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Party Planning -
Kid's Party Ideas -Barbie Party
Idea
Invite
your friends to celebrate your birthday with Barbie.
The key to pulling off a
coordinated event: Evoke your theme throughout the affair.
Whether that theme is as general as a season or a feeling, or as
specific as a special character, it should be the subtle thread
that ties everything together. Your location, invitations,
flowers, menu, cake, and favors should all cleverly reflect one
common concept. Then, get as creative as you can!
Planning a party can be a difficult task but with a good
guideline you won’t skip a step! This
comprehensive party checklist will keep you organized and
more importantly, will make your party a memorable one!
About four weeks
before the party address and mail your
Barbie Invitations.
Wearables:
Crown all the
princesses at your party with our colorful
Princess Crowns
.
Feathered
Boas are also a great
accessory for any Barbie, choose from:
DECORATING
IDEAS:
Outdoor
decorations:
Sprinkle small
shimmer
hearts on the outdoor
pathway leading to your home or party
location, in party invitations or even
inside balloons for a great, unique touch at
a budget price.
Attach a
bouquet of
helium filled
balloons to a light
post or mailbox so there will be no
mistaking where the fun will be that day!
Indoor Decorations:
Setting
a table with the
Barbie Party Ware,
including the tablecloth, cups, plates,
napkins, and cutlery is the fastest way to
create a focal point in a room.
The room
should be decorated with plenty of different
shades of pink, rose & lilac balloons
and crepe streamers.
Tie bows
with Pink ribbon
across the top of each chair back.
The bows can be cut to any length, and look
terrific with tails trailing on the floor.
Make bows to hang anywhere and
everywhere…chairs, doorways, tree trunks,
stair rails, deck posts, gift packages or
table-ends.
Place a
Barbie Centerpiece
on your guest
tables or buffet tables.
Display
your birthday cake in the center of the
table…the girls will love the close up
view!
Place small
clay pots on the table and filled with
pink carnations. You can also write
the name of each guest on the pot and they
can serve as place cards as well. Allow some
pearl
dress-up beads to drape over
the side of each pot.
Create a round floral centerpiece
by securing pink carnation heads to a Styrofoam ball (bend
floral wire into a hairpin shape after inserting one into each
head). Make it a couple days ahead of your event and keep it
fresh in the refrigerator.
Our beautiful
Glam Girl Polish Pinata makes a great decoration, and then a fun
game.
FAVORS
Hire a Barbie
Look-a-like, have her come to the party to pass
out the goodie bags and let the girls get their
pictures with her.
GAMES
AND ACTIVITIES:
Pass
my
Hat Please ( play like hot
potato)
Pass
the Barbie
Have the girls sit in a circle. Start the
music, as the music plays a Barbie Doll is
passed around the circle. When the music
stops the person holding the Barbie is Out.
Remove one chair and repeat until only one
player remains.
Passion
for Fashion Dress-up -
Gather all the fun dress-up clothing you can
find (or borrow from friends)…fun,
fancy,
foo-foo outfits (size is completely
irrelevant),
Feather Boas, faux fur wraps,
hi-heeled play shoes, pleather pants or
skirts, capes, etc. As each guest arrives,
invite her to the design studio to prepare
for the fashion show.
A Karaoke Machine is the perfect birthday
gift for a dream girl, and it can be used
throughout the party. No fashion show
would be complete without special effects.
After
each guest has selected an outfit befitting
a Barbie Girl, apply dramatic
makeup, style hair, and paint nails.
Lip
Gloss, and lots of
costume
jewelry. This is a
great place to call upon adult friends and
family for help. If you can convince them to
dress up and play a role as hairdresser,
manicurist or makeup artist, the party will
be all the more fun for the little Barbies.
If you
wish, you could hire a dance instructor or
high school girl to come to the party to
choreograph a dance or direct a fashion
shoot video. Invite parents to come 15
minutes prior to the end of the party, and
let the girls perform a mini fashion show
for them. Every little girl should enjoy at
least 15 minutes of fame! Have parents ask
for autographs and take lots of photos of
the group.
Find
a Barbie coloring book and have the
birthday girl pick her favorite picture
of Barbie. Bring this picture to a
copying center and have them enlarge it
into a poster. Black and white
enlargements cost a couple of dollars.
Design your pin on part (earring,
necklace, braid, ponytail & etc.)
and cut them out.
FOOD
IDEAS:
If the plastic
food in most of Barbie’s kits is any
indication, she appears to like hamburgers. Why
not serve Barbie Burgers? Or make tiny heart
sandwiches, cut them into heart shapes using a
cookie cutter.
If you
decide to serve a light meal, serve food that
you would typically find at a mall food court
(Barbie’s fav hang-out) -- pizza by the slice,
nachos, burgers and fries, or soft pretzels.
Another option would be to serve all things
pink…pink punch, pink J-ello™, pink rice
crispy treats, pink M&Ms, pink pancakes or
waffles (any batter can be easily colored with
red food coloring), pink ham roll ups or mini
bagels with strawberry cream cheese.
- Make a
sweet-fruit tart and add a “cloud” of
meringue to the top it's heavenly!
- Make
Heart-shaped scones with a touch of baked-in
berry preserves.
- Serve pink
ice-cream, pink sherbet, or pink milkshakes
Beverage:
Barbie’s favorite color is pink,
and her favorite fruits are strawberries &
cherries, so why not reflect this in the
beverage by serving Strawberry Coolers.
Strawberry
Coolers
Use
strawberry-flavored soft drink mix to
make these fun and fruity coolers.
Makes 8 servings
1 envelope (2-quart size)
strawberry-flavored soft drink mix
2/3 cup sugar
3 cups water
1 pint (2 cups) strawberries, stems
removed, or frozen whole strawberries
2 bottles (1 liter each) lemon-lime soda
pop
1. Mix soft drink mix, sugar and water.
Pour into divided ice-cube tray. Place 1
whole strawberry in each cube. Freeze at
least 4 hours or overnight.
2. To serve, place frozen fruit cubes in
glasses. Fill glasses with soda pop.
Fruit
Dunkers
Cut up
the fruits suggested here or any others
you like to dip in this lighter-than-air
strawberry cream cheese dip.
Soft cream cheese with strawberries
Frozen whipped topping, thawed
Melon balls
Grapes
Pineapple chunks
Toothpicks
Mix equal parts cream cheese and
whipping topping until smooth. Dunk
fruits into cream cheese mixture with
toothpicks
Fruity
Sundaes
You
won’t even miss the ice cream in these
whipped cream- and nut-topped fruit
treats!
Bananas, sliced
Grapes
Frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed
Whipped topping or whipped topping from
a pressurized can, if desired
Finely chopped nuts, if desired
Mix bananas, grapes and strawberries
(with syrup). Spoon into small bowls.
Top with whipped topping and nuts.
The
Cake:
Because Barbie loves all
things pink and groovy, try an easy and super-fun Flower Power
cake!
Most of your local bakeries or
grocery stores offer Barbie cakes. Or if you would like to make
your own cake pick up a Wonder Mold Set at your local craft
store or purchase online at
joann.com
 
Wonder Mold Set 4pc, available from joann.com
The
perfect base for a Barbie Doll Cake is the
Wonder Mold Set,
using Teen Doll Pick included. Pan is
8". diameter and 5" deep; takes
5-6 cups of firm textured batter.
Heat-conducting rod assures even baking.
Kit contains pan, rod, stand, 7 inch doll
pick and instructions. Aluminum. ©Wilton
Want flowers on your cake? But the thought
of making a rose out of frosting terrifies you?
Easy, fresh flowers are gorgeous, but make sure
they haven't been exposed to chemicals like
pesticides or fertilizers. Of course you can
always use silk flowers, & with them you
don't have to worry about the chemicals or if
they are in season. Another idea is to purchase
an extra mylar balloon, cut out the design, add
a small amount of vegetable oil to the back of
the cut out design. Frost your cake and then
position the design on top. Remove the design
before cutting the cake.
Try this easy
Enchanted
Castle Cake Recipe
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