Do you have a little girl who loves Pinkalicious? Pack up a copy of the book along with the crafts and activities I have put together over on Rusty and Rosy. This will make a wonderful holiday gift that she is sure to love. Don't forget the pink cake mix along wtih an apron and chefs hat too.
Use these ideas for a Pinkalicious birthday party too.
My daughter loves Barbie. I can thank my mum for that. She purchased quite a large supply of Barbies at a garage sale and sent them over. Miss M likes to have tea parties with them, dress them up in new clothes (on my list of things to do is sew and knit new outfits for them), and take them on adventures.
We held a Barbie Princess Charm School Tea Party recently with some little friends to celebrate the new Barbie Princess Charm School DVD coming out in the Fall. I love high tea, so wanted to set up something similar, but more child friendly.
We took inspiration from the three dolls that were sent to us: Blair, Hadley and Delancey to create the color scheme for the tea party.
As you can see lots of pink, blue and purple were included.
The Food and Drink:
The Table Settings
Each guest had their own place set at the table complete with a princess hat to wear and a special placemat showing them where forks, spoons, knives, glasses and napkins should be placed.
We encouraged them to sit properly and take small portions of food to put on their plates.
Each guest was also given a manners checklist (to teach them about proper etiquette), thank you cards, a certificate of completion of Barbie Princess Charm School, along with a goody bag of fun things including stickers to take home.
Organize your own tea party for the launch of the Barbie Princess Charm School DVD.
Also take a look at the Barbie Princess Charm School site, there are all kinds of fun things for little girls to do, including watching the trailer of the upcoming DVD, play games and earn badges.
Disclosure: This Barbie Charm School Tea Party was sponsored by One2One Network
To: Marisol, Mummy, Pony, Ballerina and Dolly,
You are cordially invited to a tea party in the backyard.
Menu
Scones with Jam and Cream
Shortbread
Pineapple Cupcakes
Vanilla Wafers
Fresh Strawberries and Grapes
Pocky's
Butterfly Crackers
Beverages
Pink Lemonade
Vanilla Caramel Truffle Tea
We had a lovely time.
Once our afternoon tea was finished, we played on the swings and enjoyed a game of catch, we sniffed flowers and watched the birds flitting between branches over the fence.
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Disclosure: The "Cookies and Crackers" were sponsored by Collective Bias.
I loved making these. The hearts are fondant, the pink pressed with a fondant stamp. They are two-sided and have a toothpick in-between the layers to insert into the center of the cupcake.
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I think I have quite a thing for daisies. Remember these tiny cakes?
Well, a few days ago Little Miss M decided mummy had to bake her a cake. I had a craving for lemon. So now that I'm an 'expert' cake decorator ... yes I'm trying not to choke on that too ... I decided to make a small lemon cake covered in yellow and teeny tiny daisies.
It's almost a shame Miss M is too little for tea, because it truly was a 'curl up on the sofa with a cup of tea whilst savoring spoonful after spoonful of cake' kind of afternoon.
In my Wilton Cake Decorating Class this week I learned how to make fondant daisies.
We went to a beach party yesterday and so I whipped up a few more and made these:
Aren't they adorable ... if I do say so myself. And bite-sized too.
The mini cupcakes were baked using PimTechamuanvivit's recipe for Decadent Chocolate Cake in The Foodie Handbook, which you may remember I received a copy of at The Martha Stewart Blog Show. Tip: the mini cupcakes need to be baked for 9 minutes.
Here are the basic instructions for the daisies.
While at the BlogHer conference last week I picked up a little swag. 2 of the items I collected from the Mom Select Swag Suite were these:
These party favors were provided by the wonderful people at My Princess Party To Go. My kids were over the moon when I gave them each their party favor last night.
Check them out for your princess party needs. They seem to carry a lot of really cute princess party items on their site and they are affordable too.
If you are looking for a truly magical birthday party location in the San Diego area you should definitely consider Bears, Buddies & Toys.
Parties include:
Parties range from $195 - $350 for 8 participants. All party packages include:
Bears, Buddies & Toys is so much more than a party location, they also offer:
Castle
Pirate Ship
Story Time and book shop
Princess Dress-Up Station
Pirate Dress-Up Station
Newborn Nursery
Create and stuff your own bear or buddy
Make your own lotion
Don’t forget to look around, Bears, Buddies & Toys is full of magical things
One of the tables available for play
Please also take a moment to:
Vote for Bears, Buddies and Toys as the best toy store in San Diego.
Become a fan of Bears, Buddies and Toys on Facebook.
Today we celebrated the 3rd birthday of Princess Caityn.
This was Marisol’s first ‘girls only’ party.
We went to a fabulous place called It’s All About The Girl. The name says it all really, because this place truly is ‘all about the girl’.
As soon as we arrived we were greeted by wonderful staff who showed us into a room where the party was beginning. The little girls were decorating purses and drawing while waiting for their visit to the ‘salon’. Once their number was called they each had their nails painted, hair done, sparkles and gloss applied and to top it off adorned with a beautiful tiara. Once everyone was finished there was karaoke, pizza, cake, photos to be taken and lots of extremely happy little girls.
Birthday Princess Caityn
Miss M decorating a purse
Having her nails painted
A princess must have a tiara
Final touch. A little lip-gloss
She looks like a princess to me
This princess was a little shy when it came to Karaoke though
The princesses of the day. Aren’t they beautiful.
Can you imagine how this table would look if boys were seated around it? These girls truly are princesses.
Beautiful Princess Marisol
Beautiful feet of beautiful girls
We even ran errands dressed in our princess attire and everyone told her how beautiful she looked
And what did my boys do while the girls were out? One slept and the other played video games. Boys!
I highly recommend It’s All About A Girl if you live in the San Diego area. Not only do they host parties but they also have a monthly after school tea party, on-line and retail store for everything a little girl could want and salon services.
Okay girls. Earth Month is upon us. Let’s celebrate, but let’s do it up right and go green. Host a lunch with the wonderful women in your life this month.
Here are a few tips:
Now, about those gifts. It doesn’t matter what kind of girl you are, you will love something about EcoTOOLS. This is the kind of gift that you could put together in an individual bag or box for each of your girlfriends to fit their personality.
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For the make-up lover, there are brushes, brushes and more brushes …
And for the girlfriend who is obsessed with her eyebrows … come on, most of us have a girlfriend like that (or we are that girlfriend), there is a fabulous eyebrow kit
The best part of EcoTools, aside from being affordable and fantastic products … trust me, I have them and have tried them, oh my goodness, those brushes are so soft and fabulous … anyway, the best part, is that they are environmentally friendly. Can you believe that even the powder puffs are machine washable.
From the bamboo handles and sponges, to the animal-free taklon bristles and the recycled aluminum and stainless steel to the plant-based ink printed on the reusable pouches, this chic product line has thought of everything.
Don’t forget that Mother’s Day is coming up too. Why not send all of those wonderful mother’s in your life a little treat.
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