my party or rent me the costume
Absolutely love the details!
Am interested in making an Olivia cut out as the girls would love their pic taken
Would you mind telling me how you made it?
Thank you so much!
My daughter Olivia will be 2 in June & we love Olive the pig. I am planning her olivia birthday now and was wondering about the candy necklaces and how u made them out of those things and about the olivia the pig cut out. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have one of those!! Thanks so much!
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My daughter turns 4 in August and she is OBSESSED with Olivia. I think I might have to hijack some of the ideas for her party. I’ll definitely give props to this party on my site!
hello would u happen to have the olivia cut out still i would buy it from u?
I can’t find these mailboxes any where :(
So Adorable! My daughter is turning 2 in Sept and LOVES Olivia, I was hesitant to do it as her party theme because I couldn’t find too many party supplies, etc…You have given me some WONDERFUL ideas for my little girl’s event!
Thanks SO much for sharing!
Would you be able to tell me how you did the cut out exactly??? I would really love to do this for my daughters birthday. Thanks
Hello, this is truly a beautiful party! We are borrowing some of your ideas. Thanks so much for sharing! Can you please send instructions on how to make the Olivia standup or how you were able to print the poster? I have called around and everyone has said they cannot produce larger prints due to copyright issues. Thanks for your help!
i am in love with all this! Can’t wait to celebrate my daughter’s Olivia themed Bday :)
please where do i get the life size cut out and the banner thanks
I love everything you've done! I have two questions…you printed the Olivia picture yourself?? How did you get it so big? And where do you edit your photos to add the text, etc. ok so that was actually 3 questions…but I'm doing an Olivia party for my soon to be 5 yr old next month and could really use the Olivia stand up! CN you email me at SweetcheeksDesigns@aol.com. Thank you a ton!
CAn someone please tell me how i can enlarge the image and to send it to enlarge??