If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably jumped onto the rainbows and unicorns bandwagon without hesitation! Every little girl loves a menagerie of glittering unicorns, pastel rainbows, fluffy clouds and an array of sweets as far as the eyes can see! This adorable and colorful new trend is sure to bring a smile to your face. You can easily create this cheerful party theme at home with a few craft and party supplies along with our DIY and recipe ideas!
Download these free Pastel Party Printables to complete the party.
The Tablescape: We wanted to create a magically whimsical and dreamy tablescape for this ultra feminine and cheerful birthday soirée. This of course meant plenty of rainbows, gold unicorns and dainty flowers! We layered a pink table linen with a gold sequin runner. We whipped up a cloud table runner by trimming the Fadeless Design Clouds & Sky Art Paper Roll to the suitable length and width. The Centerpiece: To create a unique centerpiece, several different pieces were mixed together to make a centerpiece with plenty of colors and textures.
The focal point of our centerpiece was a Planter Box. We painted the box white and added rainbow detailing with washi tape for a magical look. Our friend Katie of Celebration Lane created beautiful signage that we framed in gold glitter. The box was then filled with florals and gold unicorns to tie into the unicorn theme.
On either side of the Planter centerpiece, white cloud boxes were decorated with more flowers and unicorns.
Two Rainbow Unicorn Centerpieces sat at each end of the table. These darling Birdcage centerpieces were filled with fluffy cotton candy, rainbow details and of course, unicorns! You can check out the full tutorial for this centerpiece idea here! The Place Settings:
Each place setting displayed custom made pastel rainbow plates which we created using Lavender Square Dinner Plates and Pastel Solid Colors Washi Tape. These took only a few minutes and added a fun look to each setting! Each rainbow plate was then layered with a Candy Pink Round Dinner Plate and a Light Pink Dessert Plate.
Candy Pink Plastic Spoons were adorned with washi tape rainbows and each place setting also had hand painted DIY Rainbow Ceramic Boxes!
Strawberry milk was served in Clear Glass Milk Bottles with Pink Striped Paper Straws and unicorn detailing. They were wrapped in gorgeous unicorn printables by Celebration Lane.
Our Rainbow Unicorn Bark Recipe was displayed in Candy Pink Chevron Snack Paper Bowls for guests to nibble on at their seats. You can find our incredibly delicious recipe, here! Favor Ideas:
Guests had their very own DIY Rainbow Gumball Favors displayed at their place setting. These DIY favors added a pop of color to the setting and guests were thrilled to play with them as they dined! You can find our tutorial for these favors here! The Sweets:
The sweets table was one of our favorite details of this event! Clouds & Sky Paper created a bright and cheery backdrop. Our friend Bri of Glam Fete created the pastel rainbow tassels which hung above our unicorn sweets.
We loved displaying our unicorn inspired birthday cake in the center of our sweets buffet.
On each side of the cake sat 2 DIY Square Flower Pots which were painted metallic gold. We filled them with white heart candies and yummy candy bobs from our friend Wynter of Sweets from Heaven.
The most gorgeous cookies from our friend Deanna of OCD Obsessive Cookie Designer rested on cloud servingware. They were beautiful, tasted amazing and were a huge hit with guests! Our dear friend, Lauren of The Cotton Candy Confectionery created stunning cotton candy puffs which flanked our table.
What is more fun than Mini Unicorn Confetti Cakes? These unicorn inspired confetti cakes are so delicious! With plenty of sprinkles, icing and confetti cake (not to mention a teeny pink unicorn horn!), what little girl wouldn't want to dive right in?! You can find our recipe here.
DIY Ideas:
If you're looking for a fun DIY idea that will keep tiny hands busy, our DIY Glittering Rainbow Play Dough is perfect! It's incredibly colorful, fun to play with and is a breeze to create! You can find our tutorial to create your own play dough at home here!
The most coveted detail of the party was the Giant Inflatable Unicorn. The kids adored her colorful mane and couldn't stop playing with her! Everyone wore their own unicorn headbands, even the unicorn by our tee pee wore a DIY Floral Crown! Looking for more unicorn party inspiration?
Be sure to check out our DIY Glittering Rainbow Play Dough Favors, our DIY Rainbow Unicorn Centerpieces , our Rainbow Unicorn Bark Recipe, our Mini Unicorn Confetti Cake Recipe and our DIY Rainbow Gumball Favors!
Styling: Missy & Kristen of Sweetly Chic Events & Design Printables: Celebration Lane Cookies: OCD Obsessive Cookie Designer Facebook Cotton Candy: The Cotton Candy Confectionery Candybobs: Sweets from Heaven