JIMENAīS
BUTTERFLIES BIRTHDAY PARTY My little girl turned 5...and she is crazy about butterflies. For her birthday party we sent butterfly invitations hand made with recycled paper...so the texture felt like a butterflies wings...girls and moms loved them! I made for each of the 15 girls invited butterflies wings using wire and different colors tulle and gave one for each as they arrived. The party was held at my momīs garden....we decorated it with pink, yellow and lavender balloons, ribbons and giant paper-made butterflies were sticked on the ground. I divided the garden in four stations: "ART STATION" : Where they had to decorate the wings I gave them using glitter and glue and then wear them "MAKE-UP STATION": Where my mom and sister helped me painting the girlīs faces as butterflies "TATOO_STATION" : Where they chose a butterfly tattoo and put it on ( hand, neck, etc ) with water and a sponge. "PERFUME-STATION": Where they were able to pick a fragrance ( I got around 30 different bottles ) and spay it all over them. And also keep the one they chose!!! Then we organized a "MISS BUTTERFLY PAGEANT" were all of them got a title: Miss BEAUTIFUL SMILE, MISS GREAT HAIR, MISS FRIENDLY, etc. We also made a dancing contest ( they all take ballet lessons with my daughter ) . I got "VIVALDIS FOUR SEASONS" and they had a blast dancing like butterflies all over the garden.....and they looked like little fairies....it was a magic moment!!! They all got an honorable mention for their performance. Here in Mexico we always break the piņata so I bought a butterfly shaped piņata and when they broke it little butterfly erasers, pencils, stamps and stickers came down from inside. For lunch we had butterfly shaped sandwiches, Jell-O and cookies ( using cookie cutters ) petit fours and pink lemonade. Jimena blew the butterfly candle from her also butterfly shaped cake and really felt like a princess. Each girl went home with their decorated wings, perfume, a bucket filled with butterfly favors assortment ( ORIENTAL TRADING. COM ) and a CD with the music from VIVALDI so when they listen to it and dance they remember this day and how happy and special my little girl felt on her birthday!
