Creating a Fairy Tale Party

I am preparing a Fairy Tale party for a few of my young students (and past students) who I know are interested in writing. After attending a friend's party in October where we wrote short Halloween stories, I was inspired to do one myself!

I am excited about the story I will be writing - it is based on a street name. Really! On the freeway between Portland, OR and Springfield, is a street that runs overhead named "Illahie Xing." For years I have thought that name was gorgeous, and needed a fairy tale to go with it. On my last trip to Portland, I finally came up with a plot befitting the name.

I have planned out the invitations. They are going to be books! Shani helped me come up with some poetical writing for the insides so they fit with the whimsical fantasy. We will decorate the apartment with books, candles, and glittery nature (I am a firm believer that glitter is something you can't have too much of).

I dearly want to pick out all the food, and have it be just perfect. But I can't afford to buy ingredients for fancy foods for 10 young ladies, and I certainly don't have the TIME needed to cook dozens of little fiddly things. So, I am asking the girls to bring desserts. I will, however, try to make cake pops. They are quite the thing currently, and I want to try at least once.

Perhaps the will be pictures of invitations and decorations and noms at some point! Oh, and costumes, of course, as costumes and fancy dress are "encouraged, but not required."