Her love of FROZEN pales only in comparison to her overall love of her birthday! And so a FROZEN 4th birthday party was a match made in Heaven for our four year old charmer.
I wasn't smart like the rest of the Frozen party planners all over Pinterest in that I failed to realize that after-clearance Christmas merchandise was perfect Frozen party decor. So we had to make do with what I was able to get my hands on during a time of year when the store aisles are filled with flowers and gardening supplies!
I ended up using lots of glass containers, pillow batting, deco-mesh ribbon, styrofoam balls and trees, white lights, and multiple pounds of Epsom salts to create an icy, Frozen winter table scape for the party guests.
Glass icicles and silver glitter snow flakes hung from the ceiling.
It is nearly impossible to find Frozen toys in the stores these days, so I ended up borrowing these small little figurines from a friend to add to the table display. Her kids lost Olaf and Sven so the Frozen animal population was missing :)
The centerpiece of the table included two "snow-filled" hurricanes with white and silver branches with more glass icicles hanging from the branches.
When Molly saw the table all decorated, her reaction was was so sweet. She simply said "Wooow!" And my sweet Noah said, "this is the best party you have ever done." So I will call it a Frozen success!
We started by making Ice Bracelets...
Next up was an ice block stacking contest inspired by Kristoff's ice business. The girls loved this; despite their chilly fingers and falling ice towers!
Finally, the highlight of the activities was planned by Molly herself... Frozen Faces! After having their faces painted at Emily's birthday party, Molly immediately began talking about having face painting at her party too! And so, one by one, the party girls were transformed into Frozen Faces!
We served a simple lunch inspired by Olaf and his frozen friends.
The younger party guests were served snowman PB&J sandwiches while the adults enjoyed sandwich wraps.
After lunch, it was time for the cake! I surprised Molly by hunting down this Elsa doll (at a completely inflated price tag thanks to Disney's supply and demand genius) to put on the top of her cake. The rock candy was supposed to look like her ice castle, but I realize I got the size proportions slightly mixed up :)
Happy Birthday to you...
We made "goody jars" instead of "goody bags"! I used sugar for a snowy base and filled the jars with gumballs, candy canes, and rock candy to resemble the Frozen landscape. Inside were a few plastic Frozen rings and a rainbow loom bracelet with an Anna & Elsa bottlecap tie. On the outside, they were tied with an Elsa necklace and some glittery ribbon. They turned out pretty sweet!
And last but not least, each little party guest had a pair of "magic" Elsa gloves tied to the back of their chair.
A Frozen party wouldn't be complete without a performance of "Let It Go" in which the girls used their "magic" gloves to imitate Elsa's freezing powers!
All in all, it was a day of Frozen-filled fun and the four year old "Ice Queen" was super happy!
Happy 4th Birthday sweet Molly Clare!
We love you more than Olaf loves warm hugs :)
