Fairy Party Ideas
post updated 3/31/2024
Food, drinks, party favors and costume ideas for a homemade fairy party
I made this simple fairy costume for under $10 and used the photo app Prequel to add faux wings in the picture.
When I was a little girl, me and my cousins loved to play outside in the woods and fields throughout our grandmother’s land. We would find a path of trees and assign the big elaborate roots as a certain part of our “make believe” house, finding cedar branches to sweep them up and breaking off long thorns from a nearby vine to use as pretend pencils and such. Sometimes we would walk out in the pasture to look under the giant white mushrooms for Smurfs. With all our imagination and nature’s beauty, that was probably the closest I’ve felt to a fairy. (Such fond memories. 😊)
Even today, I love the idea of a fairy party where nature and magic meet, creating fairy gardens, sparkly drinks, imaginative fairy cakes, enchanted mushroom cupcakes and more! Enjoy some of my fairy party ideas below:
How to make a fairy party costume:
First thing every fairy needs is a whimsical fairy dress and accessories. Even if you are just hosting the fairy party, young attendees will enjoy seeing a big fairy all dressed up! How to make a fairy costume homemade without spending a lot of money:
To find a fairy dress, first hunt for deals in your local thrift or consignment shop. I purchased this dress in the photo at a thrift store for $5 and used some leftover easter garland for the headband and wrapped it around waste and neck for a “one-with-nature” look. I used faux pink flowers from my craft arsenal to also place in the headband for an extra special touch, because fairies love flowers.
How to make a fairy wand out of a twig or branch:
Also using things from my craft supplies, I wrapped a twig from my backyard in silver foil paper, added some pink mesh ribbon for a soft look and old silver ribbon curls for extra sparkle. Next, I cut out cardboard in the shape of a star and glued on gold foil paper. There you go…an easy way to make a homemade fairy wand!
How to make a homemade fairy tree stump cake:
It’s easier than you think to make a two-tiered or a one tier fairy tree stump cake, complete with chocolate bark. Whimsical and delicious cake for a birthday or fairy party.
Find step-by-step directions and photo instructions for making this easy fairy stump cake HERE.
How to make Enchanted Forest Cupcakes:
Making these Enchanted Forest Cupcakes are very easy. Starting with a cake box mix, then adding a few easy toppings like marshmallow strawberry mushrooms, cocoa dusted marshmallow rocks, and green coconut moss makes this a quick and fun dessert to serve at a fairy party.
Find the step-by-step recipe complete with photo instructions for these Enchanted Forest Cupcakes HERE.
How to make a Fairy Smoothie:
This healthy Fairy Smoothie has all the flavors a fairy would love, including blueberries, bananas, pink dragon fruit along with a hint of lavender and a beautiful deep purple color.
To find this easy recipe for a Fairy Smoothie, click HERE.
How to make DIY Summer Lip Balm: (a.k.a. Butterfly Kisses Lip Balm)
This DIY Summer Lip Balm is just what fairies need to keep their lips soft as soft as butterflies. This summer lip balm recipe will hold up better in the warm weather and make great party favor gifts. Find step-by-step instructions for making this DIY summer lip balm HERE.
Add some simple paper butterflies to the lid with glue dots. See instructions below on how to make easy paper butterfly decoration.
How to make paper butterflies:
Making paper butterfly decorations is really simple. Depending on how large you want them to be, start with a perfect square. Since I needed small ones for a lip balm container, I used 2 1/4 inch squares.
You will also need ribbon. I used curling ribbon, so I could curl to look like antennae.
For top half of wings, you will use a full square. Fold in half, then snip at an angle on each side. Open, then fold in 1/4-inch sections like an accordion.
For bottom half, cut a square in two pieces (you can fold first, open, then cut on the crease to make sure it’s an even half.) Fold in 1/4-inch folds, down lengthways like an accordion.
Next, fold each half, giving it a slight bend and place together. Use curling ribbon to tie together, moving knot to top and snip and curl ribbon to look like antennae.
That’s it, you’re done! You can make various colors and size also to decorate tables or make giant ones to hang on walls, doors or trees. (For very large ones, you can put together with pipe cleaner and curl the wire like antennae.)
How to make Sparkly Lavender Lemonade:
What a magical drink this Sparkly Lavender Lemonade is, made with edible glitter for beautiful swirls of sparkling color, lavender flavor syrup for a floral hint and healthy lemon water. It’s such an easy yet impressive drink to serve at a fairy party.
I used Black Sherbet edible glitter that has a purple color, find it HERE.
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For the easy instructions on how to make lavender lemonade with edible glitter, see print card below:
Sparkly Lavender Lemonade with edible glitter
Ingredients
Instructions
- To make lemon water, add 4 cups of water and juice from two large lemons in a pitcher and stir, set aside.
- Add a 1/4 teaspoon of edible glitter to each serving glass
- Add ice to each glass
- Add 1 tablespoon Nature’s Flavors Organic lavender flavor syrup
- Pour one cup lemon water in each glass and stir
- Put on your best fairy outfit and enjoy on a hot summer day!
Notes
Optionally, you can add a pinch of edible glitter to each ice cube mold, add water and freeze for 3 hours and use in recipe, omitting the glitter step.
