I own The ARTbar in Santa Ana, Ca, and we do birthday parties for teen girls all the time -- its our specialty! But if you don't live near us, here's one of our favorite ideas that the girls love:
A Teen Vision Board Party!
You get a bunch of old magazines (teen ones, Glamour, Cosmo -- work great because they have "cool" images).
They get to tear out any images, words, colors they like and glue it to a board or our favorite, a composition notebook, so they leave the party with a journal. You can have them focus on images they like, or images that relate to their future, hopes and dreams. And then have them share their final artwork!
Email me if you'd like an info page -with directions and samples - happy to send it to you!
Blessings,
N.
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www.theARTbar.net
www.MyLifeCompass.com/NicoleSteiman
(P.S. Visit website listed above if your daughter really likes self improvement and has a lot of goals -- she will love the resources for teens to connect in groups and even have their own personal coach. Mom and daughter can also go through the monthly map by Diana Sterling called the Parent as Coach Approach).