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Under the Sea Mermaid Party

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H turned 5 recently and, since a few weeks after turning 4, she knew exactly what kind of party she wanted: a mermaid party!

I did some web searching for mermaid party ideas and came across the amazing party that Kim had done for her daughter.  I knew I wanted to use elements from that party in the birthday party for H. I think it came out very well.
H’s party was held at our neighborhood pool.  I went over a little early and set up everything up for the party.
Each table had a small fish bowl filled with “sea water” and mermaids handing on the side.  I also scattered shells and sea glass around the centerpiece.

 
 

Each place setting had tube of blue and aqua gumballs and small star fish.

We also covered mason jars with fabric that matched center piece and stuck striped straws through the top.

We had Costco pizza (H’s special request), little cups of goldfish., fruit salad, pasta salad and Hawaiian pork sandwiches.

On the second table, we had the cake, cupcakes, rock candy and these amazing lollipops shaped like seahorses.

The seaglass in this picture is actually candy made by the same people who made the lollipops!
 

We tied labels onto the water bottles and juice boxes.

The favors were little pink canvas bags (white for the boys) filled with beach balls, goggles and markers to color the bags.

The party turned out really great and I think everyone, especially the birthday girl, had a great time!

Sources:
Seahorse lollipops: Andie’s Specialty Sweets
Cake: Stephanie the Baker
Plates, cups, twine: TomKat Studio
Favors: Oriental Trading
Fishbowls and Mason Jars: Wal-Mart
Centerpiece plates: Z Gallerie

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  15. andie jaye says

    this looks like so much fun! and it’s just darling! i’ve never seen anything like those figurines on the colored bowls. thanks for linking up to tip-toe thru tuesday!

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  18. Stacia Liechty says

    Super cute! I remember playing mermaid as a little girl and choosing what color my fins and seashells were, fighting over pink with my girlfriends. Oh, and trying to swim with my legs glued together. Fun memories! I’m sure you made lots of good ones for her! Great job! I’d love if you stopped by my brand new blog and took a look around!
    Stacia @ http://feathersandsunshine.blogspot.com

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  21. Catherine Collins says

    Love your Mermaid Party decor, so sweet, can’t wait for my little girl to be into all this girlie stuff. Saw this over at Crayon Freckles link-up. Pinning on Pinterest. (Momma’s Fun World)

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  28. Carissa Rasmussen says

    So cute! I love those gummy sharks-I can’t help but think of the episode from Project Runway, the unconventional challenge-where they used those sharks. haha. I came over from NapTime creations link up, I’m excited to see more of your creations.

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  34. Jelli says

    What a fun theme. The fact that you actually went swimming makes it really rock. I love the sweet ruffle fondant on the cake. That’s so pretty and relatively easy to construct–my fave!

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  39. Michelle's Tasty Creations says

    Shannah,

    This turned out beautiful! Looks like everyone had a blast and I love the Mermaid theme. The cake is awesome too. Thanks so much for linking up last week to Creative Thursday. Can’t wait to see what you have for this week’s party! Have a great week.
    Michelle

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  41. Courtney says

    Um,… Love this!! This is so fun! I would love if you would share this at my Crazy Cute Party happening right now! I’ve got a totally awesome giveaway that you could win just for linking up! Come on over! ;D

    Between U & Me Blog

    Oh! And I’m your newest follower!

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