Birthday Bash Giveaway #1: Party Supplies from BirthdayExpress.com!

 

It's the FIRST day of the BIRTHDAY BASH! Excited?! I know, me too! And just wait until you see how we're kicking this off!

 

OK, we all know that the first thing we do when planning a birthday party is come up with the grand theme. Then we can work on all those minor details, like, um, the budget. So, call me obsessive and particular (I've been called worse), but I typically like my kid's party themes to mean something. It's not just what's cute, what's the latest trend, or what's on sale at the party store. It needs to entail some significance to them. When our oldest daughter had her first birthday party, the choice of theme was easy: bears. Her nickname is "bear," so this was a no-brainer. And it was just as easy to find party supplies to match. The party theme for our second daughter? Not so easy. Her nickname is...well, she has several of them, none of which translate to something you can buy on a party plate - "munchkie,"  "moo-moo" (yea, cows would've been really cute. Not). The decision about the theme was agonizing.

 

Forget about the party store - I had one of two choices there: pink princess for girl, and blue prince for boy. No thanks. And then, a moment of brilliance. The first animal she was able to identify was the bunny in our backyard. We'd say, "where's the bunny?" and she'd immediately crawl to the patio door, and stare and point at the bunny outside. A theme was born! Oh, but not so fast, darlin'. Trying to find bunny party supplies that weren't related to Easter was nearly impossible. Until (the second moment of brilliance),  I looked up my old friend BirthdayExpress.com.  Unbeknownst to me at the time, BirthdayExpress.com has an affiliate called 1stwishes.com. From this point on, everything fell into place. 1stwishes.com has an incredible selection of party supplies just for first birthdays! AND they had birthday bunnies!! Woo-hoo! It was the ONLY website I found that had just what I was looking for.

 

So, you can imagine my overwhelming excitement when I contacted 1stwishes.com and they offered to provide me with Munchkin's "Hoppy" Birthday party supplies, AND a giveaway to my readers! 1stwishes.com sent me a selection from their adorable "Bunnies By The Bay" line. I received the Personalized Birthday Banner with my baby girl's name on it, that I hung prominently above our patio doors; and their "Bunnies By The Bay" Dessert Plates, Napkins, and Centerpiece. For an amazing memento that we can save forever, I also received the Lil' Cupcake 1st Birthday Signature Plate, for all of my adult guests to sign and write their wishes to my baby. And all of this was ordered from the comfort of my home, delivered to my door in plenty of time for the party. Several less things to run around and do in preparation for the birthday bash.

 

Many of their popular themes are exclusive and designed by 1stwishes.com. Chances are, they have just what you need for your little one's bash. First birthday party themes include Ladybugs, Barnyard, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Construction Pals, Lil Slugger, I Love Puppies, and Safari Friends, to name a few.

 

But, what if you're way beyond the first birthday party? What good is this giveaway for you? Oh, honey, A LOT of good! They are offering you a gift certificate to use on ANY of their sites! That's right, use it toward costumeexpress.com (Halloween costumes for kids, teens AND adults!), birthdayexpress.com (your complete source for kids party supplies!), or 1stwishes.com (your complete source for first birthday party supplies!)! There's something for everyone! Did I look out for you, or what?!

 

 

 

Wanna Buy It?  Check out the amazing selection of birthday party supplies for babies at www.1stwishes.com, for kids at www.birthdayexpress.com, and the cute, clever and crazy costumes for babies to adults at www.costumeexpress.com.

 

Wanna Win It?  One very lucky reader will win a $50 gift certificate to use on the site of your choice!

 

Open to residents of U.S. and Canada.

 

 

HOW TO PARTY AT THE BIRTHDAY BASH:

 

INITIAL ENTRY:  Visit  www.1stwishes.com, www.birthdayexpress.com, or www.costumeexpress.com.  Leave a comment here about your favorite item on their website!

 

You can do as many of the following as you like: 

 

DAILY ENTRIES

 

ONE DAILY ENTRY:  Comment here about anything related to birthday planning, mishaps, or memories! Leave a comment up to once daily!

 

ONE DAILY ENTRY:  Follow NinasPlayground on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway up to once daily!  Comment here with a link to your Tweet.

 

BONUS ENTRIES

 

ONE BONUS ENTRY:  Comment on any NONgiveaway post on my blog. Come back here and leave a comment letting me know you did!

 

TWO BONUS ENTRIES:  Email a mama friend about this giveaway and cc me: PlaygroundMail@aol.com.  Leave a comment for your extra entry!

 

THREE BONUS ENTRIES:  Subscribe to my blog (see upper right sidebar)! If you're already a subscriber, that counts too! Leave 3 separate comments here.

 

FIVE BONUS ENTRIES:  Grab my NEW Playground for Parents button and put it on your blog! Leave 5 separate comments here.

 

SEVEN BONUS ENTRIES:  Blog about this giveaway and leave 7 separate comments with the URL here.

 

Giveaway ends at 11:59pm PST on October 9th.

 

Many thanks to Katie of buyseasons.com for this fantastic review and giveaway!

 

Comments

[Justine]

I really like the Bunnies By The Bay 1st Birthday Deluxe Pack for 8 from www.1stwishes.com. My daughter will be turning 1 on April 8th, 2010 and Easter in 2010 is on April 4th(my nephew will be 1 then) and I think the bunny theme is cute

[AB Smith]

love the Pink Skull Ultimate Party Pack on the birthday express site! Where was that when I was a little girl!

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[Shelly]

love the Fancy Nancy supplies at Birthday Express

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I have a vivid memory of my brother's train cake - with the cars filled with candy - I thought that was so cool!

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[AB Smith]

i once was "in the zone" at a bday party when I was 8 - I won all the games/prizes - the mom didn't know what to do :-)

[Ellen C.]

I like their pirate party supplies. They would be perfect for my son. Thanks for the chance.

[Mfalcon13]

I love the Darth Vader costume from Costumes Express.

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As a child I always enjoyed the simpler parties like the ones at Burger King, the bowling alley, or sleepovers at a friend's house.

[Cathy E]

I love the Mod Monkey 2nd Birthday collection. :)

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[Nad]

I 'd love the Disney Princess Fairy-Tale Friends Deluxe Party Pack for my little girl's 3rd birthday! Thanks for the chance!

[Nad]

One of my greatest birthday mishaps was forgetting to take pictures at my son's 1st Birthday party. He is our firstborn and I guess we can blame it all on hubby and I being too caught-up in the fun of the moment and the fact that none of us are "picture people". In the end, we only got a handful of shots from our friends. =(

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[Melissa Barnes]

I would love the transformers bumblebee costume from costume express

[Deb K]

I really like the Venus Goddess of Love Adult Costume at from Costumes Express!

[Deb K]

I remember when my son turned 2 and my sister and I made him a Cookie Monster Cake and it turned out so Cute :)

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[Melissa Barnes]

i love planning my kids birthday parties, getting ready to plan an 8th and 5th year birthday party for my kids - woo hoo

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[Sylvia]

I like the Coloring Castle

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[Jo]

Cinderella dreamland party pack is my fave
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