It’s all just cupcakes and rainbows….until you plan a birthday party for over 50 guests! Immediately after seeing the movie Trolls, my daughter fell in love with the characters, colors and of course the music! So she just had to have a Trolls themed birthday party, and of course this crafty mom had way too much fun making the decorations.
The invitation went through a few revisions, from including lots of candy graphics to none at all, here’s the final version:
Decorations were by far the most fun to make of all the parties I’ve done. Centerpieces were created from jumbo Easter eggs turned mushrooms with Troll character cutouts taped on top. My cricut machine made these cutouts a breeze to make.
The party was in the garage, so I covered the exposed frame with colorful tablecloths and streamers.
Food was kept pretty simple: rainbow fruit skewers, veggie cups, goldfish crackers, no bake cake balls and cupcakes.
A candy buffet was used instead of having party favors, which I think the kids absolutely loved picking their own candy!
“Cloud Guy” was a last minute addition to the party decorations. Made from cardboard, cotton balls, pool noodle and paper printouts…this guy was a hit at the party and easy to make in about 30 minutes!
Kids. Had. Fun. That’s worth all the time and effort.
GiggleFishCreations 
Hi! Love the cloud guy you made! Just curious, for the face, mouth and socks, did you create those yourself or did you print them from somewhere? Trying to figure out the easiest way to make those parts. Thanks!
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Hi, thanks! I created the face and mouth in PowerPoint using shapes, and then found some socks in the public domain of Google images. This way I could make the size I needed to have better proportions for my cardboard cutout.
Good luck!
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do you happen to know where you purchased the candy buffet bags at?
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Hi! I got the bags at orientaltrading.com
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Where did you buy the flowers?
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My daughter picked the flowers out at Michaels craft store. I sprayed them with glitter spray to add an extra sparkle!
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How did you do the faces for the flowers?
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I created the case using a combination of circles and semi-circles. Here’s a link to pdf file with a few of them as an example. Enjoy!
Click to access gigglefish_troll-flower-faces.pdf
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Where did you get the “Candy Bar” template? I’d love to use that idea at our girls’ party.
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I created it using PowerPoint and free clipart images!
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hello, do you have a template for the candy bar sign?
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Hi! No, I don’t have a template, just found some cute clipart images online that were free for personal use!
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Can you send the link for the cloud face also?
Please and thank you!!
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Here you go!
Click to access gigglefish_cloudguyface1.pdf
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How did you stick the faces to the little Windmill flowers?
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I printed the faces on cardstock and then attached with thumbtacks
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Thank you so much for sharing your ideas and files!!! You are an amazing mom and crafter. I only hope our low key birthday bash looks half as awesome as yours!!!!!!!!!
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Thank you so much! It’s definitely something I love doing, although it takes some effort and organization the end results are always worth the effort!
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Good ideas !
Thank you – I plan on trying my first DIY Party.
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Good luck! I always feel it helps to make a list in advance to keep organized!
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What did you use as the stem for the Easter Egg mushrooms? Thanks.
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I used some of our kids plastic water cups! Wrap the cup in cardstock and turn it upside down…..works perfectly to balance the egg!
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