Its a challenge when thinking of the perfect kids party theme ideas for your child’s next birthday celebration. This kids party theme is called ‘Glitz & Glamour’ for the super-sophisticated and elegant kids out there, this party says “style”. If you have a high maintenance glamourette who wants something big, beautiful and trendy for her birthday party then these cool ideas are sure to meet any over the top requests, without requiring to take out a bank loan. This kids party theme does not take much effort to put together from the invitations, table decorations to activities- your childs party will be a hit!
The Kids Party Invitation
Get the glamour ball rolling right from the start for this kids party theme for girls by making these funky invitations. The kids can wear the sunglasses on arrival at the party if they want to be ultra hip.
Here’s what you will need for the party invitation:
- A pair of cheap sunglasses for each child
- Coloured paper
- sissors
- paper hole – punch
- coloured pens
- narrow ribbon
Draw freehand shapes such as flowers, hearts or lips onto the coloured paper, cut out shapes. Punch a hole at the top of each card.
Using a coloured pen, write out the party details on the invitation
Attach the invitation to the arm of the sunglasses with a piece of narrow ribbon
The Party Table Decorations
A bold striped fabric is used as a table cloth for this kids party theme idea. The table is set using real china, glass and cutlery which is a sophisticated setting for older kids. Younger kids will feel just as stylish with a setting of gold coloured paper or plastic plates and contrasting cutlery. Style the room by hanging fairy lights in front of sheer red fabric, tie big glitzy bows and metallic coloured balloons to the back of chairs.
Kids Party Activities
Kids will go mad over an at home beauty salon Engage the help of a creative teenager or friend to help with makeovers and hairstyles for each guest, or get the guests to makeover each other. Make sure you have small towels to put over the ‘Clients’ shoulders, just like at the hairdresser if you have a digital camera, you can take before and after shots.
If possible, set up a big mirror with a small desk and chair to create a salon look in you own home. Have lots of makeup, plenty of cotton balls and hairspray at hand. Make sure you dip the combs and hairbrushes in a disinfectant solutions in between each child.
If you have pnety of magazines for the kids to look at while they are waiting for their turn, this will help prevent any un-glamorous misbehaviour. After the girls have had their makeup and hair done, show them their “before” and “after” shots that they can take home. Kids are sure to have fun comparing their new glamorous looks.
Dress-Ups
Have a big box filled with glittery vests, faux-furs and feathers and plenty of “bling”. If you have the time, scouring the aisles of op=shops should provide you with suitable treasures.
There are party shops and discount stores galore that stock cheap packs of feather boas, glitter, hair accessories, faux pearls, bangles and other jewellery and paper tiaras or hats. These cheap accessories can also be added to their take-home treats.
While there are plenty of cheap decorated boxes available, you can make your own by covering a large box in a suitably glamorous paper. Or spray-paint gold and old chest and watch their faces as they discover the treasures hidden within.
After the girls have finished their makeovers and dress-ups, hold a fashion show. You can award prizes for the “best dressed” or “best model”, if you like.
Birthday Cake
One of the most important accessories for any young glamourette is her designer handbag and this stunning cake will be the envy of all the guests. The birthday cake can be completed a day ahead, keeping you looking cool as well.
This Handbag Birthday Cake can be frozen for up to one month. Thaw at room temperature for about six hours. We used tweezers to position cachous. The birthday cake can be completed on day ahead by keeping it in the refrigerator if the weather is hot.
Birthday Cake Recipe
- 3x340g packets buttermake mix
- 38cm square prepared board
- 2 quantities butter cream
- pink food colouring
Decorations
- 28cm black licorice strap
- 2 square red jubes, halved horizontally
- silver and pink cachous
- 5 large pink and black licorice allsorts, halved.
- Preheat oven to 180 C / 160 C fan-forced. Grease and line deep 24cmx35cm baking dish.
- Make cakes according to directions on packets, pour into dish: bake about 1 hour. Stand cake 20 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool.
- Using serrated knife, level cake top. Turn cake cut-side down. Using paper pattern provided here, cut handbag and handle pieces from cake. Place handbag on prepared board, cut-side down, leaving space for handle.
- Using skewer, mark inner section of handbag onto cake
- Tint a quarter of the butter cream dark pink, tint remaining butter cream pale pink. Use to decorate cake, as pictured
- Spread handle pieces of cake with pale pink butter cream, position handle and smooth joins
- Cut licorice trap into thin strips, position on cake, as pictured.
- Position silver cachous and jubes, cut-sides up, on cake for clasp
- Mark out the name of the birthday girl with pink cachous
- Decorate handle with all-sorts
Take-home Party treats
In order for your glamour girls to maintain their new glitzy look, give them a beauty pack to take home. Buy clear plastic zip-up toiletry bags, and fill them with fun products for hair and bath, kid’s makeup and plastic jewellery as well as their “before” and “after” shots and, of course, a small bag of sweets.
