Cora Jane picked a Rainbow Unicorn themed party.
Because of course she did.
(see last year’s Rainbow Puppy party here)
This theme was a lot of fun, and lo and behold, they actually make rainbow unicorn stuff!
The Birthday Outfit: Cora Jane’s outfit was completely handmade with a lot of love by our good friend Patti. Wow, are we blessed! Floor length rainbow tutu, beaded rainbow heart tee, rainbow headband, rainbow bracelets, AND cloud/rainbow wand.
Décor: Rainbow flowers from Sam’s Club, rainbow lanterns and poofs from Party City to hang in the trees, rainbow chevron fabric with colored glass lanterns for each table. I have no pix of the tables. They were adorable!!! I used a rainbow fabric strip bunting (my friend Kyla and I made together) behind the cake table and other random stuff from Cora Jane’s Rainbow Room too.
Menu: The boyz barbecued chicken and we had loads of fruit, chips, salsa, rainbow gold fish (Eli’s idea) and macaroni salad. Water and pink lemonade in rainbow unicorn cups with rainbow curly straws. (Easy and CHEAP… I used to do pizza or Subway with juice boxes, but doing chicken and having a drink dispenser really really cuts the cost… a lot!)
Cake: I got the cake and cupcakes at Sam’s Club then added the sparkle candles, rainbow unicorn toppers. and put them on the rainbow unicorn cake stand.
She loved them!
Entertainment: Unicorn stickers on a table with paper and crayons, bubbles, chalk, a mini bounce house my in-laws brought, and a piñata!
The piñata was decapitated after the 5ish kid. It looked pretty darn morbid hanging there while children picked up the candy that had poured out of his flying carcass.
Why do I love piñatas so much? I have no idea.
But I do.
The rainbow birthday hat was made by my friend Cheri at Sweet Lily Tutus!. Cora Jane LOVES it and it’s now a decoration in her rainbow room
Favors: The favors were adorable! But would you believe I don’t have any pictures!?!? Otter pops with a unicorn horn lollipop tied with curly ribbon. It was super super super cute (and inexpensive and fun).
Cora’s expression here kills me…
Reason #346 Aunties are better than mommies…
It was a good day.
And a sad day.
The first birthday party without my mom. The first birthday party Cora Jane didn’t get a custom Nannie-made-pillowcase. But we are blessed. We were surrounded by people who love us and who we love. My grandmom made Cora Jane a special rainbow pillowcase. She was overjoyed!
It was a good day.
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homeschooling hoodies says
Very good post. I will be going through some of these issues
as well..
Amanda says
My Cora is only six months old but I can totally see her wanting a unicorn party. Or as a pet. 🙂
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That’s a clever answer to a tricky question
Lim says
Heck of a job there, it abelsutloy helps me out.
Sarah says
All Cora’s think alike – My daughter, Cora Lynn asked for a rainbow unicorn birthday this year so of course I am browsing the web for inspiration and found your lovely page and was surprised to see your daughter named Cora as well, we’ve never known another one!
Thanks for all the great ideas, we’re gonna have fun prepping for this one.
Liz says
Can I hire you? GREAT party!!!! Your little girl is growing up!!
pattie cordova says
that is so cute!! And I’m super surprised that Party City had unicorn rainbow stuff LOL
Aracely says
You are so talented chica! Love the theme and Cora Jane is a cutie! Love her hair 🙂
Justine Burgess says
Yay for unicorns! I would have loved that party when I was a kid. Looks like they all had a great time!
Jill says
Cora Jane is so cute….I think I need to borrow her for a few days. Love the party. I need a girl.
Amy @ So There by Amy says
That tutu is amazing!!!
Glad to see you in Social Ladies of SoCal 🙂
Debbie Miller says
What a cute idea for a party! Looks like fun was had by both the kids and the adults 😉
Adam says
I would just like to note whose child was the 5th-ish kid to decapitate the unicorn. Ahem.