Going home from her 4th birthday party she told me for her 5th she wanted a Strawberry Shortcake tea party, and she never once changed her mind, so I had a lot of time to think about what to do. There were two problems I had to deal with; I am not a fan of the newer SS and most of her friends are boys. So, we compromised. Olivia decided to have a fancy strawberry party, but I had to make everything.
First order of business - the dress! She was very specific with the strawberry fabric she wanted, as well as the style. I wanted her to wear a red bow, but she insisted on the pink.
For fun the little ones played bean bag toss, with strawberry shaped bean bags from the dress material. It was a blast and the little ones were so adorable lined up waiting their turns.
After an exhausting game it was time to refuel in the party room.
For party favors we decided to have personalized aprons for the little ones to wear while they made their own strawberry shortcake to take home. The birthday girl wanted pink for herself and all of her friends to have matching red ones.
The little brother did a great job hiding out in the kitchen sweet talking everyone that came by into giving him candy.
All in all it was a fantastic party. My little princess was thrilled and claims it was the "best party EVER" which means success for this tired mommy. I made all of the decorations (using a party package from Dimpleprints on Etsy) which took a while but the end result was worth it.
