I recently helped a good friend plan a birthday party for her two sweet children, a boy and a girl, who share the same birthday month. The kids were turning 3 (Tim) and 1 (Annabelle), so they are young enough to “share” a party without thinking they missed out by not having their “own” party.
I spent a bit of time thinking up a party theme that would work for a boy/girl party and we settled on a theme of “Rainbows and Race Cars”. I used primary colors to pull the “Rainbows” and “Race Cars” ideas together, with added emphasis on red and purple.
It was a casual, home party designed with the children (and the young guests) in mind. The day included some colorful sweets, a yummy BBQ, lots of water balloons and a pinata.
Here is the colorful table of treats I prepared for the party…
For these cookies, it took me almost as long to make all the bags of icing colors as it did to decorate them! I used the “wet on wet” technique, by outlining and flooding the cookies in white and then adding the lines of color on the still wet icing.
To create these cookies you’ll need…
These cute cupcakes are my Perfect Vanilla Cupcake Recipe with my Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe.
I designed the cupcake toppers, water bottle labels, food labels and napkin wraps using Photoshop (please don’t quiz me too much on that, I’m really no expert on Photoshop and these took me hours and hours to work out!)
I do have a tutorial on How to Make Custom Water Bottle Labels HERE.
Party favors included rainbow ribbon hair bows for the girls (HERE is the how-to on the bows), and Hot Wheels race cars for the boys.
I was able to find a perfect rainbow pinata (from Party City), which of course the kids enjoyed thoroughly! And here is the sweet birthday girl modeling a mini version of the hair bows I made.
It was a colorful and sweet-filled day and I think the birthday boy and birthday girl both felt celebrated. And little Annabelle is a girl after my own heart… she knows how to enjoy a cupcake! =)
I featured your darling rainbow loveliness in my roundup!
http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com/2011/03/true-confessions-rainbow-addiction.html
This is really beautiful and so colorful, everything looks amazing love all the details.
This party is gorgeous. Love those striped cookies. Annabelle is darling 🙂
You amaze me. This is the cutest party table ever! You are so creative. I would love to do this some day.
Gorgeous party ideas!! I'd love you to submit this to the M&T; Spotlight at http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight
WOWZA! How amazing! Everything looks spectacular!
I just love this! I have twins (boy and girl) who are turning 3 in November and I'm already thinking of theme ideas for their party. It's so hard when it has to be Unisex. I'm thinking of Ladybugs & Dragonflies. but I did a red, white and green Candyshoppe party last year so is it ok if I go red and green AGAIN? I guess it will be cheap as I have all the table cloths already 😉
I love this party thinking about doing the same for my daughter and son this year whose birthdays are 10 days a part. Are you selling your designs? I would love to have the invitations, cupcake toppers etc? Thanks!
Ashley
Ashley_phil310@yahoo.com
I would love to know what you did for a living but i am too young and i don'k now how you make them so pretty and perfect… Did you go to culinary school? I am no curious on how you got these cupcakes down to perfection please post more how to's I would love to learn
Hi Glory!
Just came across your blog post as I was searching for rainbow ideas for my daughter's 5th birthday….she wants Rainbows AND Popsicles – but not rainbow popsicles. And I should also mention that her birthday is December 9th! AHHHH!!!
I was wondering if you are willing to share the rainbow photoshop file you used for the cupcake toppers? I have been trying to find something and have had no luck! If you are willing to share, my email is triciab325@yahoo.com.
Thank you so much….and I absolutely LOVE your party and your blog!!! So glad I found it!!
~Tricia
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