An All-Dolled-Up Birthday Party

Candy shingles and fruit-slice shrubbery make an inviting abode for gumdrop dolls and a scrumptious treat for partygoers.

Originally published in the March 2014 issue of FamilyFun

Serve your party guests herbal tea, but give it a custom touch. Simply replace tea bag labels with handmade paper labels that fete the birthday girl.

Originally published in the March 2014 issue of FamilyFun

For each oh-so-sweet mini doll, use frosting to join Necco Wafers, a large gumdrop, and a gumball in a stack, as shown. Draw hair with writing icing, add facial features with edible markers, and let dry. Use frosting to adhere Skittles candy pigtails.

Originally published in the March 2014 issue of FamilyFun

It's dress-up time! Set out a supply of washi tape (available at craft stores), fine-tip markers, self-adhesive jewels, and ribbon for party guests to create dolls on paint sticks (paint them white and let them dry before the party).

Originally published in the March 2014 issue of FamilyFun