So, for Ashley's 2nd birthday we had a carnival party. Ashley's Carnival. It started with a simple idea that spiraled out of control!
We started with theperfectyardparty.com package which included a bounce house, cotton candy machine, bottle ring toss, bean bag toss, Plinko, sack racing, tug of war, and spin art.
Then, I added a duck pond which ended up being Brennan's personal pool.
I made the invitations to look like tickets (thank GOD for the Cricut) that said Admit One on the front and party details were on the back.
I built a ticket booth and back drops for all the games. Which, tooks several weekends of trying to find time to play with the power tools in the garage and keep my child out of it all.
For food, we had all carnival themed items: Sabrett hot dogs, corn dogs, soft pretzels, popcorn, nacho's, cotton candy, lemonade, sweet tea, bottled water, and sugar free Kool-Aid (lol). Thanks to Mike, Neil, Heather, and anyone else who may have helped get this set up!
I took paper gift bags and made personalized bags for each child to hold their tickets and goodies! I used the cricut to cut out each child's name and some balloon shapes and then glued it to the front of the bag. I used string to dress up the balloons a little. I filled each bag with game tickets and a plastic drink cup with a krazy straw.
The kids had a blast playing games and running in and out of the bounce house. Jason, Chuck, Nathan, and Melissa helped run the games. 
The kids collected tons of prize tickets that they later cashed in at the prize table. Thanks to Steve and Heather for managing that for me!
Sunday and Norel brought the bubble machine and DJ equipment and played carnival music for us to enjoy all afternoon!
I rented child sized tables and chairs from Coastal Rental in Pasco so the kids had a comfy place to sit and eat under the tent! Decorations included balloons anchored in popcorn buckets and a pennant banner I made that said "Happy Birthday Ashley".
Chuck volunteered to handle the face painting for me. I was surprised the kids didn't end up looking like ICP. He did a great job painting unicorns, cupcakes, lady bugs, hearts, and spiders!
I even orderd a personalized shirt that had a cake on it and said "Ashely's Carnival" on the front, and the back said STAFF and the date!
The cotton candy was a trip. I was literally up to my elbows in the stuff. It's not as easy as it looks to twirl that stuff on those paper cones!
The cake was awesome, done by my friend Tracy! She did Ashley's first birthday cake and I'm sure she will be doing many many more!
Scotty's spin art!
All in all I think everyone had a great time, especially Ashley. She wandered around playing with her friends with balloons in her hands at all times! Everyone took lots of pictures so when she's older, I can show her what a fun birthday she had!
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