Little Girl's Birthday

Whenever I decide to host a party the first thing I do is look for inspiration. It can be found anywhere, but I always enjoy checking out pictures of other people's parties for ideas. I love looking at party pics so much I have created a group — Super Special Occasions — on TeamSugar where you can share all of your party pics with me.
If you're hosting a child's birthday party, be inspired by the 8th birthday party just donna recently threw her daughter. The tea party has a girlie, fun pastel color theme. The menu involves crustless sandwiches that are cut into age appropriate festive shapes, and a variety of dainty cupcakes. To check out all the pics from her adorable party, read more

For her little girls' birthday party, FitSugar is decorating with their favorite colors: pink and purple. Although she is hosting the party at kindergym, she'll create a beautiful and inviting look with classic and simple decorations. Balloons are festive tied everywhere and streamers are fun when wrapped around banisters and poles. A separate dining area for the pizza and cake is a must. Cover the table with a purple plastic tablecloth. Pink polka dot paper napkins and cups add a nice contrast to the purple plates. Girls of all ages love fresh flowers so fill a vase with gorgeous purple carnations. Give the birthday girls special badges that announce their new age. Finally, don't forget a small party favor. Plastic diamond rings are an excellent and affordable idea.

When planning a party for children be sure to have lots of beverages on hand to quench the little ones' thirst. Water and milk are acceptable options.

Like many parents, FitSugar prefers not to offer sugary sodas to her girls. So instead of soda, I suggest serving a fruit punch made with juice and ginger ale as a special treat. It's fun to have one signature mocktail. Don't forget to fill a cooler with beer for the parents to enjoy, after all it is a party! For the punch recipe, read more

Even FitSugar admits that a birthday party is a wonderful occasion to splurge on a decadent dessert. Or in the case of her little girls' birthday party, two decadent desserts. Since it's a joint event that celebrates both her daughters birthdays, she is letting them each choose a dessert.

One has asked for a delicious cherry chocolate layered cake, and the other requests chocolate chip cupcakes. A spectacular mom, Fit will be using the following recipes to whip up these treats. Look at them when you read more

When hosting a child's birthday party don't go gourmet. Instead serve crowd pleasing kid's food like pizza. Be sure to have an easy snack on hand for kids who may be hungry during the kindergym games and festivities.

Crunchy vegetable sticks with a cheesy ranch dip will hold off hunger pains until pizza time. Serve both plain cheese and pepperoni pizza on paper plates with lots of napkins. To get these recipes, read more

Last week, FitSugar asked me if I would like to help her plan a very special birthday party. Her daughters' birthdays are only three days apart, so she will host one spectacular birthday for both of them. Her girls are still young— one will be 3 and the other will be 5 — and she will be inviting a bunch of children, so she's decided not to host the party at her house. Fit's party will be at a kindergym where the girls will get to run around and practice gymnastics. But before the fun can begin, we have to send an invitation. To see how I made this invite, read more