American Girl Dream Birthday Party

My sweet little girl turned 7 last weekend! I don’t know where the time has gone. They just grow up incredibly too fast! I’ve always loved designing and planning birthday parties for my children, and this one was so much fun!

She has always loved dolls. As she’s gotten older she’s obsessed with all things American Girl. As we planned her party this year, we decided to plan an American Girl at home party so she could include more of her friends. I spent a lot of time planning details, crafts, food, and everything I could think of to bring her vision to life! I tried to photograph as much as I could, while still enjoying the party. I hope this helps anyone planning an American Girl party for their child!

For colors, I planned everything around the American Girl colors and logo. Lots of red and pinks! I lucked out her party was right after Valentines Day when shopping for these colors.

*The sequin table runners and pink chair bows are from amazon!

*The star balloons are from Dollar Tree.

*The Happy Birthday Banner is a little DIY from Dollar Tree. I bought the pink one and white one, and just alternated the colors. The hot pink flowers are also from Dollar Tree. It was a tissue paper garland that I cut to use.

*The light up “AG” letters are Amazon.

*Balloon Garland is from Party City.

*Flower centerpieces are silk flowers from Hobby Lobby. The pink bucket/vase was Dollar Tree.

We wanted each girl to have a matching outfit for their doll to be able to take home. The t-shirts are from AliExpress, along with the sparkle shoes. The t-shirt glitter letter is the first name of each girl. Those were purchased on Amazon. The pink felt flowers I found at a local thrift store (of all places!). The tutu skirts are DIY with tulle from Joann Fabrics and Hobby Lobby, all tired to a hair tie.

The party hats are also DIY. I bought a digital paper file on ETSY for the pattern, found a free template online for the hat, bought elastic at Hobby Lobby and the pink pom on top. A little hot glue made them come to life!

The cake table was designed to include her dolls. The gold stars are from Joann Fabrics Christmas decor years ago! I actually used them for her First Birthday (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star theme).

The cupcakes were made from a local baker and were delicious! The sandwiches with stars were made using a cookie cutter from the cake section at Hobby Lobby.

For activities we planned:

*Bracelet making. The girls made matching bracelets for them and their dolls. Purchased on Etsy.

*Doll birthday candle making. These were large tea-lights I got at Hobby Lobby. They decorated with washi tape, jewels and stickers.

The next big activity was the life size doll box! Each girl got their photo in the doll box! This was quite the project and cost more money than I want to admit haha!

The box is a wardrobe box purchased at U-HAUL. The images were from Etsy and I printed at the local UPS store. The girls loved it!!!

Everything came together perfectly and we had a blast!