Alice in One'derland Party

We threw an Alice in One'derland party for my daughter's 1st birthday this weekend.  In keeping with the British theme, we hosted a tea party with tea sandwiches, scones, and a Mad Hatter birthday cake.

We decorated the outside of the house with pictures from the movie and we had "Very Merry Unbirthday" playing as the guests walked in the door.  We also put a croquet set outside to symbolize the game of croquet Alice played with the Queen of Hearts.

Inside we decorated with paper lanterns, photo stills, and posterboard images from the movie.

Below are pictures of our timecapsule activity.  We asked guests to fill out a questionnaire predicting various interests my daughter will have when she is 10-years-old. Then we sealed them in an Alice in Wonderland lunchbox, along with other special items from the day, and made a time capsule for her 10th birthday party.  I also made a keepsake tablecloth out of Alice in Wonderland fabric.

I purchased a copy of Lewis Carroll's original version of Alice in Wonderland from a British bookstore in London.  The name of the bookstore is Hatchard's and they are located on Picadilly street.  The advantage of having the British version of the book is that all of the original spellings and vocabulary are preserved.

You can also see the original images for each of the characters.  Here is the Cheshire Cat appearing above the Queen's Croquet match.

Some other ideas for making the day festive...

I tied "Drink Me" labels onto Koolaid Water Bottles for the kids and served Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches in the shape of Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, & Spades.

For the adults, we served a variety of tea sandwiches and scones.

To bring the party to life, we all dressed up in costumes.  I was the Queen of Hearts, my husband was the Mad Hatter, my oldest daughter was Alice, and my son was Tweedle Dee.