The Fairy Party

Does your daughter believe in fairies? Make sure you bring her wings to this party!

Invitations:
Create your own invitation with glitter or flowers. Buy the colored glitter in tubs from your local craft store and design delicate flower and wing patterns on the front of your card.
Find small flowers at a craft store and remove them from the stem. Glue the Flower onto the front of your invite. You could also accessorize with ribbon.

Activities:
Face painting with soft, glittery colors and delicate patterns can be perfectly pixie-like.
A little fairy would love a hair makeover with ribbons and flowers included.
Flower tiaras are an essential fairy accessory and can double as a party favor. Make the tiaras with silk or real flowers for your activity and let each fairy take hers home.
Everyone knows fairies love flowers so let her paint or decorate a little pot and plant a flower seed or bulb to take home.

Prep:
The face painting activity will require paints, brushes and glitter. You will want to make sure that you have enough people to help so that someone is taking care of the girls that are not having their faces done. For some instruction on face painting and ideas on designs click this link http://www.ehow.com/how_2192538_paint-fairy-princess-face.html.
Hair makeovers will require bejeweled or flowered hair pieces. Real flowers can even be twisted and placed in hair.
Flower tiaras are ageless and girlish. For an easy level craft use pipe cleaners for the base and to twist the silk flower stems into the circle. If that will be to complicated for your age group use hot glue. Ribbon is a great accent. For a more difficult project or real flowers you will want florist wire and tape. Here is a link to some instructions for the more complicated project. http://www.ehow.com/how_6217302_make-flower-tiaras.html
Look for plain 2-4" flower pots for less than $1 at your local home improvement or craft store. For something more unique search local thrift or garden stores. You will also need a supply of paints, brushes, stencils, glitter, stickers, jewels and glue. Have the dirt to fill the pot pre-measured in little bags or cups to prevent mess and choose flower seeds or bulbs that are hardy and will bloom indoors. Include a little instruction card so the parents will know how to take care of the flower.

Extras:
Don't forget to mention in your invite if the guests should dress up. Make sure you have something to protect the working surface and the guests clothing, and remember that they will have the most fun doing it themselves even if the end result isn't perfect. Try out some of the more difficult projects in advance to make sure you know how to do it before the big moment. For dessert keep it light with fruits and sorbet.