For some girls, it's all about being fancy. For Fancy Nancy, more is always better when it comes to being fancy. If your 6-, 7- or 8-year-old daughter plays dress up, throws tea parties and puts on fashion shows, a Fancy Nancy birthday gala ("party" is just not fancy enough) may be just what the fashionista ordered. Concentrate on one theme or mix and match ideas for an extraordinary event.
Dress-Up and Fashion Show
In Fancy Nancy's world, fashion rules the day. At your daughter's gala, have plenty of dress-up clothes on hand so all your guests can try on dresses, tiaras, hats, shoes and other accessories. And, of course, a Fancy Nancy party is not complete without feather boas. Once the girls are dressed up, let the fashion show begin. Put down a red carpet remnant, beach towel or construction paper for the runway and play some music in the background.
As a take-home item, provide the girls with tiaras to decorate. Purchase kits that come with tiaras, jewels and a template to follow, or cut out your own using construction paper and buy jewel embellishments, glitter and markers.
Tea Time
A tea party fits Fancy Nancy to a T.
When it's time to eat, get out your best tea set, the finger sandwiches and snacks, and let the proper little girls show off their fancy manners. Because the girls might not actually drink tea, apple juice is a good substitute. And instead of a birthday cake, petit fours will advance the fancy theme nicely.
Explorer Extraordinaire
While Fancy Nancy always looks her best--even when exploring--encourage your guests to wear their fanciest outfits in anticipation of a treasure hunt. Buy fancy things to hide around the house or outside. These treasures could include boas, glitter, necklaces, tiaras, funky hats, butterflies and the like. Give the girls a list of what they might find, or let them go on their own. Be sure to have bags for the loot they find.
Another option is to give the girls a list of items they have to spy outside--birds, butterflies, worms, swing set--and have them check off each item when they find it.
Word Up
If your daughter is anything like Fancy Nancy, she likes fancy words---and French words, too. Nancy prefers canine to dog, parasol to umbrella, excursion to trip. Make a list of ordinary words and have your guests come up with their fancy counterparts. Also, have a list of French words for the girls to learn. And, of course, make sure you find the French words for fancy things.
Butterflies
Incorporate butterflies into your daughter's Fancy Nancy birthday gala.
A gala featuring Nancy would not be complete without butterflies. Have the girls cut out butterfly shapes to decorate with glitter, markers, jewels, feathers and craft foam. Have poster board on hand so the girls can make their own butterfly wings to decorate. Attach the wings with string or yarn. In the summer, the girls can chase butterflies outside. Or, print out Fancy Nancy printables for the girls to color.
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