Kenny and the Jets 70s Themed Party

Ka-Ka-Ka-Kenny and the Jets! I’m so excited to share all the fun details of our Kenny and the Jets 70s themed party to celebrate Kennedy turning three. After her first rodeo and Oh Twodles, I’ve had this party theme in my head for a couple of years now and it was so fun to bring it to life!

Family of four posing in front of metallic fringe photo backdrop celebrating third birthday party with 70s theme.

If you’re not familiar with the Elton John song “Benny and the Jets” you might be a little confused here… but also, are you living under a rock?! What a great and iconic song! Anyway, I digress.

We’ve always sung the song replacing “Benny” with “Kenny” and at one point I told Michael that would make an amazing 70s themed costume or party. And here we are.

So now that you’re caught up on where this all came from, let’s get into the fun stuff.

Metallic fringe photo backdrop with disco ball balloon and rose gold "3" balloon celebrating a 70s themed third birthday party.

Metallic fringe photo backdrop with father and son wearing Elton John themed tshirts reading "tiny dancer" and "blue jean baby".

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WHAT WE WORE

Kennedy’s dress

My dress

Michael and Walker’s shirts were made with my silhouette

Custom cookies for 70s themed birthday party looking like disco balls, sunglasses and daisies in pink, orange, yellow, silver and white.

White sheet cake with disco ball cake toppers and #3 paper cut out on skewer sticking out of cake.

Cake topper made of colorful paper in the shape of a "3" with disco balls and pink sprinkles on top of a white cake.

White birthday cakes covered in disco balls, pink sprinkles, and a pink #3 for birthday party.

THE DETAILS

Napkins

Cookies – by Michael’s aunt!

Cakes – Whole Foods, my go-to (I always order plain white vanilla cake and add my own toppers)

Mini disco balls (used as cake toppers)

Metallic fringe photo backdrop with disco ball balloon and rose gold #3 balloon hanging.

Party favor bags inside of basket with pink tags on them saying "thank you".

Disco ball balloons – do yourself a favor and grab this balloon pump

Tinsel backdrop

“3” balloon

Bounce house

THE DRINKS

I also felt like we needed some fun drinks, especially since I live with the resident Mikesologist! We came up with two cocktails for the adults and one mocktail for the kiddos.

RocketMANhattan – just a regular ole Manhattan, one of Michael’s favorites

Yellow Brick ROSEmonade – lemonade topped with rose´ (light, refreshing, and DELISH)

Crocodile MOCKtail – lemonade with a splash of strawberry syrup

Little girl blowing out birthday candles on a white cake at wooden kitchen table with mom and dad looking on and smiling.

Our Kenny and the Jets 70s themed party was SO fun. We also told people they could dress in their best 70s getup, if they wanted. It was hilarious and awesome to see everyone’s take on that. The weather (mostly) cooperated for us, allowing our families and some close friends to come celebrate our girl. I’m so happy we were able to pull off Kenny and the Jets 70s themed party… finally.

Happy Birthday to our sweetest girl. You are so easy to celebrate!