Olivia’s Parisian First Birthday Party Inspired by Madeline in Paris

Lucky little Olivia got to celebrate her first birthday in Paris. Ooh lala! Inspired by the classic children’s book ‘Madeline in Paris,’ this celebration transported all the guests directly to Paris. Authentic looking passports set the tone for the event as they were mailed out as invitations. Once the guests entered the hotel, they were ushered to the “customs agent” aka Uncle Albert to stamp their passports and collect a meal color coordinated drinking straw and a French flag.

“While my guests munched on French baguettes and hors d’oeuvers, mommy Monica acted as the “tour guide” to Paris. I wanted to keep them busy so we had four stops/destinations to visit and participate (old-fashion candy shop, the patisserie, Madeline’s book and souvenir shop, and Madeline’s World). In addition, to the shops, we had a street vendor artist do caricatures of the visitors. We also had a movie theater to view the Madeline movie.” In Olivia’s World, a Madeline doll house complete with accessories was set for the children to play with. Paris isn’t complete without a visit to the Louvre, but all the artwork was ‘stolen’ so children had to hunt down 150 laminated copies hidden around the hotel.

The centerpieces were huge hot air balloons with French flags to represent the very first hot air balloons flown in Paris in the 1800’s. Décor included a huge Eiffel Tower created from balloons, a candy shop lining the rue (streets) de Paris and a sweet patisserie of cookies for kids to decorate. Local bakers whipped up sugar cookies with Madeline designs and came with edible ink marks and bags of fresh butter cream for the kids to decorate (and get messy) with.

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