Vintage Kite Birthday Party

1 You're Invited

Eliza's mom only insisted on one thing for her daughter's party — the invitations must be shaped like kites. Katie created these invitations herself, and even attached a ribbon to make them look more authentic.

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2 The Location

Katie spotted this vintage red barn at the Koret Children's Quarter in San Francisco and decided it would be the perfect party location.

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3 A Picnic Lunch

To create a "fun family atmosphere," Katie turned the party into a minipicnic. She enlisted The Party Garden to create paper lunch boxes for guests, and set up picnic tables in front of the barn so parents and children could dine together.

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4 Ice-Cold Lemonade

While the tots sipped on milk, adults were given lemonade. Katie distinguished the two by placing paper clouds on the milk jugs and suns on the lemonade bottles.

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5 Accent Pieces

Little elements, like wooden numbers and paper flowers, added to the party's quaint atmosphere.

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6 Monogrammed Utensils

Katie turned to Painting Paris Pink to create these wooden forks, which were decorated with the guest of honor's initial.

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7 Good Eats

To make the barn the focal point of the party, Katie placed the food and dessert tables off to the side.

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8 Tasty Lunch

Guests were served turkey pinwheels and fresh vegetables.

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9 Cute Cake Pops

Sweet Lauren Cakes provided the cake pops, which were decorated to look like kites flying in the sky.

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10 Pick a Pop

To make the dessert table more fun, Katie placed the treats in fake grass to create the illusion that they were growing from the ground.

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11 Pie Pops

Rather than serve pie in a dish, Sweet Lauren Cakes whipped up some adorable pies on sticks.

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12 Cloud and Sun Cookies

Simple sugar cookies were shaped to look like clouds and suns.

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13 Kite Cookies

Katie also served kite-shaped cookies, which were decorated with the party's colors of aqua and barn red.

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14 Hand-Sewn Decor

"The handmade kite and clouds we made for Eliza were hands down the sweetest decor," Katie says of her DIY decorations. She also created the glittery banner, which hung on the barn.

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15 Birthday Tart

Katie opted for a berry tart as the main dessert rather than the traditional cake. She felt this would emphasize the party's picnic theme.

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16 Goody Boxes

Guests left the party with berry boxes filled with a cookie, a blueberry cupcake, and a mini paint kit.

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