Hey Cuties,
Last week was a busy one for me; LittleCuteLips turned 5 on Thursday and Babe and I spent the day with her. We went to see the movie Trolls which was really cute; Justin Timberlake did all of the music. Saturday was the big day, we entertained family and friends in our home. I DIY’d 80% of the party and I was so please with the outcome.
The invitation
This was her invitation, it was so stinking cute. I made it based on a few samples I saw in a Google search.
The food table
I had one main food table; we dined on pasta salad, meatballs and pizza. I had Shopkins theme tent cards to represent all the food.
Shopkins Cake
This was my one splurge item for the party. I wanted my daughter to have a Shopkins theme cake. She loved it.
Fun Fetti Cupcakes
I baked the fun fetti cupcakes and colored vanilla frosting in pink and purple to go with my theme. I created the cupcake toppers myself and used a scalloped cut out to make the shape then taped them to toothpicks.
Pretzels
I made chocolate dipped and sprinkled pretzels. You can see my coordinating tent card. In the background you can see the colorful utensils we had with labels on the jars as well.
Cookies and Pretzels
I love this food rack; it makes displaying food so easy. I’ve had it for years and I just swap out the plates to suit my theme. I filled this with cookies I purchased and chocolate drizzled pretzel bows I made.
More pretzels
I had a variety of chocolate pretzels, including purple dipped pretzel rods with lime green chocolate drizzle.
Fruit & Beverages
I made labels for the juice barrels and the water bottles. I already owned these colorful butterfly trays and they were perfect for the fruit.
Close-up on the Barrel labels
The vibrant juice colors were a great match for the colorful Shopkins theme. The labels were really easy to create.
Candy Decor
I loved the way my candy theme turned out. The two lollipops on the left were purchased from Hobby Lobby. The little candies inside the jar are actually miniature tree ornaments. The gum drop tree was a lofty goal of mine. I purchased a Styrofoam cone and a 5 pound back of gum drops and hot glued them on. Shout out to my sister and BFF for finishing it up for me before the party started.
Kiddie Table
I rented this kiddie table and chairs and it was money well spent. The girls ate and snacked here while cackling like little girls do. I made the banner hanging on the wall, it was super easy. This is a better look and some of my other candy decor.
Gift Table
This table was in my dining room, it held gifts, party bags and more cute Shopkins decor. I made the banner and the garland hanging down. The garland is made of scalloped circles on string, then I randomly adding Shopkins stickers onto some of them. LittleCuteLips got a lot of stuffed Shopkins for Christmas so I included them into the decor.
Shopkins Lego Display
LittleCuteLips got this Shopkins Lego display for Christmas and her big brother so graciously put it together for her. Dad secured a display box from Ikea and it was perfect. The plush Shopkins were Christmas gifts and I made the two display jars. I had the milk bottles leftover from a Minecraft party; I added colored puff balls to it and stuck in a stuffed Lollipop.
Party Bags
I created the party tags and stapled them to the bag. I purchased the colored party bags from the craft store.
Party Bag Details
I don’t like to fill kids with candy so I keep them in mind when creating party favor bags. I gave them Shopkins theme tissue, chap stick, rings, shortbread cookies, pencil and a note book. I also created a cute Shopkins cheat sheet that translated all of their goodies into Shopkins items.
Lippy Lips
I know they created this Shopkins just for me. LittleCuteLips had an amazing time celebrating her 5th birthday with her Old Lady Gang (girlfriends) and family and friends. We only have big parties for monumental birthdays. We will do it again in November when the Man-child turns 13.
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My goodness! You have such vision and everything looks fantastic. Did you ever take art classes or is it just natural for you? I’m curious as l wonder why l am totally useless with DIY 🙂
I’ve never taken art, can’t really draw either. I didn’t find my true crafting talents until I was an adult. As a kid I doodled on paper but that was about it.
Lol @”LittleCuteLips”.But I love the Shopkins party decor. I like how you incorporated the stuffed Shopkins she got for Christmas into her birthday party. Very crafty!
Thanks Erin, I love to use what we already have.
My daughter is 10 and loves Shopkins!! Did I say love.. I can’t wait to show her this post. Maybe I will do a DIY thus weekend.
Tomiko, all the girls seem to love them. I like that they are a hit for such a large age range.
This is such a cute party! I haven’t done a real party for the kids in such a long time, I don’t know that I would even know what to do. This is really neat. I love that the gift bags aren’t full of candy or stuff they won’t use. Very cool.
Eva, this why we only do them for the big birthdays.
Girl I hate when people send my kids home with a bunch of candy so I don’t do it either.
How cute is this?? I have never heard of Shopkins before, but you did an awesome job with all the food and decorations for the party!!
Thanks Robin, it was so fun to create.
Wow this is wonderful. You can throw me a party anytime. Decorations were wonderful and love all the little details on the drinks to cupcakes. The colors are bright and fun which just makes a person smile as soon as they see everything displayed.
hahaha thanks Candy. I’m a sucker for the details.
This is the cutest ever. If I had a girl, hahah. Great ideas hun
Rocio, be thankful the girls are expensive.
Holy sugar high batman! LOL. I love the idea of having different stations with yummy treats for a birthday party. Looks like fun!
Thanks Jacqui, they were so fun to make.
Wow, that is one amazing party setup! I am impressed. Love the candy decor.
Thanks Katie, it was perfect for a winter birthday.
What a wonderful setup that is! It looks like something straight out of a magazine. You did an awesome job with that setup. If my daughter were still young, I would hire you to decorate my house!
Thanks Dawn, that is the ultimate compliment. My daughter likes to exercise creative control.
This is was such a cute party! Since my kids are older, I haven’t heard of Shopkins, but they are so cute! You did an awesome job with the party.
Thanks Dee, they are no fangled things. They have been around for several years and not slowing down anytime soon.
My friend’s little girl would LOVE this! She is SO into shopkins right now. This would be fun to do for her birthday!
It was a really fun birthday, Shopkins has become so freaking popular. They are cute though.
My son’s classmates are so into this shopkins thingy. They would love what you did in here.
Rose, they have these folding. Although they are really cute, we haven’t given away our last pair of Ss
This is such a cute party! My daughters love Shopkins and we have a number of the plush dolls too. You did a great job decorating for this party!
Thanks Jenn, the plush toys are so soft and comfy.
Super cute! But now I have to go google shopkins. LOL
hahahaha girl they are a hit among the little kids and some big kids.
Oh this is too cute!
Our daughter just starting collecting Shopkins so we will have to remember this for next year.
Was that Doc MsStuffins I saw too? We LOVE her!!
Oh Heather, welcome to the Shopkins parenting club.
Yes, her old babysitter drew Doc McStuffins for her. She did a great job.
So many kids I know are obsessed with Shopkins. I don’t know exactly what they are, but I know this party is super cute and would be something they would love.
Pam for the most part, they are only pencil toppers. Some of them are little tiny cute things that don’t do anything.
Wow, this is so cool. I love the the colors and decorations. My granddaughter would love this so much. I’m book marking this blog post for ideas for her next birthday.
Please do Jenn, I love a good party.
Very cute! My daughter would love this!
Thanks Latoya.
Okay this was too cute, I had to read this away from my girl because she would turn green…she loves shopkins and that cake!
hahahaha Girl the Shopkins have taken over.
Oh my goodness, those cupcakes are so sweet! I love all of this decor, the bright colours make everything look like so much fun!
Thanks Chloe, the bold colors gave it life.
Mimi you did such a great job! Everything is so beautiful and vibrant! I will definitely have to bookmark this post for future bday party inspiration. My babies already love sweets and the candied pretzels. I’m so glad your daughter had a great time!
Oh yes Dre, please do.
A DIY Shopkins party is a great theme idea and the Shopkins are so adorable. I know my great nieces would love to have a Shopkins themed birthday party. The cake is so cute and it would be a big item to have for the party. Thanks for sharing the theme and ideas.
Thanks Rebecca, Shopkins has become so popular that you can do it all kind of ways.
I absolutely LOVE the decorations!! Emma loves Shopkins and we did it last year for her birthday but they’re so cute I could do it again!!! I’m sure Nori loved this!!
Thanks, she loved it for sure. She has gotten me sucked into the Shopkins life, they are so freaking cute.
Wow, this came out awesome, makes me wish I was a little girl again lol. My daughter loves shopkins. Thanks for the party ideas.
Thanks Bonnie, they grow up so fast.
What FUN!!! I can appreciate the talent that goes into a party like this. I wouldn’t even know how to think up some of these ideas. CREATIVE!
Thanks Elizabeth, I love to create the magic for the kids but it spills over to the adults as well.
CUTISIMO!!! BB knows her granddaughter La Princesa would LOVE a fiesta like this. Gracias for the ideas; I’ll be pinning this.
Thanks Bohemian Babushka.
I really enjoyed this post – it reminded me of the joy I got whenever we had birthday parties as a kid, or how exciting it was to receive a goodie bag at the end of someone else’s party. I loved all your DIY treats!! You’re so creative!
Thanks Francesca, the goodie bags were always a win.
This is adorable! I am totally going to be this kind of mom having a theme and going all out to decorate it! I love the DIY gumdrop tree idea. All the details were fab great job!
Thanks Kiwi, the kids help bring out my creativity.