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Maddie’s Make a Wish Birthday Party

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

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As a kid, the birthday wish was the all-important-part of the birthday celebration. Blowing out those candles meant there was a glimmer of hope that some small dream in your little heart would have a chance of coming true if made at that very moment. There is so much that is magic about birthdays when you are a child that seems to go away as we get older; celebrating and capturing some of that magic was my aim when we started planning Madeline’s 5th “Make a Wish” birthday party. You can see a bit more of the party theme story here.

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

Madeline’s birthday was extra fun to put together, as she – for the first time – had quite a few opinions on what her party needed to include. The colors had to be pink and silver, “because that’s what colors wishes are.” Adding some aqua, too, was ok with the birthday girl. And a have-to-have was a proper birthday crown. She was thrilled to receive the beautiful pink Swarovski crystal tiara from Tikkido to wear on her special day! The tiara absolutely shimmered and sparkled — it was magical!

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

We didn’t want to keep the birthday wishes to ourselves, so we asked our blog readers what their birthday wishes as small children were. I took all those wishes and bottled them or hung them in stars – I think this ended up being my favorite party detail.

I laughed and cried at the responses I received – wishes for rainbow princess unicorns, giant engagement rings from Justin Bieber, and abandoned toys r us trucks  made me smile. Other wishes like those made for healthy parents, just to have any birthday party at all, and a wish to live in America were perspective adjusting.  We so enjoyed having all those birthday wishes as part of our party!

Make a Wish Desserts

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues with milkshake shooters

Make a Wish birthday party - the birthday cake

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

The little bottled wishes were set among the desserts in the thrift store china hutch I painted ocean blue. I lined the back of the hutch with scrapbook paper I had designed for the occasion.  We had dandelion inspired brownie pops and sparkling oreo pops and special custom made “Wish” cookies provided by Dainty Delights and beautiful Kandy Kones from Posh Party Pretties. Twinkle pops and M&M filled push pops sourced from CupKates Event Designs rounded out our sweet offerings in the hutch. More on the desserts in my next post!

Sitting on a pink tea cart close by was the gorgeous star and candle filled birthday cake by Something Sweet Cake Studio. Johnnie did a fabulous job creating a sparkling pink confection that was exactly what I wanted! It tasted even better than it looked. Strawberry milkshake shots (a request from the birthday girl) sat by as a birthday cake chaser–these were definitely a kid favorite!!

THE TABLE

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

Maddie was quite insistent that all the birthday guests needed to have birthday hats! Each place was set with pink melamine plates, a specially-made birthday hat, antique lace napkin tied with crystal napkin rings from Tikkido and a cupcake topped with a silver candle and crepe edged cupcake topper in a cupcake wrapper from Laugh Loud Smile Big. All the cupcake were placed on individual stands from Blowout Party.

This is usually a custom reserved for the birthday boy or girl, but since our party was all about birthday wishes, we let our party guests blow out candles and make a wish along with the birthday girl (she got a cake full to blow out!). Buds, Etc. graciously provided the beautiful floral centerpieces draped in pearls, studded with sparkles, and set in milk glass vases from her personal collection. I always love working with Patti and the attention to detail and her style is incredible! The chair backs were tied with lengths of ribbon and finished with crepe paper rosettes with sparkling silver stars.

ACTIVITIES

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

While we waited for all the guests to arrive so we could have lunch, we kept the little guests busy making ribbon wands and sparkly snow globes. They occupied themselves after that playing with the balloons that were scattered on the floor. Sometimes your best laid plans are laid to the wayside by those you are trying to entertain.  After lunch, we treated everyone to a magic show by Dr. Dan the Magic Man. The dove was the highlight of the show!

DECOR

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

I love party art! In the party rooms, we hung sewn circle garlands and streaming trails of little silver stars. Renee Adler, a Frog Prince Paperie designer, was nice enough to create the “Starlight, Star bright” poster I placed on a painted canvas to display.

The triple sliding glass door that is  a prominent feature in the party room had dandelion vinyl art applied to the length. Natalie at the Knock Knock Factory provided a colorful wreath in the “Wish” theme. I also used an Ikea chandelier and an old torch lamp to create a giant dandelion for decoration! It was very funny to watch the children blowing on the dandelion trying to make extra big wishes.

FAVORS

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

Each little guest left with a star that held a tiny star necklace that said “Wish” on the front, while the boys in attendance took home a star filled with chocolate coins for the wishing well. There were many adults at the party  without kids, so we had a small box of Godiva chocolates for them to take home as a thank you.

Make a Wish birthday party in pinks and blues

WITH GRATITUDE

A special thank you to Southern Belle’s Charm who once again aided in dreaming up some unique ideas to help make our party special! And another heartfelt thank you to all the vendors who lent time and talent:

The paperie for this party is available in the store!

Paula Biggs

Owner at Frog Prince Paperie
Paula Biggs is a party planner, DIY crafter, and owner of Frog Prince Paperie, where you can find hundreds of party, craft and lifestyle ideas.

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Amanda Sundstrom

Tuesday 28th of April 2015

Love the party details! What about the dessert cart itself? Love it!

Courtney

Wednesday 14th of November 2012

Love all of it!! Where did you get the shot glasses??

Pankaj

Friday 14th of December 2012

Cecily - Happy Belated Birthday! Thanks again for spending today with us we can't wait to see the reltuss! Maddie kept talking about you this afternoon and she smiled tons after you left, of course.August 17, 2007 9:32 PM

Gemma

Saturday 18th of February 2012

I purchased the stickers from you all and I am wondering where to get the flower type paper things that are pink!

Jennifer M

Monday 2nd of January 2012

This is absolutely gorgeous!! Every detail is just amazingly creative.

Can you tell me where you bought the white and pink pinstriped table linen? love them!