Since a lot of you will be spending extra time with your grandchildren over the holidays, why not create a special spa day with your granddaughters right at home?
We did this with a Barbie theme over the Thanksgiving week that the kids had off school. My granddaughters, ages 9 and 5, along with my niece and their friend, both 10, loved it!
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My two granddaughters, niece, and friend before the Barbie spa party began.
Another perk: This idea works well if you’re on a budget. Many of the party decorations we used were purchased at the dollar store.
I have to confess, their Daddy did most of the planning and shopping for the party. And yes, my son is an amazing father and a good sport!
He took the girls to the dollar store where they purchased $3 pink fluffy robes that were super soft and cozy, very pink paper plates, plastic silverware, and napkins, a table cloth, balloons, and some gift wrapping. We decorated the table with those items along with some pink roses and cookies my sister provided for the event and special cupcakes a mother of one of the guests kindly brought.
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Most the decorations for the table came from the dollar store.
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Cookies and cupcakes my sister and a mother of one of the guests provided.
The children and their father created a photo booth from a cardboard box. They decorated it with wrapping paper, pink napkins, and free online printables. We added a basket full of funny party glasses, feather boas, princess crowns, and plastic jewelry the kids already had in a costume drawer and viola! The girls were ready to start posing.
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My niece posing in the Barbie photo booth.
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The fluffy pink robes purchased for only $3 at the dollar store.
After taking their photos, the girls strutted down the runway in a fashion show.
Then it was off to the “spa” we created in the entryway with the pink robes, pink balloons tied with black ribbons, a foot spa machine, plenty of nail polish, a pink stool from the girl’s bedroom, and a couple of white fluffy towels.
We also put a Barbie styling head doll the girls already owned on a table so they could have fun putting makeup and styling Barbie’s hair while they waited for their turn. Daddy happens to be a great manicurist, so he did the honors.
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The girls decked out in their pink robes.
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We played some fun upbeat music and let the beauty fest begin! I brought out some of my makeup and they had fun putting it on each other as well as styling each other’s hair.
They even did my makeup. Grandpa didn’t get a manicure, but he made the girls laugh with a 70’s style dance.
After the pampering, the girls ate pizza and then it was movie time.
We provided the girls with popcorn and pink lemonade with fancy straws and black ribbons tied around the glasses.
The popcorn holders were super simple to make. I bought a large white cardboard sheet and cut it into five pieces. Then I twisted each one and stapled them at the bottom. We used some more free printables for decoration and added the girls’ names. My granddaughters had fun helping me make them.
The girls watched (what else?) a Barbie movie. A good time was had by all. If you want to have a Barbie spa party, check out this site where I got some of my ideas. If you want, you could add facials, masks, shoulder massages with aromatherapy oils, or even learn about reflexology together and practice on your feet.
The best part is being able to spend some quality time with your granddaughters. So try it out. Create a luxurious spa day at home and enjoy!
