rainbows and unicorns...

Bailey Ann is 6!!

This year she requested a rainbow unicorn party...hard theme you might think, but I quickly discovered that doing rainbow anything is pretty easy. There are a ton of ideas out there and so I picked a few fun ones and got to work.

It always amazes me how a few dollars in balloons and paper can transform a room. We just blew up balloons and used string to hang them from the ceiling along with matching streamers.

Here is the "girl" version of the balloon wreath and presents that I made. It was SO fun being able to use them both in one week!

Goody bags for the guests: cute pinwheels, a rainbow note pad, rainbow crayon, rainbow slap bracelet (yes they still make them!), and candy.

For our main activity the girls got to each paint their own t-shirt. I found plain white shirts at Walmart for $3 each and covered them each in a freezer paper unicorn stencil. I got the clipart on line and blew it up...traced it onto the freezer paper, cut out the shape, and then ironed the paper onto the shirt....seriously this was the coolest idea ever. I even cut the paper large enough that it covered almost the entire shirt so that paint could only get on the unicorn opening...it was so fun to watch each girl choose which rainbow colors to use. Some painted the hooves with "nail polish" others had fun swirling colors together. One thing I noticed right away was that girls are SO much more careful than boys. I could have NEVER done this with a bunch of 6 year old boys...we would have had paint everywhere. The girls were so dainty with their brushes...no one got anything on their clothes and not really even on their hands...amazing...I love girl parties!!

A few rounds of red rover and the girls were ready for opening presents and having cupcakes!

Because Bailey was turning 6 she was able to invite 6 friends. It was the perfect amount! That is one reason that we wait for the first friend party until they are 6...all of the friends were HER friends not my friends kids...

Bailey is not a huge cake fan so she requested cupcakes instead...(I know I tried to explain that it is pretty much the same thing, but she didn't believe me!) I split the cake mix into 4 bowls, dyed each one a different color and then layered the batter into the cupcake papers. It was super easy and the girls loved them!

Here are all the girls with their creations! Parties are a LOT of work...which is why I am glad they only get to have friend parties on even birthdays!

Bits about Bailey:
She loves to play with little things: play mobile, little princesses, Legos
She loves pink and purple and was thrilled with the unicorn pillow pet she got
She loves to play with friends, but she also really REALLY enjoys playing alone in her room
She loves to have her toe nails painted
She can be quite assertive, but has a tender heart
She almost always is willing to share with any of her brothers

Happy Birthday Bailey girl!