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.”
This gorgeous ICE CREAM SHOPPE THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Thais Martins of Meemo Party Accessories. What an adorable party spread & display! So many darling ideas here!
Party description and full vendor list at bottom of post…
Thais said this about planning the party- ”This party was designed by Meemo, my party accessories business that is established both in Brazil and Macau, China. My friend and partner Cassia and I decided to create Meemo when we realized we couldn’t find pretty partyware for our kids’ birthday parties. How come we can’t find good stuff for retail in China, where practically everything is produced and exported to the world???!??
After 7 years living in Macau, I moved back to Brazil in December 2011 so I was very excited to celebrate my daughter Sofia’s first birthday party here, among family and friends. Sofia’s passion for everything sweet inspired me to create this Ice Cream Shoppe to celebrate her 3rd birthday. Every detail, from the party colors to the catering and sweets table was carefully thought of and planned months in advance with lots of love. Sofia’s taste and opinion was my main guide :-)!!
The party decor was all handmade in mint green and berry pink colors (thinking about ice cream!) and chevron prints. I really wanted the decor to give away a vintage atmosphere, so the canopy over the desserts table and the pink and white tiled floor were just perfect to complete the look.
The flower centerpieces with white carnations and lisianthus were my favorites, and the vintage paper straws with the flags I designed gave just the final touch.
The ice cream cake pops, made of carrot cake and Nutella, were the highlight of the dessert table. After searching different suppliers, I found Letícia Villela from Anis Doçaria, explained what I wanted and she worked her magic. She also made the chocolate “popsicles”, the birthday cake (a heavenly mix of yogurt and berries), the traditional Brazilian “brigadeiros” and “2 amores” that had an ice cream shape.
The catering was thought for the kids with all the treats they like the most, from hot dog, to popcorn and cheese bread cones finalizing with mini sandwiches for the adults. All the little ones (and many “big ones” too!!) loved the milk shake cups. In chocolate and strawberry flavors, they were not just cute but especially delicious. I was very lucky and happy about the wait staff, which was so gentle and smiling all the time. For them I designed some ice cream printed aprons that I had tailor-made just for the party.
My main goal was that Sofia would be happy with her party and enjoyed it with her friends, so the recreation was a main attraction. Music and storytelling kept the children entertained while they were not “attacking” the ice cream station or having fun outdoors on the swing or playing with the lovely polka dot balloons. The face painting and nail bar were the girls’ favorites, of course.
As party favors, I personalized some Chinese carton boxes filled with sweets and an ice cream magnet. The kids also got personalized ice cream bubbles, but this favor didn’t make it to their homes they were just what they needed to top up the fun at the end of the party!!”
Party styling, decor, favors and printables: Meemo Party Accessories
Furniture: Azul Turquesa Artesanatos
Buffet: Manoela Villela
Cake & Desserts: Letícia Villela – Anis Doçaria
Recreation: Cia Girole
Face painting & Nail bar: Aladdin Festas
Personalized aprons: Studiomake
Photos: Barbara Vanzo
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Striped Paper Straws Mini Cordial Cups Polka Dot Balloons Pom Poms Party Cone Hats Ice Cream Cups Chevron Wooden Spoons Chinese Take Out Favor Boxes Ribbon Baker’s Twine Wooden Scoops Berry Baskets Clear Cellophane Bags Sprinkles
This BARBIE ICE CREAM SHOP FOURTH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Mariana Zago of Mariana Zago Party Design is absolutely adorable! What a fun twist on your regular ice cream party- add Barbie to the mix! Love it!
Mariana said this about planning the party- “When my client asked for a Barbie themed party for her 4 year old, she wanted me to do the same dessert table I had done a month ago for her best friend’s daughter. I felt that the little birthday girl deserved something completely original and custom made just for her! That’s why I had to come up with different Barbie themed alternatives. The theme she most liked was the “Barbie Ice Cream Shop”. I loved the opportunity to create a french-style shop, adding a Barbie glamourous look to it!
Our chef, Riki Carolei, and I made and decorated all the sweets making them ice cream shaped. The party favors were these cute cupcake/ice-cream jars, filled with m&ms for the kids.”
Photography: Adriana Carolina
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Mini Plastic Pedestal Cups Bendy Straws Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks Ribbon Chinese Favor Boxes Sprinkles, Colored Sugars
This adorable GIRLY ICE CREAM FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Melissa of Icing Designs! Isn’t it just to die for! I love the DIY ice cream cones hanging from the chandelier {made with paper, styrofoam balls covered in fabric, and gathered fabric strips!
Styling, Paper Party Goods, Desserts, and Cake Topper: Icing Designs
Here is what Melissa had to say about planning the party- ”This past weekend was my twins’ 5th birthday party! They decided on an ice cream theme…as we started planning it kind of took on a “happy” theme too! We have been working on a few new illustrations, so we did a new one for this party {available here}.
We wanted the party to be playful, colorful and of course happy so we choose pinks, peach and mint green as a party palette. We made a small sweet table covered with a pink and white polka dot ruffled table cloth. We hung colorful paper poms and an made an “oh happy day” glittered bunting garland to go above the table! We filled the table with chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes with two birthday cupcakes topped with our diy straw birthday candles and homemade marshmallows with fringe toppers! We also made ice cream cone cake pops and our favorite tiny tim cookies. Finally, we displayed a mini birthday cake on my pink milk glass pedestal complete with the little clothes pin cake topper we made.
One of our very favorite aspects to the party was the diy ice cream cone chandelier! {diy tutorial here} Our sweet friend and diy correspondent, Katie, created this project for us and we absolutely adore the way all of the different colored ice cream cones looked hanging on the white chandelier! Although we wanted to keep them all to ourselves, we let each little girl choose one to take home! But we had a few extra to keep ♥! We loved how the girls all put them around their necks…ice cream necklaces!
Since this was of course an ice cream party, we also set up a little diy ice cream topping parlor. We made an over-sized cupcake flag that said “make your ice cream happy” and coordinating ice cream topping flags that we put on paper straws and stuck into the toppings. We hung a big vanilla colored pom with peach fringe over the shelf. We took white ice cream cups and taped wooden “i ♥ ice cream spoons” on them with striped washi tape! The girls got to make their own sundaes, which they loved! Then they got to fill up their bakery boxes with treats to bring home!”
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.”
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