Sesame Street Invitations - Making 1st Birthdays Special!

Homemade Sesame Street invitations is the place toPlace a label on the back of each cookie, and a large
start when creating that very special 1st birthday party.Cookie Monster sticker on the front.
Your little one will thank you for taking a walk downHand-deliver your cookie invitations to your guests.
one of their favorite streets - Sesame Street that is!SESAME STREET INVITATIONS - FEATURING
SESAME STREET INVITATIONS - FEATURING BIGELMO'S FACE
BIRDCut a large oval from shiny red cardstock for Elmo's
Cut 8 1/2" x 11" shiny orange cardstock into 4 pieces.head. Then cut a small circle from shiny orange
Type or hand-write your party details in calligraphy oncardstock to create his nose. Lastly, cut an
a piece of light tangerine scrapbook paper, that has aopen-shaped mouth from either shiny black cardstock
faint complimentary pattern.or black felt.
Cut each finished piece of scrapbook paper withTo create Elmo's face, start by gluing the orange nose
decorative scissors so that they measure 3" x 4 1/2"and black mouth to the red oval. Finish his face by
and glue to the 4 pieces of cardstock.gluing large goggly eyes above his nose.
Decorate the corners with Big Bird stickers andOn the reverse side, type or hand-write in calligraphy,
embellish the edges with yellow glitter.the party details.
On the reverse side, decorate with Big Bird stickersPlace your Elmo invites into a colorful envelope and
and die cuts of letters and numbers.decorate with Sesame Street stickers, or hand-deliver
Place invitations into bright orange envelopes. Decoratethem to your guests.
them with Big Bird stickers and either hand-deliver orEMBELLISH READY-MADE SESAME STREET
mail to your guests.INVITATIONS
SESAME STREET INVITATIONS - FEATURINGBuy ready-made Sesame Street invitations featuring
YOUR BABYBig Bird and embellish the picture. Add wiggly eyes,
Cut 8 1/2" x 11" shiny yellow cardstock into 2 piecesyellow feathers on the body, and red felt for the
and fold in half.mouth.
Using decorative scissors, trim the edges of a photo ofFor a variation to this idea, download your favorite
your baby in their favorite Sesame Street characterSesame Street character and glue the picture to a
costume, so that the photo is slightly smaller than thepiece of cardstock. Then embellish the picture. For
cardstock.example, you could add blue yarn loops to a picture of
Glue the photo to the front of the invitation. Put "Comethe Cookie Monster or green glitter to Oscar the
Celebrate My 1st Birthday!" above the photo.Grouch.
On decorative paper (finished size 4 1/2" x 7 1/2")Add Fun Wording To Your Invitations:
either type or hand-write in calligraphy the party details.(Baby's Name) Birthday Is Brought To You By The
Then glue to the cardstock.Letter (first letter of baby's name) And The Number
Place your invitations in a colorful envelope and"1."
decorate with Sesame Street stickers. EitherDate & Time:
hand-deliver or mail out your invitations to your guests.Location:
SESAME STREET INVITATIONS - FEATURINGRSVP To:
COOKIE MONSTERRemember to include the funtastic characters of
Make or buy extra-large chocolate chip cookies andSesame Street on your invites, so your guests will
wrap each one in blue cellophane.know they will be celebrating your child's birthday with
Type or hand-write in calligraphy, your partythe gang from Sesame Street.
information on large adhesive labels.