Rainbow Barbie Party
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Happy August! I can’t finally breathe so I am able to say that August is indeed happy. If you are a long time reader {or know me in person}, you know that my kids decided to truly challenge their mother by being born 2 days apart. Well, technically, 2 days shy of exactly 3 years apart but you get the idea…their birthdays are thisclose together. My parents live a good drive away so we always put the birthday parties in the same weekend even though it borderline kills use each year. This year, we started the weekend off with H’s rainbow barbie party {obviously she picked the theme}!
Every year, around January, H comes up with her “theme” and, let me tell you, they are getting more and more interesting each year. This year, she decided she wanted a rainbow barbie party and I promptly panicked. I’d seen Barbie and I’d seen rainbow but never together. So, this party truly became about WHO you know and what you know because I emailed Donna and begged for some help. And she totally delivered!
From there, all the rest of the party details just kind of fell into place. We tried to really keep with the rainbow theme all along the way with hints of Barbie too. I will let the pictures do most of the talking from here 🙂
We decorated the tables with alternating rainbow colored plates. Then, each place setting got a favor box, a colored straw and a tube of rainbow colored gum balls.
For the favor boxes, I had Donna create these little Barbie heads which I had printed on sticker paper and made a Barbie rainbow on each box.
One challenge we always have with H’s party is the room at the pool. It is very basic which makes it hard to really decorate. We were able to hang a few decorations in the entry way this year though.
Then, we had two food tables filled with all kinds of treats.
The cake was made by a local baker and I was so in love from the moment I saw it!
Of course, the real star of the show was the pool.
Whew…I am exhausted just thinking about that party again 🙂 Everyone had a great time though which is what matters most.
Vendor List:
Party Printables: Swish Custom Invitations and Party Printables
Fabric for Table Runners: Fancy Pants Fabric
Cake: Stephanie the Baker
Cupcakes: Harris Teeter
Tableware, Favor Boxes and Gumballs: Kara’s Party Ideas
Everything Else: Target, Party City or Homemade
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