A Monster in Paris Party

Little Tomato became enamored by the French film "A Monster in Paris" before her eighth birthday. We initially intended the birthday party to be an outdoor movie, but it doesn't get dark early enough during the summer for an outdoor movie for kids that age.

Plan B was to set up the outdoor screen on the deck, where it could be dark enough to see the screen... but the stagnant heat of the week lead us to Plan C: Inside. 

If you haven't seen this movie with your kids, it is a fantastic film. It is a 3D-animated film set in Paris. The movie has been dubbed in English, and it was done very well with the originalVanessa Paradis singing and voicing her role in the English dub as well. It is set in 1910 Paris and a loosely interpreted Phantom of the Opera story. The music is spectacular. 

We held our movie night indoors, setting up the outdoor screen in the dining room, which *just* fit. We set up an inflatable pool and lined it with cushions and sheets for the girls to use as seating. It also had the added benefit of corralling rogue popcorn and sticky candy inside an easily wipeable container. 

This was the simplest party I've planned. With the movie, we set up a small table of candy and drinks and had the popcorn machine fired up. 

The movie has a few scenes with giant sunflowers, so we had Whisk & Measure make these fantastic sunflower cupcakes in place of a cake, which were easier to eat in a the pool than slices of cake. 😋

Finally, we made bracelets with Eiffel Tower charms for the girls as a memento of the movie that they could take home in a drawstring "Paris" bag. Little Tomato had a lot of fun choosing the colors (pink & purple) and making them for her friends.