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How To Decorate For Butterfly Birthday Parties

Published at 02/09/2012 17:43:22

Introduction

Butterfly birthday parties are great for little girls. The bright colors help set the mood for the party and can help inspire you to decorated. If you are planning a butterfly birthday party, you may want to purchase butterfly decorations to make the theme standout and make the party special for the birthday girl and guests.

Step 1

Where to Find Butterfly Decorations

Butterfly decorations can be purchased from many department stores, party supply stores and online stores for butterfly birthday parties. Check the party supply aisle at your local department store to see the party supply themes available. Some stores may be able to special order butterfly decorations if they are not in stock. Contact party supply stores to make sure they carry or can order butterfly decorations for butterfly birthday parties. Most have catalogs and can order supplies quickly. Online stores have very wide selections and are one of the best places to find butterfly birthday decorations.

Step 2

Decorating Tables

Tables can be decorated with butterfly printed or colored coordinated table clothes for butterfly birthday parties. You can also add streamers and balloons to the sides and front of the table. If you have butterfly centerpieces, place them in the center of the tables. You may need to tape them in place to get them to stand upright.

Step 3

Decorating Ceilings

Ceilings for butterfly birthday parties can be decorated with streamers, balloons and ceiling dangles. The streamer can either be draped across the ceiling from one side to the other or cut into even lengths and left to dangle straight down from the ceiling. Balloons can be inflated with helium and allowed to float to the ceiling or inflated with regular air and taped or tied to the ceiling. Ceiling dangles can be found with butterfly decorations and can taped to the ceiling and left to dangle.

Step 4

Decorating Cakes

Order a butterfly cake from your local baker or make one yourself for butterfly birthday parties. If ordering a cake, choose a few colors for the icing and an overall design. You can also bring small butterfly toys or pictures to the bakery and ask the cake baker to add them to the cake as decorations. If you are baking a cake yourself for butterfly birthday parties, use a cake mold and purchase icing tubes from your local grocery store.

Step 5

Decorating a Special Place for the Guest of Honor

If you want the birthday girl or guest of honor to feel special at her butterfly birthday parties, you may want to decorate a special spot for her. You can make this spot near the front of the room and decorate it with banners, balloons and streamers. Place the banner right above the guest of honor chair. Inflate the balloons with helium and tie them to the chair to create a balloon bouquet above the guest of honor seat. Tape or tie streamers to the ceiling above the seat and let them dangle around the birthday girl. You can add as many decorations as you want to make the butterfly birthday parties more fun for everyone.

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