Young Girls Spa Day Makeover Birthday Party

Most young  ladies enjoy being pampered and beautifying themselves, so why not make it the theme for your child's next birthday party. This is a great theme idea for girls age seven and up. Create an at home spa atmosphere by setting up different stations in your home for the girls to enjoy. You will want to have a manicure station, pedicure station, facial area, and a hair and make up station. The girls can all take turns rotating through the stations either working on each other or you can enlist the help of other grown ups to perform each spa service.

Of course, you need to be sure to have the right implements on hand. Here is a list to get you started:

Pedicure foot bath or small tub of warm soapy water (to be changed for each child)

small bowl of warm soap water for manicures (again, to be changed for each child)

emery boards

nail polish remover

nail clippers

nail polish

pumice stones for pedicures

various make up products (eyeshadows, bronzers, blushes, lip sticks and glosses)

make up applicators (brushes, sponges, etc.)

brushes, combs, hair pins, hair sprays, elastic pony tail holders, etc.

facial cleansers and masks

fluffy towels

No party is complete without party favors and little take home prizes for your guests. One of the hardest parts of the party planning is coming up with new and fresh party favor ideas. Here are a couple that I have found that the girils will love!

Handmade Bubble Gum Soap and/or Lotion!

Don't panic! This is NOT as hard as it sounds! These are both quite simple to make and in fact, if the girls are old enough, this could be a great group activity to make their own favors!

Bubble Gum Soap

You will need:

opaque melt & pour soap (how much depends on number of guests)

liqiud dye for soaps

bubble gum fragrance oil

plastic food wrap

molds (you can use soap or candy molds, a plastic tupperware tray, cupcake tins, use your imagination!)

• Cut your block(s) of melt and pour soap into 1 inch squares. Using a double boiler or a glass bowl over a pot of water, heat water to boiling in bottom pot. Add your cut up soap squares. Stir often until soap is completely melted taking caution not to overheat your soap!
• Add your soap dye (how much depends on your desired end color, keeping in mind you are trying to achieve a pink color!)
• Stir well to make sure your color is fully incorporated.
• Remove the soap from the stove and allow to cool just slightly, while frequently stirring.
• Now add your fragrance oil at a rate of 1/2 - 1 oz. per pound of soap.
• Stir well to thoroughly mix in the fragrance oil.
• After the soap has cooled a little more, pour it into your desired soap molds. You will be ready to unmold in 2-3 hours.
• Once you remove your soap from the mold, wrap in plastic food storage wrap to prevent the soap from "sweating".

Bubble Gum Lotion

You will need:

lotion base

liquid dye for lotion (optional)

bubble gum fragrance oil

lotion bottles

• Using a large bowl or bucket, add liquid dye to lotion (if desired) and mix thoroughly to ensure you have an even color throughout.
• Add fragrance oil (about 2-3 oz. per pound of lotion, to preference)
• Mix  thoroughly to incorporate the scent.
• Add the finished lotion to the lotion bottles (using either a funnel or spooning it in)

You now have two "scent"sational party favors that your guests will love and cherish!