My second oldest turned 6 years old this month, and she begged and begged for a real birthday party (we usually just do family birthday parties). I'm impressed with parents who throw a full birthday party every year for their kids. My oldest got a "real" birthday party when he turned 4, and it seriously wore me out. I remember having only two real birthday parties when I was a kid, where I got to invite all my friends. I didn't turn out too damaged, so I'm carrying on that tradition for my kids.
I made a white cake, with pink buttercream frosting, tiffany blue fondant, and pink gumpaste flowers. And you should have seen the ice cream... I made pink bubble gum and blue cotton candy sweet cream ice cream. They're still two of my favorite flavors... my sister-in-law teases me that I never out grew them :)
For the party favors, each kid got to pick out a crayon wallet (tutorial here). I made 21 of those suckas. I'm kicking myself for not taking a picture of all of my hard work.
But at least we got a picture of the pinata! That was definitely a labor of love project. There's a week's worth of paper mache and tissue flowers getting smashed in 10 minutes. So much fun though :)
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Bravo mama!!! Looks absolutely amazing! and that pinata?! ridiculously adorable.
P.S. Pink bubble gum and blue cotton andy sweet cream ice cream sounds divine! iWant.
you never cease to amaze me! everything about that party is wonderful! i'm with a-me, i want to ice cream! :)
I think you did a great job, Jodell! :D I also don’t prepare “real” birthday parties for my kids every year. I have three, so that’s a little draining. Anyway, how long did you have to put all of these in order? I love that cake you made. Actually, I like everything. :D I think every girl is fascinated with pink deep in their hearts. Give my greetings to your daughter. :)
This is one of the coolest birthday party ideas I've ever seen. I will give this a try at home.
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