I am constantly blown away by the creativity that exists amongst our readers… and today is a perfect example!

This Sherbert and Spice Birthday Party is another wonderful creation from the amazingly talented Victoria of The City Cradle. I seriously want to BE at this party… doesn’t it make you feel like a kid again just looking at it?! Loving this theme for a “Love Sweet Love” bridal shower idea too…

Read on for all the fabulous food & drink details from Victoria, including her generous free printables so that you can recreate this look at home!

“Our Sherbert & Spice theme was possibly the most enjoyable celebration I’ve done…It was girlie, summer, old-fashioned fun at its best and I am just giddy to share a bit of it with you today!

The details would translate well to many other summer-time parties – really anytime you give a group of kids melting ice cream & games it is a success!

The sherbert stand was truly a work of love! Made by the mom I was planning for- she hand drilled it all together and right in the middle of a major family move. The kids loved it and our chalkboard Sherbert sign signaled them over throughout the afternoon.

We served up the sherbert toppings in a vintage model ferris wheel, each little basket holding a different yummy treat:

On the sherbert stand we also offered a variety of ice cream sandwiches and ice cream birthday cones. The sandwiches were tied up neatly with custom ice cream birthday labels and tied off with string.

You can download the labels for the ice cream sandwiches and cones by clicking here. Instructions: Simply print (there are multiple labels per page) and trim where necessary to fit your ice cream treats! Wrap around and tie with string.

The kids especially enjoyed when we had the ice-cream man working behind our stand serving up gooey goodness for them. My little Chica even ate a whole messy cone herself- 25 cents was the going price! =)

The dessert bar featured custom popcorn cones, a cake with a chalkboard banner, and vases of old fashioned candy.

A bit of old fashion vintage charm peaked through many of our ice cream birthday design pieces. We washed and sanitized a bushel of very old coke bottles found at a local flee market to serve as glasses for the event. With bright straws sticking out they were a huge hit.

To quench the after ice cream thirst we had stacks of custom labeled juice boxes set out along with fruit-lemonade for the adults.

Inspired by this celebrity party, the custom juice labels seemed too lovely a detail to pass up. You can download these custom juice box labels to use at your own party by clicking here. Remember to take the straws off the boxes before covering them, you can reattach them with string or simply set them in a bowl nearby.

To ensure guests didn’t faint from all the sugar we set up a food table with a special carnival fare:

Stacks of corn dogs (pictured at top) curbed hunger and BBQ’d corn was finished off with fabric flag holders.

The DIY for the fabric flags is here, I simply attached each flag to 2 toothpicks and stuck in the ends of the corn. The flags are a great stand in for those plastic hot corn grips. Wouldn’t they be lovely done as USA flags for an upcoming independence day celebration?

A bite size vegetable spread was centered on our food table. Using baby versions of the veggies they fit snugly in small candy cups. Multiple dips were ready beside them for dipping.

Dots for dessert complemented our sherbert ice cream perfectly:

We affixed sticky pieces of Velcro to each of our dotted papers to create candy bracelets for each of the children.
Stay tuned for more details on the Party Decor & Activities in Part 2 of this feature!