Host a fun and glamorous Barbie fashion party.
Little girls of every variety love Barbie and the glamorous dress up fashion world she represents. There are many possible settings and activities for a Barbie birthday or slumber party, so let your child determine which ones she wants and create a party based on the idea that she and her friends will remember. Does this Spark an idea?
Setting, Themes and Decorations
Pick a setting appropriate for a Barbie party. If weather permits, you can hold an outdoor tea party, picnic or beach party with paddling pools or lounge chairs for older girls. If the party has to take place indoors, clear some room for dancing and have a Barbie dance and fashion party. Girls will want to wear casual "glam" attire for a dance party, such as spandex leggings, T-shirts and feather boas. For a tea party, they might want to dress up as Barbie princesses in long dresses and tiaras. Whatever setting and style of party you choose, pink, lavender and white are safe Barbie colors for balloons and streamers. Check toy stores for themed items like Barbie beach balls, paddling pools and tea sets. If there is nothing available at the time or you would prefer to find less expensive items, get them in the theme colors and it will look just as fabulous. You can then pick up smaller Barbie items to give away as party favors, such as wallets, sunglasses, lipsticks and stickers.
Fashion Show
The best part of a Barbie party is the fashion show. The girls can either have their own fashion show, hold a fashion show for their Barbies or both. For a girls' fashion show, simply visit the secondhand store for glamorous dress up clothes, shoes, handbags, hats and costume jewelery. Pick up some stick on body gems, tiaras and similar items from the dollar store. Have the girls model to music and snap lots of photos. Of course it won't be a Barbie party unless the girls have some Barbie play time, but for a Barbie fashion show you have to go the extra mile. Since Barbie clothes can be expensive, provide guests with fabric from the thrift store, felt and ribbon and challenge them to create fabulous outfits for their dolls. You might want to provide some store-bought accessories, such as shoes, gloves, hats and earrings. Then, create a T-shaped runway that the girls can walk their dolls down out of strips of fabric or shoe box lids. Alternatively, place one coffee table against another to create the T-shape and attach streamers to the tables that dangle to the floor to create a fabulous elevated runway. Make sure each girl's Barbie holds her pose for the audience at the end of the runway.
Food and Drink
Serve party treats and drinks in keeping with the theme colors and feminine vibe, such as cream soda, pink lemonade, strawberry and vanilla wafer cookies, petit fours and mini strawberry swirl cheesecakes. Fill plastic wine glasses with pink, purple and white jelly beans and have candy necklaces spilling over the rim. Set out bowls of fresh strawberries and melon balls with fruit dip on the side. If you really want to go all out for a spectacular Barbie birthday cake, decorate a cake to resemble a beautiful Barbie gown, with a hole in the top to insert a real Barbie. Voila--you have a cake that looks like Barbie's dress. It might be a nice touch to use a Barbie that resembles the birthday girl. Consult online websites that provide birthday party ideas and cake recipes, such as Easy Birthday Cakes and Kids Birthday Party Guide.
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