My baby wanted a mermaid party.

Here is what she got….  Enjoy!

I had the best time drawing her as a mermaid for the invitation!

Her name was on the invite, I just put “girl” on here for the blog.

I think these cupcake toppers took a lot longer to make than the cup cakes! I now have them for sale in my shop.

The food was sushi sandwiches, brownie bombs, brownie starfish pops, goldfish crackers, fruit, pizza and blue Gatorade.

Little Mermaids

The guests were four little girls and one little boy (her boyfriend!). More about him later… ha!

I made these easy no sew mermaid tails for the girls. I didn’t realize how tall they all were compared to my girl! So some were way shorter than they should have been. You can see directions on how to make these at the bottom of this post. Of course, each mermaid got a crown too!

We had lots of fun and games!

Pin the crown on Ariel (which even the older brothers wanted to do), an under the sea treasure hunt and the older siblings had a blast in the dance contest! Oh my… there were some moves going on that should have been outlawed!! LOL! And of course opening presents at the end was a big highlight!

Taking photos as a mermaid was a hit, even with a few boys!!

I bought a large blue foam core board and spray glued a large cut-out of the mermaid drawing. I cropped in close so you couldn’t see their hands holding the board.

More Decor & Goodies

I found cute Ariel lunch boxes half-off at the Disney Store and filled them up for goodie bags. The boys all got Sponge Bob cups filled with pirate stuff. Centerpieces were big cut-outs on silver chargers with pearls and shells surrounding them. I also had a table with a treasure chest and more food, but didn’t get photos.

How To Make…

A no sew mermaid tail.

Sushi Sandwiches

Roll cheddar cheese, cucumbers, cream cheese and turkey up in a piece of white bread. I also added mustard to some.

Song List

• Under the Sea, Little Mermaid Soundtrack
• Caribbean Birthday My Princess, Kiskadee
• Happy Birthday, The Ting Tongs/ Yo Gabba Gabba!
• Happy Birthday, Delroy Wilson/Reggae

Dance Contest Songs (the kids loved these!)

• I Like to Move It, will.i.am/Madagascar 2
• Jump N’ Move, The Brand New Heavies/Happy Feet
• Jump Around, House of Pain

Thanks for coming to see the party! I had a blast making everything and hope you got some inspiring ideas.  -Amy

Want to have a party like this? Then download the Mermaid Party Printables!

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You might also like my Fairy Party Printables. They are super cute too! See the Fairy Party here.

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After seeing this incredible party by Kara, I just HAD to feature it here. This is probably the most detailed and fun party for a 3 and 2 year old I’ve ever seen. Holy Cow!!

Not one detail was left out! She made the invitations, birthday boy’s shirts, a giant balloon arch, a photo booth, tons of games, several cakes, prizes, had clowns and of course balloons.

There was even a glorious candy table, face painting, a cotton candy booth, great party favors, a bounce house, arts and crafts, a ball pit, and big body boppers!

You have to visit Kara’s Party Ideas web site to see it all to believe it!

Hats off to you Kara. I’m tired just thinking about all you did:-) Your boys are two VERY lucky little guys!! -Amy

You might also enjoy:

• Lego Birthday Party
• Mermaid Birthday Party
• Owl Camp Out Party

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I’ve been away from my blog this week because Angie and I have been going through lots of photos and finally picked our I Heart Faces Blurb Book Winners! Be sure to head over there and see who won. Our book is going to be so great! We’ll have a Reader’s Choice Poll tomorrow that you won’t want to miss.

I’ve also been surfing the web to get inspiration for my daughter’s 3rd birthday party. Look at what I found!

Can you believe how cute this cake is? I LOVE Chickens & Cupcakes…

See the entire chicken party featured on Little Shindigs

This Lollipop Party by The Tomkat Studio is adorable!

Oh my word! I LOVE this DIY cake from Parenting.com!! We may just have to have this instead of cupcakes…

A bubble themed party would be fun! Pottery Barn Kids has an entire web site devoted to kids parties. Check out these Free Printable Bubble Party invites. You can download place cards also.

I still have no idea what kind of party we’ll have, but I’m finding some super cute ideas for sure. Since it’s in August… I’m also thinking of doing a luau. That would be fun to do outside in the sprinklers.

Now Little Debbie Muffin winners!!

Congrats to Lori Mercer and M.L. @ The House of Whimsy

You ladies get a Little Debbie Muffin Variety Pack! Please email me your address.

Have a great week everyone! If you have any fun party ideas, let me know:-)

Amy

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I came across some great free downloads and thought I would share.

Free Blog Backgrounds

I love the Graphics Fairy vintage freebies. I just created a free printable bookmark for Mother’s Day with one of her pretty finds. Then I discovered she also makes free blog backgrounds! Head over there if you’re looking for some nice backgrounds.

Teacher Thank You Cards

I was in dire need of something for Teacher Appreciation Week when I found this adorable apple goodie. Thanks Cottage Industrialist for these super cute Thank You Cards!

Lolly Chops is having Cup Cake Week!!

I’m in love with cupcakes and then to find her free printable party invites also… Ahh… I was in heaven!!

Click on over for some adorable invites and yummy cup cake (printable) recipes.

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Guest Post by Jenn Kirk

And another lovely birthday party we attended on Saturday. My friend Andi said she didn’t have a definitive theme as she was putting it together, but to me, it felt very whimsical and fairy-in-the-woods-like.

{Make your own fairy wands}

The gourmand she is, Andi baked not only a Swedish princess cake…

…but a banana-cream cake. Along with dozens of cupcakes for…

…a design-your-own cupcake bar. This was a hit!

{He does frosting and toppings. Only.}

Amy’s fairy party printables would go great with this party!

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