An Ariel Birthday Party

My little Q turned 4!

She requested a Princess Ariel Mermaid Party.

Luckily, Grandma Lynda was here to help me out and had great ideas. The party was a success, and Quincy is already dreaming up birthday parties for the future.

There were presents,
8 Little Princesses (L-R Party Princess Leah, Phoebe as Belle, Cinderella Hannah, Cinderella Addison, Hannah as Belle, Ariel Reese, Ariel Quincy, and Brightyn as Tinkerbell.

I painted Ariel on a posterboard and cut out 8 fins for Pin the Fin on the Mermaid.

It was pretty cute.

Food:

Starfish PB&Honey Sandwiches

Smore's cupcakes (note to everyone: marshmallow creme looks great when used as frosting, until the next day, when it runs and oozes everywhere.) I sprinkled them with graham cracker crumbs to look like sand, and made cupcake pokes from pop sticks and Little Mermaid stickers.

Snack Mix (a little bit of everything in a fish bowl. Our mix had cereal, crackers, goldfish, fruity snacks, mini cookies, mini marshmallows and candy corn.
Capri Sun juice boxes

The tablecloth was leftover from Reese's 4th birthday party (also a princess party).

As the girls arrived, they sat at the table and colored a Little Mermaid poster. While they colored, we hung up a blue table cloth and the girls took turns "fishing" for treasures. They each got bubbles, stickers, candy, sparkly rings and silly bands to take home in an ocean blue party bag.

It was a great party. At one point, we looked around at all the girls happily coloring and talking to one another and we couldn't believe how mellow they all were. That would never happen at a table with 8 boys at it.
Quincy was a a great little hostess and thanked each of her guests for the gifts and gave them a hug as they left the party. She is such a grateful little girl, it is easy to love and serve her.

Happy Birthday, Quincy Bee! We love you very very much, and hope that you love being four.