Strawberry Shortcake Party

So, Hannah wants a Strawberry Shortcake party this year, and I have had a lot of fun finding ideas for it.  Pinterest is way too addictive!

I've gotten the treat bags all ready for the party and a few decorations up.  I'll update when I get the cake done and the rest of the decorations finished.

 We'll be having almost 20 girls here so I kept the bags pretty simple.  I used simple paper lunch bags and the name tags from here:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/60572947/Sweet-Berrylicious-Free-PDF-Pack-by-Sweetly-Sweet

There are a lot of other cute things in that printable pack, including pinwheels, invitations, and thank you cards!

I made lip gloss for each of the girls with this really easy recipe from Meet the Dubiens

http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2011/01/make-your-own-lip-gloss.html

She even includes these really cute labels that I mod-podged onto these pots. I didn't find any lip gloss pots right away so I used mini paint pots that I found at Hobby Lobby.

 I couldn't resist these cute little origami strawberries to add to the bag.  My husband actually helped with this project and was definitely done after making 20 of them! :) But they are really quite simple.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/999319?&cat=500&ppuser=121081

    My youngest was having

 a lot of fun helping me 

put the gift bags together!

 When McDonalds had their Strawberry Shortcake happy meal toys a while ago, I hate to say that we ended up with most of them.  However, they did include a really cute strawberry cookie cutter.  I used the baking soda and cornstarch recipe like this one here

http://www.funroom.com/recipesforfun/playclay.mgi

I added red food coloring before I rolled it out.  I also used a polyacrylic coating to make it smooth.

 I loved the strawberry sugar scrub idea.  My girls are always wanting to use mine, so I thought it would be a wonderful gift for a group of little girls (and their moms).  I found the recipe along with this adorable tag at Seven Clown Circus

http://sevenclowncircus.com/2012/08/strawberry-sugar-scrub-recipe.html

I picked up these sweet little jars at Hobby Lobby at 50% off!

  Since we will be having so many little girls, I am planning on setting up tables of four to be a little more like a cafe setting.

These are the invitations that we sent out.  I found a template for strawberries on Google and traced them out onto many sheets of pink cardstock:)

 UPDATE TO THE PARTY

I would say that the party was a huge success.  We had a full house of exuberant girls (plus 1 boy) who seemed to have a lot of fun.

 I was given this awesome Wilson cake pan from a friend right before the party.  It worked out perfectly and I actually had enough done ahead of the party that I didn't feel rushed when decorating it.

A couple of views of the cake table.  I have a stash of spray-painted jars that I like to fill with my silk flowers for many party occasions.  I  also like to add the poms as little decorations.  The artwork on the cork board above the table were pictures that Hannah's friends made for her before the party.

 Since we had too many little girls to sit at one big table, I had many smaller tables set up cafe-style.