My sweet boy started to obsess about airplanes a few months ago, right around
when I started planning his second birthday. Here are the invitations
that I came up with for him....
I was torn between doing a traditional flat 5x7 invitation, a boarding pass,
and a passport. I decided to just go for it with an airplane ticket folder
and a boarding pass-style invitation.
The folder:
Close-up of the pocket of the folder --
the Dietrich Airways logo was carried through on all of the stationery:
I love the "2" that the plane makes in the background -- if you look closely,
you'll see it in the middle of the invitation, too:
One of the many details -- pilot wings for all of the kids, plus ones for hubby and I!
I purchased foam gliders online as a craft for the kids -- everyone had an opportunity to use markers, stickers, or paint (for the older kids) to customize their own glider. Here's the one I made -- after they decorated their glider, they got the pair of wings made with their initial.
Close-up of the wings:
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