Llama’s are soooo fascinating! With their loooong necks, huge, bright eyes, perky ears and cheeky, slightly haughty expressions. Yup, the woolly creatures have captured our hearts! It’s time to throw out a whole lotta llama love around. So, let’s start at the very beginning – a Llama Party. We had the perfect opportunity, with Cath’s little Hannah Banana turning 3. She LUURRRVED the idea of a llama party, so, naturally, we set to work!
It was the perfect theme for her. Cute, an opportunity for some pink, and certainly a little bit sassy!
So, why all the cactus and the ‘Mexican’ / South American theme? Cos llamas generally DO come from South America, although they have taken up residence as domestic animals all over the world. But their natural habitats are the grass and cactus-covered plains of Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. They’re so cool, and exotic like that! So, what do you think? Cool party set up huh?
But before we dive into the details of the party, here are some LLAMA FUN FACTS:
- Llama poop has almost no odor. Llama farmers refer to llama manure as “llama beans.” It makes great, eco-friendly fertilizer. The Incas in Peru burned dried llama poop for fuel.
- Llamas know their own limits. If you try to overload a llama with too much weight, the llama is likely to lie down or simply refuse to move.
- A baby llama is called a “cria.” It’s pronounced KREE-uh. Mama llamas usually only have one baby at a time. Pregnancy lasts for about 350 days. Yikes.
- Llamas are smart and easy to train.
Ok, enough of that, lets get into the party detail!
Llama-themed, editable invitation in pink and teal, with cute, nose-in-the-air llama and bright pink diagonal stripe backing detail.
Use as many panels as you need to spell out the birthday girls name, a happy birthday, or any other message!
Editable food and drink labels just MAKE a party! We had to whip up a batch of homemade lemonade – because Llama Lemonade has such a nice ring to it!
Use your food labels to bring your party theme to life! Toasted coconut marshmallows become Llama Wool, of course!
And little round cactus tags? Too cute, we couldn’t resist!
As for the cake, we created TWO llama cake topper looks for you to choose from, both included in the download. You get your choice of llama ears and hat topper (as above) OR llama face and neck topper (see below.) So hard to decide between the two!
In between scoffing llama-licious cake and treats, the girls LOVED coloring in their llama activity coloring page!
A hobby horse is one of those toys that kids just LOVE, they spend HOURS playing with them. And the llama hobby horse is NO exception! We decided to make two, one is a little more work than the other, and both are delightful! The card cutout is included in the llama party set, while the crafted llama hobby horse comes as an awesome separate pattern, template and step-by-step ‘how to‘. Here’s the card llama hobby horse.
And here’s the crafted llama hobby horse:
And a party without party favor? No, that would be a prob-llama! We love NOT including additional sweets and sugar in our party favors, so we gave away these super cute cactus favors, with editable tags.
And what party girls doesn’t love a party poster – especially a stats poster! All about the party girl, it’s so special. You can edit all the text on the poster to make it as individual as possible!
Another party favor idea, or maybe a fab (and on trend) idea for teacher’s gifts, or back-to-school treats! Llama cookies in a jar! You get all the ingredients together, layer them in a glass jar, add these awesome labels, and pop a recipe label sticker on the top. This Llama cookies in a jar is a separate product, and not part of the party set.
How cute and happy did the party girl look? She LOVED her Llama-liscious party!
Oh yes – I almost forgot! We made a FREE Mexican tablecloth tutorial, with downloadable pattern and step-by-step guide to making this cute tablecloth yourself. The best bit, it’s a no-sew, so get your felt and your glue gun out and have some fun!
And don’t forget to save ALL these Llama-licious ideas on your Pinterest party board. We don’t want you to have prob-llamas when you’re needing this info! 🙂
Oh yes, there’s more for you if you are totally sold on the llama love! We have awesome t-shirt transfers, mug printables, tote bag printables AND Llama planner and diary stickers. We’ve totally llama-ed up!
Always remind yourself and those you love to Stay Wild!
And that you have a whole lotta Llama Love to give!
Anything you want, it’s No Prob-llama!
Adventure ahead? Alpaca Bag and join you!
