The crowd faves at my daughter’s birthday party were Goodwill finds.
As you might have gathered by now, my baby girl is a princess. She wasn’t really given a choice – my husband had it decided long before she was born.
The moment she arrived he stuck a bow on her head – perfectly coordinated with her outfit, of course.
As she grew and became more aware, she leaned right into the princess role with ease and it was reflected in her clothes, accessories, and attitude.
She dresses the part as often as possible and has drawers stuffed full of princess dresses – some passed down from her older cousin, but most found during my thrifting trips to Goodwill.
Elaine’s birthday party wasn’t princess themed, but of course we knew she’d want to wear one of her dresses for the occasion.
We rented out The Schoolhouse Children’s Museum for the party and invited all her preschool classmates.
I decided to bring our collection of thrifted princess gowns, tiaras, and a vase of little wands (also found at Goodwill) so other girlies could be princesses too if they wanted.
As the kids arrived, before exploring the museum (which is a dream, by the way, Palm Beach County parents — run to take your kiddos if you haven’t been!), they immediately beelined straight to the rack of princess dresses.
It was a blast to watch how much joy this brought to the party — and it was such a simple add-on.
When it came time to sing the happy birthday song, in true princess fashion, Elaine interrupted the festivities to announce to the room that she did not want anyone taking the wands home and they all needed to end up back in the vase. lol.
That’s our girl!
Last week’s thrifted ‘fits:
This is my hobby. 