This charming BOY & GIRL ICE CREAM THEMED SIXTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Sharnel Dollar of Sharnel Dollar Designs. I think it’s so sweet for these two best friends to celebrate their birthdays together!
Some of my favorite elements of this gender neutral ice cream party are:
The linen bags filled with ice cream themed favors
Here’s what Sharnel said about planning the party- “This birthday was extra special as my son celebrated alongside his best friend Ella. William and Ella have a very special friendship that’s hard to put into words, you need to see them together to understand. Melissa (Ella’s Mum) and I decided on an Ice Cream Social theme with a punchy yellow and red colour palette that suits both a girl and boy. The party was intimate. Only three other families celebrated alongside us. The concept was simple: each child could build their own Ice Cream Sundae!”
Items used in this party from Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Paper Lanterns Honeycomb Tissue Balls Whirly Pops Ribbon Balloons Ice Cream Cups Striped Paper Straws Milk Bottles Wooden Spoons Linen Bags
This ICE CREAM THEMED SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Leticia Badillo of Parttis in Mexico. Looking at this party, I feel like I’m in an actual ice cream shop. Every detail is just perfect!
Some of my favorite elements of this ice cream party are:
The cake pops made to look like ice cream scoops in a cone
The feminine touch of the pearls piped around the smashed ice cream cone cake
This is what Leticia said about planning the party- “This was my daughter’s 2nd birthday party. She loves ice cream, so I thought that it would be a great theme for the party and she really loved it. I cannot describe the excitement I felt as she, at this age, thanked me for everything. She realized all the time and effort we spent on every single detail. She was surprised and excited as she saw the place transformed into an ice cream shop. I just can’t forget her little face at that moment. The thing I loved the most was the Styrofoam ice creams we made as centerpieces, they turned out great! People asked me where we bought them, but no, we created them!! I’d like to give a big thank you to my mother, Leticia! She really helped me out with a lot of things in the party, including the centerpieces. We gave ice cream plates as favors and ice cream bubbles to the kids. Unfortunately, I did not take pictures of the little bags everyone received.”
Julia said- “Thank you for letting me share my baby girl’s 2nd birthday party. My daughter, Adalyn Kate, celebrates her birthday during the hottest part of the summer. When it’s hot outside, there’s not much better than stopping by the ice cream shop to cool off so it was easy to choose the theme for her party: Vintage Ice Cream Shop!
I was able to book her party in a beautiful, historic farmhouse which was also once an adorable café. (Hidden Mountain Rentals in the Great Smoky Mountains area) This made the perfect backdrop for her theme!
I simply adore beautiful vintage milk glass and antique furniture so I already had quite the collection to set the tone for the party. I used several pieces of my milk glass throughout. I filled milk glass vases with fresh flowers which included white daisies, baby’s breath, and hydrangeas. I used several of my vintage compotes and dishes on the sweets table to hold treats which included pink and white gumballs, sweet tarts, ice cream cone shaped marshmallows, ice cream shaped chocolates, as well as to hold the cake pops which were made onto mini ice cream cones. To complete the sweets table, there were iced sugar cookies. Some were decorated like ice cream cones, and the others were decorated in a pink gingham print which was a staple of the party. I used the pink gingham everywhere- from the cake topper, to Adalyn Kate’s party dress, to the water bottle labels, and more. I created all the candy labels as well as the personalized birthday banner hung above the table….
Custom, personalized drink labels- Simply Sprinkled
Cake- Melissa Archer
Daisy Cut Lids, Wooden Spoons, Wooden Scoops, Paper Straws, Ice Cream Cups, Doily Garland, Apothecary Jars, Burlap, Lollipop Sticks, White Eyelet Paper Lanterns, pearlized sprinkles- Available in the Kara’s Party Ideas Shop
…..I also included an ice cream toppings bar. I used vintage sundae glasses to hold the toppings. Toppings and mix ins were strawberries, bananas, chocolate chips, nuts, cookie dough bites, marshmallows, pink sixlets, coconut, oreos, peanut butter cups, pearl sprinkles, mini sugar cookies, cherries, chocolate sauce, strawberry sauce, and caramel. I had vintage coke glasses for coke and root beer floats. I used adorable little wooden scoops which I added a bit of pink paint and then personalized. I displayed the ice cream in tin pales and labeled each flavor, accenting with a doily. Ice cream cones were displayed in apothecary jars, and I also provided white paper bowls which I tied an adorable wooden spoon to with mint baker’s twine. The wooden spoons, scoops, and little baskets were purchased from tulleANDtwig on etsy. She beautifully painted a pale seafoam damask print on half and pale pink on the others and then added my choice of wording on them: “Addi Kate is 2! ” as well as her monogram.
To add to the feel of the vintage ice cream shop, I found an adorable antique miniature ice cream parlour table and chairs set which I used as the centerpiece of the drink table. For drinks I had glass bottle cokes and root beer, pink lemonade in jelly jars with adorable daisy lids (ShopSweetLulu.com) and paper straws, as well as bottled water with custom, personalized labels (SimplySprinkled on etsy).
I used eyelet paper lanterns to hang throughout, made mint colored tissue paper poms, created doily poms, and also had balloons on the ceiling of the café. I hung fabric buntings I created with fabrics used throughout the party in various places. I created fabric stuffed ice cream cone decorations and used them on walls and in jars. Fresh flowers in vintage vases adorned tables, cabinets, and niches. I use various sizes of doilies as wall decorations as well as for placemats. I created a bit of framed art using paper flowers, cutouts, fabric, and a photo above the toppings table. Tons of textured fabrics were used such as pretty white lace, eyelets, and some pretty quilted fabrics, as well as beige and brown burlap. Ruffles were added to tablecloths for an extra delicate, feminine vintage touch. Large balloon ice cream cones were created for décor as well. I also used a gorgeous repurposed framed chalkboard for the “flavors of the day” and placed a pretty white tea cart in front which held the vintage coke glasses.
The mint colored ruffled birthday cake (Melissa Archer) turned out absolutely perfect! I created the little wooden doll topper out of a clothespin. I painted it to look like the birthday girl and made the dress to coordinate with her party dress! I made the little party hat as well.
The activities for the children included sand art using ice cream cone necklace containers. We also had a super fun water slide and other water activities.
For party favors, I hand made brown gingham bow ties for the boys and felt ice cream cone hair clips for the girls. The children also received ice cream cone water shooters, ice cream cone scented bubbles (hobby lobby), ice cream card game (oriental trading), and ice cream shop themed sticker packs.”
Ice Cream Themed 2nd Birthday Party
Ice Cream Birthday Party
Ice Cream Social – Summer, Vintage Ice Cream Party
Ice Cream Shoppe Wedding Dessert Table – Ice Cream Party
Boy & Girl Ice Cream Themed 6th Birthday Party
Ice Cream Shoppe 3rd Birthday Party
Barbie Ice Cream Shop 4th Birthday Party
Vintage Ice Cream Shop 2nd Birthday Party
Girly Ice Cream 5th Birthday Party