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Lea Clark’s Brazilian Tropical Playdate

March 14, 2016 By Lynlee

Lea's Tropical Playdate ~ Lynlee's

At the begin­ning of the year, my daugh­ter, Anabelle and I were anx­ious­ly await­ing Amer­i­can Girl’s announce­ment of the 2016 Girl of the Year. Last year, Anabelle’s An Amer­i­can Girl in Paris Patis­serie par­ty was inspired by the 2015 Girl of the Year, which was a per­fect fit for us see­ing as we love all things bak­ing and Paris-relat­ed! So, it goes with­out say­ing that we were excit­ed to see what this year’s theme would be and we just could­n’t believe it when Lea Clark was debuted ~ an adven­tur­ous girl who loves trav­el and pho­tog­ra­phy and whose life is changed after a trip to Brazil ~ my native coun­try! Last Decem­ber, I styled Maryel­len’s Fab­u­lous 50’s Din­er Play Date inspired by the doll Maryellen Larkin, so I thought it’d be fun to pro­vide some fun ideas for a trop­i­cal get-together.

Lea's Tropical Playdate Sloth ~ Lynlee's

American Girl Lea Clark ~ Lynlee's

I was inspired by the fun, bright col­ors of Lea’s wardrobe, as well as the over­all rain­for­est motif. I used the bam­boo back­drop I orig­i­nal­ly used for our Alo­ha Vin­tage Luau and paired it with a burlap table­cloth for a more nat­ur­al look. I found the super cute col­or­ful leaf ban­ner in the Tar­get Dol­lar Spot and I added some faux jun­gle leaves to make it more tropical.

Lea Clark Tropical table ~ Lynlee's

Lea Clark Fruit Stand ~ Lynlee's

Lea has an incred­i­bly adorable ocean­side fruit stand, which I just had to incor­po­rate into the table design! The con­tents of the fruit stand also inspired our menu. As opposed to the more heavy Brazil­ian food I offered in our Let Me Take You to Rio par­ty, we opt­ed for a lighter spread. For drinks, we offered fresh fruit smooth­ies, then also offered an abun­dance of fruits, from bananas to man­goes to kiwis. We served indi­vid­ual açai bowls with top­pings, such as gra­nola, black­ber­ries and straw­ber­ries pre­sent­ed in coconut bowls. Then, some tra­di­tion­al Brazil­ian salty snacks includ­ed pão de quei­jo (cheese bread), cox­in­ha (shred­ded chick­en wrapped in a fried dough) and polvil­ho chips. I loved offer­ing more refresh­ing and healthy treats as opposed to a sug­ar-filled dessert table!

Lea Clark smoothies ~ Lynlee's

Lea Clark's Fruit ~ Lynlee's

Lea Clark DIY Acai Bowls ~ Lynlee's

Lea Clark Acai Bowl ~ Lynlee's

Coxinha snacks ~ Lynlee's

Brazilian coxinha snacks ~ Lynlee's

Brazilian cheese bread ~ Lynlee's

Lea's American Girl fruit stand ~ Lynlee's

Lea Clark sea turtle ~ Lynlee's

Anoth­er fun aspect of the table was that it was more inter­ac­tive than usu­al. Not only were the girls able to play with Lea’s fruit stand, but they were also able to make their own açai bowls and try out all the Brazil­ian good­ies, trans­form­ing the table into a stand of their own!

Making acai bowls ~ Lynlee's

Eating coxinha ~ Lynlee's

Tropical Smoothies ~ Lynlee's

Playing with Lea Clark ~ Lynlee's

American Girl Lea Clark Playdate ~ Lynlee's

Anabelle and I were so super excit­ed to have so much in com­mon with the newest addi­tion to the Amer­i­can Girl fam­i­ly! Though Anabelle has been down to Brazil to vis­it twice before, she was rather young and has few rec­ol­lec­tions, so I love being able to share more cul­tur­al tra­di­tions with her with Lea. And we can’t wait for the movie to come out! Have you had a chance to check out Lea Clark and all her fun accessories?!

Lea Clark Tropical Playdate ~ Lynlee's

This post is spon­sored by Amer­i­can Girl, but as always, all ideas and opin­ions are my own!

Merci Beaucoup!



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Comments

  1. Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says

    March 15, 2016 at 7:11 am

    What a cute play­date idea for lit­tle girls. I bet my nieces would love this.

    • Lynlee says

      March 16, 2016 at 9:57 am

      Thank you so much, Robin! 🙂

  2. Milena says

    March 15, 2016 at 10:29 am

    Girls love these dolls! This looks like it was an awe­some party!

    • Lynlee says

      March 16, 2016 at 9:58 am

      They cer­tain­ly do! Thank you so much, Milena! 🙂

  3. Rebecca Bryant says

    March 15, 2016 at 10:54 am

    First off your daugh­ter is beau­ti­ful. I am lov­ing the trop­i­cal theme of this girl play­date. So much fun and makes me feel like I’m in paradise.

    • Lynlee says

      March 16, 2016 at 9:58 am

      Oh, thank you so very much, Rebec­ca! I tru­ly appre­ci­ate it! ♥

  4. Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy says

    March 15, 2016 at 11:16 am

    I am in Cana­da and I get this cat­a­logue sent to me all the time. Those dolls are just so cute.

    • Lynlee says

      March 16, 2016 at 9:59 am

      Aren’t they?! It’s a hap­py mail day in our home when we receive our catalog! 🙂

  5. Alicia Taylor says

    March 15, 2016 at 1:00 pm

    That doll is just so cute. I love theme — and your daugh­ter real­ly looks like she’s enjoy­ing herself.

    • Lynlee says

      March 16, 2016 at 10:00 am

      Super fun theme! Thank you so much, Alicia! 🙂

  6. Heather lawrence says

    March 15, 2016 at 2:21 pm

    What a cute idea!
    My daugh­ters have a cou­ple of Amer­i­can dolls too. I should do a Cana­di­an twist on this with pou­tine and maple syrup.

    • Lynlee says

      March 16, 2016 at 10:00 am

      Ooh, that would be super fun! It’s a fun way to incor­po­rate tra­di­tions! Thanks so much, Heather! 🙂

  7. Liz Mays says

    March 15, 2016 at 4:51 pm

    Aww, great job on the theme! I had­n’t heard of those Brazil­ian snacks before. They look so good!

    • Lynlee says

      March 16, 2016 at 10:01 am

      Thanks so much, Liz! Def­i­nite­ly some of our fave snacks! 🙂

  8. Mama to 5 BLessings says

    March 15, 2016 at 5:24 pm

    How cute! What a great theme, my daugh­ter would flip over this!

    • Lynlee says

      March 16, 2016 at 10:02 am

      Awww, thank you so much! We had a lot of fun! 🙂

  9. Laura Funk says

    March 15, 2016 at 7:54 pm

    That banana bowl is awe­some! What a fun playdate

    • Lynlee says

      March 16, 2016 at 10:02 am

      Thanks so very much, Laura! 🙂

  10. Rosey says

    March 16, 2016 at 1:42 am

    Lea does have a col­or­ful wardrobe. 🙂 The theme here is great, it looks like fun for sure for play­date time. 🙂

    • Lynlee says

      March 16, 2016 at 10:03 am

      Right?! We love all the col­ors and pat­terns in her clothes! Thanks so much, Rosey! 🙂

  11. laura londergan says

    March 16, 2016 at 8:01 am

    I have always loved your par­ties my friend as you pay such atten­tion to detail. This par­ty is so cute and I remem­ber when my daugh­ter LOVED the AG dolls — well she still does, it’s just that she’s get­ting old­er and not being played with as much 😉

    • Lynlee says

      March 16, 2016 at 10:03 am

      Oh, you’re the sweet­est, friend! Thank you so very much! I tru­ly appre­ci­ate it! Anabelle’s obsessed with Amer­i­can Girl dolls! ♥

  12. Jamie Lee says

    March 16, 2016 at 2:23 pm

    What a fun play date idea. Looks like so much fun!

  13. Tonya C says

    June 8, 2016 at 11:42 am

    This is AWESOME! Faith is work­ing on a Wild At Art par­ty sale!

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