How to Make a Kids' Nail Salon Party

Girls will love the spa experience of a mani and pedi while celebrating.

Some of the best parties allow kids to do grown-up things. Spa parties for girls have increased in popularity, with manicures and pedicures as the main event. Create an at-home nail salon for your daughter and her friends to enjoy by providing all the basic nail-care supplies, as well as a rainbow's selection of nail polish. Play movies and offer snacks while the girls take turns having their nails done for a fun birthday celebration.

Things You'll Need

• Several colors of nail polish
• Chairs
• Folding table
• Small pillow
• White hand towel
• Emery boards
• Cuticle oil
• Hand lotion
• Toe separators
• Tiny stickers

Instructions

1. Choose several colors of nail polish for your at-home nail salon. In addition to classic pinks and red, pick wilder colors like purple, blue, green, yellow and orange. Also select clear topcoat polishes, as well as glitter topcoat polishes.

2. Designate a nail salon area in your party room. Set up two "beauty chairs" for the girls to have their nails done. Use a small folding table for manicures. Place a small pillow on the table covered in a white hand towel for each girl to rest her hands.

3. Allow older girls to give each other manicures and pedicures, or designate one or two adults to assist younger girls. File each girl's nails using an emery board and apply cuticle oil to each nail bed. Rub hand lotion onto their hands and feet.

4. Have each girl choose polish colors, topcoats and toe separators. Paint one girl's toes and another girl's hands and instruct them to switch "stations." When the polish has dried, let the girls apply tiny stickers to the top of each nail, if desired.

5. Assemble goody bags that include a small bottle of nail polish and additional sticker sheets. Allow each guest to take home her own emery board and toe separators for future pedicures.