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Leah's Lemonade Stand with Minnie

Jennifer H By Jennifer H  in Birthday

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Party Recap

I wanted to create a lemonade stand party for my daughter since her birthday falls in the middle of the summer. After she developed a love of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, I decided it would be more fun for her to include touches of them.

Idea

Party Highlights

  • Desserts

    Cupcakes, cake, cookies, candy.

  • Party Favors

    Stickers, key chains, lollipops, costume jewelry, lemon lip balm (for the older girls).

  • Activities / Games

    Coloring wooden characters and stickers.

  • What People Ate

    Meatballs, pinwheel sandwiches, veggies, hummus, dips, cheese plates, and fruit salad.

  • What People Drank

    Lemonade! Yellow lemonade, watermelon raspberry lemonade, sparkling lemonades, iced tea, water, and a selection of sodas and beer (for the adults!).

  • Best Dressed

    The birthday girl!

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Party Helpers

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2 comments

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    Kim J wrote:

    how did you make the ears?

  • Jennifer H

    Jennifer H wrote:

    I originally saw the idea on Kara's Party Ideas, however she didn't have a tutorial. I was able to do a Google search and found this link: http://www.thenewlywedpilgrimage.com/diyorbuy/mickey-mouse-paper-lanterns/#sthash.xTKnsfbD.dpbs I found that her method didn't work in keeping the ears more flush against the curve of the lantern, so I improvised a bit. I used large cup to trace circles and cut them out. Then I used a flattened lantern to trace the circular shape along the end of a circle. If you look closely, you can see a tab tacky glued in the front, and then the larger tabs on the edge on either side are glued in the back. I found that I could bend the tabs back in a slightly curved way, but mostly just angled. Even that made the ears rest better and more flush along the globe. Good luck!