We originally planned to use the colors from the invites, but later decided to go with bright colors which match Ilah's personality perfectly! Planning the food was pretty easy. We went with turkey roll ups, veggies, my new addiction Veggie Straws, and a couple of pinterest finds: mini fruit pizzas (I was so proud of these! Every one loved them!) and dipped marshmallows.
Her strawberry Rossette cake was made by Creative Crumbs and turned out so beautiful and taste just as great!! I sort of made Ilah get a strawberry cake which she isn't a huge fan of BUT I did make it up by getting her favorite Oreo cupcakes from Sweet Tooth Cakes & Cupcakes (by Jodi).
I start planning the kid's parties really early so that I have longer to look for great deals on decor and other goodies. Let me tell you, this worked PERFECTLY for this party! I found everything we needed at places like Ross, Target, and TJ Maxx at the BEST prices! For example, each girl got some super cute toe separators I found atTarget on clearance for .56!! Can't beat that! I also found huge packs of nail polish and body wash at Ross for less than $5!
*Each girl went home with toe separators, a wash cloth, nail file, and a flower headband- made by yours truly :)*
As the girls arrived, they decorated a pair of flip flops with ribbon scraps. I scored BIG on these during Old Navy's $1 Flip Flop sale!
When all the girls arrived we began with facials and mini back and arm massages. I mixed up yogurt, strawberries, and oats for the facial and of course cut up some cucumbers for their eyes! A great big HUGE thanks to my sweet friend K for lending her magic fingers to the party! I think the massages were the favorite!
*The birthday girl getting her massage*
After facials, we moved on the manis and pedis. The girls were really great about helping eachother out!
I just realized I didn't get any pictures of the actual spa table!! Oh well. I'm so happy with the way Ilah's Spa-ty turned out. It was a lot of hard work to put together and probably could have been a tad bit more organized, but I know the girls and most importantly, Ilah had a blast, and that made it all worth it! Happy birthday to my sweet Ilah bug!
Another great huge THANKS to K for providing massages, and to my hubby for being patient and a good sport with 8 tweens and B running around ;)
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Cake: Creative Crumbs
Cupcakes: Sweet Tooth Cakes & Cupcakes by Jodi
Flower Headbands: The Sassy Bug
Invites: Pixel Perfect Party
