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Rainbow Polka-dot Party – real party

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Polka Dot Rainbow Party

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Rainbow Polka-dot Party

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Where does one come up with THIS theme, you ask?  I’ll tell you.  Because that is what you get when you ask a certain little 4 year old girl who’s super power it is to shoot rainbows from her hands that wrap around the BAD guys and catch ’em and a certain other little girl’s mom who is obsessed with anything polka-dot what kind of party they want…if this is not a run-on sentence, I don’t know what is:).  Maybe don’t ask next time, EM… no, do ask ’cause this turned out FABULOUS!  Two minds are definately better than one when planning a party around a made up theme…especially when EM is the other mind!  Her creativity amazes me.

I promised you pictures and pictures I took!  Sorry if your scrolling finger gets tired:)

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

Garland used around the room to add polka-dots and color…and cute pics of the birthday girls!

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

These are streamers we hung from the doorway for the kids to walk through.  Em just stapled round foam circles we found at the dollar store to wrapping ribbon.

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

tutus and…

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

feather rainbow hair clips for the girls.  Nicely done, EM.

Polka Dot Rainbow Partyparty favors for all

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

Gotta Love Ikea Plates!

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

Colored Lemon Heads for a treat.  Found these at CostCo – you NEED to try these, YUM!

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

Shelley’s ADORABLE birthday hat, click here for her tutorial on how to make these.  And beads to make rainbow bracelets…on pipe cleaners so 4 year olds could actually string their own!

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

The party table.

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

I couldn’t figure out how to photograph this to give it justice…this doesn’t.  Emily tied and tied and tied and tied and tied until all the colors of the rainbow were connected onto a long string which we hung over the back door.  It MADE the party decor.  You could do this with any colors to match your theme, it took a bit of time, but it was worth it…I can say that ’cause I didn’t do all the knots…I did, however blow up my fair share of balloons, even if they weren’t as big as EM’s and she made fun of me:)  Just be sure to do it in the middle of the day and not at 11:00 at night when you are so tired that you can’t stop laughing at each other’s faces as they puff out each time you blow into a balloon, it really hinders your progress.

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

Last but certainly not least…the cake.  EM did an AMAZING job on this!  Look at the polka-dots:)

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

Each layer had frosting in between…lemon flavored…delicious!

And I have to share a few of the BIRTHDAY GIRLS…

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

Girls and Secrets

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

Do these wings look familiar???  EM shared a tutorial for angel wings at Christmas time.  She adapted them to fit the rainbow theme.  Also, the shirts I made with the Silhouette…a tutorial can be found here.

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

I LOVE her giggle:)

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

bEST fRIENDS fOREVER!

Over and Out until next year…or the next year – I don’t know how much of this I can take!

Polka Dot Rainbow Party

About Missy

A mother of 5 who holds a degree in English and run on sentences. She has a passion for photography, especially capturing life's sweet moments. She has a serious addiction to Oreos, coconut oil and sushi...not necessarily all at the same time. She is one of the 3 founders of HowDoesShe.com.

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  2. Amber Filkins says

    Okay, I ♥♥♥ this post!! My daughter’s 3rd bday is in June, and I’ve started planning a Rainbow party!! I’ve been bookmarking ideas, and trying to find more rainbow inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing!!

    I’d already planned the rainbow balloon arch and the rainbow {cup}cakes. Thanks for the heads up on the rest of the stuff! I’ll definitely check out the rainbow Lemonheads from Costco.

    Thanks again!

    ♥ Amber
    .-= Amber Filkins´s last blog ..Deep Thoughts for a Friday =-.

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  8. Sarah says

    So wow!!! Loving this. I want my super power to be shooting rainbows from my fingertips, too. 🙂 What a sweet & colorful party. I just did a pink princess party for my 1 yr old & had so much fun doing it. I’m kinda into parties now. I want to do another one! It’s addicting. lol. Thanks for sharing such beautiful inspiration. Love how it all turned out.

    Blessings!
    -Sarah
    .-= Sarah´s last blog ..So, yeah… I’m pretty excited! =-.

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  11. Tasha says

    Love it! It just made me smile through the whole thing. What a perfect party and love ALL the fabulous ideas. I love parties. They are just happiness.

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  15. karin marie smith says

    Oh man! I’m doing a Rainbows & Sunshine theme for my daughter’s second birthday April 24th! (the day she was born) I actually was gonna do Ikea plates too! I wanna be as green as possible! I love what you created! Got my mind flowing even more! Do you have a recipe for the frosting?! It sounds super yummy!! 🙂 Where did you get the tutu’s? there super cute! The red fabric near the arch is that just a curtain or a bed sheet or something?! Oh man your getting me super excited for my daughters birthday! 🙂 I hope I can finish everything in time! Thanks for explaining what you did because I was trying to figure out the balloon arch but those link-o-loons are kinda pricey. You did an awesome job! 🙂

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    • Missy says

      I will have to ask EM for the recipe, if I get it I will comment again. We found the tutus at the dollar store in the toy section, the red fabric is just my curtain for my back door. Your party sounds fun! Good Luck!

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  16. Emily says

    This is amazing. We went to a polka dot party awhile back and one of the cutest ideas was a ‘craft’ using the “do a dot” markers (Michael’s or Joann’s) and using them to fill in a picture of a gumball machine. You could do the same thing with a rainbow picture. The kids loved using them, but I guess it would depend on the ages.

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  18. Emily says

    At the risk of sounding like a baby, I just have to say you got me crying! Those two truly are Best Friends. I love how you talked about Lays super power. You are a good story teller. You are also the best photographer ever, and I can’t wait to steal the pics!

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  22. Natasha says

    I loved looking at all the pictures, I miss those days. I am hurridly trying to come up with ideas for my daughters 16th birthday.

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  23. Mickie says

    This is awesome! Another idea- not the perfect rainbow colors, but still fun. There are these beads you can order online (I’m sorry I don’t have that information handy)… they are ultraviolet beads that are bland colors- make bracelets with them then go out in the sunshine- they will change colors from the light! Kids love them!

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  24. Lisa says

    Love the rainbow theme – how cleverly executed! That cake is just fabulous! Looks like the adults had as much fun planning the party as the kids did attending! Thanks for the fun ideas.

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    • Missy says

      I used a circle stamp in photoshop and stamped polka-dots all over a 4×6 in rainbow colors then I put the information about the party in the circles along with a couple pictures of the girls – it turned out pretty cute! Then I just printed them at costco as a 4×6 picture.

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  29. Aubrey says

    Wow! That is SO awesome! We had a rainbow cake this year, but one of my BFF’s and I have little girls born less than 23 hours apart…I am thinking this would be a great future party for them! Thanks for sharing!!!!

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  31. ALyssa says

    I LOVE this party, it looks fantastically fun and I will have to print it off and put it in our party book. I keep a running list (with visual aids- ideas for games/favors/decorations/cakes) for my kids to pick their party themes out of so that they don’t pick weird things that I can not do (last year my son picked a ‘bear in a den’ theme for his party and this year he has selected a bat theme for his June birthday- we need to limit it to things I CAN do).
    On her wing tutorial it says that Em may be doing a tutu tutorial, is that in the works? I would love to find a way to do them inexpensively, without having a lot of left over materials. We only have two girls and teh way that I know how has LOTS of leftovers in materials and wasted $.
    Thanks for sharing this
    Alyssa

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    • Missy says

      She said she would do the tutu tutorial – YEAH! Now I just have to get to helping her…ie take pictures of her doing it so I don’t screw it up!:)

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  33. stacy says

    What a great party! Wish I could have been there! I don’t know how I missed this post, but it looks like it was fabulous! I love the rainbow cake…so cute!

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  34. Lori says

    Super cute party! Where can I find the recipe for the cake? Is it a mix tinted different colors or made from scratch? I would love the lemon icing recipe too!

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    • Missy says

      I will have to get the cake recipe – but white cake mix tinted the colors would work. Here is the frosting recipe:
      2/3 cup butter, softened
      4 cups powdered sugar
      1 tsp vanilla ( I think she used lemon extract instead)
      2 to 4 tablespoons milk
      Beat butter until kight and fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating well. Beat in extract and enough milk for desired consistency.
      YUM!

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  35. Sara says

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE the balloon arch!! Do you have a tutorial for making one??
    (oh, and I loved everything else, too! So cute!!)

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  38. amy says

    Did you blow up the balloons on the arch or use helium? I do not want to pay that much to have each blown up at the store so I was going to use a little pump. I am attempting to make a balloon arch for my daughter’s birthday THIS weekend. Any advice will be appreciated!! Thanks! amy

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  39. Pudding Pie Lane says

    I’m looking into making a rainbow cake in the future (that’s how I found this site), and this is by far my favourite post. Absolutely amazing, great photos and lovely concept 🙂

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  40. stacy johnson says

    I just found your blog and this adorable post, I am 47 and would have LOVED this party!!!!Totally adorable. How did you get that cake so perfect?

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  41. Adrienne says

    Love the rainbow cake, what flavor did she use and did she bake each layer individually? Thanks, party favors are awesome

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