Make Your Ballerina Party Memorable By Creating Tu-Tu Much Fun!

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First of all, you'll want to start thinking about how to turn your home into center stage for your prima ballerinas. Here's some great ballet party supplies to get your creative juices flowing:

Prima Ballerina Supplies
Adorable African American Ballet Girls
Tu-Tu Much Ballerina Supplies


BALLERINA PARTY INVITATIONS

BALLET THEME INVITATIONS - Cut 8 1/2" x 11" shiny pink card stock into 4 pieces. Type or handwrite party details in calligraphy on textured white card stock, light pink card stock, or scrapbook paper. Cut finished piece with decorative scissors to 3" x 4 1/2". Glue to pink card stock. Create bow using 12" of pink tulle ribbon. Glue bow to top center of invitation, or punch 2 holes at top and thread ribbon through holes and tie into bow. Decorate bottom corner(s) with ballet stickers and embellish edges with glitter.

TWINKLE TOES BALLERINA PARTY INVITATIONS - Cut pair of ballet slippers from pink card stock. Type or handwrite party details in calligraphy on scrapbook paper and glue to slippers. Turn over and glue contrasting pink glitter around edges. Glue ribbon rose at toe center. Punch 2 holes at top, thread 18" long, 1/2" wide ribbon through holes, and tie into bow so slippers hang at different levels.

BALLERINA PHOTO INVITATIONS - Cut 8 1/2" x 11" shiny pink card stock into 2 pieces and fold in half. Using decorative scissors, trim edges of photo of your daughter in ballerina garb, so photo is slightly smaller than card stock. Glue photo to front of invitation. Put "Twirl On Over To Ballerina Birthday Party!" or "Come Dance And Twirl With Our Ballerina Birthday Girl" above the photo.

Using scrapbook paper with light pink design (finished size will be 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"), type or handwrite in calligraphy on left side:

Prima Ballerina Party

Dance and twirl with our birthday girl.
Tu-tu much fun is expected to come.
Tulle and tiaras adorn ballerinas,
Twinkle your toes in your slippers with bows.

Put party details on right side. Using decorative scissors cut inserts and glue to inside of card stock. Decorate corners with ballet stickers.

EMBELLISH READY-MADE BALLERINA PARTY INVITATIONS - Buy ready-made ballerina invitations. Embellish ballet slippers with ribbons, glitter, and ribbon roses, embellish tutu with tulle, and leotard with glitter.

Request ballerina guests wear leotards, tights, and ballet slippers. Provide tutus, headpiece, and ballet wand.


BALLERINA PARTY COSTUMES

Ask guests to wear leotards, tights, and ballet slippers and as they arrive, give them the following:

BALLERINA HEADPIECE - Make each guest a headpiece by twisting pink and silver metallic star garland into circle to fit head. Tie eight 48" to 60" (depending on size of child) pieces of pink and white curling ribbons to back of headpiece. Curl ribbons. Use bobby pins to hold in place. If you're looking for an Extra-Special Ballet Headpiece for the birthday girl, here's a great option!

BALLERINA WAND - Use 12" long, 1/4" wooden dowel. Paint Styrofoam star pink. Spray with tacky glue and sprinkle with pink glitter. Tie eight 24" pieces of pink and white curling ribbon to end of dowel and secure with glue. After star dries, push onto dowel over ribbon knot, and glue in place. Curl ribbons. If you'd rather consider purchasing your Ballerina Wands, here's lots of options from which to select.

BALLERINA TUTUS - Make pink tulle tutus for each child. Cut tulle into 12" x 36" lengths. Gather waist using upholstery needle and pink string leaving enough string on each end to tie around waist. If you're not up to making the tutus from scratch, here's some great, inexpensive Tutu Options to consider.

BALLERINA MAKEUP - Apply blush, lipstick, and body glitter on ballerinas.

BALLET SLIPPERS - If you'rein the market for some extra-special and Colorful Ballet Slippers, here are lots of fun options. Here's another batch of Ballet Slippers, for you to consider.

BALLET COSTUMES - If you're in need of a complete Ballerina Costume, here are several options to consider, some of which are not the traditional ballerina. Here's some more Ballet Costumes to check out.

For some more ballerina costume ideas, check out our BALLERINA COSTUME photos and how-to tips. They are nothing less than fun and fabulous!


BALLERINA PARTY DECORATIONS

Create a festive atmosphere for your Ballerina Party using some of the following ideas:

• Decorate ceilings with pink and white twisted streamers and clusters of balloons with curling ribbons.

• Create "canopy" at entryway by loosely attaching pink and white streamers to center of ceiling and loop it to wall joint to create canopy effect. Allow each streamer to go to floor.

• Decorate archways or doorways with pink and white streamers for ballerinas to pass through.

• Decorate wider walkways with pink sheets tied back with tulle bows.

• Cover tables with white tablecloths and pink toppers, or white and pink sheets. Tie corners with pink and white ribbons and scatter pink, glittery confetti in the shape of ballet slippers or stars on top. Here's a fun Pink & White Poka-Dot Tablecloth that would be a perfect add-on.

• Place white paper doilies, ballerina plates, napkins, pink plastic cutlery, and plastic champagne or wine goblets with pink bows tied on stems at each place setting. For younger children use pink Sippy cups.

• Hang sheets of white Christmas lights on walls with lightweight, see-thru, light pink fabric over lights.

• Hang ballerina posters on walls.

• Hang a personalized Ballerina Banner on the wall to wish "Happy Birthday" to your special little lady.

• Here's some fun Ballerina Wall Graphics that would be perfect for your main party room wall. After the party is over, transfer the graphics to your child's bedroom walls.

• Put vases of pink and white flowers around room.

• Put mirrors decorated with tulle bows around room so ballerinas may see themselves dancing.

• Put pink and white balloons outside to alert guests of party location. Put them on mailbox, hang from tree, or tie to car antenna.

• Tie pink tulle bows around all chairs.

• Make a pink tulle tutu for punch bowl. Cut tulle 6" x 24". Gather one side using an upholstery needle and pink string. Tie off and shape around bottom of punch bowl as a centerpiece.

• Make sign that says "Welcome to ____'s Dance Studio of the Stars" and hang on front door.

• Have bubble machine at front door so guests go through sea of bubbles as they enter.

• Dress dolls and teddy bears in ballet attire and decorate room with them.

MONEY-SAVING TIP

Before you purchase anything, be sure to check out the ballerina party supplies that are being offered on eBay. Many times, you'll find great new items at a fraction of the retail price.





BALLERINA PARTY GAME IDEAS & ACTIVITIES

Here's an entire page with nothing but Ballerina Party Games and Activities, such as:

• Ballerina Says...
• Tipi-Toes Toe Walk
• Ballerina Musical Chairs
• Ballerina Dance Freeze
• Ballerina Balloon Relay
• Ballerina Stepping Star Relay Race
• Ballerina Theme Pinata
• Ballet Recital

BALLERINA PARTY SANDWICHES - Cut bread using ballet slipper, star, or heart cookie cutter or use mini croissants.

Filling Options: (1) peanut butter and jelly, (2) chicken or tuna salad, or (3) cream cheese and chopped pecans. Tint filling pink with a few drops of red food coloring.

BALLERINA MAC & CHEESE - Prepare favorite Mac & Cheese recipe. Add red food coloring and stir until desired "pink" color is achieved.

BALLERINA FRUIT & CHEESE PLATTER - Cut various fruits and cheeses into bite-sized pieces. Soak apples in lemon juice so they don't turn brown. Use toothpicks with pink cellophane tops.

BALLERINA CRACKER MUNCHIES - Mix chopped pecans and red food coloring into cream cheese until cheese is pink. Spread on top of Pepperidge Farm decorative-shaped crackers and top with piece of ham.

BALLERINA PARTY PINK LEMONADE - Combine lemonade concentrate and water and pour into ice ring mold. Freeze 2-3 hours until slushy. Place strawberries in slush allowing tops to show when turned over in bowl. Freeze until firm or overnight. Prepare pink lemonade mix according to directions and place in punch bowl. Add ice ring and serve.

BALLERINA PINK LEMONADE PUNCH - Combine 1 lrg. can of frozen pink lemonade and 2 qts. 7-up or Sprite and mix in punch bowl. Add 1 qt. softened raspberry sherbet, stir, and serve.

CHOCOLATE DIPPED STRAWBERRIES - Melt 6-oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolates, 1 tsp. vanilla, and 2 tbsp. butter. Dip each strawberry into chocolate so it covers half the berry. Place on wax paper lined cookie sheet and refrigerate at least 15 minutes or up to 5 hours before serving.

BALLET SUGAR COOKIES - Make favorite sugar cookie recipe. Using ballet slipper cookie cutter, cut dough into slippers and cover with pink icing and decorate slippers with any combination of edible glitter, sprinkles, sparkling sugar, nonpareils, cake gel, or candied flowers.

STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM - Either get it plain or with strawberry pieces.

Photo courtesy of: Cake Girl

BALLERINA PARTY CUPCAKES - Decorate white cupcakes with pink frosting and any combination of edible glitter, sprinkles, sparkling sugar, nonpareils, cake gel, or candied flowers. Use this as a party activity and let ballerinas decorate cupcakes.

BALLERINA SHEET CAKE #1 - Bake white sheet cake or 2-layer round cake and frost with ballet pink frosting. Decorate with a ballerina cake topper, and any combination of edible glitter, sprinkles, sparkling sugar, nonpareils, cake gel, or candied flowers.

BALLERINA SHEET CAKE #2 - Bake white sheet cake or 2-layer round cake and frost with ballet pink frosting. Refrigerate 3-5 hours. Cut out and trace simple ballet picture of slippers or dancer on top of cake using a toothpick. Fill slippers, tutu, etc. with cake gel and outline with writing gel. Use picture as decorating guide.

BALLERINA SHEET CAKE #3 - Make a white sheet cake and frost white. Add an edible sugar cake art image of a ballerina scene to make your cake look spectacular.

BALLERINA CAKE - Bake 6" and 9" round white cakes. Stack smaller on larger and frost with ballet pink frosting. Decorate with ballerina figurine or plastic ballet slippers and any combination of edible glitter, sprinkles, sparkling sugar, nonpareils, or cake gel. Add candied flowers or silk flowers around bottom of cake.

For some really great, unique, and totally chic birthday cake ideas, Check out our visitor-submitted BALLERINA CAKES photos and how-to tips.


BALLERINA PARTY FAVORS

Fill cellophane bags with party favors and tie with pink and white curling ribbon. Conceal contents with piece of pink tulle large enough to cover bag and tie with curling ribbons. Fill bags with any combination of ballet stickers, pink nail polish, pink lip gloss, pink barrettes and pony tail rings, friendship rope bracelets, flower rings, sunglasses, edible candy necklace or bracelet, pink wax lips, pink crystal rock candy suckers, pink pencils, bubbles, or ballet bookmarkers.

If you're looking for an All-In-One Ballerina Favor Box, here's a really fun option which contains lots of girly-girl items.

Here's some really cute Maribou Rings that are very girly and very ballerina-like--a perfect favor.

Here's some Ballerina Pink Bubbles, another perfect party favor for your Ballerina Party.


BALLERINA PARTY SUPPLIES

Prima Ballerina Supplies - Delight your little dancers with these lovely ballerina decorations.

Adorable African American Ballet Girls - Fun partyware, tiaras and wands, and lots of fun decor.

Tu-Tu Much Ballerina Supplies Lots of options for costumes, ballet slippers, and decor.





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