Our daughter, Leah, received her first American Girl doll for her 7th birthday last summer! She loves it so much! So I thought it might be fun to have an American Girl themed birthday party this year!
Pinterest is a great go-to source for inspiration! Here are 35 ideas, including food, decorations, activities, gift ideas and more!
{P.S. Most of them are budget friendly, or at least could be made at home with a little DIY talent!}
35 Ideas for an American Girl Doll Themed Party
American Girl Decorations:
Happy Birthday banner made with Dollar Store plates
Red and white balloon canopy made with plastic tablecloths and balloons
Mason Jars with striped straws for drinking
DIY Pom Garland made from yarn
Themed table decor – could mix and match any colors!
DIY drinking cups (for the AG dolls–wait until you see what they’re made from!)
American Girl inspired birthday banner (this could be a DIY project!)
Pretty invitations in red, pink and white
My own idea: Decorate with some brightly colored daisies, which can be found at most grocery stores!
Food:
photo credit: https://catchmyparty.com/photos/1705244%5B/caption%5DTreats and favors displayed in glass apothecary jars
Smores (regular size ingredients AND mini marshmallows and tiny graham crackers for the dolls–kind-of silly, but cute!)
Milk bottles with cookies and cute straws
Star shaped frosted sugar cookies
Chocolate dipped, sprinkled pretzels – use the color of choice
Red, white & blue popsicles, dipped strawberries and rolled ice cream sandwiches
Red, white and blue fruit kabobs (made with strawberries, blueberries & marshmallows)
Cookie cutter sandwiches (shown in butterfly shape, but a star cutter would be so cute!)
Watermelon & cucumber cut in the shape of stars
American Girl Doll Activities:
Printable American Girl doll activities
American Girl doll word search
DIY American Girl doll shirt (it’s pretty cool what they made it out of!)
No Sew Tutu (for the dolls or the girls at the party!)
Doll & Me necklace and hair tie craft
American Girl Spa Robe (think how cute this would be with a “spa” themed party!)
Bubble wands with stars on top for favors
American Girl doll birthday scavenger hunt and other activities
AG doll style bracelet party favor
More American Girl craft ideas
American Girl Doll Gift Ideas
You’d be missing out if I didn’t also share some great American Girl doll themed gift ideas!
While they aren’t official AG brand, we’ve been pleased by these “fits 18 inch doll” outfits on Amazon! My daughter has received several for gifts. The only one we had some trouble with was one with sparkles, a lot of them fell off. But my daughter doesn’t really care.
This company, Sophia’s, is who we’ve bought the outfits from and they have tons of accessories too! The doll brush pictured below is amazing for Leah’s doll’s hair! Just click on the images to find them on Amazon.
If you’re looking for Dollie and Me type matching outfits, there is a decent selection on Amazon too!
I hope this post has given you some great ideas for your next American Girl doll party!
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