The best kind of birthdays begin with a mama-made birthday banner and mama-made cupcakes from scratch. Each twin had his/her own giant chocolate cupcake with cream cheese icing while the guests enjoyed yellow and chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese icing with "estrella" sprinkles (Dora's star friends).
Who do you ask for help when you don't know which way to go? The Map! The Map helped welcome guests and direct them to the party. Dora/Diego ornaments were made of paper/stickers and placed on the infamous stick.
Goody Backpacks and Rescue Packs! Of all the projects for the party this one was by far the best. I found these little totes in packs of 3 at the Dollar Tree! What are the chances of finding the perfect shades of orange and yellow little bags 3 for $1!!! The eyes, mouth and eye brows were all hand cut from sheets of craft foam (Dollar Tree) and hot glued onto the sacks. Each goody bag was filled with a canister of playdoh (customized with a Dora/Diego sticker that said "Thanks for coming to our party! Love, A and L" - made from Dollar Tree playdoh and mailing labels!), plastic animals (Dollar Tree), Dora whistle (Target clearance), kids sunglasses (Target clearance), Dora fruit snacks (Target) and a sheet of Dora/Diego stickers (Dollar Tree).
Serving cheese in style! I found a template etsy to create Dora/Diego 1 inch circles...so for $2 I purchased the template, printed onto card stock, ran the paper through my sticker maker, punched them out with my 1 inch circle punch and stuck two circles together with a toothpick in between. Super simple.
I kept the table decor simple - felt party hats, noisemakers, a vase of daises and a traditional Mexican pinata. We catered dinner from our local Mexican restaurant so we could spend more time to enjoying the party and less time making/serving food and dealing with the mess.
I still can't believe my babies are two!
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