Elsa's Ice Castle Frozen Party

Lucy’s 7th Frozen Birthday Party was so much fun to plan and put together- from the teal, purple, and silver colors to the chevron and polka dot patterns to Elsa’s Ice Castle we created on the table. The kids had a blast and we were able to keep costs low by re-using materials we already had on hand. The party was created on the center island in my kitchen using boxes, fabric, curtains, and a few cotton balls. The girls loved the Elsa’s Ice Castle that had magically appeared overnight. All of the printable items and decorations for this Frozen party were created by cutting out characters and backgrounds from patterned paper and fabric, and then scanning all of the images in for a one-of-a-kind look. Teal, silver, and purple were used as the color theme throughout the party, along with images of Anna, Elsa, Olaf, and Sven. Invitations featuring Olaf and Sven, along with the main party colors, were printed and mailed out to friends.

Four different party signs, all with favorite quotes from the movie, were used to decorate Elsa’s Ice Castle. We sat a small Olaf next to his sign, which asked Do you want to build a snowman? and was later used for a party game. We finish each other’s sandwiches was used as a label for the grilled cheese sandwiches when the kids were having lunch. A kiss to melt a frozen heart was used for one of the party games, and I wanna stuff some chocolates in my face was beside a bowl of chocolate kisses for guests and parents to take on their way home.

We had originally planned on making a 3-tiered display stacking 3 circle mirrors- a small, medium, and large size with 2 small glasses between them. Without gluing them together I was afraid it would fall over, so instead we used the large mirror to serve the cupcakes on. It ended up being a cute frozen pond serving tray.

We also created a video tutorial which shows how this party was set-up so that anyone can re-create Elsa’s Ice Castle for their own party.
http://11cupcakes.com/2015/01/29/frozen-winter-wonderland-video-tutorial/

• What People Ate

  Grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup is one of Lucy’s favorite meals, which worked perfectly for this party. Grilled cheese sandwiches were served alongside a ‘We finish each others sandwiches’ sign, and tomato soup was served in white bowls that had ‘Soup to melt a frozen heart’ stickers on the front, complete with snowman spoons. The spoons were easy to make using regular wooden spoons, markers, and washi tape. Sven’s snacks included cheese and apples, and Olaf Noses carrots completed the meal.

• What People Drank

  Anna’s melted ice (water) was served with lunch, and straws doubled as Elsa’s Icicles.

• Desserts

  We purchased a small cake from the grocery store and decorated it with Frozen cake toppers, adding a few silver pipe cleaner shapes for some sparkle. Before the party, we scooped icecream (Anna’s Snowballs) into cupcake liners and added blue and white sprinkles. We put them back into the freezer until it was time to serve cake and ice-cream.

• Party Favors

  As guests were getting ready to leave, they were served hot chocolate in disposable white coffee cups and custom paper labels that said hot chocolate to melt a frozen heart. We also filled plastic cone shaped treat bags with popcorn, which were Elsa’s Icicles and had a thanks for coming to my party! tag on them.

• Activities / Games

  Anna's snowball toss, pin the nose on Olaf, and Elsa's Ice Castle treasure hunt.