REAL PARTIES: Woodland Fairy Birthday
I’m seriously blown away by the level of creativity in this adorable Woodland Fairy Birthday Party created by Kate Landers Events, LLC!
From custom fairy frocks and toadstool seats to fairy-friendly treats like “Gnome-Made Granola”, “Pink Acorns”, and “Chipmunk Chips” served in chocolate “nest bowls”, the attention to detail here is AMAZING!
Fun Extra: Kate has also offered to do a special GIVEAWAY for HWTM readers featuring her fabulous customized party products! See details on how to enter at the bottom of the post.
Read on for TONS of pics (nearly 40 of them!) and all the fun party details, as told by Kate…
“It thrills me to share this Woodland Fairy Birthday Party with you! The party took place in the “enchanted” woods of our client’s back yard, and the weather could not have been more beautiful!
The color-scheme was a mix of natural browns & greens, soft creams and whites, and the birthday girl’s favorite colors: pink and red.
The invitations were from Kori and Lindsey‘s darling new line, Paper & Pigtails. Kori graciously re-designed their original woodland fairy invitation into something custom for us in order to match our pink, red, green and brown color scheme – and also to mimic the type of trees the girls would be surrounded by during the party.
Needless to say, they did an amazing job (check out these scallop-edged return address labels!), and we couldn’t be more thrilled with such a perfect introduction to the party theme for the guests.
All of the other other darling items from Paper & Pigtails that we used in this party – like name tags and custom fairy food signs – are available in their shop!
As with all of my events, I like the children to be encouraged to use their imaginations, and this party was no exception…
We wanted each guest to feel as if they were a woodland fairy themselves, so we had Henry & Grace Designs custom created fairy frocks, hair garlands and wands.
They girls would find these items hanging from the trees, standing in a green bubble-glass jug, hiding behind a rock in the woods, or even laying on their plate at the table…finding each piece of their own fairy costume was an activity in and of itself!
Each fairy frock and garland was created using the same materials, all with the lovely green silk vines and pink flowers, but the colors of tulle and ribbon were all unique, so no two were exactly alike.
Ireland’s fairy frock and garland was created using pale pink and ivory.
Violet’s fairy frock and garland was created in a vivid red and rosy pink.
Ava’s fairy frock and garland was created in a rich dark chocolate brown and soft pink.
Elle’s fairy frock and garland (not shown because this birthday girl was already wearing when we were setting up!) was created using the reds and pinks and ivory, and a hint of brown as well. Stunning indeed!
Girls were also each given a pair of our soft felt fairy wings, and let me tell you once they were on, they didn’t come off!
We wanted a very whimsical feel, so strands of red felt mini bunting were strung casually along the tree branches near the table.
The tablescape was created using a floor length chocolate brown table covering, custom made toad stools were used for seating (yes, red with white spotted pillow tops and ivory “stems” straight to the ground!), and tableware consisted of our favorite Rice melamine soft pink tumblers and plates, along with red flatware and green cloth napkins folded under each plate.
The most precious trio of toad stools, which served as the table centerpiece, was created by the lovely Miss Jane. My personal favorite detail is the fairy door on the largest toadstool, and the pink butterfly on top. Simply charming!
We created a darling wreath hung by beautiful double-faced pink satin ribbon to hang over the table. It added height to the design and tied the treetops and toad stools together!
Each girl found their name on a darling printed tag (which would also make for a charming cupcake topper!, inside the fairy garland on top of their plate.
The girls enjoyed the most spectacular fairy feast on a table that we designed to mimic the enchanted forest floor. The table was covered with a green moss table runner and personalized with wooden letters for the birthday girl, and food was displayed on wooden “stumps”.
You might also notice the tall grass, bundles of twigs and flowers, and a couple of sparkling green butterflies, which would’ve blended right if it weren’t for their sparkled coating!
The menu was all sweets, but with an earthy, fairy theme of course!
Each girl was given a chocolate “bird’s nest” to eat out of–incredibly realistic looking, and delicious!
The nests also served as “bowls” for the “create your own trail mix” station.
“Fairy Flakes”(coconut), “Chipmunk Chips” (banana hips), “Gnome-Made Granola”, “Wrinkled Grapes” and “Chocolate Dew Drops” were among the selection of goodies for the girls to use to make their special mix.
Other treats, such as pink “acorns” and “pink feather dust” (cotton candy) were also available for the girls to nibble on during the party.
Darling “Ladybugs” were crafted carefully out of apples and chocolate frosting and were definitely a favorite to look at by all the guests.
“Snail Sandwiches” (created of strawberry cream cheese and jelly) and “Woodland Smores” (pre-melted smores served on a wooden “stump”) were other delightful treats guests enjoyed.
Instead of a traditional birthday cake, the birthday girl opted for cupcakes that she saw at Whole Foods with her mom–pink frosted flowers and deep raspberry-red “toadstools” with upside-down white chocolate chips.
“Dandelion Milk” (Milk) was the beverage of choice, in chocolate, strawberry or plain, as all three matched the color-scheme of the party!
The toadstool cupcakes were also an activity. The girls were given a leaf-shaped bowl full of raspberry pink/red icing, a mini chocolate cupcake and mini white chocolate chips, where they could craft their own toadstool cupcake to enjoy or take home. A messy but fun activity and tasty treat!
Special white-chocolate (colored pale pink) dipped strawberries added the birthday girl’s favorite colors of red and pink to the fairy feast, and a nest of “Fairy Berries” added beauty and natural texture to the table.
The whimsical wands were all personalized with tags tied to their streaming raw silk ribbons.
The fairy dust bottles were carefully displayed in a bell jar and handed out by an adult at the end of the party for the girls to take home and use as a decoration in their room.
These personalized fairy dust jars were a tremendous hit, and the girls had all sorts of ideas of how to use them! (We offer the custom tags used for the fairy dust, wands, frocks and garlands for special order. Just send us an e-mail with your request to info@katelandersevents.com!)
Activities included “Musical Toad Stools” using the same toad stools the girls sat on while at the table, and a dance around a “Fairy May Pole” (a natural wooden rod stuck in the ground, with long streaming ribbons carefully adhered at the top). More than anything, the girls just enjoyed prancing around in circles, weaving around each other–not really making any sort of pattern at this young age, of course!
In addition to decorating their “toadstool cupcakes” the girls were also given little birdhouses to take home to decorate. Each guest was given a moss-covered basket in which they were to use to gather butterflies, acorns and flowers (faux flowers and butterflies, real acorns), most of which were hidden behind “fairy doors” at the bottom of trees.
*This was a lot of fun, but we made sure to have bags full of pre-alloted decorations and goodies already to go, in the event one girl ended up with fewer decorations than another.
Along with being allowed to leave the parties in their fairy costumes, they were given a copy of an enchanting fairy pop-up book, customized with a small bookplate inside to remember the event. I was even given one of these books, and love it!
I hope our woodland fairy party may inspire and enchant you! Also, a very special thank you to Paper & Pigtails for the spectacular invitations and toadstool and fairy-themed imprintables, they added so much more charm to so many aspects of the event!”
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Absolutely amazing! I love all of the creative touches. We just had my daughter’s third birthday, but I’ll be hanging onto this idea for next year!
This spread is gorgeous! So whimsical! I love it!
I love all the attention to even the smallest detail. Who would not love being a fairy at this party.
Love it! Every little girls dream birthday party!
This is absolutely amazing! I will definitely be locking this idea in the vault! I LOVE IT!
Everything is so beautiful! It makes me wish I was four agian. I especially love the felt toadstools and lady bug apples. Thanks for sharing your wonderful creativity.
My little girl is turning two at the end of this summer and we are also moving into our first home with a bacakyard. I just love this site and it gives me so many great ideas for her upcoming birthday party in our first backyard, Keep them coming!!
absolutely amazing! this party is stunning and oh so fun!
I was looking for a theme for my daughter’s 1st birthday and I finally found what I was looking for. THANK YOU!
I can’t even explain how awesome this was. A dream for any child- they all will remember this for the rest of their lives! Every time I thought the surprises were over, I read another and another. Truly amazing!
this party is amazing and couldn’t be more perfectly timed for me, I am planning a similar party for August! Kate is very talented! (just became a Facebook fan!)
Amazing party! I would love to plan this for my daughter.
Going right over to Facebook to become a fan!!!!! This is soooooo adorable! I would LOVE to win this amazing package…..keep up the great inspirations!
Wonderful party!
Another fabulous party!
This is an absolutely amazing party! So detailed and fun! LOVE IT!
I absolutely adore this party! Soo cute & such amazing details!
Kate always creates the most magical parties– this one is wonderful! She leaves no detail out, great job!
Beautifully graceful and elegant party.
I LOVE THIS IDEA!!!! it is beyond amazing!! i will be going to Facebook to become a fan as well!! I will definitely be trying to use this theme/ ideas for a party soon! thank you for posting this!!!!!
WOW!!! Probably one of the most beautiful parties I’ve ever seen!!!
how fun!
I’m smitten. I love every little detail, Kate! Grace wants a fairy birthday party for her 4th – this is AMAZING inspiration!!
I’m a FB fan of Kate’s as well :)
I love all of her designs! All ready a fan on facebook!
This is amazing – I am already a facebook fan, and I love party planning. Your ideas are so inspirational!
beautifully done!
I only wish I have a litttle girl to re-create.
What a completely charming party. I have four little girls that would love it.
Kate is awesome! Love her work! :) This party is amazing!
Already a fan of Kate’s on FB! :)
I’m can’t wait until my daughter’s bday next year!! This is definitely gonna be here theme! I’m gonna start picking up some of the items throughout the year!!! THIS BIRTHDAY PARTY IS AWESOME!
I love the whole whimsical theme! Lovely
Of course I’m a facebook fan!
This is SUCH a great event! How did you make the chocolate bird’s nests? Or where can you buy them? SO cool!
I’m not following you on FB too Kate!
Whoops, I meant I am NOW following Kate on Facebook. :)
This party is amazing. It makes me want to be a kid again!! Love the earthy but magical feel to it. Good job!!
Absolutely creative! I’ll save this page for sure!
amazing party, so magical and creative it takes me back to my little girl fairy days! What a great party to inspire creative play! Wonderful work!
very cute! Loved everything about it.
Wow!!
Awesome! How did you make the chocolate birds nest? Love them!
this is the coolest and cutest party idea!! you covered EVERY base…no toadstool left unturned! I know the girls had a ball; especially in their personalized woodland fairy outfits!!
AWESOME JOB!
This was an awesome party! I hope to do something similar for my daughter’s first birthday.
Amazing party! I love it, such great ideas for my 3 year olds next birthday party!!
Absolutely magical*
Such a sweet party!!! I would have loved that party when I was a little girl.
wow. this is the kind of party i dreamed about as a kid.
I am just amazed and inspired by all the creativity here! I’d like to go to this party as an adult!! Awesome work! Thanks for sharing the genius, and for the entry!
I’m absolutely going to go be a fan on facebook- cant wait to see more beautiful parties!
Oh be still my fluttering heart! I love everything about this adorable birthday party. Thanks for sharing.
Love this party!!
Love! I wish I could of had this kind of party when I was little. So magical!!! Beautiful work!
I hope I win the package! It would be perfect for my son’s 1st birthday!
Love, Love, Love it! Even someone as old as I can feel young again just looking @ it. Today my own daughter turned 16. We are celebrating this weekend and I’m busy crafting. What a treat to have someone do such great work, so one doesn’t have too!
Cheers!
Magnifique ! Les champignons en feutrine sont adorables. Félicitations
so inspiring
love the food names!
Beautiful & whimsical spread…love your ideas!
This is gorgeous and magical! Thanks for all the great ideas– my daughter is thinking of a fairy tea party for later this summer, and I am so inspired by this post!
Your creativity is fantastin…i wouldn’t mind seeing a tutorial on how you created the toadstool seats. Congratulations on job well done!
bet the kiddies loved the stations…always a hit to keep the em entertained! super cute details.
What a great party!
one of a kind! i’m so amazed!
Sooo cute! My daugther would love this party theme – I love the Ladybugs made from apples – adorable!
I love this party! I am going to use this for inspiration for my daughter’s 3rd birthday! Amazing, and I love your blog as well!
GORGEOUS!!!
LOVE this so very much! The details and party pics are beautiful!!! Simply Darling! The theme is so perfect for a little fairy in training…. :)
The creativity of this party is amazing!
I am throwin my mom a 75th birthday party in October. She loves gnomes, so that is the theme. You have provided me with some great ideas…love this party!!
Love this, want to incorporate some of these ideas into an alice in wonderland theme I’m working on!
so inspirational!! too bad my girl’s brithday party was a month ago!
forget the kids – i want a party like that for myself! ;) my daughter loved this! TFS!
The details for this party are amazing. There’s a definite WOW factor here that I simply adore.
adorable party!!! love EVERYTHING about it…
This is absolutely STUNNING!!! I would LOVE to have a party like this for my daughters 2nd birthday. WOW!
Amazing!!! Every little detail is beautiful! I have been planning a woodland party for my daughter’s birthday, and this would be amazing!!
I am bookmarking this for sure! I’d love to have a woodland theme for a someday daughter, but my son’s first birthday (he isn’t even 8 months and I’m pullibng ideas!) is peter Rabbit, and a couple of the ideas I saw here inspired ideas for his party! Beautiful party!
Kate has such a heart for making people feel special through her parites. I am enchanted by this one and would love to win this generous party package.
That was a beautiful party! What a lucky little girl to have such a celebration.
Love the twist on all of these ideas. Way too cute.
What a whimsical yet elegant party! I love every little detail and I’m sure the guests will never forget the experience. A perfect party!
What an amazing party. I think it would be a cute theme for a shower too.
This party was amazing to look at! Wish my parents had parties like this one for me when I was a kid!
I’ve seen this party on other sites but not in this much detail. It is absolutely stunning!!! Love all the details.
I love this – I would love to do the toadstools for my next bday party!!!
WOW – i just love all the details, thanks for sharing ☺
I love this beautiful party! I am a party planning fool and I love your ideas, thank you so much for sharing them!
Oh my goodness! What a well-thought out, detailed party! Now I need to have a baby girl so I can use these amazing ideas!
Gorgeous! I love love love the toadstool seats. Adorable!
So cute!
I”m planning a Ladybug theme party right now so I loved the apple ladybug idea!
Thanks! :)
Everything is beautiful. I’m going to make toadstool cupcakes.
I love this! So adorable, considering changing my little one’s theme.
I would love this special gift! I would love to throw a party for some of my very close friends :)
Impressive! I loved each and every detail, but particularly my favorites: toadstools! :D
It’s so beautiful. I don’t have a daughter (I have a 4 year old son). Am I too old to throw a fairy party for myself on my 35th birthday? :o)
such an adorable party! the attention to every detail makes it absolutely enchanting. I love the felt accessories and the fun mushroom cupcakes!
Simply the most beautiful woodland fairy party I have ever seen. Could there be fairies in Hawaii? Aloha!
Magical and so creative, filed away for future use!
I have been thinkiong of throughing my daughter a woodland party i love these!!
This has got to be one the cutest and most inspiring party idea yet!
Reminds me of an enchanted forest I did for a non-profit event I hosted. A local nursery was gracious enough to donate a box truck full of trees and plants for a day, then I got to embellish with thousands of white twinkling lights, forest animal cut outs, and then a real petting zoo area. Thank you for bringing back a memory from a project I did almost 20 years ago! I hope you don’t mind that I do and hopefully will continue to share your work with my readers. You and your site will ALWAYS get full credit when I know it comes from you or your work.
You are an incredible business inspiration to me (not just as a stylist, but in general). Thank you so much!
Spectacular! Incredible details…what lucky little girls!
I have always adored fantastical Fairies, mushrooms, moss, AND enchanted forests… and my daughter’s name is Violet, so I am especially smitten with your creative party ideas!
Absolutely Enchanting! Would love to throw a party using the same paper elements!
This is sooo adorable and inspiring! Thank you for sharing!!
I love this theme idea! The pictures are georgeous! I love the birthday invitations too! Just too cute for words and!! My daughter LOVES fairies so this would be a perfect theme for her birthday party. :-)
Wow! Too bad I’m all grown up now, I want a fairy themed birthday party!
I LOVE this party. I will definitely borrow ideas for my daughter’s next birthday party…especially the toadstools!
Love it!
I love this party! It’s ALL girl without screaming “PINK” at all your guests :)
Love this! One of the most incredible children’s parties I’ve ever seen…love the whimsical and the naturey vibe. Just magical!
wow I am speechless my daughter birthday is in September that would be a great idea
All I can say is wow. That party looked amazing!
My daughter is only 5 months old and I can’t wait to use this party theme in a few years!!
That is by far the cutest theme ever!
Hope to win it!
My Daughter will be 1 in 3 months and her bedroom is whimsical garden and I have murals painted on her walls of toadstools and fairys. It is perfect. I am going to have her party in the backyard poolside.
what a creative, unique party theme.
i love it! everything looks amazing! it makes me want to do a fairy theme for my birthday lol
Just darling! And so inspiring!
So very adorable! I would like this party for MY next birthday!
Wow, this is stunning! My daughter would love this theme!
how beautiful! I would love to do a 1st birthday like this for my daughter!
I know several little girls who would love nothing more than a party just like this one! This is just one reason why I hope I have girls and not boys when it’s time to have kids..
This is AMAZING! I want to do it for my 29th Birthday! :]
Love this fairy party! I included in my favorite for a party idea for my daughter. Thanks for sharing.
Neri’s Birthday Dream Party! Absolutely beautiful!
i love love love everything about this! i have 2 little boys but i will definitely keep this idea for my twin god daughters. What font was that? its sooo nice!
Truly magical in every way. What a lucky little fairy! Love the felt details.
I love fairies….what a great idea for a party, whether it be for a child’s birthday or an adult “magical” party. I loved the pictures and awe-inspiriing details. I want to do it for my 35 birthday :)
Great party. I have a 1st b-day party to plan, so I’m hoping I win the giveaway!
What a great party idea for a nine year old
What a lovely, lovely party!!! What a lucky little girl. She will cherish it in her heart forever! I will definately be using some of your ideas for my daughters “tweet” party. Perhaps adding a twist of woodland whimsy would be a good fit! :) Thanks for sharing!
oh my goodness, AMAZING! we would be thrilled to win!
i just became a facebook fan! FuN!!
Gorgeous party idea. I can’t wait to start planning my little girls’ second birthday. I feel so inspired!!!! Thanks for all the amazing ideas!!
This is the most gorgeous magical party I have ever seen!! I love this and will use some of these ideas for my daughters next birthday when she turns 4 next Spring! Thanks for the amazing ideas!!
great idea!!
I know I’m too late to enter, but this is just about the cutest thing ever!!
i had my daughters 7th birthday party here and it was fantastic! it was the perfect party for this age. ALL of the girls had a wonderful time and all want to now have there party at faires and dragons!Stephanie fairiesanddragonsparties.com/
Wow! This is so enchanting. What a magical and beautiful experience it would be to enter into this, with our child for her Birthday.
Ok it’s killing me…. what is the name of that curly font you use in some of your image captions. Its beautiful!! :)
Hi Susie –
That font is called Albemarle Swash. You can download it for free here :)
http://www.fonts101.com/fonts/view/Serif/19090/Albemarle_Swash.aspx
Is there any way I can purchase the “trio of toad stools”? Also where did you get the receipe/idea for the chocolate bowls? THANKS
Hi Keilia! The toadstool trio is unfortunately no longer available, however, I do have the recipe for the chocolate bowls! You simply mix large biscuits of shredded wheat (broken up) with a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips (melt chocolate in a double-boiler and cook briefly before mixing with shredded wheat). You line small bowls or cupcake tins with wax paper, and then press the mixture into a bowl shape. I believe 4 large biscuits and a single bag makes about 4-6 small “nests”. Enjoy!
thank you so much. You do absolutly amazing partys!
Kids and teen always look beautiful in these kind of fantasy things. Last time I saw some kids wondering in the garden wearing the fairy wings that was the first time I saw some of those.. But yours are very beautiful and amazing.
will use several of your wonderful ideas
Amazing…I love looking at this…but if this much effort is put into this girl’s 4th birthday party I have to ask…how spoiled is she?! I’m sorry, I love my children dearly, but a small party with close friends and family, special cupcakes in their chosen theme (made by me), and a few carefully selected (or handmade) gifts has always been enough to show them that they are loved, cherished, and celebrated. To each his own I suppose…
WOW LOVE all the details. How beautiful so creative!!!!!!!
I love your ideas! It always amazes me how creative people are! Thank you for sharing your awesome party ideas.
OMG the most beautiful party decorations ever! Right up our alley! <3
Even at 32 I’d love this party for myself!! But will have to settle for trying to recreate it for my daughter :p
My daughters birthday is in October and I LOVE this idea! Simply Amazing!
this is soo amazing…. It would be awesome to win this gorgeous party package .. My daughter is turning 3 & her party’s on the 23 of June… It would make my sisters so jealous lol. Hope I get the chance! Your so talented
Beautiful party! Exceptionally creative and just love the darling little toadstools and cupcakes!
Just starting to plan my two and four year old daughters combined fairy birthday party. What amazing ideas! Thank you.
Hold UP! JORY! What is this? Karthikeyan is a Hindu name. No non vegetarian edibles. Are the cakes eggless? 1/2 a cup of yogurt is the same as 2 eggs in any cake recipe. Did Jory do this or did she pin someone elses fron Pinterest? Jory your Mothe in Law's Sashti abdha poorthi coming up. You need to contact the Hindu Priest…pay him what he says and arrange for this by Nov 8th. It iis very beautiful there and real. Gods and Goddesses of Hinduism are real and very beautiful. The girls, the Karthikeyan girls are half Hindu and you wont suppress our religion and impose fairy tale fantasies on them. We are angels all of us in that we draw energy from God to do good karma on earth such as to help and serve humanity. That far that's true. Apsaras we call them You call the same angels. Fairies are also true But we callit Vrindavan…Look up Radha and Krishna and Subadra Ma and Jagannath and BalaRam altar in New Vrindavan.com. These are the Gods and Godesses we must honor properly. The Palace of Gold is real. a labor of LOVE by true devotees of Krishna, God. Sashtiabdha Poorthi must be done for your Mother in Law. These things are spiritual. not fantasy or just pretty! or exxaggerated self aggrandisement. Don't do this. Help those hit by the hurricane Sanfy. Teach your children the joy of giving and helping. No good deed goes unnoticed by GOD! Do an Archana at the Hindu temple for the girls at the temple. The Priest will advise you precisely. Karthikeyan is a Hindu name. ask him…He knows…even where their souls have been abd what their work on this plannet is and so on. They have a star name. Tell him exact time of birth and date. Ask him for a Hindu first name. If my grand daughters make a card and you e mail it to me I'll print them or send them to UNESCO. or a fundraiser for Sandy victims. Nothing wrong with being ones best. But this is excessive. Neither Tharun nor I will aprove. Did you make anyof this? I'd support you then. Did you just put her Name…what does Nellie mean? In Tamil it is a kind of ring and also means wiggly person….or nill nothing…..Get her a nice Hindu first name will you! I am your mother in Law. I had three C sections! I have spoken! and that's that! Godod Nioght! Your bubble needs to be pricked. Wont go to temple wont pay the Hindu Priest but wants to mess with the Karthikeyans! I have had enough of your nonsense,. Help the Sandy victims. volunteer for the Obama campaign! or drop the Karthikeyan name leave us alone and do whatever the hell u want. NOT BOTH! UNDERSTAND!
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i have been reserching fairy / gnome parties and i would love to do something like this for my lil 7 year old :}
Would love to win the party!! Excellent, excellent ideas done up so professionally!
Does anyone have a recipe for the “chocolate nests”?
Love the creative food names!
I am so inspired!! We are planning our 4 year old Willows birthday. These ideas for our colorado, woodland party theme. Thanks for the ideas! And we would love to enter the drawing!
I Love this party! I would love to have this party for my baby first birthday