Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party

My middle daughter turned four recently, and her heart's desire was a Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party.  Because I was also planning her big sister's Aloha/Summer Splash Party for the same weekend, I needed to keep things simple but berry sweet.

We quickly settled on a kids' cooking party at Foodie Kids, one of our regular haunts.  The Foodie Kids proprietors are so lovely and personalize every child's experience there.  And we were lucky enough to host our party in their new store, which is charming and beautiful:

These cute vintage strawberry printable invitations from hellolovedesigns set the tone for the party:

I ordered personalized aprons for each party guest from Lisa at The Stitch Boutique.  Lisa happens to be a local Austin mama and provided super-fast turnaround and fabulous customer service.  The girls loved their aprons!

I also drew inspiration from the sophisticated Strawberry Shortcake party styled by Kiki's List.  Based on her vendor recommendations, I ordered favor boxes from Simple Tastes and wooden bead strawberry necklaces from UK Sparkle.

The birthday girl donned a strawberry print dress from Gymboree and a darling Strawberry Shortcake necklace from Queeny Belle Frills:

Little sister wore a strawberry dress, too: 

The party commenced with each child decorating her own chef's hat.

Each girl then made a strawberry and pink marshmallow wand, strawberry lemonade, a pink pizza, and a cupcake with a Strawberry Shortcake fondant topper.

After eating, clean-up, and a sweet happy birthday song, the party was done!  Sweet, simple, and super easy!

(Planning a child's birthday party? Check out our Woodland Fairy, Sugar Plum Fairy, Winter Wonderland, Luau, Silhouettes, Butterflies, and Bubbles Balls and Balloons parties for inspiration and vendor recommendations!)

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