Zombies were EVERYWHERE at our house on March 9th, 2013!! Thank heavens they were here as friendly dead folk, and not here to eat us!
Katie celebrated her 12th birthday with 'family & friends' dressed up as "Zombies"! And it was a blast!! As many of you know, Katie is a huge Walking Dead TV series fanatic, and so it was only natural for her to have a Zombie-themed birthday party this year! A lot of work was put forth preparing for this party, but it was SO worth it! We hired a make-up artist to come out and paint the kid's faces if they wanted, and that lady did a fabulous job!! Her name is Jessica Nielsen, a fellow Houstonian who has a business called "Let's Face It". (If any of you are interested, you can find her on Facebook, or even here on Blogger using her business name... she RocKeD!)
This is The Brown Family "Zombified"! Don't we look totally disgusting! That's what we were hoping for! Thank you Jessica for doing not only our make-up, but the other party guests too!!
Now, one of the big hits of the party was the decorations! I have to thank Pinterest for most of my ideas, and a business on Etsy called 'Party Scribbles'! Party Scribbles provided the Zombie themed labels for the food table, the drinks, and the goodie bags! In addition to the 'signs', I came up with the idea to make the house look as if it was a 'safehouse' FOR Zombies vs. a 'safehouse' for humans... so, we got some red paint (thank you Jason!) and decorated clear painter's tarps to hang around the house! They came out perfect!
Overall, a wonderfully fun time was had by all, and this birthday party can go down in the books as a very memorable experience! (Unique to say the least!)
Below are several pictures of the decorations... ENJOY!!
Silver bucket tub holding sprite/water... there was another tub holding Big Red... AKA: Spinal Fluid!
This is a sherbet ice cream/ginger ale punch with green food coloring... this was the favored drink! Oh, and we had fake plastic bugs floating around inside the punch bowl; loved it!!
Black plates and blood-splattered napkins were not complete without a 'helping-hand'!!
Eyeballs... AKA: garnished deviled eggs.
Zombie Boogers... AKA: Popcorn with a green candy glaze.
Brain Dip... AKA: Cheddar/bacon flavored dip with Ritz crackers.
Veggies from Hershel's Farm. (Hershel is a character from the TV series The Walking Dead who originally made his farm into a safe house for his family.)
Guts... AKA: Rolled bread cooked with pizza fixings inside.
Oh, this party was SO much FUN!!! I also want to give a special thanks to my friend Gracie for coordinating the party games for all the pre-teen Zombies! You were a HUGE help!! BUT, the biggest thanks goes to all of Katie's family and friends who came to celebrate her 12th birthday with her in lou of it being the beginning of Spring Break! The party would not have been successful without the party guests!
SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST... Our Zombie guests made the video below! Please ENJOY!
THE ZOMBIE HARLEM SHAKE!! (Click on link to view!)
Until Next Time...
