Unicorn Party!

Mimi's long awaited Unicorn Birthday Party was today!!

I worked hard making her a pretty unicorn cake, and I think it turned out really great!

My fondant horn struggled a bit, but Mimi didn't seem to mind!

I used edible gold paint for the details.

Jon was super helpful helping set up and get ready.

We are going to have a piñata for the kids, and it's a pull piñata, so that will be both interesting and much better for inside the house in February!

The favor bags are all lined up ready to go.

The unicorn horn ring toss is awaiting throwers.

The unicorn headbands are stacked, along with the yarn unicorn tails for the girls to pick and wear.

The coloring pages and crayons are ready to be used.

Mimi saw this unicorn balloon a long time ago at the party store and she really really wanted it.  I figured today was a great day to get it and use it for decoration!

She is so excited to celebrate with unicorns!

She got on a tail and headband early and alternated between standing in the doorway waiting for her friends to arrive, and looking out the window for them.

Finally they arrived, and the party commenced with some unicorn coloring!

Each girl picked her unicorn dress up decorations and set to it at the table.

We played unicorn horn ring toss, with varying levels of success!  The unicorn didn't stand up so straight, so there were issues.

And what's an elementary aged party without a good game of pin the blank on the blank??  It honestly never ceases to amaze me how OFTEN kids cheat at this game!  They seem quite incapable in most cases of just putting the horn (or whatever) where it lands first.  They try to be sneaky and move it after it's already touched.  One of the reasons I don't generally have prizes for the party games we play!

Guaranteed, the horn in the correct position on the unicorn's head was a little girl who moved it there purposely, thinking I didn't see her!

Then of course came cake!  We used gold candles, and put them back from the main horn and down the back like a mane.

The piñata worked pretty well.  We had to add a couple strings to equal the number of kids present, and they lined up and were allowed to pick one string to pull hard.

Only one of them was connected to the hatch that would let out all the candy!

I was standing there, but I'm honestly not sure who pulled the correct string, because as soon as candy fell, every child went to the floor and it was a free for all!

I made them pile it all up and divide it up evenly.

We did presents, and Mimi got tons of unicorn themed gifts.  She was so happy with all her friends' generosity!  Group picture, then they just wanted to play until their parents came.  All in all, a very successful home party!

Even Jon got in on the unicorn fun.  But really only for a picture with me.

We decided to play ring toss with Leiden's unicorn horn, which she was very reluctant to wear at all.  She really is almost a teenager, and sometimes the little girl stuff is just too much for her budding young womanhood!

As things died down, we had a GREAT time inhaling helium and talking to each other.  The videos are hilarious!

Mimi was very pleased with how her party turned out, and I think the girls had fun, which is really the whole point.  I'm glad it's over, though!