Posted on April 25, 2013 by Kara

Gender Neutral Neon Party

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This terrific GENDER NEUTRAL NEON PARTY was submitted by Patricia Salvadego of Maria Serafina – festas delicadas.

Some of the ideas I love about this neon party are:

Sending out colored hair gel along with the invite for guests to wear to the party
The spray paint can shaped cookies
The party favor t-shirts packaged in silver cans
and MORE!

Party Decoration: Maria Serafina – festas delicadas (by Pati Salvadego and Kika Sapiro)
Photographs: Maria Serafina – festas delicadas
Cake: Ilana Jabor
Sweets, Cookies: Docices

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Whirly Pops
Candy Sticks
Lollipop / Treat Sticks

Here’s what Patricia said about the party- “This Neon themed party was great because of its colours and light effects. The children had lots of fun with the flashing ice cubes and climbing the aerial fabric. We also used a hair gel and a coloured hair spray for both the invitation and at the party. The use of fluorescent colours made the party bright and happy.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Whirly Pops
Candy Sticks
Lollipop / Treat Sticks

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Kara

Neon Roller Skate Themed 11th Birthday Party

This NEON ROLLER SKATE ELEVENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Abigail Barnes of Paper and Cake. This party looks like it was so much fun!

Here are some of my favorite parts of this neon roller skate party:

The roller skate shaped Rice Krispie treats

The neon shoelace party favors

The brownie cake pops

and MORE!

Party Printables and Styling- Paper & Cake
Photography- Missy Marie Photography
Glitterstix – Desserts & Designs
Location- Skate Depot in Cerritos, CA

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Popcorn Boxes
Push-Up Pop Containers
Clear Cellophane Bags
Washi Tape
Striped Paper Straws
Tin Containers

This is what Abigail said about planning the party- “For my daughter’s 11th birthday we took the party to the local Roller Rink. My daughter wears these plastic neon green glasses just about everywhere we go, so clearly she’s got a thing for neon.

This is the first time I’ve had any of my kid’s birthdays at a venue, and even though it was just a touch tricky on the set up, it can be done, and it is SO worth it! We knew we would be working with picnic style tables, so we decided to style three, separate, fully functional tablescapes.

Food Table:
Since the party was at 10 am, we wanted to give these kids some fuel to skate the day away. We created neon popcorn boxes, filled them with cereal, and added a cute little sticker round to tie it all together. Fruit Skewers and mini muffins were the biggest hit of the day…until dessert. We also offered yogurt parfaits in cute little containers with a washi tape adornment. We went with mini birthday pennant banners for the tables to keep the decor centralized.

Dessert Table:
Of course this table is always the most popular at any party! We are particularly excited about our handmade Pushcake Stand… this was a huge hit and so easy to make! Homemade Brownie pops flew off the tray (we think its because of the super cute glitterstix). Roller skate shaped rice krispie treats with neon sprinkles was easily one of my favorite things. For party favors, we sent the kiddies home with neon shoelaces and boxes filled with neon sour gummy worms.. yummmm! Each table was sprinkled with handmade neon confetti and it really completed the entire look of the party.

Drink Table:
We offered orange juice, water, and starbucks bottled coffees for the parents to enjoy. Neon washi tape on the straws doubled as flags as well as a spot for everyone to write their name on.

Honestly, the best part of this party was seeing everyone having a blast on the rink. Something about slapping on a pair of roller skates brings out the kid in everyone, including myself. It was such a blast! I recommend taking your next party to the rink and giving it a splash of neon!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Popcorn Boxes
Push-Up Pop Containers
Clear Cellophane Bags
Washi Tape
Striped Paper Straws
Tin Containers

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Kara

Neon Glow-in-the-Dark 11th Birthday Party

My amazing & talented assistant, Amber Pugmire recently threw her daughter a NEON GLOW IN THE DARK THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY and I’m just dying to share it with you today! All I can say is- WOW, this party is so COOL!! There are so many darling details and ideas that you won’t want to miss!

Items used in this party from Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Striped Fry Boxes

Striped Paper Straws

“Happy Birthday” Napkins

Paper Fringe

Striped Ribbon

Polka Dot Nut Cups

Striped Paper Flag Pics

Pink Stripe Cupcake Liners

Lollipop Sticks

Crepe Paper Streamers

Rainbow Watermelon Suckers

Plastic Neon Bracelets

Candy (gummy frogs, candy dots, sour gummy dots)

Party details, DIY tips and full vendor list at the bottom of post…

Amber said this about planning the party- “I had so much fun planning this party for my daughter’s 11th birthday. Nearly a year ago, she found an idea for a Neon ‘Color Blast Party’ in an issue of the American Girl Doll Magazine and was immediately inspired. She also loves dancing, so when I suggested we make it a neon glow-in-the-dark girls’ dance party, she was sold.

Before the party started, we created a “club” atmosphere with black lights, a large rotating disco ball, and, of course, lots of loud music.

When the guests arrived, they were greeted with a selection of neon accessories to put on: socks, headbands, plastic bracelets, flashing rings, disco ball necklaces, and glow stick bracelets. There were also some extra white and neon clothes hanging up for anyone who needed them.

Once the guests were completely glowing, each girl had her picture taken (to be printed out during the party and then made into color pop art).

After that, the girls sat down for dinner. To eat, there was rainbow pizza and neon orange Cheetos. To drink, there was orange crush and lemon water (with lemons that were soaked in neon food coloring). For dessert, there were color blast cupcakes, luminescent cotton candy, multicolor brownie bites, neon sugar cookies, fluorescent push pops, energizing smoothie shots, and of course, neon birthday cake.

After eating, the girls danced, had their faces painted, colored and cut own their own color pop art photos, and had their hair wrapped with colored thread.

As the girls left, they filled goody bags with candy, including rainbow lollipops, candy dots, gummy frogs, gumball filled gumball tubes, colorful candy canes, hot pink wrapped buttermint creams, and sour gummy dots. There were also some shimmery silver pencils.

All of the girls had a blast. It was definitely a birthday party to remember!”

Photography- Kara Allen of Kara’s Party Ideas
Face Painting- Jamie Moffit
Neon Washi Tape- In the Clear
Printable Invitation- Eccentric Designs
Cake, Cupcakes- Dippidee
Disco Ball Necklaces, Light up Rings, Disco Ball / Spot Light- Amazon

Plastic Table Cloths, Neon Poster Board, Glow Stick Bracelets, Cotton Candy, Hula Hoops, Neon Socks, Neon Headbands, Flowers, Black Light bulbs, Neon Cardstock, Friendship Thread, Neon Craft Paint, Elastic Hairbands- Walmart