Frozen is clearly the party theme of the YEAR! And Princess is NO exception to that! I don’t think there was even a second choice when it came to her party this year. I had so much fun planning this party! I started with a pinterest board, and went from there.
The big thing for me was the cake (or in this case, CAKES). I debated doing a huge cake based on the ice castle, or doing a multi-tiered cake representing different characters, but in the end I decided to go with the princess cakes because those tutorials have been so popular in the past and I thought it would be a fun challenge!
I am really happy with how they turned out overall. I had 5 sleepless nights the week of the party between preparing and a few sick nights with the baby. Boo. SO the final night I was moving a bit slow so I didn’t QUITE get the cakes RIGHT where I wanted them. But I bet most people won’t notice the changes I would have made!
I wanted to capture the ombre look of Elsa’s dress, the crystallized lines in the dress and a thin cape. I wish I had added some sugar crystals to the bodice top and wish I’d been able to get some snowflake stencils on her cape.
With Anna I love how she turned out! I wish I had looked at the picture one more time and cut a curve to the short portion of her cape, and maybe figured out how to add some small beads around the cape edge, or painted just a bit more detail. Overall I love her!
When deciding what to make for the food table I debated doing the food theme by character or sticking with all white foods? I decided I wanted color on my table so I went with creating a different food item for each character!
Could anything be more fun than Olaf? I was at Walt Disney World last month and got to see some cast members create olaf caramel and chocolate covered apples. BUT I didn’t love the round apple shape, I decided pears would be PERFECT! And bonus? Caramel covered pears are AMAZING!
Olaf actually has two, I love how my snow covered water bottles, aka Melted Olaf, turned out! I guess I could have just done melted snow, but I love Olaf’s sweet silhouette for the labels!
Deciding what to do for the Trolls was super easy, Cake Balls! (actually Oreo Truffle balls, I like the way they taste better). Using a scoop to keep them all even is the key, and keeping them cool but not too cold. Then add a stick and dip them in grey chocolate. When they were dry I used a gorgeous green luster dust to create green “moss” patches!
Hans… oh Hans, I debated leaving him off, but stuck with Sandwiches! CHOCOLATE sandwiches (nutella) that I cut with a snowflake cookie cutter to keep them cute! And for Kristoff I wanted to do ice blocks, but real ice blocks aren’t very tasty so I made blue Gelatin “Jigglers” for our ice cubes! The kids LOVED them!
Sven… Could it be anything other than carrots? I guess Olaf could be carrots too, but he has so many options already. Let’s face it, the kids didn’t love it, but it’s always nice to have something for the adults that are attending with their kids and DON’T want to eat a few lbs of sugar!
These were easy enough for the kids to help me with. I made a batch of my sugar cookies and died the dough green. Then we used various sizes of snowflake cookie cutters. Once they cooled we frosted them with white icing and stacked them. In fact The Reader did all the frosting and stacking for me, she did a terrific job!
Suckers aren’t always the right fit for a party, but they were PERFECT for this party! I choose a snowflake shape for these, I added a bit of turquoise to these and while you can’t tell a TON of blue sugar crystals to give it an extra sparkle. Peppermint flavoring gave it a nice cool flavor, the kids downed these.
I had plans for Snow ball peppermint ice cream and Frozen hot chocolate as well, but I tend to plan too much and some things get left at the end. We had more than enough food and they weren’t missed! The Styrofoam pine trees, snow balls and snowy candles just added to the table.
I added boxes for height, giving it a mountain feel and used this AMAZING Ofelia blanket from Ikea to top the table. It stretches huge and has great texture like snow! AND the backdrop… I love love LOVE my huge paper snowflakes I created for my backdrop!
We had a VERY long short table for the kids crafts and activities. I covered it with fake snow and these Styrofoam snowballs the kids helped me make and a few of the smaller paper snowflakes. Since we invited 18 little girls I planed a LOT of crafts and activities and we didn’t even get to half (but you never know, girls can go through crafts SO fast)
Felt hair clips (my plans were to create snow flake shapes for the girls to be like Elsa, but we let them cut their own and not a single girl did snowflakes!). AND my favorite, these snow globe rings! LOVE! They match our invitations too, just perfection.
We also did epsom salt painting, the girls loved seeing their painting designs go from looking like water to lovely crystallized designs. Then since it was spring we made our own fake snow! My kids ADORE this fake snow and we’ve made it quite a few times since the party!
So the birthday girl loved the party, she had a great time, and that’s all that really matters, right? She had guests from school, the neighborhood and family so it was an odd mix, but because we kept everyone busy it went great! They all shared, took turns and were a joy! I think I’m going to enjoy seven!
Katie Wyllie
May 6, 2014 at 8:49 amThis is a beautiful party! Loved all of your ideas!
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 12:19 pmThank you so much! There isn’t much I love more than creating fun birthday parties for my kiddos!
Becky @ lovetobeinthekitchen
May 6, 2014 at 4:17 pmOh my goodness Ashlee! This is the cutest party ever. You are amazing! Everything you did was so perfect but Olaf was definitely my favorite. Looks like such a fun party!
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 12:26 pmawww your so sweet! Thank you so much. I love the Olaf’s too!
Shannon
May 15, 2014 at 9:15 amMy mind is blown. I have to sheepishly say that I’m glad my kid are grown because I could not come close to anything like this type of party. 🙂 The cakes are beautiful!
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 1:19 pmNo pressure, honestly kids love parties no matter how elaborate and simple they are! I only do big stuff like this because I like doing it! and I find it FUN. Seriously, I was once told they didn’t like inviting me to their kids parties because it was so different than what I do, and it made me feel really bad. I love all parties and any mom that does something for their kids, even just pizza in the backyard with not theme or decoration, is AWESOME!
Juanita
May 29, 2014 at 1:47 pmYou are AMAZING this is stunning and I am blown away. My gorgeous youngest is obsessed with Frozen, especially Anna a fellow redhead. I shall attempt to make her the cake (gulp) and I hope that her party is as magical as this x.
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 5:13 pmAwww I always wanted red hair, I’m an Anne of Green Gables fan. Good luck with the cake and just remember that she’ll love it no matter what and keep the cake simple! do the basics and don’t stress about the details if you don’t want to do them! Email if you have any questions after reading through the tutorial.
Juanita
June 24, 2014 at 4:18 pmThanks lovely. I too love Anne of Green Gables and my little girl has the most beautiful hair, as does her older sister who has the white blonde hair of Elsa.
Your tutorial is wonderful and clear and your work inspirational. I shall let you know how it goes.
Ashlee
June 26, 2014 at 12:52 pmawwww I see a Halloween outfit in the future! how fun!
Virginia Fynes
June 2, 2014 at 5:13 amWOW, what a beautiful party! My daughter would have loved to be a guest, the details are amazing. Great job, I’m sure the kiddos had a blast!
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 6:36 pmthank you so much! I think all the little guest had a great time, and I was happy with how it turned out! I wish I’d had one more night!
Randi - Dukes and Duchesses
June 2, 2014 at 7:12 amThis is the most amazing Frozen party I’ve ever seen. The details are just incredible!
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 6:56 pmawww thank you so much!!! I really appreciate that, I’m super happy with how it came together!
Taryn @ Design, Dining and Diapers
June 2, 2014 at 7:40 amOh my goodness this is adorable!!!!! Every details is perfect, you did a fantastic job.
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 6:57 pmThank you!!! I love the details! Although sometimes the big stuff get’s over looked in the process! Like a clean house, HA!
amy @ one artsy mama
June 2, 2014 at 8:42 amGorgeous! So many great ideas! My son wants a Frozen party for his birthday this year {emphasis on Olaf!}…pinning this!
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 7:19 pmOf course he does! Who doesn’t love Olaf! Let me know if you need any more directions that maybe I missed sharing (I’m always forgetting a step)
Mary Beth @ Cupcakes and Crinoline
June 2, 2014 at 9:58 amWow! What a lovely party and every detail is perfection.
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 7:21 pmThank you so much! I’m so thrilled with how it all came together! Parties are seriously my most favorite thing to do for and with my kids! There is something just so magical in the whole process.
Erin @ DIY on the Cheap
June 2, 2014 at 1:08 pmThis is adorable! Love all the details. Pinned!
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 7:25 pmThank you so much! I really appreciate all the great support and pins I’ve been getting from everyone! We seriously have the best community!
Sara @ Mom Endeavors
June 2, 2014 at 7:13 pmSO.MUCH.FUN! Love it all! We had so much fun with our FROZEN party too – it’s such a great theme! The Olaf pears are AMAZING!
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 7:35 pmThanks so much! It has been such a fun theme this year! I have loved looking at everyone’s fun parties! Yours has done really well! YAY!
Amy Anderson
June 4, 2014 at 9:17 pmUm, that is like the most perfect party ever. Wow!
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 7:53 pmyour so sweet! Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun deciding what to put into it, so many possibilities and so many things we didn’t get around to! Frozen is a great theme!
Shannon @ Fox Hollow Cottage
June 5, 2014 at 11:24 amThis is just beyond cute!!!!!
Love the melted Olaf. lol
Great job.
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 8:00 pmThanks so much! I love spray painting water bottles to match the theme of the parites I throw, it adds a simple but fun touch, so I love how the melted Olaf’s turned out too!
Meghan Cooper
August 31, 2014 at 2:53 pmThis party came out so good! I just love it.
Ashlee
November 26, 2014 at 12:23 amThank you so much! Still one of my favorites!
Michelle
October 4, 2014 at 8:15 amWhat a great party- not just pretty but looks like it was fun too! I really love how crafty and DIY it is, like the adorable ring craft- but your cakes look seriously professional, they are beautiful! My daughter can’t decide between Frozen and Brave so we are having a Brazen party and those Olaf pears must attend!
Ashlee
November 26, 2014 at 2:45 amwell technically I am a professional cake decorator, so I HOPE the cakes look professional 😉 Have fun with your Braven party! I hope you enjoy the Olaf pears as much as I do! Make sure to make them as close to the party as possible!
Shavel
November 2, 2014 at 12:31 pmThanks for sharing. Can you please tell me where to find the melted Olaf water bottle printable label?
Thanks in advance,
Shavel
Ashlee
November 26, 2014 at 1:02 pmthey are available on the Frozen party printables post, along with all the food labels and invitations
CRIS
November 13, 2014 at 3:53 pmTHANK YOU FOR THE IDEAS LOVE THEM
Ashlee
November 26, 2014 at 1:37 pmyou are so welcome!!!
Creative Printables
December 11, 2015 at 2:01 amBeautiful party. I especially love the cakes and the Olaf pears! Very creative!
Ashlee
December 27, 2015 at 4:30 amthank you so much!