I’ve been blogging all week about cooking as a great kids birthday party theme, so I might as well finish the week on the same topic. What you’re missing so far for a complete cooking themed party is your invitation, so here we go.
Many websites suggest using a cheap wooden spoon with a recipe card invitation prettily tied to it for your invitation. There are a multitude of free printable recipe cards online that you could choose one from, and then hand write your invitations as the free ones don’t seem to allow for computer editing. This is a great idea, but it does need to be hand delivered.
A recipe card sized invitation is perfect for a post card type invitation, so I made one you can download. The first page of this downloadable WORD invitation is the back (the mailing/address side) and pages 2 and 3 are the front: two different editable invitations that you can choose from. Print just the front on card stock and put it in an envelope, or print out front and back on both sides of the card stock and send it as a postcard.
However you format your invitation, it’s always best to have it intriguing and interesting to get the kids excited about and anticipating your party starting right when they get it. Pg2 of my invitation is designed to rouse their curiosity, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s “The Walrus and the Carpenter” [perversely, this poem is also about eating and cooking]:
The time has come, [Name] says,
To cook up delicious things:
To whip–to stir—and mix it all up—
Create goodies that are fit for a King.
Bring your tummy for all that’s yummy
And we’ll make your taste buds sing!
The other option on p3 is a more standard presentation of your party invitation. To use either wording options, you will have to edit all 4 of the text boxes containing your party info on the page.
You can also delete everything except the graphic on the page and create your own invitation. It’s a real pain in the neck to get everything lined up for printing out both sides of your post card invitation, so if you do create your own, feel free to use my template for lining things up.
We’ll have invitations for various birthday party themes on our website as we develop the themes and activities for you.
