Emma was so excited for her 7th birthday party! She made a sign to hang on the door to welcome her guests. After she put in on the door, she excitedly came inside to share with me that she used 19 pieces of tape so that it wouldn't blow away! Well, it never blew away. Even a week later it was still taped to the door!
This was a fun theme to work with! The girls all chose a sarong to tie around their waist to serve as a hula skirt.
Brynn, Allyson, Julia, Emma, Gessica, Sydney, Kaitlyn, Allison and Katelyn all model their adorable Hawaiian attire!
After the girls were properly dressed for the luau, they began to make a lei, anklet and hair clip. We bought some leis and cut them apart so the girls could assemble their own leis. We used colored straws in between the flowers. The girls were all so patient and loved making their leis!
Emma was all smiles while stringing her flowers and straws!
Allyson and Jordon needed to use lots of concentration to create their anklet masterpieces.
Kiley even attempted to make her very own lei!
After Em made her lei, it was time to create a floral hair piece to match! I hot glued flowers of the girls' choice to alligator clips and then added a jewel to one of the flowers for a little extra sparkle!
I made a hair clip to match the lei I made as well.
You can't have a luau without beautifully painted toes! A few parents stayed at the party and helped to paint all the girls toes with the polish of their choice.
After arts and crafts time, the girls were hungry! They made fruit kabobs and sandwiches and drank Volcanic Punch. Yum! A light and refreshing snack for an afternoon luau.
We even had a real live coconut to add to the display :)
Allison, of course, loved making her fruit kabob!
Sydney and Kaitlyn are all smiles while enjoying their kabobs.
Jordan takes her time to assemble her yummy, fruity snack.
After lunch, the girls were ready to hula! As Em and I were planning the party we knew we wanted the girls to learn the hula. Online there were a couple videos we could've purchased, but we found something even better! Ashlyn, a dancer and teacher at Emma and Allison's dance studio, agreed to come over and teach the girls some hula moves! It was the cutest thing ever! The girls all had a ball learning the hula with Ashlyn.
Emma concentrates on moving her hips from side to side...
Allison was a good student and followed right along with Miss Ashlyn.
Gessica, Katelyn and Emma had the arm movements down!
Ashlyn was a bit worried being the center of attention, but the girls loved her and had so much fun learning the hula moves.
Lora even made me get out there, much to my displeasure, and "dance" with Emma!
Allyson, Sydney, Emma and Gessica master the hip action.
After the lesson was over, the girls all posed with Miss Ashlyn for a group photo.
Emma thanked Ashlyn by making her a card and giving her a gift certificate for a pedicure.
Pinata time! Emma takes a fierce swing!
After the pinata, the girls displayed their candy. We made sure all was even and that all the girls had plenty of candy.
Then it was time to sing Happy Birthday! The cake was super easy to make. After I cooked it, I froze it and then covered it in butter cream frosting. Yum! Then I draped a real flower lei on top and wrote the Hawaiian version of Happy Birthday.
After cake, it was time for gifts...each of the girls sat on the towel with Emma while she opened her gifts. Julia was first.
Then it was Sydney's turn.
Kaitlyn and the other girls followed close behind.
The very mellow party (It was the first time we'd ever done just a girl party. Wow! What a difference!) was coming to a close. Lora wanted to get a picture of Emma and me posing in the flower petals.
Then Emma was next. Love her solo luau picture. Happy 7th Birthday Emma! I love you to pieces!May 29, 2010
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