Rainbow Ruby Birthday Party Magic
“One Mom’s Story + Free Invitation Templates”
It started like most mom tales do—chaos, caffeine, and me panic-Googling “cute birthday themes for girls that won’t cost a mortgage payment” while nursing a toddler and balancing my laptop on one knee. Sound familiar? That’s when Rainbow Ruby popped up on our screen, and my daughter’s face lit up like she’d just seen a real unicorn. She gasped, “Mommy, I want her for my birthday!” I didn’t even argue. It was love at first rainbow.
Credit: Rainbow Birthday Party Ideas by Spot of Tea Designs
Now, I’m not a professional party planner—unless you count the time I turned our bathroom into “Elsa’s Ice Cave” with cotton balls and desperation—but I am a DIY mom with a Canva subscription and a Pinterest board for every life event. And let me tell you, if I can pull off a Rainbow Ruby party that had our neighbors stopping by “just to peek,” then so can you.
But before we dive into invitations, décor, cakes, and confetti, here’s the truth: You don’t need a celebrity budget to throw a party that your child will never forget. You just need heart, creativity, and maybe a little help from a friend who’s been there. That’s me. Let’s do this together. And speaking of togetherness…
Budget Birthday Dreams
“Without Spending a Pot of Gold”
I’m gonna keep it real with you—money was tight. Like, skip-the-latte tight. But I was determined to make my daughter’s birthday feel like the red carpet event she deserved (minus the red carpet price tag). I started with a budget. Not a scary spreadsheet—just a scribbled list on a sticky note: “Decor, food, cake, invitations, fun.” I knew I couldn’t do it all, so I picked what mattered most to her and leaned hard into DIY and dollar-store goldmines.
Credit: Wanga’s Rainbow Ruby themed Birthday Party by TiDa Fashions & Events
Decor? I found tissue paper and made my own rainbow garlands with the kids (they doubled as crafts and room décor). Food? Rainbow fruit skewers and cupcakes that looked fancy thanks to colorful sprinkles. And the cake? A boxed vanilla mix, pink frosting, and a plastic Rainbow Ruby figurine on top. It was so cute I cried a little. (Okay, a lot. I was hormonal.) But the best part? Watching my little girl twirl in her rainbow tutu while hugging her teddy bear (just like Ruby).
Free Bubbly Rainbow Ruby Invitations
“Why Moms Are Loving These Canva Templates”
Here’s the truth nobody tells you: invitations are secretly the most powerful part of a kid’s birthday party. They’re the first sneak peek. The first moment you get to say, “Hey, something magical is about to happen!” And boy, do our Rainbow Ruby templates deliver that sparkle. When I was planning the party, I spent hours looking for the perfect invite. Everything was either overpriced or too plain. So I made my own using Canva, and they turned out so good that other moms started texting me asking where I got them. That’s why I’m sharing them with you—completely free. Because I know how expensive party planning gets, and because we all deserve a break.
CUSTOMIZE AND DOWNLOAD NOW ON CANVA!
Beginner’s Guides
Before you get too wrapped up in planning the rest of your party magic, let’s talk about invitations! Our free invitation templates are not only adorable, but they’re super easy to customize too. Whether you’re adding in party details like the date, time, and location or even a special note, you can personalize everything to fit your theme perfectly.
A. Download Instruction
Want to know how? Read this step-by-step guide to help you download and customize our free editable invitation templates:
- Scroll up the page until you see the “Download Free Editable … Here” button.
- A new page will be shown in seconds, and you will be able to see the preview of our template designs.
- Choose/click the “Edit Template” button (blue button).
- Now you can personalize our templates, like putting your son or daughter’s name, changing the font-size and color.
- Once you finished with the editing, you can download the final draft (Go to File > Download > Select the File Type (PNG is the best option) > Download.
B. How to Print the file?
“Steps for printing our templates”
- Save the image you want to print to the computer or to a flash drive if it is not saved already. (Step 5 of Download Instruction).
- Go to the file explorer and find the file. Double click the image.
- The file will open in Windows Photo Viewer
- Go to print at the top and then go to the print option
- Select the color printer if you want the photo to print in color
- Select the print size you want
- You may want to play around with the “Fit picture to frame” option. Sometimes that option will allow the photo to print closer to the border, but sometimes it will cut off the edges of the photo.
- Hit print and Voila!!!
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Fun & Free Party Activities
“Rainbow Ruby Coloring Pages”
Here’s where the real magic happens. Because while adults can sit and chit-chat over cupcakes, kids? They need things to do. And lucky for you (and for me when I threw our party), Rainbow Ruby is all about imagination, play, and color—aka, the perfect mix for birthday games. One of the easiest, cheapest, and cutest activities? Coloring pages. I whipped up some Rainbow Ruby-themed coloring sheets (don’t worry—you’ll find them in the free printable kit!) and printed a big stack. I set up a “Creative Corner” with crayons, glitter pens, and stickers, and let the kids go wild. It was calm, creative, and—hallelujah—quiet for a whole 20 minutes.
Credit: coloringpagesfortoddlers.com
Some of the kids even made extra pages “for Ruby,” and one little boy declared he was going to hang his masterpiece in his own Rainbow Village. It melted me. But the fun didn’t stop there. We played “Teddy Bear Hide & Seek” using plushies from the show, had a rainbow scavenger hunt, and even had a “Color Your World” contest where kids decorated blank cardboard houses with markers and streamers.
A Colorful Wrap-Up
When the last balloon finally gave up and floated to the floor with a quiet sigh, and the last crumb of rainbow cake was swept up (okay, maybe eaten straight off the table—no shame), I collapsed on the couch next to my birthday girl. We were both a little sticky, still wearing rainbow stickers, glitter in our hair, and the kind of smiles that only come from a day packed with giggles, surprises, and a whole lot of frosting.
She looked up at me—cheeks smudged with cupcake icing, eyes sparkling with that pure kind of joy—and said, “Mommy, can we have a Rainbow Ruby party every year?” And in that moment, I just melted. Because that’s what it’s all about, right?
Planning a party isn’t just about finding the perfect paper plates or spending hours crafting balloon garlands (although shoutout to anyone who has the patience for that). It’s about creating a moment—a memory—that your child will carry with them, long after the presents are unwrapped and the decorations are packed away. It’s about that feeling they get when they realize, “Wow… this day is for me.”
