Thanks too for the chance to share another of our parties with you.
A Pioneer Birthday Party
The candles were barely blown out on her 6th birthday cake last year when our oldest daughter declared, “next year I want a Little House on the Prairie party!” She’s a planner and she’s chosen some fun themes for birthdays before but this theme was especially dear to my heart.
In addition to the Little House series, we have devoured the Martha Years, Charlotte Years, & the Caroline Years taking a brief break before the Rose Years so it was with much love and excitement that we began planning this birthday.
The inspiration for the party’s color palette came from a summer dress that I found on clearance, which also came in a coordinating top for her sister. The bonnets and aprons they got for Christmas completed their outfits!
So, with those few pieces, a color scheme emerged in shades of pinks, reds & golds.
I had been inspired by a number of fabric garlands that I had seen on wedding blogs over the months and using our old sheets & fabric scraps, my daughter and I made two garlands, one for the birthday entrance and one above the dessert table.
I found wooden spools at a local craft store & looped copper colored wire through the center.
I just rested the wire in the spool without securing it with glue and it worked just fine!
It’s really called vinegar pie but we figured that might not go over so well with the seven year-old crowd. The flavor was great and it tasted more like a tangy, lemon-y custard pie.
For the non-pie lovers we had sugar cookies shaped like pioneer women.
We had enough flowers to make a matching one for her doll too.
Old fashioned soft peppermint sticks
(with a quote about peppermint sticks from Little House).
Buttons (with a little information on the significance of collecting buttons in olden days)
Twig colored pencils (purchased from Anthropologie &TJ Maxx)
How cute and original! I love this idea.
This is an amazing party! The colors are gorgeous and the theme is so original! What a special little girl you have! You set a beautiful party for her too!
Oh my gosh, what a sweet idea. I absolutely love it. Everything looks perfect!
I ADORED this post. What a great party idea, and your attention to all the details was perfection! Your little freckled face girlie is beyond cute and looks like she belongs in the Little House days.
What a cool party!! LOVE this theme.I need to share this with my daughter.I think I spotted Molly (American Girl doll) one of her favorites!
Thank you for sharing and inspiring me!
xx
Anne
Oh how adorable. Wish I was a little girl again. With so many great ideas it would be hard to pick a favorite but do have to say the pies and the yarn dolls really stand out to me.
What a cute and clever idea for a party. I love all the details.
Cynthia
This seriously could be the cutest kid party EVER. I wish my girls were a little younger so I could totally use this idea for them!
What a special day for a special 7 year old little girl!! Thanks for sharing.
Judy
What a sweet birthday party! Beautifully done and very creative! I had a boy so Transformers and Bob the Builder parties were as creative as I ever got! Ha! Thanks for sharing!!!
My daughter just told me last week she wanted a Pioneer Birthday Party. I thought oh what? My 8 year old daughter loves to watch the Pioneer Woman. I had no idea how I was going to go about this type of party. Thank you so much for posting this, it will help us not so crafty people pull off a great Pioneer Birthday Party.
What a fantastic idea for a party…Julie, you and your daughter did a wonderful job on the party….such a very sweet theme!…
Thanks Vanessa and Heather for presenting this ever so adorable birthday party!!!
I love everything about it. Beautiful, sweet, little-and-big-girlie! With all the girl birthdays we’ve done, I cannot believe THIS type missed the docket.
Thanks for sharing!
very pretty~
Julie, you are AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I love your parties!
What a fantastic party! Love all the details- such a sweet idea!!
Oh my word! That last picture is just precious!
Sherry
I can’t tell you how much I love this party idea…and every little detail you and your sweet girl thought of! It’s all so charming and perfect!
Blessings,
Amanda
Oh my heavens! I don’t know how I missed this post when it happened, but thank goodness you guys highlighted it in the recap for 2012! Amazing!!! Julie, I need you to talk with my daughter and convince her to let me do this for her 7th bday. It is the most adorable thing I have ever seen! I am almost at a loss for words. Just amazing 🙂
Oh I just love everything about this! So sweet!
Love all the details of this sweet party. I am planning a similar one for my daughter’s 9th birthday. Wondering if you could share the details you put on the card regarding collection buttons?
Thanks so much!
Hi Keley,
Here’s the info I put on the button cards:
In the 1800s girls were given buttons by loved ones on special occasions. They collected these buttons on a string called a charm string, adding to it over the years. Here are a few buttons to start your own charm string.
Happy party planning! It’s such a fun theme to dig into!
-Julie
This is amazing!! Truly! I love everything about this! I am totally going to copy all of this in 3 years for my daughter!! Thanks for sharing!!