Nine years?! I cannot believe I have a 9 year old. Well, an almost 9 year old. Her birthday is April 18th. With there being a 2 week Easter break and the fact that we will be away on her special day, we celebrated early with 6 of her friends.
This girl has turned into quite the planner! She had her party all planned out by early February! She did some looking online and found a website that advertised spa parties. It looked like so much fun, but I knew it would be expensive. And surely it was. A party for 6 girls would cost £300 ($498). I cannot imagine people spending that much on a party!! I've pulled off a theme party before so I was up for the challenge.
I found a cute invite on pinterest and was so happy with how it turned out.
We found recipes for making chocolate lip gloss to give with the party bags. I found someone on ebay that had spa party bags all made up with spa essentials at a fantastic price!
I forgot to take photos of the party bags, oops! Think clear bag with zebra stripes, pink tissue paper inside stuffed with goodies like nail file, nail
We set up 3 stations. One for nails, one for facials and another for make up.
Karis with her chocolate facial.
Reegan relaxing with some cucumbers on her eyes.
The whole gang.
Glow in the dark nails.
Make up
We played pass the parcel, a game typically played at parties. A gift is passed while music is playing. The person who has the present when the music stops, gets to unwrap a layer of the present. Another thing that we've typically seen here is that presents are given, but not opened in front of the guests. I understand this one, it really makes sense. However, Karis was excited to see what she got and asked all her friends before the party if it was ok to open the presents at the party. They all agreed and had fun seeing all her presents.
The sweetest gift of all? A handmade card decorated and signed by each of her friends. So precious!
Then it was cake time!! At most parties in England, "Happy Birthday" is sung, candles are blown out and a slice of cake is given in the party bags!!
No, no, no! How can you not have cake at the birthday party?!?! We can't, obviously! It's one of the best parts of the party!! And my kids almost never eat that slice of party bag cake later anyway!
No, no, no! How can you not have cake at the birthday party?!?! We can't, obviously! It's one of the best parts of the party!! And my kids almost never eat that slice of party bag cake later anyway!
It was a great party! Fairly simple, packed with lots to keep them busy.
Now I think I want my own spa party!!
Did you have theme parties as a kid? Or do you throw theme parties for your kids??
This is such an adorable theme for a 9 year old birthday party. We use to have spa night sleepovers at my grandma´s and I loved going there and getting my nails done:)
ReplyDeleteFun, Tina! And way to introduce a few American traditions! :)
ReplyDeleteSo much fun! We had a girls day at the place I give extra tuition at, and I realised how much girls love this kind of thing, I totally missed it when I was younger!!! And I agree, cake should be eaten at the party... why send it home with them??
ReplyDeleteWow, Tina! Kudos to you! This is an incredible party! You guys did such a good job planning it! I'm totally impressed that Karis was so involved with the organizing and planning of it.
ReplyDeleteLexie's 12th is in June and I think I'm going to take the easy way out and just have her invite 5 friends to afternoon tea. I'm not very good at planning home parties, unfortunately.
Can I order one of these please??
ReplyDeleteOh, oh, oh I'll help! :D
ReplyDeleteHow weird is that about the cake!! In Aus we all dig in and you're lucky if you even get seconds!
ReplyDeleteLooks like such a fun party! I would love a Spa party!! I like the idea of opening the gifts when the guests have left...I could get used to that! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! You did a great job. I think it's funny they send cake home too, and I always let our niece open her present in front of us because I love watching people open presents. I used to have a lot of bowling parties when I was younger because I have a january birthday and my mom worked at a restaurant attached to a bowling alley so got good deals. We always had a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing missing was me! haha!! I could do with a chocolate mask! I love how the invitations turned out and it looks like it was a fantastic day! What a fun mom you are!
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