Gemma’s 2nd Yo Gabba Gabba Birthday Party
15 Aug 2012
This weekend was my little girls 2nd birthday! I have been planning her party for the last couple of weeks with the help of her big brother, Braden. He told me: “Gemma would like a princess Rapunzel party with pink balloons and a princess cake.” It’s so sweet how well he knows her, and how thoughtful he was too… but she was adamant that she got a Yo Gabba Gabba party instead. I even tried to talk her out of it, because my sons first birthday party was Yo Gabba Gabba themed too!!
So I asked her what she would like for her birthday, and she said: “Um. A foofa cake.” That’s all she asked for, so of course, I couldn’t disappoint! I decided to make my first ever fondant figure for her cake, and I think it turned out okay considering it was a learning process! Anyway, here’s a few pictures of the cake, and the pool party we threw her on saturday–she had an absolute BLAST, was completely spoilt, and… she’ll never remember any of it! But, hopefully she’ll look back at these pictures one day and know how much we love her. [And not hold me to any kind of standard, because I never want to make another birthday cake ever again!]
Here’s foofa. I made her out of store-brought gum paste. It was expensive, and she lost a LOT of color as I left her to dry. Next time i’ll definitely use my fondant recipe: right here. (If there IS a next time, that is!)
I made a big batch of marshmallow fondant. Covered the cake in it, then used the rest for the flowers and letters, which were so quick and simple…
The other figurines were plastic… it took me an hour or more just to figure out foofa!
Here’s the birthday girl about to blow out the candle…
I decided to make Gabba cupcakes too… my brilliant husband designed the cupcake toppers on the computer! (For a small price of a back rub). When I went to pick up supplies at the party store they had NOTHING yo gabba gabba themed, so we had to do everything DIY! So, just a heads up for momma’s who want to throw a gabba party… buy early online.
I got tons of brightly colored balloons since I didn’t have a whole lot else to decorate with, but because it was SO HOT outside, a lot of them popped and wilted before the party even started!
My friend Heather made some tissue paper pom poms for me, with all the beautiful bright gabba colors! They were trying to blow away, so I weighed them down with the party favors…
Here are a few goody bags I made for the kiddos… full of candy, bubbles, play-dough, the usual fun stuff! the labels were done by my hubby too… I should put a file up so people can download them!
Oh, he also designed these DJ lance rock stereos! We put them on the front of animal crackers… an idea I stole from pinterest! ;-)
We served dazzle berry lemonade… the printer was having issues with pink, but my hubby made this design from scratch, and I love it!!
Here’s another idea I stole from pinterest… a Brobee watermelon! My hubby designed him too… he’s amazing!! I am so grateful, because it wouldn’t have been a yo gabba gabba party AT ALL without him!
Here’s me and my birthday girl!! My brother in law Dex got out the cotton candy machine, so we served fluffy pink candy floss… I mean, how perfect is that for a foofa party?! I owe him for that.
Here’s some of my fave. pics from the day…. she insisted on swinging, even though she barely fit in the swing with her huge dress. It was cute, but NOT practical, at all.
Opening presents…
Giving big hugs and thanks to her friends and family for spoiling her…
She got so many amazing presents….
We went swimming, played on the trampoline, had pizza and cake! I think the party was a success! I’m just really grateful to everyone who helped me! My mother in law let me use her pool… my hubby designed all the cool Gabba stuff, my friend Heather and sister in law Jessica helped me decorate, and my friend Suzannah cooked the pizza and helped a lot too. The party wouldn’t have been nearly as awesome without all their help!
I already have Gemma’s 3rd birthday planned!! It involves a trip to the zoo, and going out for cake and ice cream! Seriously!
I hope someone out there gets some good ideas from this! And I hope my kids know how much I LOVE them!!
<3 Sarah
P.S As requested, here is a link so that you can download the files to make the Yo Gabba Gabba cupcake toppers, Brobee watermelon, dazzleberry lemonade, and DJ Lance Boombox! Hope this takes some of the work out of throwing the party! And hope it’s blast!
Aug 17, 2012 @ 17:05:30
Love all of your ideas. I am busy planning my daughter’s third birthday. Have you thought any more about posting the file for your printables? Thanks!
Aug 18, 2012 @ 20:27:29
Yes!! I was wondering if anyone was interested… I wish there was a place I could have gone to just print cool stuff like this for free, so i’ll get my hubby to send those files on over for you!
Aug 13, 2014 @ 20:20:19
Could u also send me the files your husband did. I would love to use them for my daughter’s 2nd birthday
Oct 17, 2016 @ 13:03:06
Hi I was wondering if you could send me PDF files for boombox and Blank blue yellow cards.
Thank you so much!!!
Sep 03, 2012 @ 15:27:54
I am throwing my daughter a Yo gabba gabba birthday party for her third birthday in October. I would really appreciate the files your hubby put together also. Thanks! And great job on th party.
Dec 09, 2012 @ 16:06:12
My daughter will be three in August and is a gabba nut! She loved your party and wanted to eat the cake and cupcakes! If u are willing to send your printable files still, I’d love them! Nice job on what looks like an ‘awesome’ party;)
Dec 09, 2012 @ 16:42:59
my daughter will be three in August too! There is a file at the bottom of the post called: Download AI file. If you click on it, all the free printables should come up, but let me know if it’s not working for some reason! I hope you’re daughter loves her Gabba party!
Dec 11, 2012 @ 18:07:22
My daughter will be 2 on Friday and I am apparently a last minute planner. Actually, I gave up on the Yo Gabba Gabba dream since it’s so hard to come across in stores. I just saw your amazing themed birthday and thought I would print off the YGG printables for her cupcakes but the file isn’t working. I was wondering if I was doing something wrong, or if you pulled the file.
Thanks,
Sara
Dec 11, 2012 @ 21:55:00
Sorry, the file was in a graphic design format, but i’ve added another link so it should be working now! Let me know if you come across any more problems, and i’d love to hear how the party goes! Have fun!
Dec 12, 2012 @ 09:29:27
This is awesome! Thank you so much! You are a life saver
Dec 19, 2012 @ 08:27:44
Looks like an awesome party! I would love to know the recipe for the dazzle berry lemonade, if you don’t mind sharing. Planning my sons party that’s in April(:
Jan 05, 2013 @ 23:28:19
It was just a strawberry lemonade mix from the store, filled with lots of lemons on top! (I totally cheated!)
Dec 19, 2012 @ 08:28:04
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Jan 04, 2013 @ 11:36:49
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH for the printable’s!! Places are charging $3 to $6 for the same cupcake toppers and i didn’t want to pay that much for a simple little thing!! Thank you again – lots of cutting and punching going to happen this weekend!!!!
Jan 05, 2013 @ 23:31:53
You’re so welcome!! My husband is so nice for designing all of that, and letting me post it up for free… I scoured everywhere online for some free printables for her party and there was nothing! So i’m glad now there is!!
Jan 04, 2013 @ 21:25:44
New to Pintrest, so not really clear on where to find the file for the lemonade and the boombox?
Jan 05, 2013 @ 23:33:12
There is a file at the end of this post that says “download pdf file” and the boombox, cupcake toppers and lemonade printables are all in that file!
Jan 11, 2013 @ 17:38:31
Wow this is so amazing and the photos are stunning! I really appreciate you posting those files as well. I just printed them and it definitely put me way closer to being done with all the planning for my daughter’s 2nd birthday. Thank you!
Jan 14, 2013 @ 20:43:25
Yay! You’re so welcome Meaghan! I hope her day is amazing!!
Feb 11, 2013 @ 15:11:11
i am most definitely stealing this ideas for my daughters 2nd birthday party. its so creative =)
Feb 22, 2013 @ 07:44:49
Thank you! I hope she has a very happy birthday and loves her Gabba theme!!
Feb 22, 2013 @ 10:13:49
Love all your ideas! I am doing a Gabba birthday for my daughters 2nd. Thank you so much for all the free printables! Very excited to use them!
Mar 08, 2013 @ 13:24:03
I straight up love you for posting these files
thank you so very much
Mar 27, 2013 @ 21:27:34
Thank you for the printables! They will help tremendously for my son’s second birthday!:)
Mar 27, 2013 @ 22:12:33
You’re welcome Karen, i’m SO glad I could help you out! Happy 2nd birthday to your little guy; I hope you guys have a blast.
Apr 02, 2013 @ 11:08:38
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!! I have a busy night of printing, cutting and gluing ahead of me!
One question – what did you use to make your “dazzle berry lemonade”? I have a few ideas, but thought I’d ask!
Apr 04, 2013 @ 23:53:55
If I remember right it’s just country times pink lemonade!!
Apr 09, 2013 @ 09:30:33
YES! It was just country pink lemonade, nothing fancy! Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you on that! I put in lots of fresh sliced lemons to make it prettier! I hope the birthday party goes really well for you guys!
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Jun 18, 2013 @ 17:06:40
Thanks for sharing the printables! I am currently planning a joint party for my son & niece, and I have been looking all over for the lemonade sign & the boom box! YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER! THANKS SO MUCH!
Jun 28, 2013 @ 22:05:02
You are SO welcome Keisha hun! Hope your son & niece had an awesome party!
Jul 10, 2013 @ 17:07:08
Hi! I love the pictures, you have some amazing ideas! My daughter’s yo gabba gabba party is coming up shortly and you have me tons of ideas! Thanks so much for sharing.
Jul 15, 2013 @ 13:52:06
Thank you! You’re so welcome! Happy birthday to your daughter, I hope the party is a success!!
Aug 01, 2013 @ 20:15:44
Sarah, you totally, totally rock! You took a stressed out mother (me) and just made her feel so much more at ease. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the files, for the ideas, for your creativity, just for everything! I am praying that God richly blesses you for blessing so many others. As a single mother, it’s not always easy to create the perfect birthday party for your children. You have alleviated so much stress for me as it relates to the aesthetics of the party, as well as the cost of the party. I cannot thank you enough for your giving heart. Once again, I am praying that God would increase you and your family mightily in your finances, and in every area of your life in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.
Aug 07, 2013 @ 16:27:59
Thank you, and your husband for the printables! I found a few things on the Nickjr website. Just an FYI for anyone lookin for more than the average party! Your ideas are great, and I’m glad you posted the printables! I was trying to make my own and nothing I did looked even close to this! I was wondering though, i cant change things on the pdf (I was thinking about making signs for other things… Tattoo booth (tempoary of course lol), coloring table,…. is there any way you could send me ther actual file so i can change the wording?
Aug 14, 2013 @ 20:05:38
hi, i just came across your blog. i am having my sons 3rd birthday party in about 3 weeks and of course he is a yo gaba gaba fan! i would really appreciate the link to the printables if u still have it available. Thank you so much! By the way your post was an inspiration for my party:)
Aug 14, 2013 @ 20:14:12
just saw the link…thanks so much, u r saving me tons of money! god bless
Sep 18, 2013 @ 19:54:54
Wanted to thank you so very much for posting the files for download. I am a working Mom and really want to make my daughter’s 2nd b-day look cute but was running out of time and trying to stay on budget. YOU’RE THE BEST! I will be sure to take some pics and let you know how everyone liked it.
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