Big Top Circus Birthday Party

“Step Right Up” if you’re ready to experience a spectacle that you won’t believe!

Submitted by Julie Verville of Crowning Details, out of Houston/TX/USA. This awesome Big Top Circus Birthday Party is full of fun circus themed party ideas you just have to see!

My favorite party elements from this fun-filled birthday bash include:

• Fabulous circus themed cake wrapped in ribbon and topped with a bit top elephant topper
• Elephant + carriage standees
• Cupcakes topped with animals going through hoops
• Shimmering gold pony cake ball pops
• Big top dessert table backdrop
• Pom pom table runners
• Circus snacks + sweets
• And a fun “Step Right Up” photo booth!

Vendor Credits:
Party Styling & Printables: Crowning Details
Party Backdrop, Flame Signage, Cupcake Risers & Carousel Horse Vinyl: Created by Jackie
Cake & Cupcakes: Timtations
Birthday Cake Topper: Etsy (Painted Parade)
Cake Ball Pops: Angie’s Cake
Carriage Standee, Elephant Standees, Plastic Top Hats & Photo Backdrop: Shindigz
Pom Pom Table Runners: Etsy (Made in Burlap)
Custom Napkins: Etsy (Personal Kitten)
Popcorn Cones, Inflatable Barbell, Elephant Toy Centerpieces, Gumball Machines, Ticket Rolls: Amazon

Big Top Circus Birthday Party

 

Big Top Circus Party Details:

 

This is what Julie shared about the party-

“Caroline’s Big Top Circus party has to be one of my all time favorites (although we aren’t supposed to play favorites!). Every once in a while when styling parties, the end result turns out better than you imagined….and this was certainly true with this sweet birthday party!

Party Decor

The backdrop for her dessert table was hand-painted and 3-dimensional, with the plaque standing off the distressed backdrop. To add femininity to this colorful table, we selected a simple, white ruffled table skirt. For a touch of whimsy, we added these amazing elephant standees from Shindigz on either side of the table.

Desserts

Our desserts for this party were so much fun! We started with this stunning 2-tiered buttercream cake draped with red and yellow ribbon and topped with a handcrafted circus tent and animal topper. Vanilla buttercream cupcakes were topped with gold flaming rings and plastic animals. These were such a huge hit with the party guests, many taking their time to select which cupcake and animal topper they wanted as their ‘treat’. Red and white carousel cake ball pops were created by adding gold horse vinyl cutouts to striped straws.

We included some retro toys and a gumball machine on our main table; these served as party decor as well as gifts for the birthday girl.

On the opposite side of our party room, we set up our “concessions” stand and favor table full of fresh apples, popcorn served in individual kraft paper cones, cracker jacks, and peanuts. Favors were simple, which is often my favorite choice; boxes of animal crackers with fun vintage circus favor tags tied on with raffia.

Party Table

Guests enjoyed their snacks and desserts at these beautifully decorated seated tables. Each table was draped in lined burlap linens. One of my favorite details selected for this party were the handcrafted pom pom table runners….they just added so much color and well, just plain fun to the tables.

Our centerpieces alternated between simple mason jars full of natural flowers. We also included fun elephant toys sitting atop colorful rolls of carnival tickets.

During the event, guests enjoyed the skills of Bugga Bugga Balloons, carrying around amazing balloon art and sporting colorfully painted faces and hands. For photo ops, guests old and young alike, enjoyed standing behind our circus cart and in front of our “Step Right Up” standee backdrop where we had a variety of props to strike a pose. The custom made flame was among the favorite props!!!”

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