I did one last year when my daughter turned 8. I bought makeup bags for every girl to hold the following:
hairbrush
mirror
hair elastics/accessories
lipgloss
nailpolish
face scrubbers (I'll explain)
eye mask
bath bombs
bath pillow
fake hair clips
I bought the bags at a discount store we have that buys out other places. They were 39 cents each. Hairbrush, hand mirrors, circular face scrubbers (terry on one side and a mesh on the other), hair clips/elastics and bath pillow were all from Dollar Tree.
Lip gloss was from the same discount store but can easily be found anywhere. Michaels had the bath bombs and eye masks. The nailpolish was on clearance at The Children's Place. Hair clips were from CVS on clearance.
We invited a number of girls so that it was even and each would have a partner to do the makeover.
We started the party by making our own bath products. I have a friend who makes bath items so she gave me the containers. You could easily use something you can find. We used sugar and safflower oil to make a body scrub. Epsom salts were used for a bath soak and I bought unscented lotion at Dollar Tree and put it into smaller containers. The girls added glitter to this which I bought at Michaels in the soap making aisle. I also bout scent in the same aisle (rose scent). The girls could scent their body scrub, salts and lotion with either rose or lavender essential oil. I prefer the essential oils and they can be bought at the healthfood store.
We had three stations after the product making. They first decortated labels for their products. That same station was then used for nail polish. There was also a hair station and a station for lipgloss. If your girls can wear other makeup then add it to that station - maybe face glitter or glitter tattoos.
I used butterfly themed plates and bowls from last years Spring line at Michaels. To keep with the theme I used pizza crust I cut in a butterfly shape. I know I had another appetizer but can't think what it was. I baked brownies in butterfly shaped glass dishes from the same Spring line. These dishes can be found in lots of places. At the end I washed them and they were sent home to keep jewelry, etc in.
And because I sew, I made each girl a towel wrap. They also got flip flops. I just remembered that I bought everyone a white wicker basket to keep everything in. They were clearanced at
WalMart after Easter for 75 cents.
I admit I put a lot of thought into parties and my parties are well known. I don't really spend a lot on them it just looks that way.
Oh, and the invitations included bath confetti and invited the girls to a "Spa-Tastic" event.
While all this was going on, we had fancy appetizers and sparkling cider in plastic champagne glasses-these were a big hit. Then we used a kit to make their own flavored lip glosses which they could take home. I think the girls had a lot of fun, and it was fairly inexpensive. The girls all took home nail polish, emery boards, head bands, a body puff, and their lip gloss.
