If you know our Madelyn Mae, you know that she
adores dressing up, walking on her tip-toes, wearing jewelry, tiaras and, well, being fancy!! For her birthday this year, it was both fitting and an absolute thrill when we landed on the theme of a fancy tea party with her girlfriends, based on the
Fancy Nancy book series. We had a marvelous time pulling together the details, all of which were focused around enjoying the fancier things in life!
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| Fancy Maddie is 7, and can hardly wait to get this party started! |
I'm a very detail-oriented individual, so planning a birthday party with a theme is right up my alley!
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| The girls were invited to accessorize with rings, bracelets, tiaras and necklaces, upon arrival. |
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| A simple favor I made for the table: little candy nail polish bottles, which were way too simple! First, I took a toothpick and pushed half of it into a tootsie roll, which was pierced right into a large marshmallow. Next, I dipped the marshmallow into pink candy melt, placed it into a clear bag with a bow, and viola! |
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| Various signs were placed around the tables. |
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| "Remember to eat with your pinkies up and call each other darling!" This was Maddie and Geoffrey's favorite sign, and they were rehearsing it weeks before the party! |
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| Photo booth props, ready for memory making! |
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| I didn't snap a picture, but we had PB&J or cheese sandwiches cut out in flower and butterfly shapes, and most definitely with frilly toothpicks! |
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| Why yes, we did have cake and ice-cream. But a Fancy Nancy party isn't complete with parfaits, which are the main character, Nancy's, favorite treat. |
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| The main table -- it was beautiful, and the girls loved how grown-up and fancy it all felt. We had tea-cups, tea pots with pink lemonade, fresh flowers, scattered rhinestones, boas hanging from the chairs, silverware wrapped in napkins and tied with a bow, doilies, and extra sweet treats, awaiting the girls. |
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| My friend let me borrow so many of her wonderful pieces for the party, including this Eiffel Tower, perfect for the center of the table! I found the pearled "M" which made it all complete. |
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| I just love how delicate it all was! |
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| Sweet little extras! |
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| And more! |
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| We had a Fancy Nancy word game available to play, as we waited for all of our fancy guests to arrive. |
There was a lot of fun to be had, between the photo booth, the dance music playing, eating and drinking, and simply reuniting with school friends who hadn't seen each other in a full week. It honestly was a glorified, fancy playdate, and we couldn't be more happy to provide this for our sweet girl!
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| The backdrop for the photo booth was ridiculously easy. Three plastic tableclothes from the dollar store, cut into strips up to about 4 inches from the top, and then braided just enough to hold it in place. I added the poofy tissue paper balls for extra flair. I love how well it turned out! |
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| Hamming it up! |
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| Lunch and tea time! |
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| They were all on their best behavior, and loved being served their food, always saying "yes please," or "no thank you." This mama was definitely impressed! |
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| The only thing we didn't serve them was the pink lemonade. I think they took on the task quite beautifully. |
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| It such a joy to step back and watch them all interact and enjoy each other's company! |
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| Pinkies up! |
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| Geoffrey even found a spot at the table for him, and behaved quite well, considering he was the only boy invited and allowed to sit at the big table. |
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| Look at these little ladies! |
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| Having a marvelous time! |
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| Maddie and Kyra |
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| Maddie and Hailey |
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| Maddie and Sophia |
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| Maddie and Anelle |
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| Maddie and Xtilali |
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| Maddie and Danika |
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| Some photo booth action with her kid brother. |
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| Maddie and Gabi |
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| Maddie and Lauryn |
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| We sure are related! |
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| Happiest of birthdays to my sweet baby girl, who made me a mama and is already 7!! |
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| Pulling out the fancy for Daddy. |
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| And making moves! |
We had a friend who came prepared with a full playlist of today's hits, perfect for 7 year olds, on his stereo system. It was a huge hit, and the dancing, giggles and singing that erupted just about every two minutes, was a riot!
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| The girls doing their best "Elsa walk" during Let It Go! |
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| At one point, an impromptu cha-cha line began parading around the room -- they were having a blast! |
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| "Happy Birthday, Fancy Maddie!" cake, complete with tiara and sceptor. |
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| Sing it out, girlies! |
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| Sweet. |
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| Wish for the world, baby girl!! |
One of the best parts of the party happened at the very end, when the girls broke into the Cha-Cha Slide. We slid the furniture out of the way, and they
got into it! It was a fabulous way to end an amazing afternoon!
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| Happiest of birthdays, Madelyn Mae! You bring zest, joy and LIFE to every room and every person you meet. May your love for Jesus only grow, your desire to dance remain, your confident spirit stay strong, and your light never grow dim. We love you to the moon and back, sweet girl, and are so proud of who you are and who you are becoming!!! |
