Dorothy, my 7-year-old daughter, celebrated her birthday earlier this month. I can’t believe she’s grown up so quickly, but I love seeing her personality emerge.
She has many ideas about how she wants their celebration to be celebrated, and it was delightful to include all of her loves into this dessert table.
She wanted to incorporate yellow and gold, two of her favorite hues, into the design. She also desired a more modern, uncomplicated look. Dorothy enjoys making beautiful things and is passionate about art. She is so brilliant that she designed the lovely watercolor backdrop herself. It’s lovely, isn’t it?
We strung paper mobiles in the party colors and prepared a few large confetti balloons that drifted throughout the party space. After that, I watercoloured a giant number 7 that we had on display at the party.
Dorothy watercolour placed mats, plates, and cups for each of the girls to bring color to the table because the table was lined with butcher paper.
To celebrate Dorothy’s birthday, we invited five of her closest friends over to our home. Sugar cookies, golden macarons, doughnuts, cupcakes, and a stunning nude cake were among the goodies served. Polkadots Cupcake Factory supplied the treats. We also have grapefruit infused water on hand.
Party Cake Ideas
I knew I wanted to make a watercolor cake but didn’t know where to begin. I lacked both the time and the patience to practice.
I’m a do-or-die kind of girl, and I know the neighborhood bakery has emergency rando cakes if you’re in a hurry. Sweetapolita has created a wonderful tutorial. Be enchanted by her video. She’s adorable, intelligent, and witty. It was a lot of fun, even though I’m not a baker-aficionado-genius.
I didn’t have all of the fancy materials that a genuine baker would have, so I just made due. But, in the cake department of our craft store, I did spend on a spatula thingy like she uses in the movie. It cost $3 and was well worth the tiny expense in order for me to have more control over my icing.
I simply wrapped twine around some sticks from my local craft store’s baking area for the top of the cake.
I made some triangles out of watercolor paper, sketched a short letter, and carefully painted around each one. I merely used more tape to secure it to the back of the twine, and I’m glad it didn’t catch fire as we sang happy birthday.
I didn’t make this from scratch and instead made a batch of cream cheese icing (roughly one container per color) so I’d have plenty to work with. I used Wilton’s colors (Golden Yellow, Leaf Green, and Aqua), and a dab goes a long way. Dark neon green may have been an icing casualty. It was a tragedy.
Before the party, I whipped this cake holder together. When I was ready, I just made the cake on the glass half (which was easy to spin and ice) and went back to wipe some of the icing off the dish for a cleaner look.
This top glass piece was found at a yard sale years ago, and I believe it was formerly a candle holder? I have no idea. This is one of those irritating look-what-I-found-at-the-store-by-chance projects, but you could just as easily do it with a plate. I put two painted candlesticks together that I had lying around my house.
I was going to use something more permanent, but I didn’t like all the “poison” warnings on the bottle, so I used hot glue instead. This way, I can use my candle stick as a cake holder when I don’t need it.
Simply cut the cake carefully (pay attention to how you apply pressure on one side) so it doesn’t fall apart; an extra pair of hands can assist in balancing it. However, we had no issues.
Party Games and Activities
I purchased these paints for the girls’ painting supplies. Their costs were lower than other places for the quantity of colors available, and there were just a few girls in the store, so it wasn’t outrageous.
Plus, it’s machine-washable. I also got some canvases for them to use, but this is my one regret. I wanted to give the girls something pleasant to take home, but in retrospect, I should have waited until painting supplies went on sale and grabbed a few little watercolor pads.
This would result in superior painting outcomes. They had a good time, but the art nerd in me wouldn’t let go.
I also utilized ‘placemats’ that I had from a pad. I simply cut them loose and painted them to hold their supplies and water.
The final step was to dry the papers and glue the various sizes together. Hanging the paperwork was one of my favorite things to do. That was the portion that I enjoyed the most. On a clothesline, why does everything appear so nice? Every time I see that, I get a kick out of it. Anyway, it was a beautiful day, and the papers dried in a flash.
We grabbed a quick snack before gluing the flowers together in groups of small, medium, and large. This can be a lesson in and of itself with older kids. I simply used the words and walked them through the glueing process with the younger children. To a chorus of oohs and ahhs, we hung our paper flowers in our art playhouse.
Party Invitation Ideas
I printed the party details on white 5 x 7 invitations, then Dorothy added watercolors in pastel blues, purples, and pinks to establish the tone for the celebration. She also used watercolor paints to decorate the envelopes.
Free Sun Flower With Golden Frame Invitation Templates
FYI, there are 7+ beautiful template designs which are so refreshing to watch. I can confidently say that you will not only cut the long process of sketching and designing your invitation card. You can spend your time more on decorating your party.
Download Instruction
- Right-Click each one of your selection
- Then select “Save Image As”, locate where you want the file to be saved in your device.
- Click “Save”, or tap “Enter”, and the download process will start shortly
To make your card look like done by the professional, you can optimize your effort by buying either Cardstock or Cotton paper to help your special invites deliver sturdy and versatile feels, which makes it brilliant party favors and can be used as future references for your guest.
