A few weeks ago The Dimpled Assassin turned two. I don’t mind telling you that there were points when I didn’t think she was going to make it that long: she’s a little kamikaze round the edges. But make it she did and to mark the occasion I threw an all-singing all-dancing Rainbow themed Birthday party I’ve been meaning to wrote about it for a while. Then Tara, Our Lady of Sticky-Fingers, declared this week to be Colour Week in The Gallery, and I knew it was a sign. You might want to put sunglasses on.
The decorations were really simple and bought from a variety of party outlets. For the food table, I taped together several colours of plastic tablecloths to create a rainbow. The children had multi-coloured paper tableware too.
The food: rainbow food platter (mango, blueberry, kiwi, strawberry, orange slices, apple slices), vegetable rainbow platter (carrot sticks, cherry tomatoes, cucumber sticks and sweetcorn bites), sandwiches in rainbow flavours (strawberry jam, cheese, cucumber, blackcurrant jam, ham and Marmite), rainbow biscuits made following Red Ted’s tutorial, jelly cubes, cupcakes with rainbow sprinkles and a fantabulous rainbow bundt cake, covered in white fondant icing and teensy multi-coloured smarties.
The party bag: a brown paper bag containing balloon, box of mini-smarties, tub of playdough and DK sticker book, tethered to a helium-filled balloon, and with a bright-coloured thank you tag.
Rainbows are such an easy party theme to have: we had a dancing party courtesy of Boppin Tots, who entertained the children with a rainbow-themed dancing party, so I decked the sitting room out with multi-coloured streamers, crepe paper decorations and a giant helium number 2. In pink, naturally.
Now that looks like a TOP party! So beautiful, I bet she was on cloud nine!
Well, this is Dimples we are talking about @Liz. Even at two she knew what she wanted and didn’t go mad with praise if you got it right…
I love the adorable way the gift bags are arranged just so! Everything about it is perfect. The balloons and the bags are so cute – all the colors of the rainbow! That’s how everyone dreams their party will look. Great party and great post! : )
Question, could you please share where the bags were purchased from?
IN actual fact I just searched for Brown bags on ebay and bought in bulk. Thanks for asking Lisa.
Wow! I came across your blog via The Gallery. Amazing party ideas, the food looks fantastic and I really love the party bags – want to open one up to see what is inside!
Thanks Kirsty- glad you liked it. The party bags had bubbles, a box of mini-smarties, either a ribbon ring (girls) or playdough (boys) and a DK sticker book I managed to pick up at the 99p store (RRP £3.99 so a bargain, and an educational gift too. I felt very smug.) along with the helium balloon attached to the handle.
wow fabulous phot’s, bet the party was brilliant.
I haven’t come across you before so wanted to say that I love how you call your little one the ‘Dimpled Assasin’ – Such a wonderfully expressive way describe a little person 🙂
I want to come I want to come *sulks*
Looks fabulous!
Wow that is beautiful! I am so going to copy that for the twins this year! 🙂
The balloons on the bags look brilliant! Such a lovely colourful spread too- everything looks delicious x
OK, now feeling slightly inadequate on the ‘Birthday Party’ front…this looks amazing, like a whole lot of time, effort & organisation…not a lot of those 3 in my life currently!
wow what a bright and colouful party. Everything looks great, it must have taken you ages x
oh and where did you get the decorations under the ‘2’ balloon from??
ah, they were from eBay, I heart Motherhood….I think I searched for ‘Rainbow’ decorations. They came under the Gay Pride section!
wow, love this! Isla would love me forever if I put on a party like this….got 4 months to nail it, thanks for the inspiration!
That is amazing! What a gorgeous party, I bet she loved it and that cake is fabulous!
Thanks everyone!! I shall do a post on how to make the biscuits….essentially it’s time and food dye.
How beautiful! How did you do those lovely rainbow iced biscuits?
What gorgeous pictures, and what great colours! I would love to have been at that party!
Lovely idea for a party, have added it to my pinterest board as I’ve getting a bit of a collection of rainbow party ideas now – just need an excuse to have one!
I love the rainbow cookies…in fact I love the whole rainbow theme…something really proud and out there about it!
Mollyxxx
Love all the colours. Looks like a fabulous birthday party!
gorgeous colours. Im intrigued by those rainbow biscuit looking things? what are they?
What a lovely spread everything looks so tempting. According to the experts when it comes to eating our eyes lead the way and our tongues merely follow. I think the food you made and the way you presented it must have been a great success and had the children fighting over it. I know I would have loved it!. I am especially intrigued with what looks like rainbow biscuits. They look scrumptious. How did you make them?
Look at all those healthy fruit and veggies…
And the smarties!