MY FIRST BORN ZOOEY IS 7 #ZOOEYSTUCKINTHE80S PARTY REPORT

Balloons: Anagram // Floaties: Sunnylife Australia

Gosh I know it's been quite a while since I updated this blog, but I really wanted to make my comeback when I was most motivated! 2 years ago, we threw Zooey an epic 70's themed 5th Birthday party. To see the party report for that party 

CLICK HERE

After the party 2 years ago, I told myself never again, and that she can wait until her sweet 16! But in the past year and a half, Zooey worked really really hard. No matter how busy we were, she just always tried her best, so I thought, ok, she has earned a party..So then I decided, let's throw her a nice 7th Birthday party to outdo her 5th Birthday Party. 

And here we are, #ZOOEYSTUCKINTHE80S

Balloon Garland: Wild Child Party 

Caboodles // Lipsmackers // Stickers + Pens from Yoobi

 We created a DIY station with Caboodles and the Yoobi Stickers.

It was a big hit!

 MeshKids provided a Ball Pit + Soft Play space

It quickly became a playground for the kids to play wreck it ralph lol

We really had this space for Amelie.

 Mattel + Barbie were a huge sponsor and provided the party with all the decor and some sweet swag.

How cute is this SUGARFINA + BARBIE candy?

KidsLuv Juice provide healthy juices for the kids

The Nail Truck came to pamper our guests.

 Polly Pockets also provided a ton of swag too!

Now for some more sweet swag:

Herschel

 V by Vye

Scunci 

Rowdy Sprout gifted band tees

HI-CHEW for the pinata 

 Tube Socks from Pride Socks

 Karaoke from Styx and Stones

 sisters

Family in the Everlasting Joy Photobooth

 Food catered by JIMBOYS TACOS!! 

 80's cookies: Allison Bakes // Churros: Loop Churros // Barbie Cake: Cinderella Cakes

Thank you for reading!

Love,
 The Miyoshi Family.

All photos by Kimber Collective

P.S.

In case you wondered, we used Paperless Post to send e-vites to our guests. I just love the interface of Paperless Post because it looks so pretty and fancy but they also have fun card options. We were searching for a super cute 80's vibe card design and found it easily by just searching 80's birthday theme! Everything is customizable, from the envelopes to the actual card font. There are plenty of 'free' choices but it only costs a few points to add that special touch to your cards. Another feature I loved was the "messaging guests" feature because it was really easy to communicate with our guests. I was able to customize our RSVP request too which helped minimize the amount of messages we had to send to our guests. I was actually able to do a lot of things on the Paperless Post APP on my IPHONE. Out of all the email invite services that I've used, Paperless Post is by far my favorite and there aren't random annoying pop up ads lol.

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TIPS FOR TRAVELING WITH KIDS FOR MEMORIAL WEEKEND + CALPAK GIVEAWAY

GUYS, who is going away for Memorial Weekend!? Who loves to travel!? Well, I have something fun to share! I partnered with a super cute luggage company called CALPAK to do a giveaway for Memorial Weekend!!!! You can't have enough hard case suitcases right!? Actually, I did a guest blog about TIPS ON HOW TO PACK FOR KIDS on the CALPAK BLOG and would be so happy if you read it!!!!

 Have you ever tried to pack and find that your toddler just throws everything out of the suitcase? Why not let her help out!? I let Zooey help me pack and it always makes for a fun bonding experience.

What kind of packer are you? I like to lay out the outfits.. 

Brands featured:

Ultraviolet Kids

Little Minis

Doc Martens

AKID

Two Els

Gardner and the Gang

Nena Kiddos

Baby Teith 

Huxbaby

Anyhow onto the rules of the giveway:

The winner will receive a FREE DAVIS CARRY-ON in ANY color of your choice! This giveaway is SO easy, all you have to do is head over to CALPAK's BLOG and enter here:

CALPAK GIVEAWAY

The giveaway period will last from May 26th-June2nd and the winner will be announced on June 3, 2016! The Giveaway contest is for U.S residents only. And you can tag extra friends in the comment section on Instagram to increase your chance of winning!! 

GOOD LUCK!!!! 

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LULU & GEORGIA AT HOME WITH ZOOEY IN THE CITY

 For Mother's day, Zooey and I collaborated with Lulu & Georgia, one of the cutest home decor brands to do a feature. They actually don't specialize in kids furniture but we were able to choose items that worked for Zooey's playroom. It's been my dream to have a space in our home that is photogenic and is a spot where Zooey and I can bond. 

Zooey and I wore matching pieces from Ultraviolet Kids who just launched their Women's line. So for all you momma's who want to match with your little mini me, head over to Ultraviolet Kids! 

We put Zooey's favorite little stuffed animals inside the Tee Pee. She likes to play house with them. 

The #elodierug is a collaboration with Glitterguide that can be found on Lulu & Georgia

The Laguna Wall Hanging is also from Lulu & Georgia 

 This design your own butterfly wings arts & crafts is from Seedling.

 I love that even though Zooey is an independent 4 year old, she still wants to be close to me. I cherish these moments. 

 She especially LOVES books, so this corner is a perfect place to read books together.

Zooey has been mastering her skills of writing her own name. I'm so proud of her! 

 Usually when I read to her, I ask her questions about the pages..like how many people are in the airplane?

 Zooey enjoys reading Japanese books as well as English books. It helps me keep up my Japanese reading skills.

 Thanks for reading!!

Love Mai & Zooey

Decor:

Lulu & Georgia

Elodie Rug by Glitterguide

Laguna Wall Hanging 

Play Kitchen // Chalkboard // Table + Chairs from IKEA

Heart Ottoman - Oh Joy by Target

others:

Outfits by Ultraviolet Kids

Top Knot Pins by Kitsch

Buttercup Pillow by Weestructed

Butterfly Wings arts & crafts by Seedling 

All photos by Karl Nikolai 

P.S. See our feature on Lulu & Georgia's blog here: AT HOME WITH ZOOEY IN THE CITY

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