Kate's Ballerina Party {Inspiration}

For about a year now Kate has been telling us that she wants her 5th birthday party at "Pump it up." I mean she was telling us this every week for months!!!  I was okay with that and told her we would have a "Pump it Up" party.  However, I was secretly hoping to throw one more sweet little girl party at home.  Kate was sticking to her original plan until about a month ago when Ally came to visit.  Ally brought Kate an Angelina Ballerina book.  Then, she began watching Angelina Ballerina on TV.  Somehow, I might have very subtly suggested a ballerina birthday party to Kate.  She loved the idea!

Since some of Kate's closest buddies are boys, I might have also told her that we would have them over for a separate cupcake celebration or go out for ice cream closer to her actual birthday.  I cannot be certain how it all unfolded but we are having a PINK, girlie, delightful, de-loveley, ballet party at home for about 10 girls. And Kate and I are both really excited! I have hired Kate's ballet teacher to come and give a little lesson.  I have ordered pink tutus for all the girls as the party favor (got a great deal here).  And I have done some searches on the web for party inspiration.

Let me say that I want to give credit to the sources of these photos but somehow as I gather them over time, I do not know where they all came from.  So, if you know or a source or you are they source, please let me know and I will credit you or remove the photo if you wish.

I simply fell in love with this invitation from A little loveliness  (if you click here you will spend hours mesmerized by beautiful parties she throws for all of her children--don't say I did not warn you;).  I was going to make this but I need to mail some so I went with another one instead (an adorable etsy one-I'll share later).  If I have time (ha ha),  I might make place-cards like this though.



I love these flowers from Party box design but I might go with pale pink hydrangeas or peonies instead.  I will see what is readily available next month.




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These arrangements below are the ones I did for her party last year...






For food, I am thinking tea sandwiches (kid friendly ones), marshmallow pops, cupcakes and fruit.








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Cookies from here.

The beverages will be glass bottles filled with this lemonade...



and I have ordered these straws...



And I hope to etch each of the girl's initials in a glass bottle.


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For the decorations...

I plan to make these tulle pom poms.



I made the paper ones below last year.  I am hoping the tulle are just as easy.


And of course I will use the beautiful banner Lori sent us years ago.  It will be perfect!

It's funny because I do not think of myself as crafty or creative (at all) but I have so many fun ideas spinning around in my head for this party.  I really enjoy doing all of this.  I wish that I had all of this inspiration when the boys were little.  They had good parties but I definitely did not have the confidence to try any of these crafty types of things back then.