Hawaiian Birthday Party
A Hawaiian Birthday Party for a sweet 16 year old. How to make delectable sweet treats for your next Hawaiian Birthday Party! The perfect theme for Summer!
Sweet 16! My Β little blond, curly haired, blue eyed daughter, that used to hate wearing clothes and loved running around in her diaper.. has turned 16 and this Mom canΒ΄t believe how time has flown… (donΒ΄t ask me how I feel about it..)
We hosted a summer pool themed party and she invited her friends to celebrate the day with her in style π Β
The cupcakes in the photo above are “virgin” piΓ±a colada cupcakes.. without the alcohol ofcourse.. π I decorated them with marachino cherries and cute beach umbrellas.. these umbrellas are so cute!
I made these cute jelly (jell-o) desserts in glasses by crushing some biscuits fine to resemble sea sand and topped them off with lemon flavoured jelly (jell-o) which I coloured to get the different tones of blue/greens for the sea..
Before setting them in the fridge, I added a big dolphin sweet in each one and then tied them with blue & white bakers twine and a spoon for easy eating π
AsΒ it was a summer themed birthday party I wanted to add some kind of fruit, so I made these frozen green seedless grape kebabs.
I kept them in the freezer overnight to ensure they were frozen for most of the party.. IΒ΄m a huge fan of frozen fruit and itΒ΄s a great way to cool off on a hot summers day π
I also made peanut butter flavoured cake pops dipped into white melted chocolate, decorated them with coloured sugar to represent beach balls.. I placed them on plates filled with crushed biscuits to once again resemble sea sand.. I just loved the final look π
I wanted to create oyster pearls with the Macarons.. so I flavoured them with lemon essence, coloured them a pastel turquoise, filled them with white chocolate ganache, rolled light blue fondant balls and covered them with pearl dust to resemble the pearls in the oysters..
I then placed some crushed biscuits halfway on a round turquoise plate, popped the Macarons on there and the photo above is the final result π
The piece de resistance was this lovely naked layer “Humming Bird” cake made with pecans, shredded coconut, banana and pineapple and filled with cream cheese frosting..Oh yum!!
Then ofcourse there needed to be something to drink to wash down all the food there was to eat π for this I decorated some plastic glasses by firstly dipping the glass into pasteurized egg white and then into coloured jelly (jell-o).
Each glass was finished off with a cute tropical straw. There were pre-cut lemon wedges and marachino cherries to add to the drinks to add flavour and enhance the tropical experience π Β
I also decorated the table with beach buckets and spades (filled with nachos), blown-up plastic beach balls, lilos, beach umbrellas, beach scened serviettes, a tablecloth that resembled a Hawaiian hula skirt and above the table a sign that said “Aloha”.. Each child was also given a Hawaiian lei when they walked in..
Last but for sure not the least.. the star of the show.. my lovely teenager whom I love with all my heart! Happy 16th birthday Teagan! We love you! Ok guys, hope you liked these photos and that they inspire you to host your own “end of the summer” party.. π Β
Happy last week of August 2014 to all!!Β
Johlene
xoxo
Hi Johlene, What a collection of clever ideas for your daughter’s party! I’m sure she will always remember this one with all the lovely colors and food! Thanks for sharing it with us. Blessings, Janet
Thanks Janet! YouΒ΄re so right, and the wonderful thing is that I have the memories recorded too!! π
Very colorful and perfect for teenagers.
Thanks Lee π
What a fun party! The cake is beautiful.
Love all of the Hawaiian decorations and the desserts all look so good too!
Thanks so much Val!! π
This looks great and so much fun! I love how colorful the party is, especially those little umbrellas π
Thanks Noa! I love the cute umbrellas too. I bought them in Tiger π
Oh wow!! What an amazing party theme!! I love the decorations and the food!! Super creative! This would be a fabulous addition to my link party Making Memories Mondays going on now! I would love for you to stop over! π
Cathy
Thank you so much Cathy!! Heading over to your Making Memories Mondays link party now π
Johlene, this is so gorgeous! I love how fun and colorful and summery everything is. You did a phenomenal job, and I hope your daughter loved it!
Thanks so much! She & her friends loved it! π xoxo
That looks like one amazing party! You went all out with the cake and cupcakes and macarons and cake pops. But that’s what moms do for their daughters, isn’t it? Will you come create a table like this for my next birthday? π
Time definitely goes way too fast. I often cannot comprehend how I am 24 years old.
Yeah I know what you mean.. I was 18 just the other day!! I still feel like I´m 18.. where did the time go…!!?? xoxo
You’re so creative with desserts, my friend! I’m especially loving the grape kebabs idea. I need those in my freezer!
Happy birthday to your girl–what a lucky young lady!
Thanks friend!! Saw your latest creation on Instagram and I´m dying to check out the recipe and more pics π xoxo
Johlene, you always host the cutest parties! I can’t believe how much time and effort you put into every single dish, the setting – everything! Your table setups always look great, and I know the food is too. I wish I lived closer – I’d be telling you it’s my birthday every month! Haha!
Ah thanks for the KIND words! Wouldn´t it be great to celebrate your birthday every month.. including getting the presents ofcourse! lol xoxo
Ohhh MY – Johlene, you’re so so so talented! That spread looks absolutely gorgeous, and everything seems delicious! Hapy birthday to your daughter! Your children are so lucky they have such a mother :”’)
Ah thanksso much for your verrry kind words! Means alot! xoxo
Oh my goodness!! I want to do this for my next birthday!!! haha! I just got to go to Hawaii for the first time in June and I was obsessed.
Yeah that´s right, I saw your photos of Hawaii on Instagram π Then you must definitely do it!!! π xoxo