The homemade Elmo cupcakes were definitely a big hit as well. I made homemade lemonade and served it in a fishbowl, with a little note reading “Dorothy’s Lemonade” (Dorothy is Elmo’s pet goldfish). I used an Elmo stuffed animal to affix some Elmo balloons (also from the dollar store) as a centerpiece. I bought red plates, cups and cutlery at the dollar store. I used red streamers and balloons to decorate our condo from top to bottom. RB: Creating an Elmo themed party is easy to DIY – even on a budget. RT: For other crafty/DIY parents who love this theme, do you have any advice for throwing a similar Elmo party? Where did you get the store-bought goods? To transform them into Elmo, I used red icing with red sugar sprinkled on top one mini marshmallow, cut in half, with a drop of chocolate in the middle for the eyes one orange peanut M&M for the nose and a half an Oreo for the mouth. RT: How did you make those amazing Elmo cupcakes? I had some additional ideas for games, such as Elmo trivia and guess the number of fish in the fish bowl, but decided the kids were a little too young.

The kids had loads of fun – they got such a kick out of sticking the stickers onto the poster that they each went back multiple times. The game consisted of a poster of Elmo and stickers for the kids to place on his nose. RB: The kids played Pin the Nose on the Elmo. RT: What type of activities were at Joshua’s party? It was a little squished, but cozy and intimate.

The party was originally supposed to be outside, under a big white tent, but that day just happened to be the hottest day of the year (I think it broke 105 degrees that day) so we moved it inside. RB: The birthday party took place at our condo in central New Jersey.

RT: Where did the birthday party take place? So when it came time to plan his second birthday party, we knew we just had to have an Elmo theme. In fact, “Elmo” beat out both “Mama” and “Dada” as one of his first words. Just the sight of the furry little monster causes him to light up like Fourth of July fireworks. Rebecca Desfosse: Joshua is just smitten with Elmo. Red Tricycle: What inspired you to create an Elmo-themed birthday for Joshua’s 2nd birthday?

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