I sometimes feel my daughter is missing out on all the fun outdoor themed birthday parties there is to be had, but who says you can't have that same fun indoors too!
The inspiration for her party came from a search on www.etsy.com looking up different invitations, hoping something would jump out at me. It did! I came across this amazing company called Westminster Paper Co. So many beautiful choices and designs, that it was easy to decide on what I wanted. There were even all the extras to go with the invite, such as thank you tags, and food labels.
The first thing people see is the invitation, so you want it to be special, and to let your guests know what to expect at your party.
The dessert menu consisted of strawberry cupcakes, cream puffs, mini chocolate chip cookies served with strawberry and chocolate milk shots, as well as, birthday cake flavoured cake pops and a cream cheese dip that was so delicious and super easy to make.
I found the dip recipe on www.thatswhatshesaid.net., and am including it here for you too. I served it with fresh fruit, vanilla wafers and digestive cookies.
RECIPE: 8 ounces (1Pkg) cream cheese, softened
2 Tablespoons butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar
*Beat the cream cheese and butter until blended & creamy with a mixer.
* Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Whip until soft.
See, easy! Served it on this pretty dish, which is actually a charger,
as part of the dessert buffet, and allowed guests to help themselves.
The decor for the party was simple. I pulled colours from the invitation, which were pretty pastels, and used design details such as, stripes, polkadots and florals.
For the table, I placed a pink tablecloth underneath a burlap runner; all of which I already had on hand. Which is key. Take a look around your house before you head out to the store; you never know what you might have that can serve dual purpose. I used my milk glass vases to hold candies and buttered peanuts, and to hold some DIY decor that i did.
I made these fun "milkshakes" by using paper pom poms (below) in pink and white, and added a straw and a cherry on top! They turned out better than I hoped.
Another fun DIY that I did was making some blocks to hold the cake pops. I used square styrofoam blocks I found at Dollar Tree, and simply wrapped them in brown and polkadot wrapping paper (which I already had at home), and added some pink lace tape ribbon around the middle to make it a bit more pretty. Cute and easy! You can see them beside the cookies and milk in the picture below!
Next are the party favours that I did for the parents at the party. I found some really cute paper ice cream cups at www.homesense.ca and at www.dollarama.com. I filled them with some mini marshmallows, sprinkles and chocolate pieces; added a label and a thank you tag, and wrapped them in cellophane. Our guests were able to make their own sundaes at home. All they needed was ice cream!
For the birthday cake, I wanted to keep it simple, yet be pretty, so I decided on a plain tinted cake with buttercream frosting and a french vanilla buttercream filling. It was so delicious and amazing; the perfect centrepiece to our dessert table. I found a local company just down the street from me, called www.newcastlecake.com, and worked with Misty who was so accommodating and friendly.
~A.
PRODUCT DETAILS:
*ice cream spoons, ice cream party picks, floral and polkadot ribbon for ribbon garland (above pic), metal cake stands, cupcake liners, pink photo frames, happy birthday banner, birthday cake topper, pom pom garlands and paper straws: www.michaels.com
*ice cream cups, napkins, paper plates and milk bottles: www.homesense.ca and www.dollarama.com
*plastic scoops, plastic popcorn bowls, paper pom pom kits: www.partycity.ca
*plastic ice cream bubbles (used as props on dessert table and in above pic) www.dollartree.com
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