Candy Land: A Birthday Theme As Sweet As Your Little Girl
Little girls love the game of Candy Land so when your daughter’s birthday rolls around, why not throw her a Candy Land theme party? It’s the game that has withstood the test of time and now is a party theme favorite too.
When it comes to party ideas and supplies, your party planning will be a sweet success when you couple our innovative ideas with some of your own. Supplies are available in several styles to choose from so you can truly customize your Candy Land party to suit your own taste.
First off, you will want to decide who to invite and choose a location, date and time for your party. Then it is time to pick invitations. You can find a nice assortment from party sites online that come in fill-in-the-blank styles or you can order personalized ones. You can also make your own by simply using a printable version from an online birthday party site for children.
When you have completed printing the details on each invitation, place them in addressed envelopes and sprinkle in some colorful confetti. Seal with fun Candy Land stickers and mail in plenty of time for parents to mark the event on the calendar.
Decorating for your Candy Land party will be easy as pie when you have the right ingredients. We have some great ideas and you can use your own imagination too. If you run short of creativity, try asking your little girl for suggestions. You might be pleasantly surprised what she comes up with.
Bright colors are in order at a Candy Land party. If you take a look at the game board, you will see bright fun colors like red, turquoise, green, yellow, orange, and pink.
Balloons are a great way to bring in your color theme. Mix solid colored helium balloons to Candy Land theme Mylars for really awesome effect. Hang them from the ceiling, tie them to chairs and even anchor them down with creative things like a basket filled with candy or a huge Hershey’s kiss chocolate.
You can purchase removable wall decals that bring the Candy Land wonderland right to your party area. Check through your attic too for sweet decor such as a gingerbread house and gingerbread men, peppermint string lights, Valentine candy figurines, Halloween candy items, etc.
If you are feeling creative, make your own candy decor. It’s easy! Simply paint Styrofoam shaped like discs to look like peppermints. You can also make lolly pops by sticking a dowel rod in each. Wrap boxes or Styrofoam in colored foil and twist the ends for candies too.
Of course you will want great snacks at your party. Make little sandwiches that are shaped with cookie cutters to look like gingerbread men. Set out fruit and veggie trays for some stable nutrition. You can let the children decorate their own cookies. Place bowls of pastel frosting and lots of sprinkles and small candies for them to use.
Your cake should be great, after all, it is Candy Land. Bake and frost a 9×12″ cake and decorate like a Candy Land game board using assorted candies and your imagination. Or you can opt to make a gingerbread house instead of a cake. You can find more ideas and instructions online.
Game time is a cinch. Round up several Candy Land games and let the children play a round or two. There are several game varieties. You can also play “guess how many jelly beans are in the jar.” The one that guesses correctly or closest to it wins. Check online for more fun Candy Land games.
Craft time can be extra creative with the Candy Land theme. Simply set out bowls of candies, glitters and glue, paint pens, rhinestones and such and give each child a sheet of poster paper on which to make a masterpiece. You can also let the group make a gingerbread house.
Send the little ones home with a smile. Make gift bags out of Candy Land theme sacks or boxes and fill them with sweet surprises like small packages of candies, candy scented markers, candy flavored lip glosses for the girls and whatever other fun favors you can find.
Don’t forget to help your little one send out Thank-you cards shortly after the party.
Now that you have some sweet suggestions to add to your own ideas, you are well on your way to a delightfully delicious Candy Land party your daughter is certain to love.
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