Celebrating

Fab Kids: Disney Bound

We took our 21 month old to Disney world and she loved it.  Mickey Clubhouse is her favorite TV show and it blew her mind getting to see the characters live, in-person.

I will never forget the joy on her face as she got to kiss and hug Donald, Goofy, Mickey and Minnie.  She let out the cutest squeals and delighted waiting in line for her turn even.

My suitcase was packed with Mickey Clubhouse themed outfits for the entire week before I ever knew there was a term for this – Disney Bound.  It’s where you dress inspired by a Disney character without looking costume-y.  i.e. you are not wearing a head-to-toe Mickey store-bought set.  Instead you add pieces from your normal wardrobe using the color and pattern theme of your favorite character.   Click here for images of adult Disney Bound outfits so you can better understand what I am talking about.  This post is all about Disney Bound toddler outfits.

For instance, in the above outfit, I ran with the red/black/white and polka dot theme to create a Mickey and Minnie inspired outfit from Juliet’s closet.  Her red polka-dot retro hairband is from Janie and Jack, her sweater that screams her favorite word is from Nununu and I’m actually selling that red skirt you see on her through my FB page.  Darling, huh?  I finished off the outfit with some polka dot leggings, red squeaker shoes and a Mickey doll which she loved carrying around the park.

Sometimes all it took was some Mickey ears to complete her Disney outfit.  In the below shot, I borrowed her hat.

We both wore black and white stripes with red accents and matching Prada – inspired sunnies.  Below is what her outfit looked like without the coat.

It was a $5 Old Navy Mickey shirt with an added collar from Etsy paired with a matching striped leggings and headband set.

My daughter must take after me because she loves purses…

Everywhere we went, she felt compelled to shop for more Mickey Clubhouse dolls… is this foreshadowing a shopaholic in our future?

These are my favorite shoes from her closet.  They’re by Mini Melissa and I bought them during an online sample sale.  Love!

Visit my Instagram page for more outfit posts from Juliet’s closet!

Fab Kids: Toddler Tea Party with Oh Joy for Target Decor

Two back-to-back parties?  I don’t know what got into me but I ambitiously hosted 2 back-to-back parties at home during the new year.  On New Year’s Eve, I had another family over for a dinner party to ring in the new year.  And then just hours later, 4 toddlers and their lovely moms came over to help celebrate new years day!

I figured since I had all this new years decor up, why not use it again?  So last minute, I invited Juliet’s best girlfriends over for a toddler tea party.  I love how everyone came dressed to impress – including the moms!

Here’s an overview of the decor, mostly bought at Target (from the Oh Joy collection).

What’s a tea party without tiaras for all the toddlers?  Amazingly, they were terrific at keeping them on!  They must have enjoyed the princess treatment.

It was a B.Y.O.B (booster seat) party because I wanted everyone to sit at our new dining table but half our guests forgot theirs and so since everyone was fine sitting on the big girl chairs, we dined without.  Looking back on these pictures now, I have to say they almost look cuter sitting so low plus I think that the booster seats would have been a distraction from the clean, simple decor I was going for.

Read all about the decor elements on my prior post (my new years eve dinner party).

Menu included:

• tea sandwiches for the toddlers (PB&J, nutella, ham &swiss with lettuce and honey mustard) cut into .5″x.5″ squares
• tea sandwiches for the moms (ham & swiss with lettuce and honey mustard, tuna fish salad, chicken avocodo with eggplant spread) Yes I made all 6 types of sandwiches..NY women sometimes DO cook 🙂
• chicken pasta (leftover from the night before)
• 3 kinds of scones (chocolate chip, cranberry, blueberry)
• mini-cupcakes by Baked by Melissa
• Macarons to match the color theme
• mini-sized baby apples
• mango and blueberry fruit salad
• teas and coffees for moms
• rasberry, banana, watermelon smoothies for the toddlers served in toy teacups (since the kids can’t drink tea yet)

Here’s a video that one of the moms took of us all in action. (Sorry I don’t know how to flip it around here..)

It was such a joy to watch my baby experience her first tea party with her besties.  Are they adorable or what??

To see close-ups of all the decor, visit and follow my Instagram account @stylishlystella! And for more tea party or any toddler party inspiration visit my Pinterest page! Thanks for reading.  Have a great day!

You might also like:

Fab Fetes: #disneyside Princess In Training Party Can You Host a Play Date Just Around Play Doh? Yes You Can!