Monday, June 15, 2020 – Lavish Children’s Birthday Parties

I walk by a house with a big number five made with balloons. I assume there was a child turning five in the home — not a pet turning five or a fifth child or fifth wife. Could a 5-year-old really appreciate a tower of balloons almost two stories tall? I’m sure the child can’t even see that far up into the stratosphere. It’s clear to me that the huge No. 5 is there for the adults to enjoy, especially when it’s on the front lawn. What better way to tell the neighbors that you are better than they are?

The children of celebrities have birthday parties on a whole other level. The articles below were taken from Sophie Dodd’s July 3, 2018 article “From Unicorn Rides to Circus Acts: The 15 Most Lavish Celeb Kid Birthday Parties” in People and Heather Matthews’ Sept. 23, 2018 article “The Most Lavish Children’s Birthday Parties Only the Richest Families Can Afford” at http://moms.com.

P-Diddy took his 11-year-old daughter to Italy

In 2017, P. Diddy, who is also known as Sean Combs, took his daughter Chance to Italy to celebrate her eleventh birthday. He splashed out over half a million dollars to rent a yacht called the Double Down.

He also brought along his ex-girlfriend, Sarah Chapman — who is Chance's mother — and his current girlfriend, Cassie. Lots of family members were around. The yacht had room for tons of people, thanks to its grand size and scale.

According to Pagesix, P. Diddy often spends big bucks on yacht rentals. One yacht that he rented has a price tag of $72 million.

Gwen and Blake threw a Scooby Doo party for her son Apollo

In February of 2018, Gwen Stefani threw a cool and groovy Scooby-Doo birthday party, according to People.com. The party was for her son, Apollo, whose Dad is her ex-husband, Gavin Rossdale.

Apollo is Gwen's youngest of three boys, all of whom have the same Dad. For this fourth birthday party, Stefani donned a ginger wig to become Daphne, while her boyfriend Blake Shelton took on the role of Shaggy.

Apollo went dressed as Scooby himself and enjoyed activities such as face painting, a bounce house, a show by Bob Baker Marionette Theater and even a visit from the real “Scooby-Doo" himself. Pictures from the party were posted online and the kids at the party looked extremely excited and happy when Scooby-Doo appeared.

Britney Spears’ sons had a big Pokemon party

Britney has raked in some serious cash throughout her long career. She's worked hard for what she has, from a very young age, and she has every right to spoil her kids with luxurious birthday parties.

With an estimated net worth of $220 million, according to Wealthygorilla, she's more than able to pull out all the stops for birthday celebrations.

In 2016, she threw a double birthday party for her sons, Jayden and Sean, which had a Pokemon theme. Both boys have September birthdays, so she made sure they had an amazing double b-day bash. Each had their own cake, featuring characters like Pikachu, alongside balloons, Poké balls with the boys’ names inscribed on them and cake pops shaped like various critters from the franchise.

Harper Beckham had her party at Buckingham Palace

There was some media backlash after Harper Beckham was permitted to celebrate her birthday at Buckingham Palace or as the royals themselves call it "Bucks House."

According to the Express, some critics felt that Harper and her family did not have the right to hold a party there ... probably because they aren't members of the royal family.

Harper spent her sixth birthday with friends and family, enjoying a tea party and meeting a real princess — Princess Eugenie, who is Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's daughter. David Beckham and wife Victoria brushed off the criticism because they are friends with the royal family.

Beyoncé and Jay Z’s Blue Ivy had a fairy-themed fourth birthday party

When your mommy is worth $355 million and your daddy is worth $810 million, your childhood birthday parties are going to be epic. They have more money than they can ever spend, and they choose to use a little bit of it to throw lavish parties for their first-born daughter every year.

On Blue Ivy's fourth birthday, a fairy theme was chosen and no expense was spared, according to Eonline. Party guests chilled on bright couches or inside of tents or at a big table that featured chairs with butterfly wings attached. Racks of child-sized fairy dresses were onsite so little guests could enjoy some fun dress-up playtime.

Jessica Simpson’s son had a Moana-themed fourth birthday party

Moana is a Disney musical adventure which was released in 2016. Jessica Simpson went for a Moana theme when she was planning a fourth b-day party for her son Ace Knute who is just as blond as his mommy.

This party was held outside, according to People, right in the family's backyard. The yard was transformed into Te Fiti, which was an island in the animated Disney film. There was also a bouncy castle and lots of games.

Kids who attended received gift bags which were personalized just for them. Jessica and her hubby Eric Johnson were decked out in beach-inspired attire for the big party, and Maui and Moana lookalikes were there to make the kids smile.

Jessica Simpson’s son fifth birthday party was “Parrotdise”

Simpson and Johnson transformed an event space into "Parrotdise," complete with photo opportunities with live birds, baseball jerseys and a giant scoreboard — all in honor of son Ace Knute's fifth birthday.

The singer shared a family photo of everyone donning matching "Green Sox" jerseys, along with the colorful birds posing everywhere — from Ace and 6-year-old daughter Maxwell “Maxi” Drew‘s heads to her own shoulder.

John Legend and Chrissy Tiegen’s daughter celebrated in style

Sesame Street was the theme that Chrissy Teigen selected for the second birthday party of her daughter, Luna. According to Etonline, this party required weeks of planning and featured a lavish cake adorned with the faces of Big Bird, Cookie Monster and Elmo. A very pregnant Chrissy Teigen enlisted a special helper to make daughter Luna's elaborate birthday cake: the birthday girl herself! Before the Sesame Street-themed bash, the cookbook author shared photos and videos of the pair using cookie cutters to shape the various bird feathers needed for decoration.

Luna had watched her own father —crooner John Legend — on Sesame Street and loved it, so this party theme was perfect for the little girl. Some of the real Sesame Street characters recorded birthday greetings for Luna, which were played at the party. It's safe to say that most kids don't get this type of VIP treatment when they are two.

DJ Khaled’s baby Ashad got spoiled on his first birthday

Baby Asahd is adorable and very much like his famous papa, DJ Khaled. He often wears miniature versions of his Dad's outfits or other "hypebeast" athleisure. Asahd has gotten pretty famous in his own right, and he gets producer credits on Dad's work.

Most people have to wait until their 21st birthday to party at the club — not DJ Khaled's son Asahd. Because, where else would Khaled host a jungle and Lion King-themed birthday bash for a one-year-old than one of Miami's hottest clubs? The LIV at Fontainebleau apparently cost six figures to buy out for the party, hosted by Khaled and pal Sean "Diddy" Combs. Instead of VIP bottle service, there were miniature luxury autos for the tiny guests to cruise around in.

Jessica Alba threw a unicorn party for her daughter Haven

To celebrate youngest daughter Haven's 6th birthday, Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren took to the backyard for a magical unicorn-themed gathering.

Since Alba's Honest Company is hugely profitable, this party was more than affordable, even though it was expensive.

"Haven, Honor and I had so much fun had so much fun decorating, from making Baby Unicorn Fur cotton-candy labels to stuffing the unicorn piñata the night before," Alba said of prepping with her two daughters.

Kids played in Alba's pool on inflatable pool toys that were shaped like rainbows and unicorns.

Dessert options were plentiful, ranging from cotton candy to cake pops to a beautiful cake decorated with a golden unicorn horn.

"One of the things that I love most about being a parent is throwing birthday parties that my kiddos will remember forever," she said.

Tori Spelling’s daughter Hattie has Alice in Wonderland party

Tori Spelling grew up super-rich and developed very expensive tastes. She's talked about the fact that it's hard not to buy the best, even when she has money problems because she was raised in luxury.

While she's definitely had her financial ups and downs, she wandered down the rabbit hole for daughter Hattie’s first birthday. The whole family outfitted themselves in character, with Dad dressing as the Mad Hatter, Mom as the Queen of Hearts, son Liam as his dad's mini-me, daughter Stella as Alice, baby Finn as the potion that causes Alice to shrink and Hattie herself in a colorful Mad Tea Party-inspired get-up.

Beyond the life-size chess board set up in the sprawling back garden, guests got to partake in a Pinterest-perfect Mad Tea Party featuring mismatched antique chairs, colorful string lanterns and a plentiful array of pastel-colored desserts. Alice and the Mad Hatter himself even joined in on the fun!

Tracey Morgan went all out for his daughter

Dads also get into the spirit when it's time to plan birthday parties for their kids. Loving dad Tracy Morgan made sure that his little daughter Maven had the time of her life at a big birthday bash.

This party was held at Dylan's Candy Bar in New York City, according to Justjared, which is almost like having a party at Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory! Tracy and his wife Megan planned the party to celebrate Maven's fourth birthday.

At this fun and costly party, Minions were in attendance, and kids got to chow down on plenty of party food and sweet treats. Tracy Morgan looked very happy while his daughter was enjoying her party.