My youngest decided on a My Little Pony party for her birthday this year. She is especially fond of Rainbow Dash, and any excuse that I have to use color in my decorating, I am on board. I try really hard to make their birthdays special, after all they only come around once a year. Party planning is also one of my love languages - I really come alive when I get to recreate Pinterest finds, or decorate a cake of my own design.
I planned the party for the mid-afternoon so that I didn't have to provide lunch or dinner. This can get expensive, and it is always hard to have a birthday party so close to Christmas. I made the cake, some candy-dipped wafers that I discovered on Pinterest and the kids could choose either Sprite or water. The drinks were offered in clear cups and I had made rainbow ice cubes for the drinks. They absolutely loved them!
I try to keep their parties short, because attention spans are the same way, and when kids get bored they start exploring your house. Even the off-limit areas. They like to jump on couches and they like to look on cabinets. It also helps to have a fun party activity for them to enjoy, and when you tie this in to the "main event" i.e. cake and ice cream, its even better! I decided to go with make your own ice cream sundaes. This was a big hit, and I think each child used a half pound of sprinkles on their ice cream. When you add hot fudge, caramel topping, maraschino cherries, and whipped cream, you really can't go wrong.
I also try to minimize cost by only providing a small favor for the guests to take home. I know my kids love going to parties where they bring home a big bag of stuff, but most of it gets broken, used, or forgotten about in a couple days and I think that a small little gift ends up being more meaningful than a big bag of goodies. I bought a bag of rainbow Twizzlers and made "Rainbow Dash tails". I actually didn't even see this on Pinterest, it just came to me as I started to put the bags together. I love when things like that happen!
I really do love the planning part of a party, especially when there's a fun theme! However, the best part of any party is if the guests, and especially the birthday girl, enjoy themselves! I think everyone had a great time!
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