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01.22.2026

Aubrey’s 6th Tinkerbell Party

I started this blog post a few weeks after my baby turned 6. And I echo last years thoughts of feeling like, as she is my last baby, every milestone feels extra bittersweet. Watching her grow is such a gift and she brings us all so much joy. We’re a few weeks away from her 7th birthday now and that makes me want to just sit in the bathtub and cry. How time marches on. Last year she was adamant she wanted a Tinkerbell party. To be completely transparent, I groaned inwardly. Tinkerbell is lime green and yellow and just felt a bit…commercial. Goes to show you how wrong you can be! I softened the colors, used a lot of fresh flowers and with a sprinkle of pixie dust, it will go down as one of my favorite parties yet. Which is saying lot given how cute her Unicorn Birthday and Butterfly Party were! Links to products used are at the end of the post and all images were taken by sweet Ruthie from Ruth Eileen Photography.

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DESSERT TABLE HIGHLIGHTS

Dessert tables are my favorite part of party styling. I literally doodle out the design. We used the same backdrops from last year, except I painted the scalloped one green with sample paint from Benjamin Moore. The folding table from Walmart is covered in pistachio green cotton muslin fabric and a layer of tulle from Hobby Lobby. The giant flowers were a splurge on Temu. I wasn’t expecting good quality but they are amazing. The flower is paper. I bought the white and tangerine colors for inside and used the champagne color by the side door. Don’t they make you feel like you’re a fairy?! Worth every penny. The wooden fairy cutout comes from the same shop the butterfly did last year.

Lizzie’s Bakery made the sweetest cake. I wanted it to have a more vintage feel and loved the almost pistachio-colored frosting with ivory piping and buttercream flowers. Topped with beeswax candles and a wooden Tinkerbell cutout, it sits pretty on a scalloped basket and cake stand. Oh my the cookies, Bethany outdid herself creating these original works of art. Head to her IG to get more behind the scenes peeks at her creation process. And the lollipops were made by the sweet Etsy shop Leccare Lollipops.

KID’S PARTY TABLES

Finding the right paper plates, napkin and cup combo is sometimes a challenge because I tend to mix and match designs to suit my mood board. I used the Meri Meri x Laduree dinner plates and topped them with only a select 3 colors from their side plate option. I had to buy more sets of the side plates than I wanted in order to get enough of the colors I intended to use. Keep this in mind. The gold scallop paper cups are from Amazon and I glued on a paper tinkerbell to a straw. Little plastic Tinkerbell character’s look adorable under these wicker/glass cloches.

PARTY FOOD

We made all the food for this lunchtime party which was added work but ended up being pretty adorable. We made fruit wands, Gluten-free Banana Muffins, Flower PB&J sandwiches, Mushroom tomato and string cheeses.

CRAFTS & FUN

I covered our breakfast nook table in a pretty tablecloth and set up a craft station for making your own fairy wands and had these color pages customized with Aubrey’s name off Etsy. Because she is a winter birthday, it’s hard to send all the little fairies outside. We entertained them with this small bounce house in the playroom which was a covid purchase that we do not regret. Midway through the party we had Tinkerbell come to lead the kids in dances, twirls and songs. Aubrey loved this and she even helped Aubrey blow out her candles. A magical addition indeed.