A Flower Fairy Birthday

Last year, in Sunshine's birthday post, I talked a little about why we do birthdays the way that we do them and I thought I would share this last paragraph for the new friends who have come to the dance floor.

Some people might think we are silly for doing so much when the only friends who are invited are the siblings they see every day. I hope these family parties will be fondly remembered when they are older and can't see each other as often as they might like. I hope we are encouraging strong filial bonds that will keep them close to each other (even if it is only spiritually) as they grow.

~The inspiration~
~The product~

Recognize the recycled flower garlands?

~Fairy wishes~

Tiny wedding bubbles decorated with flowers

~Fairy wands~

1. Dip pretzel wands in melted vanilla candy coating or white chocolate.

2. Decorate with sprinkles, candy dots, colored sugar, or jimmies (depending on what you've got and where you're from). Cutting notches in the paper plates made it easier to roll the pretzels around, but sprinkling them was the favorite method of decoration.
3. Pop them in the freezer for a few minutes until candy coating is set. Enjoy!

~Paint your own fairy wings~

~The cake~

A perfectly pink confetti cake with strawberry frosting. More fake flowers, a tiara head piece and our own flower fairy figurine made decorating a cinch. She loved it!
(When you see what I made for BigBoy you will understand why hers had to be easy this year.)