Sweet Shoppe | Candy Themed Party
This candy themed party was created with a classic sweet shoppe feel. Designed exclusively with Kate Landers Events, LLC- this party was extra special because it was thrown to celebrate my own two little girls’ birthdays. Born just one day apart- Taylor celebrated her 9th birthday while our youngest London, celebrated turning 3. The party theme was selected because they agreed- they both loved candy. Taylor chose blue as her favorite color and London selected purple- there you have it, a party theme was born!
Who doesn’t love lollipops?
And what is better than a gumball, really?
Handmade giant lollipops lined the walk where guests where greated with a chalkboard “OPEN” sign.
A gumdrop wreath adorned the front door {inspired from this candy wreath via Let’s Entertain}.
These classic {and darling} party hats were desinged for us by Kate of Kate Landers Events. Each child was given a classic party hat all created within the blue and lavendar color scheme. Each paper hat was adorned in a classic pattern that just had such a charm What I loved most about these hats was the ability to create a mix-n-match assortment. They were all in the party’s colors but we had several unique patterns which lent a playful feel to the party.
In addition to the playful paper hats, each birthday girl had their own personalized Festoon Trimmed Party Hat. I have never seen anything like these hats, darling doesn’t even begin to describe them. Double satin ribbon ties under their chin- oh so fabulous! After the party, these were still in perfect shape- I know they will be worn and cherished for years. Here is all the party hats together:
Fabulous, right?
Party decor consisted {in part} of a homemade candy shop awning- poster board and paint-, lavender and white flowers, wooden lollipop centerpieces, and hanging pieces of candy. We had three giant candy pieces hanging from a tree outside, blue, white, and purple {shown}. Thank you to Kate for sending all the great supplies to make these over sized treats!
Tissue pom poms hung above the candy buffet {more pics of that below} and added the perfect touch.
This designer fabric table runner was also create by Kate Landers Events and really pulled the candy table together. The lavender stripes atop the soft cream background felt so elegant and classic- Sweet Shoppe feel for sure!
The main event: The candy buffet table. All candy was chosen for its color; blue, purple, or white. From Rock Candy to Sixlets- Old Fashioned Taffy Wands to lollipops… this candy buffet was so sweet.
Each candy jar was labeled using printable labels that I discovered over at Eat Drink Chic. See them used in this Ice Cream Parlour Sundae Buffet and download them for yourselves.
Candy themed games kept little ones entertained. “Pin the gumball in the machine” was made exclusively for this party {via Kate Landers Events}. Each child’s gumball was hand stitched with a number so they knew who’s-was-who’s. I loved this take on the classic pin the tail on the donkey. Lollipop Toss was played outdoors {idea via Create My Event’s Lollipop Grove}. We also played musical squares to the song “Lollipop, Lollipop.” In fact, we had “candy themed” music playing the entire time- over an hour of music!
Personalized dotted party napkins, Pennant flag (my go-to decor item), Treat bags filled with scoops of candy, and so much more!
Each guest left with a mini gumball machine in addition to a bag full of candy.
Believe it or not, there were so many more photos of this wonderful candy birthday party. Thank you for taking the time to browse these ideas and I hope they inspire you to host a candy party of your own!
A special thanks to Kate Landers Events, LLC for helping to pull off one sweet party! I’m sure you’ll be hearing a lot more about this fabulous company here on Thoughtfully Simple and elsewhere in the near future.
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This is such an adorable party! I just love the colors. Your candy buffet rocks! Oh and your gumdrop wreath!
Absolutely LOVE your feature, the party turned out just darling! I ADORE the signs you used to identify each of the candies, incredibly sweet. The gumdrop wreath is gorgeous, love the cupcake display, the candy bar beyond precious…love love love! I hope the girls had the sweetest time!
Such a FABULOUS party! I love the colors and all the gorgeous decorations!!! Everything is pure perfection!
What an adorable party with great details!!
Great job by Tori & Kate. Love the attention to details and the unique theme. Can’t wait to see your next colaboration
Love is in the details…a perfect party, thank you for sharing!!!
love love love love it!!!
Absolutely adorable. I love the gumdrop wreath.
Love it!!! Love it all!!! How did you make the giant lollypops for the walkway. I loved it!!!
So glad that you all love it- I had so much fun creating it! Emily, for the giant lollipops, I used foam circles (found in the floral making section of the local craft store), covered them with colored cellophane, tied a bow at the bottom, then just inserted a wooden dowel. So simple!
This was so much help for me. Thank you very much. Great job on this, It is adorable. I love it!!!
Where did you buy the toppers for the cupcakes or did you make those? Is that a game because of the numbers?
Hi Elizabeth! The numbers (3 and 9) are the ages of the birthday girls. Yes, I did make these myself. If you are looking to buy adorable cupcake toppers similar to these (actually way cuter though) check out TomKatStudio (http://www.etsy.com/shop/tomkatstudio). She has adorable ones for sell!
how did you make the little candy toppers? i would rather make my own then buy ( im thrifty). thanks so much for the quick reply Tori! I am throwing a candy themed baby shower for a friend and thought of doing cupcakes instead of a cake.
Did you make the tissue paper pom poms yourself or purchase them? I am doing a Candy themed first birthday for my little girl and purchased the tissue paper already to make these. Any helpful hints?
Elizabeth: I used Photoshop (could use any program) and a scalloped paper punch. Attach to toothpicks- viola!
Stacey: No, my party saving grace Kate sent them to me. But here is a great DIY tutorial from Martha Stewart. Really simple!
http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/article/pom-poms-and-luminarias
That is so awesome!! I love it! ♥ I love the colors, I should get my mom to do this even though i’m fifteen haha
Thanks so much! The website helps a lot! I figured they were easy to make!
What a beautiful party!!! I’m planning my daughter’s first birthday and she has a two year old sister who will love it too. I tried to download the labels and couldn’t change the ice cream parlor part. How did you do it to say Sweat Shoppe? Also, where did you find a cd with candy music? Did you make it yourself?
Hi Joy! Yes, a perfect theme for two sisters ;). Once I downloaded the labels, I opened them in photo shop (perhaps you could try a paint program or similar). I blocked out the text that was already there and then just typed my own over it. As for the CD- yes I made it myself using iTunes. Hope that helps! BTW- there are soooo many candy themed songs I had no idea!
Thank you for answering my questions. I’m just excited. I went this weekend to have the invitation made and hit our local art place that was going out of business. I got all the arts and crafts needed to make everything for 75% off! This is going to be so much fun and more economical than I thought! Thanks for sharing your party with me! It’s helped a working mom pull off a party with limited time!!!!!
I really want to do this for my party! I found a chocolate party mystery, but what would be some other stuff me and my friends could do at my 14th birthday party in September?
August,
What about a game where you have to guess the candy? Blindfolded, someone would put a piece of candy in your mouth using a spoon (so that you cannot guess by feeling it). You could taste test 3 different candies and then secretly take the blindfold off and write down your guesses for the 3 types. Each guests does this and then you see who guessed all three correctly to win a prize.
Hope that helps!
Thanks. I’m thinking of having pink, teal, lime green, and purple as my color scheme sice those are my favorite colors.
Hi
Which site did you download your labels from? I liked the ones that were on the jars, and the tags attached to the Gum Ball Machines. Also i did not have a clear picture… I was just curious as to what was written on the tags of the gumball machines?
Hi Amanda, you can get download he labels for the candy jars here: http://eatdrinkchic.com/post.cfm/diy-ice-cream-parlour-make-your-own-sundaes-buffet-concept-for-wedding-or-party.
As for the gumball machines, I just made them myself. You could use any program on your computer. They read “You’re so SWEET thanks fro coming.”
Hope that helps!
Thanks so much for the wonderful inspiration - I will definitely incorporate some of your incredible ideas and resources for my daughter’s 4th birthday party!
Did you just search candy for songs. So far i’ve only found 2 that aren’t rap related and one you named! I loved your party…looked fabulous. I’m doing a candy birthday for my daughter turning 3 and I am using several of your ideas! Thanks so much!
Oh - this is so adorable. I especially love the handmade lollipops along the pathway
how did you get the label templates to not say ice cream shop across the top? i tried to download them and i can’t seem to figure out how to delete that part on the label.
Where can you get candy that’s cheap but doesn’t come in 10 pound bags and you can shop by the color?
Jen, I’ll post a list of songs for you here soon!
Margaret- Once I downloaded the label, I opened it in a paint/photo shop type program and added a white rectangle over the label, essentially making it blank again. Then I added my text.
August- I shopped a few different places for the candy. The Sweet Factory in our local mall: http://www.sweetfactory.com/. We also have a store called Winco (like a small Costco) where they sell bulk candy. I actually went a picked out the colors I wanted from assorted mixes. Very time consuming- but worth it. Hope that helps!
Thank you so much for sharing all of your ideas! We threw my daughter’s first birthday this past weekend and used your ideas and it was so much fun! Of course we have a ton of candy left over!!! Thanks again!
I saw someone asked about where to buy candy. We bought our candy from orientaltrading.com and they have great prices! And Party City carries the gumball machines!