Pretty Little Mermaids Party Theme: Mermaids Mermaids! Colour Palette: Shades of pink and aqua Venue: North Manly, Sydney Izzy was born on the day The Pasha Bulker (freight ship) ran aground in Newcastle (NSW) due to a wild and raging storm. Every birthday since it has been wet so given we were virtually guaranteed rainy, cold, grey weather I thought we had to do something with water in the theme. Being a 4 year old girl, it had to be pretty and sparkly too. Mermaids were the perfect answer! This party would involve my three of my favourite things.. my girls, taking photos and making my husband sweat (nominated as the Pirate- described as his ‘worst nightmare’) ha! The house was decorated with mermaid tales and silver fish to create a ‘sea’ theme and to add a bit of sparkle too. We used a blue sequined cloth bought from Spotlight to create a sparkling sea effect. There was lots of beautiful paperie around the ‘mermaid cave’ that our house had become ~ all designed by ham&pea. We had a welcome sign and party signage, cake toppers, colouring in sheets, popper covers, chocolate wrappers, tea bag labels ~ you name it! All very stylish but still perfect for a child’s birthday party. Plenty of ‘Under the Sea’ games were played (Treasure Chest Dig, What’s the time Captain Feather Bom?, Pass the SeaParcel) with a colouring corner that also involved making crowns and necklaces with gems and jewels found at the bottom of the treasure chest. The party came to an end after we ate from the Mermaid cake which had freckles for scales made by me. Yum! We are loving tricks like using a sequined table cloth for a sparkling sea effect and curling up ribbons for the mermaids big hair do.
Article written by Li-Ann Scott Photography: Little Love Photography (www.littlelovephotography.com.au) Printables: Ham&Pea (www.hamandpea.com)