A Birthday Breakfast Party
When it came time to choose a theme for my little London’s 5th birthday — I knew I wanted to do a birthday breakfast and decided it would be fun to make it also a pajama party. Since she’s a little young for a traditional sleepover, it was a nice twist and made for a really unique birthday!
My inspiration for the color palette was non-peril sprinkles — they just scream BIRTHDAY!
The party was on her actual birthday (2 days before Christmas!) and it was fun to wake her up with new “birthday pajamas” and a darling pancake necklace (I found it on Etsy here).
The breakfast table was set for 12 little ones and I made it bright & cheery — just like a birthday morning should be!
I designed simple paper placemats for each child to color (FREE printable link at bottom of the post!). This kept their little hands busy while the parents greeted one another and grabbed a cup of coffee.
Coffee, creamer, chocolate spoons, birthday bark and fruit made up a little “rise & shine” station for the moms & dads.
The real sugary fun took place over at the cereal buffet and birthday pancakes station! Loved the colorful birthday banner from A To Z Celebrations (and it matched the table runner she made perfectly)!
All the sugary cereal a kid could dream of — a true birthday treat for our little one! Served in these darling kraft paper bowls. I stamped the wooden spoons with “Happy Birthday” which was an easy way to add something special. The vintage milk carafes were a great thrift-store find.
Mini yogurt parfaits, funfetti pancakes and flavored syrups were all out for grabs. The Mr. whipped up pancakes and bacon to order outside since it was such a gorgeous December morning.
These vintage syrup dispensers were also an Etsy find — and I LOVE having them in my collection now :).
My other favorite element was the breakfast “dessert” table. Donuts and cinnamon rolls that delighted every kid (and several parents)!
It was just so much fun to put together! The donut pops stood up perfectly in these bright containers from Blumbox (they have new inserts which made it super easy).
And these little edible toppers from Edible Details … can you say, PERFECT? I could not get enough of these darling stacks of pancakes — they were so adorable! And the muffin toppers matched our invite perfectly, just so cute!
Activities and Games: We let the kids make cereal necklaces and also played a pancake relay game.
The birthday pancake-cake looked like a stack of giant pancakes, but was really a cake! It was a little tough to convince the birthday girl that we weren’t serving more pancakes (that yes, this was an actual CAKE), but once she tasted it — it was a hit! This is the recipe I used.
For favors, we sent the sugar-overloaded guests home with something that would pick them up after their (inevitable) afternoon crash … Fruity Pebbles rice crispy treats. Oh yes, try them — they are so good!
And the birthday girl, awe so sweet :). A big thanks to all those who helped with her party, attended her special day (bright & early!) and to those reading now — thank you!
** I got so many requests for the placemats I designed that I am sharing FREE downloads and have included ages 1-6. Feel free to print and use at your own Birthday Breakfast party! Download the signs & placemats here.
For a look back at London’s 4th birthday, check out her cowgirl party.
Invites, Paper Elements, Styling | Thoughtfully Simple
Cinnamon Roll & Muffin Toppers | Edible Details
Table Runner & Birthday Banner | A To Z Celebrations
Party Rentals | Allie’s Rentals
Holders for Donut Pops | Blumebox
Cups, bowls, coffee dispenser, spoons, parfait cups | Garnish
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Adorable Party!
What a gorgeous party! I absolutely love the theme.
so lovely!
Such a perfect theme for younger girls. How fun!
Tori, this is too darn cute! I love your attention to detail. And your daughter is gorgeous!
wow! everything looks beautiful…love this theme!! so creative :) thank you for including me :)
Thank you all for the kind words — made my night!
This is one of the most creative get-togethers I’ve ever seen. I love the theme and all your cute touches on everything. Truly adorable and fun. :)
Lovely party Tori! Happy birthday to your little one!
such a cute party.. love love all of the details! I have to ask you … where did you find the glass bottles for the milk? I have been looking everywhere!
Thanks :)
Stephanie, the glass milk bottles were a thrift store find!
You are SOOOO creative Tori. What a neat idea and very unique. This is a party I can totally see me doing one day for my little boys. Thank you for the sweet inspiration. Also, OMG Edible Details and A to Zebra Celebrations are also mega talented… they really nailed it with their fun additions! Great Party!!
This is SO ADORABLE!!!!! I want a pancake party now! And Brittany killed it with those toppers! Fabulous!
I love this idea for preschool age kids. The pancakes with sprinkles, and the pancake relay are so creative.
What a darling party! You tied every detail into the theme so cleverly…and adorably!
I have joined many theme parties but first time come to know about Pajama party.Its simply great! Very unique idea for breakfast party.Thanks for sharing.
So cute! We had a pancakes and pajama party for my little girl last year too! And now, she says she wants a pajama party every year…so wonderful to have new inspiration in case we really do have one again ;)
so nice idea!!
I love this idea, do you have anything you can email for the signs you put in the picture frames?
Just curious how you made your placemats? Love them, love all your ideas you are super creative! I am doing the same theme but for a two year old so hope it goes as well haha!
love the placemats too? howd you do them???? anyway to share your file? I’m doing a two year old party.
Thank you ALL for your kind words! I’ve just uploaded the birthday signs and placemats so you can download them for FREE. I’ve made placemats for ages 1-6. Feel free to print and use at your birthday breakfast parties! Get them here: http://www.scribd.com/my_document_collections/3545438
I just saw the link to this party…guess I missed it the first time!
Anyway – LOVE this idea & party details! Thanks for sharing the printables too! :)
Thank you so much!!
I just love this party!!! What an awesome mommy you are. I do have a question though, I absolutely love the fonts for the signs, what fonts did you use? You have an a,aging talent by the way.
What a great party! I was wondering what fonts, formatting for the dots, etc. you used? I was able to get the signs you posted but I would like to make some additional signs. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!
I too would love to know about the font and program you used for your signs. We are doing a breakfast for the parent volunteers at our school in a few weeks and would love to put some cute touches out like the donut sign. Love all of the ones you used just without the birthday theme :) I am sure your daughter had a blast!!
How cake-y was the pancake cake recipe you used? I would like to have a pancake-looking cake for my daughter’s non-slumber birthday party, but I’m worried that this may not taste like cake since it uses only a small amount of cake mix.
Hi can you please help me with the invations where can I find those please ????
Thanks for sharing everything else
I love the birthday placemats but was not able to download for free…am I required to subscribe? Thanks!
Love this party!!! I wasn’t able to download the placemats for free either. It required a membership fee. Please help!!!!
Do you sell this invite?! I was looking for a different party idea for my daughters upcoming 6th birthday and this is IT!
Absolutely Brilliant! I can wait to do this party for my kids next birthday.
Hi! Could you post your other signs, like for donuts and the coffee? This is an adorable idea! Unfortunately I have no idea how make signs of my own! Thank you!
We did a breakfast pajama party for my daughter’s 6th birthday, but kept the food much simpler. Instead of serving a traditional birthday cake, we made a pancake cake, which was a dozen giant pancakes (12-inch diameter) stacked together and garnished with whipped cream, chocolate chips and strawberries. We served it with syrup, extra whipped cream and assorted fruit/melon. For an activity, each girl decorated a white pillowcase using fabric markers. This also served as their party favor. My daughter is now almost 13 & her friends still talk about the giant pancake cake when they sleep over at our house.
Thank you for sharing your ideas!! I was sad that I was unable to print your adorable place mats. It required a membership and fee to sign up. :( May I contact you another way to have the 5th birthday place mat emailed to me? Thanks so much!
Hi Crystle, I’ll email it to you!
Thanks so much! Crystle781@aol.com I appreciate it! :)
I hadn’t received your email with the 5th bday placemat…. I’m hoping it didn’t go into my spam folder. Would you please send it again asap? THANKS SOOOOO MUCH! My daughter’s bday is around the corner and I’m super grateful to have it. Crystle781@aol.com
Glad you got it in time and hope the party turned out wonderfully Crystle!
Hi there!
I would LOVE you if you could email me the 3 placemat and the Good Morning Sign and the Birthday Pancake Sign! My daughter turns 3 in May and this is our party theme!
THANKS!!!!
Jamie
Hello,
I was wondering if there would be anyway you could email me the “6″ placemat? Also if you are willing to part with the Good Morning sign and Birthday Pancake Sign as well? My daughter’s party is on the 11th… Pretty pretty please? I will forever be in your debt!!!!
esdart12@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Sarah Johnson
Hi Sarah,
An email is coming your way. So happy you like the party :)