This was for my daughter, named Olivia's 6th birthday party. INVITATION: For this we actually used store bought Olivia the pig stationary that I found on clearance at a book store. It was a picture of Olivia the pig and the basic party details, name of birthday girl, date, place, time. I added to the invitation Pigs cannot fly but they will Paint". From there we had a blast and it was a breeze. DECORATIONS: In the back yard we set up a long child height cafeteria style table with solid red table cloths. I had a place set for each child (this was the best part). I had bought a couple Olivia the Pig calendars - the previous years so they were dirt cheap. I cut each page separate; put a solid 12x12 construction page over the back (which covered the days/dates of the calendar). I then simply printed in large and different fonts each child's name off the computer onto card stock. This was glued on the bottom of the picture side of the calendar pages lastly each was laminated. Now each child has a laminated personalized place mat to take home too. I had paint brushes for each place setting and 6inch ceramic piggy banks (OTC - has them ready to paint by the dozen for cheap) for each child to paint as they liked! ACTIVITIES: as each child arrived and was greeted they were excited to find their name at the table. I used cut apart egg cartons to hold various paint colors (which we prefilled for our convenience) Children were fitted with an apron (some with oversized T-shirts) and instructed to paint the pigs any way they like - no rules just have fun. We had some very interesting and some very adorable pigs born that day. After they finished painting they played on the swing set while others finished. Then everyone went inside to let pigs dry while we opened presents and had snacks. PARTY SNACKS: pigs n the blankets of course "slop"py Joes for adults and Olivia the PIG on the cake. FAVORS: every child went home with their personalized placemat (which we just washed the paint off easily before sending it home); their own piggy bank with $.06 in it; it was my daughters 6th bday:) and we added some Olivia the PIG stickers (which came with the calendars). This was one of the easiest all around themes and turned out the best yet for an at the house party! The lesson is keep your eyes out for items you might could use as a theme for your party - like the calendars from previous year) My Olivia loved her Olivia the pig party and the guests thought it was adorable and fun!!"