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Come Party With Me: Little Girl's Birthday — Invite
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.
Come Party With Me: Little Girl's Birthday — The Look
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.
Come Party With Me: Little Girl's Birthday — Dessert
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.
Come Party With Me: Little Girl's Birthday — Drinks
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.
Come Party With Me: Little Girl's Birthday — Menu
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.
5 Fabulous Gifts For the Do-It-Herself Hostess
She's the girl who makes snake cakes in her sleep. The gal who sends twenty-five handmade birthday invitations to a four course sit-down dinner that she cooks. She's already obsessing about her Thanksgiving menu and testing out Christmas cocktails.
Share Your Party Pics!
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.
Simple Tip: Use the Menu to Establish a Theme
While I hosted a Gossip Girl premiere party, my best friend invited a group of gals over to view the series premiere of Cougar Town. The entire event was cougar-themed and she asked everyone to wear animal print.
She set the tone by printing out a special menu.
Come Party With Me: My Birthday Party — Menu
Selecting a menu for a large dinner party is tricky. You don't want to choose dishes that require last-minute preparation, and you need to pick recipes that will feed a crowd (or can easily be doubled to do so) and consider the dietary needs of your guests. Luckily, the majority of my friends are adventurous eaters and while two girls don't eat meat, they do eat fish and cheese.
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