Ava'a Rapunzel Party

Ava has loved the movie, Tangled lately...so it was no surprise when she asked for a Rapunzel birthday party.

We made paper lanterns from construction paper cylinders.

I attached forks to the back of black plates to make frying pans.

I used  homemade crackers for the place settings and filled them with toys and candy. They girls enjoyed pulling them apart to find their prizes!

We played pass the parcel and the winner got to keep the princess puzzle that was inside.

The tower was the main attraction. We  cut it out of wood and used card stock for shingles. We took a picture of each guest in the tower and wanted poster, and gave them prints in their thank you cards.

We had "Tangled Races"!

The girls got to decorate their own cupcakes.

Christmas lights made great floating lanterns above the table!

Emma's Garden Party

My mom made the cutest outfit and matching bib for Emma that matched the rest of the party.

We kept Emma's party really simple. This floral fabric was the inspiration for the entire party. A turquoise E and picture frame served as the decor, and bright purple flowers were the cake toppers.

We displayed the picture frame that was signed by friends and family at Emma's shower. Most of the same guests attended her birthday party.

Ballerina Party

Ava wanted a Ballerina party for her third birthday. I had so much fun finding creative ideas and making everything for her party. We cut out a life-sized ballerina from thick poster board and decorated it with pink glitter spray paint and a tutu from tulle.

 I found a great template for party hats at http://ohhappyday.com/2011/02/party-hats-diy-template/.

I painted a ballerina on  a 30" X 30"canvas for the girls to take pictures with. If I do this again I will cut the whole smaller so it is better fitted to their heads.

The cake was a basic white cake with butter cream frosting.I made ballet slippers from fondant as the cake topper with a ribbon laced through the top to tie them together.

The meringue cookies served as tutus for card stock ballerinas.In hindsight I wish I would have borrowed a cricket for the tiny ballerinas, cutting them all out by hand took forever!

 The cupcakes were topped with fondant leotards and ballet slippers. I found the cupcake wrapper template at http://gingerbumblebee.blogspot.com/2010/12/flannel-cupcake.html.

 The girls enjoyed the pink rice crispy treats and strawberry malt balls .

My cousins (excellent ballerinas) were kind enough to give  a mini ballet lesson at the party. It was so cute watching the little ones dance to the nutcracker soundtrack.