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For Olivia’s 10thbirthday party, she had only two requests – she wanted to have a sleepover, andshe wanted it to be Taylor Swift themed.I took that and ran with it, and today, I’m sharing all of the detailsfrom the party including all of the links in case you want to throw togethersomething similar. This party was soeasy to put together, and it was also very affordable, and it ended up beingthe party of Olivia’s Wildest Dreams!;o) She actually declared it herfavorite birthday party ever – she even cried tears of joy at one point duringthe evening because she was just so happy, y’all – so it was a HUGE success.
We didn’t doformal invites… she only invited her four besties, so I just texted their momswith the details to keep it simple. Ifyou do decide to do formal invitations, though, these could not be cuter! And these, too!
We invited thegirls to come over at 5 PM on a Friday night, and pickup was at 11 AM Saturdaymorning. That is quite a long stretch oftime to have five girls in the house, and I wanted to make sure that we had someactivities to keep them busy so they weren’t just running wild allevening. ;o)
Here's what weplanned…
The Décor
We kept thedécor simple… I bought this banner to hang on the mantle to dress up the livingroom a bit since I knew the girls would be spending most of their time inthere. For just $13.99 it packs such aPUNCH. It’s well-made and lightweight,and it was super easy to hang… I just taped it up on the mantle using painter’stape. And I always have those mirrorballs sitting by the basket, so that just went right along with the theme. ;o)Oh, and the banner comes in different colors!
For the diningroom table where they ate and enjoyed birthday dessert, I put out my white table runner, covered it in mirror ball lights that I already had on hand, and I put Olivia’sbirthday dessert on our cake stand with ribbon holesand gold glitter ribbon(this was actually leftover from her famous Pink and Gold First Birthday Party that went viral years ago) as the centerpiece. I also included the party favors for thegirls on the table because they made such a cute addition to the décor. More on the birthday dessert and party favorslater…
I bought thesemirror ball plates and these mirror ball napkins for the table settings. Both are excellent quality, and they couldn’thave been cuter. We had larger platesfor dinner and smaller plates for the dessert.
Per usual, Ihad made a birthday chalkboard for Olivia, and it hung in the kitchen by the friendship-braceletmaking station (more on that later). AndI already had the lyrics “Meet Me at Midnight” from the song Lavender Haze onour letter board, which I thought was fitting since it was a slumberparty. ;o)
And that was itfor the décor! Simple and oh-so-sweet! I considered doing a balloon arch/backdropsomewhere, but this ended up being enough.If you are looking for the perfect Taylor Swift balloon arch, though, this one is amazing, but expensive. This one would also be cute, and wouldn't break the bank. ;o)
The PartyFavors
Olivia invitedfour girls over for her party, so we put together party favors for each of themthat included the following:
-These cute Eras clear zipper pouches (They are excellent quality, affordable, spacious,and have soooo many uses – makeup, friendship bracelets, school supplies, etc.) This pouch comes in black, too, if you're going for the Reputation look. ;o)
-13 Taylor Swift stickers… because 13 is TS’s favorite number ;o) (And these are the sturdy ones that can beused on laptops and water bottles.)
-Sour Patch Kids Watermelon Candies… because sour watermelon candy is TS’s favoritecandy (These fit right in that zipper pouch, too, to give you an idea of howmuch it can hold.)
-An 8-inch mirror ball (Our Walmart had these for only $5 each, y’all! And actually, at Christmas, they were markeddown to just $2 each! If your Walmartdoesn’t have them, you can get them here on Amazon.)
The girls alsomade friendship bracelets that they were able to take home… more on that in theactivities / entertainment section below.
The candy andstickers fit in the bags, and the disco balls sat next to them, making such acute addition to the tablescape. And thegirls were thrilled when they realized that those were theirs for the taking,and not just for decoration. “YOU MEANWE CAN TAKE THESE?!” Haha.
The Food
We had plannedto do a whole menu of Taylor’s favorite foods for dinner. Chicken fingers are her favorite food, butsince we are Catholic, we abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent, so we optedfor cheese pizza instead. ;o) I kept it simple, and this is what our menulooked like:
Cheese pizza
Assorted fruittray (strawberries, grapes, pineapple, honeydew, and cantaloupe)
Assorted bagsof chips
Capri Suns
Bottled Water
Olivia doesn’tlike cake, so she asked for birthday donuts for dessert instead. We have a local donut shop that willcustomize donuts, so they did glazed donuts with lavender frosting (becausepurple is Taylor’s favorite color) and pink sprinkles. I took the donuts and stacked them into adonut tower on my cake stand, and then we topped it off with this cake topperand these mirror ball picks. I LOVE howit turned out. Seriously the cutestbirthday dessert ever, and it’s so much easier to deal with because you don’thave to worry about cutting and serving and silverware… the girls could justgrab one and go! Also, it was worldscheaper than a custom cake from a bakery.Aaaand we had leftovers for breakfast the next morning. #Winning
The Outfit
I bought this tee for Olivia to wear, and she LOVES it.The quality is great, and it comes in tons of colors.
We also boughtthis black sequin skirt for her to wear with it, and it was just the cutestlittle combo. The quality is sofantastic, and it’s soft… not itchy at all.And the waistband has a very generous stretch to it, so she’ll be able towear it for years. It also washes and driesbeautifully. And it comes in tons of colors!
She also woreher white cowboy boots that she already had from the Daddy / Daughter dance,and it turned out to be the cutest little TS-themed outfit ever. And the boots? BEST.EVER.Olivia has sensory issues when it comes to clothes and shoes, and she isnotorious for thinking that everything is uncomfortable. Well, these boots are super soft and paddedand she has worn them nonstop since she got them, so not only are they cute,they are comfortable, too! And thequality? Fantastic.
She ended upwearing her TS outfit for, like, an hour, and then she wanted PJs for the restof the evening, so sadly, she wasn’t wearing her outfit in most of the partypictures, but she has already worn all of the pieces multiple times since then,so we’ll definitely get our money’s worth.
The Schedule/Activities/Entertainment
As I said before, the girls came over at 5, so we had a lot of hours tofill, so this is how the evening flowed…
First up, the girls arrived and spent an hour or so settling in andhanging out.
Around 6, we served dinner, and then we all sang Happy Birthday and hadbirthday donuts.
Once that was done, she opened her gifts.
And then it was time for the fun stuff… friendship bracelet-making andthe Taylor Swift Eras Tour Concert!!!!
I had set up a friendship bracelet-making station at the kitchentable. We had thousands of beads of allkinds from pastel pony beads to glittery pony beads to gold letter beads to an assortment of random beads, a ton of elastic, and scissors so they could make bracelets all night.
Then, we purchased the Eras Tour Concert and played that for the rest ofthe night. We cranked the sound up superloud to give it that authentic concert feel, and the girls had the best time.
Since the friendship bracelet-making station was right there in thekitchen, overlooking the TV, they were able to go back and forth between makingbracelets and dancing and singing to the concert all night long. That way, all of the girls could be togetherwhether they were making bracelets or focusing on the concert.
They danced and sang at the top of their lungs all night, they made 84 gazillionfriendship bracelets, and they traded bracelets and their TS stickers allnight, and it was just the best night celebrating our girl.
Bonus – since the girls danced for 3.5 hours straight, they were actuallytired at the end of the night, and they went to bed at a decent time ratherthan staying up all night. ;o) So it was a win-win!
But first, they did grab leftover pizza and fruit (and various otherthings from the pantry) for bedtime snacks.;o)
The next morning, we had leftover birthday donuts and fruit forbreakfast, and then the girls were picked up around 11, taking home their funparty favors!
And that was "the best party ever" according to Olivia, my friends! Again, this whole thing was simple and easy to put together and it didn’tcost a small fortune, and it ended up being Olivia’s favorite birthdayever. So, if you’re looking to do aneasy, budget-friendly party for your little Swiftie, I highly recommend buyingthe Taylor Swift Eras Tour Concert and letting the kids dance all nightlong. I think I enjoyed it just as muchas they did!
Happy Wednesday, y’all!
