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Princess is now 4! We had to reschedule her Tinkerbell party because we had a house full of sick people. The girls had hand, foot, and mouth, my hubby had pink eye and a cold, and I had a cold and an ear infection. It was a fun few weeks! We had Princess's birthday party a week later than planned. She had a great time! And so did Mouse. She really loved having all of the big kids around!
Here is the invitation I made for the party:
The inside reads: Please fly on in to Pixie Hollow to celebrate Princess's 4th Birthday!
Princess and I made paper butterflies using this template. She wanted the party to be pink and purple, so most of the decorations were in line with that.
Originally I was going to make mini sandwiches, fruit, and veggies, but Princess wanted pizza. So we had pizza, a veggie tray, and fruit salad. I cut up a whole watermelon and made a fruit bowl from the outside of the watermelon. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the food.
Princess wanted cupcakes (pink and purple ones to be exact) instead of a cake, so I made these with vanilla buttercream frosting:
I found the chocolate mold on ebay that I used to make the Tinkerbell toppers.
The kids painted birdhouses as their "tinkering" activity. I picked up the birdhouses at Joann's for $1 each. We used FolkArt Acrylic paint and then sprayed the houses with a sealcoat (Americana acrylic sealer/finisher) to waterproof the houses once the kids were finished. The kids LOVED this...but what 4-year old doesn't like to paint?!? We used the hubby's old white shirts to keep the kids from getting paint all over their party clothes.
Lastly, Princess begged me for a pinata while we were at Target, so she got one. All of the kids enjoyed this as well. We were not really set up for a pinata, so the hubby held it out on the end of a rake and the kids used a plastic kids' shovel to hit the pinata (kind of like something you'd see on America's Funniest Videos). Wish I had a picture of that! The hubby nearly got hit a few times!
The favors for the party were the birdhouses, loot from the pinata (candy, bouncy balls, stickers, etc), and a goody bag with more stickers, handmade coloring books, Tinkerbell PEZ (from World Market) and mini colored pencils. We're so happy that Princess's friends joined us for such a wonderful day!
Happy 4th of July! We're enjoying having the hubby home for a long 4-day weekend! We had hoped to spend some time with family and friends, but we're still getting over colds. Instead, we're spending a relaxing weekend at home recovering and hoping everyone is healthy for the Princess's birthday parties next weekend. I can't believe she'll be 4!
Back to the 4th of July festivities, Princess and I have done a few projects the past few days to celebrate the 4th. We first made American flags out of craft sticks. I found the project here.
We also made red, white, and blue cupcakes. They are delicious! The recipe for the cupcakes can be found here and the buttercream frosting here. I would have preferred chocolate frosting, but the rest of the family likes vanilla everything!
Our final project was 4th of July headbands. Princess helped with some of the sewing, but quickly tired of the project. She was also unimpressed that the headbands were red, white and blue and NOT pink. I told Princess I'd make a pink one for her birthday. I'll post instructions for the headbands soon!
I'll be spending the next week organizing for Princess's 4th birthday, but will post pics and instructions for all the little projects we have planned for the event. I know she's very excited for her Tinkerbell party and that just about everything will be pink and purple. She's been asking for a Tinkerbell party since last September!
