Snowflakes: Winter Wonderland Party
How to have a glistening snowflake birthday party
Is Jack Frost nipping at her birthday? Happy Brrr-day! With glittery, shimmery, wintry
whites, and touches of frosty silver and blue, you can plan a wondrous Winter
Wonderland Party for your little snow princess. (See this snowflake ballerina party.)
A crystal palace of snowflakes, icicles and glistening snow is even more fun in the
Summer. Planning her first birthday? Make it a Winter ONE-derland! If her name is
Crystal then you have one more reason to make it a Winter Wonderland party. It's
refreshing party theme for boys too.
Here are some icy fresh ideas to have you walking in a Winter Wonderland in a flurry
(because you've already thought about making your own paper snowflakes):
How to have a glistening snowflake birthday party
Is Jack Frost nipping at her birthday? Happy Brrr-day! With glittery, shimmery, wintry
whites, and touches of frosty silver and blue, you can plan a wondrous Winter
Wonderland Party for your little snow princess. (See this snowflake ballerina party.)
A crystal palace of snowflakes, icicles and glistening snow is even more fun in the
Summer. Planning her first birthday? Make it a Winter ONE-derland! If her name is
Crystal then you have one more reason to make it a Winter Wonderland party. It's
refreshing party theme for boys too.
Here are some icy fresh ideas to have you walking in a Winter Wonderland in a flurry
(because you've already thought about making your own paper snowflakes):
- Don't "flake out" on the balloons! A birthday absolutely needs balloons and
we've collected the prettiest snowflake balloons for the party above. Be sure
to see the SnowFlake Balloon Stick-a-tab, which adds a glistening dimensional
effect to a dozen balloons. There are also must have mylar snowflake cluster
balloons to order online that'll surely send her floating to a Winter Wonderland.
- Make home made snowballs. Dust Styrofoam balls in glitter to make lasting
indoor snowballs. The trick is to use spray adhesive before dusting with
Crystal Snow or another glitter.
- Invest in a snowflake craft punch. Make your own snowflake confetti with a
snowflake punch. The confetti will be good for the tables, the invitations, and
thank you cards, plus you will be able to use them for years to come around
the holidays (buy a couple of sizes):
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Resources for a Winter Wonderland Party
- Make your Own Paper Snowflakes. For expert instruction on making realistic
snowflakes, consult "Make Your Own Paper Snowflakes" by Peggy Edwards,
right. This book, right, is filled with removable patterns to make almost three-
dozen snowflakes.
- On the menu, serve Martha Stewart's snowflake quesadillas. Or bake a ham
and serve Snowflake Buns. For dessert, Sparkling Lemon Snowflake cookies.
- Set some time to make beaded snowflakes for the windows. You'll treasure
them for years to come.
- Handy with crochet needles? Then you can make the elaborate design
suggested by Martha Stewart: the Ice-crystal Garland.
- Craft snowflakes with cookie cutters on polymer clay to make jewelry and
ornaments.
- See also our Penguin Party ideas.
- See the pretty snowflake fairy costumes, below:
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More ways to set the scene for a Winter Wonderland Party:
Hang snowflake ornaments from white birch branches. White birch provides a wintry touch
that's so elegant, you may want to keep the display all year long. Secure branches to a
heavy wood base if they are tall, or find a large sturdy vase. Your local flower mart will
have these elegant birch branches.
Invitations:
Invite friends to the indoor blizzard with a simple snow flake invitation. Include a bit of
iridescent intrigue by slipping in some Crystal Snow glitter with the invitations.
Winter Wonderland Food
Make liberal use of doilies for presenting food at a Winter Wonderland party. They look
like snowflackes! Here are some other must have food ideas for your party:
Dessert ideas
Winter Wonderland favors
Plan ahead for this party if it's in the summertime by shopping the holiday sales. You
may find plush silvery snowmen, and other decorations and favors with a winter time
feel. Stay away from anything green or red.
- The little snow fairies will enjoy frilly feathery Winter white boas. Wrap them
around chairs for some irresistibly fluffy fun.
- Cheat your way to beautiful snowflakes with doilies and fabric stiffener, as with
Stiffy fabric stiffener, right. Add a layer of stiffener to doilies with a foam brush.
Now the doilies are easy to hang!
- It can't get much easier than making pipe-cleaner snow flakes. These look
extraordinary.
Hang snowflake ornaments from white birch branches. White birch provides a wintry touch
that's so elegant, you may want to keep the display all year long. Secure branches to a
heavy wood base if they are tall, or find a large sturdy vase. Your local flower mart will
have these elegant birch branches.
Invitations:
Invite friends to the indoor blizzard with a simple snow flake invitation. Include a bit of
iridescent intrigue by slipping in some Crystal Snow glitter with the invitations.
Winter Wonderland Food
Make liberal use of doilies for presenting food at a Winter Wonderland party. They look
like snowflackes! Here are some other must have food ideas for your party:
Dessert ideas
- Paper icicles for the cake plate will give a white iced cake even more of a frosty
fresh appeal. - Dress up desserts with doilies. Buy small doilies and cut a circle the size of your
cupcake to slip around like a cupcake wrap. Or use the doilies in the same manner
to make ice cream collars. - Meringue cookies provide a wintery touch.
- Look for buttermints with snowflake wrappers at the party supply stores.
- Silver French Dragees will beautifully adorn cookies and cakes.
- Check out the recipe for Martha Stewart's Peppermint Icicles, which also has the
download of instructions to make a display can.
Winter Wonderland favors
Plan ahead for this party if it's in the summertime by shopping the holiday sales. You
may find plush silvery snowmen, and other decorations and favors with a winter time
feel. Stay away from anything green or red.
- Transfer Crystal Snow into small vials to make fairy dust.
- Insta-Snow
- The comical "Don't Eat Yellow Snow" lemon rock candy (available in sets of six
packs) will surely evoke a reactive laughter with kids at your party. - You'll find plenty of items available year round online, particularly if you shop on
Amazon:
Winter Wonderland Party Games and Activities
- How to have a snowball fight. If your Winter Wonderland is in July, then you have
the luxury of filling white balloons with water for an old fashioned "snowball"
(water balloon) fight outside. Provide mittens for each child, which will make it
harder to get to the snowballs and add to your soggy outdoor fun.
- Use one Styrofoam "snowball" for a snowball fight. Gather the troops in a circle
for a rousing game of hot potato using the snowball.
- Make your own snow globe. This project is fun for just about any party, even an
under the sea theme!
- Go ice fishing for Swedish fish. Spray paint a cardboard ice blue, cut a whole and
allow kids to fish for prizes. In this simple game, there's no skill involved. Kids
line up with a fishing pole and you attach their prizes.
- Make a snowflake bookmark with the free template and idea from fog and
thistle.
- Crayola Snowflakes Party Craft Kit includes supplies to craft 12 wooden
snowflakes. Look for this item and other fun crafts on Amazon:
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