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Super Sparkle Superhero Party

For the past year my daughter has been a superhero. Every chance she gets to dress up and protect her city against evil she’s all over it. We call her Super Sparkle because she shines so bright she blinds the forces of danger. So it was no surprise when I asked her what kind of birthday party she wanted this year that she said a superhero party.
I was told every superhero needs a sidekick so that had to be her younger sister, Twirlarina. She produces hurricane force winds with her twirls to blow the bad guys away. Then there’s Rad Dad & MOMTASTIC making up a whole family of superheroes. Glitterville is the city they protects and it’s so big they needs help protecting it. That’s where the “Sparkle Squad” comes in. Mermainia, Star Force & Princess Power. Between them they can jump high, breath underwater and have super human strength. Their mission for the birthday was to join forces and stop “The Chocolate Bandit” (aka Super Sparkles older evil brother) from stealing the birthday cake.
Since I knew the theme for the party pretty early I had time to shop for custom costumes for all the heroes. I pieced together different pieces I found on sale and stalked the after Halloween clearance section. I made sparkle blaster wrist bands and a belt, these were set up on the Sparkle Bar. I enlisted my mom to make capes including a special gold sequin one for the birthday girl herself. The guests were able to choose their identity when they arrived and sneak away to transform.
I had a digital caricature image drawn up of my daughter in her costume so I could use it on the invitation as well as the cake topper. I teamed up with Shindigz for this party and was so excited for all the great pieces they had to offer. My favorite thing from the whole party was the life size cardboard cutout of Super Sparkle protecting the dessert table. It even had a voice box option so we were able to record a message to play every time someone walked by it. I still have it set up in my office and love it! I used the caricature image for some custom confetti as well which I used to scatter on the kids table and for cupcake toppers.
Super Sparkles logo is a diamond so I used that when designing the printable items and on as many accents as I could like the placemats and silverware wrap. The kids table featured a place setting for each hero with their own name frame, Hero H2O, Super Juice and diamond light up wand.
After the heroes fueled up they hopped on their super trike and powered over to the obstacle course for them to warm up their powers. They had to break through a brick wall, run super fast through the cones, make twirls with the hoops, lift the 100lb dumbbell and blow super bubbles. While they were warming up a call came in through the phonebooth that there had been a Chocolate Bandit sighting. They grabbed their Bandit Blaster and captured him just in time to blow out the candles before he stole the birthday cake.
I really wanted the cake to stand out so I displayed it by itself. It was a delicious two tier chocolate cake that featured a gold glitter skyline and more diamonds. The dessert table had an iridescent backdrop with a skyline of boxes wrapped in wrapping paper with glitter windows. I hung a variety of tissue poms, honeycomb balls and accordion lanterns above. We served up some Power Punch and Emergency Hydration for drinks. Cupcakes, cake pops, marshmallow pops, jello squares, & cookies finished out the dessert table.
I made a photo booth area by hanging up a silver curtain, adding some balloon clusters and then Styrofoam letters that I glittered to spell out Shine Bright. On one of my many shopping trips I squealed like a little school girl when I found a diamond shaped piñata. I knew we would have had enough sweets so I stuffed it full of confetti and glitter. The girls each took their turn and then MOMTASTIC stepped in and busted it open while they danced and twirled in the flying confetti.
As the heroes were leaving they gathered up their wands and each were given a “Brushinator” toothbrush favor that helps rid the world of evil decay as well as a diamond ring that shines bright. We were happy to say Glitterville was safe for another day!

Emilee’s 2nd Birthday Fiesta

I thought for sure I was throwing Emilee a strawberry party this year but when I saw a fiesta invite on Instagram from River & Bridge well I just knew it was meant to be. I’m all for throwing kids’ parties with themes you want until they can ask for a theme themselves. Em LOVES anything Frozen but I knew if I threw the Frozen party now there was no explaining to a 3 or 4 year old Emilee that “we already did that,” So I’m saving Anna and Elsa for the year she actually asks for them. Which I know she will.

Mia’s First Birthday Party

Since Mia is turning 1 she didn’t request anything specific for her first birthday party, but we wanted it to reflect her personality so we kept it bright and colorful. We stuck to a few colors (blue, pink, purple, and some gold) but other than that it was sort of a free for all! I made a lot of the decorations myself and some of the food (CAKE POP FAIL!)
It was brunch time and we wanted the food to be baby friendly, so we served mini-waffles, cut up fruit, mini cream cheese sandwiches, and mini-desserts (plus the birthday cake)
In the end, Mia had a great morning surrounded by her loving family!

Off To Neverland 6th Birthday

In planning the party, I wanted Ava Kate to participate. She helped me make the watercolor painted lace crowns. She painted and glittered them for each of her guests. She also helped glitter the mini cakes used on the DIY invitations. Another simple DIY from the party was the neon pink striped tablecloth. Taking an inexpensive curtain sheer, Ava and I painted neon pink diagonal stripes using painters tape to set the lines creating a custom tablecloth for under $5. As guests arrived to the party, they were fancied up with a crown and bubblegum necklace. We transformed a TV room into Neverland. Lights sparkled from the ceiling. Quilts and oversized pillows were thrown about to create a cozy movie watching environment. The girls got to snack on a rainbow of candied popcorn while watching the movie. After the movie, the guests sang Happy Birthday and were treated to a sweets table. The cookies by Callye of Sugarbelle’s were stunning. The birthday girl’s initial was the design on one, while the other cookie featured a cake on a cake stand. Additional sweets included a simple white cake strung with a neon pink tissue fringe cake topper as well as perfectly pink cake pops from Cake Pop Fusion.

Glam Camping Birthday

What better way to end summer and welcome the fall than with a glam camping party! In celebration of my niece’s 6th birthday we decided to throw a glam camping party for her and her friends. The girls had so much fun roasting marshmallows, hanging out in the tent we made and catching fireflies at dusk. The best part of this party….it can definitely be brought indoors in the cooler months! For the centerpiece of our table, I collected branches and spray painted them purple and placed them in a terra cotta pot we got for a few dollars at the craft store. At the ends of some of the branches I tied small strips of fabric we used throughout the party and stuck some mini marshmallows on the end. It made for a rustic feel, with a some glam thrown in :) For desserts we had vanilla cupcakes we topped with edible fondant toppers from Cakes and Kids, caramel popcorn was our “midnight snack” and Fun Favors supplied the most adorable cookies that coordinated perfectly with our theme. Some of them even had edible glitter on them! We also filled berry baskets for each girl, supplied by Party On! Designs, with graham crackers, marshmallows and Hershey’s chocolate bars for s’more making during the party. I Have A Favor supplied personalized canteens for all the girls. During the party they filled them with “spring water” and then took them home as a party favor. We also sent each girl home with a mini mason jar filled with “s’more’s for later”, a mix we created using mini marshmallows, M&M’s and golden grahams cereal. During the party the girls loved hanging out in the tent my dad actually built using pieces of lumber from the local hardware store. It was great as it was tall enough for the girls to even stand in! We draped two queen sized sheets that coordinated with our theme over the tent and secured the ends to the ground. We then placed a coordinating throw rug on the ground so the girls had a comfy place to sit while playing in the tent! The girls loved going glam while camping in the backyard. It’s a great theme for girls of all ages and was a great way to end the summer too!

A “Fancy Nancy” inspired 3rd birthday

I threw a very fancy 3rd birthday party for our daughter, Adeline . . . inspired by one of her favorite books – Fancy Nancy. I maybe got a bit carried away with the idea of tulle and glitter, but this party turned out to be sooo much fun for everyone involved. My little girl is still talking about it!
 
DECOR
A lot of red, pink & purple. I bought tulle from Joann’s and draped it from the ceiling and window (we haven’t got around to decorating our living/dining room yet (the bottom of the list) but it works out great for hosting a party). I also bought some cheap red and pink fabric to use as tablecloths for the kids table and dessert table. On the dessert table I created a feather boa backdrop (after being inspired by this picture) and Adeline and I made the glitter letters to string across the top. My mom came over last minute and “whipped” up the adorable tulle skirts around the (Ikea) kid stools with some of the pink tulle. I found butterfly wings at the dollar store and also hung them on the window. For centerpieces I used some old faux grass plants I had lying around the house and added a few purple butterflies. For the front door I made a wreath by wrapping a straw wreath in pink ribbon and attaching a sign. I made all the party printables (banner, food labels, favor tags, party signs)  And to top it off – gold, pink, red and purple balloons all over.
 
MENU
I set up a little buffet for the girls (and moms) on a separate table in the kitchen. This included a mini milk bar with chocolate and strawberry milk, pink lemonade, mini cucumber sandwiches, butterfly shaped PB & J, individual servings of mac & cheese and individual servings of veggie sticks with ranch dip (I found the individual serving ideas on pinterest – awesome). On the dessert table we had a delicious ruffle cake, cupcakes topped with fondant butterflies, frosted marshmallow sticks and a mini candy bar complete with purple and pink rock crystal, gumballs, taffy and candy sticks . . . very fancy!
 
ACTIVITIES
Our guests of honor were all girls between 1 1/2 – 4 years of age, so entertainment was simple but fancy! Upon arrival the girls were seated at the table with a personal glitter tiara and cardboard butterfly wings to decorate. I had little buckets of crayons, jewels and foam stickers for them to use. After they were done decorating their crowns and wings they were escorted to an “accessories” table covered with a blanket. Upon reveal they were faced with a variety of necklaces, bracelets, rings, sunglasses and fancy ribbon wands (check out the tutorial for these here). All of the girls already came dressed up in their fanciest ensembles (priceless) so you can imagine how adorable this all was. After accessorizing the girls practiced their “fancy” moves and fluttered around the house in their wings, dresses and fancy accessories . . . ohh la la! After lunch we topped it all off with some “pin the jewel on the tiara” before everyone got distracted in the playroom.
What an extravagantly fancy day it was! Our little birthday girl couldn’t stop dancing around or smiling.
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