How to Make a Barbie Photo Booth for a Barbie Party
A photo booth for a birthday party is always a hit, even for a Barbie party! It’s time to make a Barbie Photo Booth!
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Using inexpensive materials you can make a photo booth for a Barbie party in relatively little time. Here’s how:
Barbie Photo Booth Materials
- grand wardrobe box
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- pink high gloss paint <- Buy Now!
- 4 inch paint roller
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- a roll of clear tape
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- white foam board
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- light pink foam board
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- light pink spray paint <- Buy Now!
- glue gun
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- color printer
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Making a Barbie Photo Booth
- Stand up box without taping it to get a feel of the height you will need for your opening.
- Lay box flat and using a straight edge and a pencil draw the area you will be cutting
- Use an exactor knife to cut out the photo booth. Try to do a curved diagonal line along top. (You will need a piece of cardboard between the layers of the box to not cut through the back).
- Print out Barbie & Mattel logos, cut and glue separately on white foam board. Cut foam board to along same pattern as logos. Logos can be downloaded or purchased on Etsy. Logos will require foam board mounting. Barbie Logo Mattel Logo <- Download Now!
- Paint box inside and out. (Not at the same time as it will make the box to weak)
- Glue logos onto box.
- Cut light pink foam board to fit bottom of booth. If you could not get the pink foam board (sometimes it’s out of stock) use white foam board and paint it light pink. Yell out, “LOOK WHAT I CREATED!” when done!
- Bring a printer to the party and print out photos of the guests in the booth. Print out photos and mount on card stock that thanks the guest for attending the party. Makes a great inclusion in the goodie bag! A Barbie party is certainly pretty in pink, and the inclusion of this relatively easy to make photo booth will provide a perfect photo opportunity for the birthday girl and her friends!
Other Barbie Party Must-Haves available on Amazon:
- Barbie Birthday Party Supplies Pack for 16 Guests
- Barbie Balloon Pack
- Barbie Reusable Plastic Party Cup
- Barbie Lipstick Balloon Bouquet
- Come on Barbie Let’s Go Party Banner
- Heart ❤️️ Shaped Glasses
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How adorable!
WOW you did an AMAZING job, I’m so impressed that you made that.
A friend made it! I was at her daughter’s birthday party with it there. I fell in love and KNEW I needed to share it. She provided me all the steps on how to make it!
i love it cool idea im thinking about using for one of the little ones birthday parties
Adorable! You did a great job! What a perfect idea for a Barbie party 🙂
LOVE! I don’t have a little girl, but if I did, I would totally make this! Love, love, love it!
What a great idea! I love this! So creative and fun for the kids!
this is seriously the cutest thing ever! love the idea and can’t wait to recreate this one day for a future party!! the girls must have loved it!!
Love this! Such a great idea! I might have to come up with something like this for my Twins Sweet 16 coming up this fall! 🙂
Super cute!! I had a friend that was barbie for Halloween using almost the same concept.
Clever idea for a Halloween costume!
What a great idea! We have 2 girlie BD parties coming up next month…can’t wait to do this!
This is the cutest thing EVER! I really wish my daughter was into Barbies still.
What a cute and clever idea!
Wow, such a brilliant idea! My niece would love this! Thanks for sharing.
I absolutely love, love, love this idea! I loved barbies growing up! I am new to having a little girl ( my first two kiddos were boys) and this is such a great idea for her birthday parties! Thank you so much for this idea!
This is really a cute idea! I tried looking on etsy for the logos to print out and could not find it though.
I’ve uploaded both logos for you to print out! Hope that helps!
Where are the links for the uploaded logos? Thank you so much! I am so excited to recreate this and make some fun memories!
Thank You! Yes that helped a lot! My daughter is helping make it and she is so excited!
Hello!
How did you tape the top so it can stand?
What an awesome unique idea!!! absolutely LOVE it
Thanks!
What kind of pain is used ?
Omg, my daughter Barbie bday party is 2weeks away, I really want to do this!!! Where do I get the wardrobe box to purchase???
I have a link to AMAZON to purchase a box or you could head to your local UHAUL and purchase one there!!! Have fun!
The Amazon link used is for a 36″ height box, and it comes out to be like $19 after shipping. UHaul is the best way to go with their grand wardrobe box at 24x21x48 for $11.95, or a slightly smaller one for $9.95, I guess depending on your child’s height, since our 5 year old is 44″. Thanks for the post and inspiration!
Can’t find a wardrobe box taller than 48″ ugh, boo…my daughter won’t fit! Any suggestions…anybody???
I have searched high and low for a “Barbie” pink paint, and I’m having no luck. Nothing I find is close to the pink you used. Would you mind telling me what the color you used is called? And possibly the brand?
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This is so cool! What little girl wouldn’t absolutely love to have one of these for their birthday party? Thanks for sharing your awesome DIY with us at Merry Monday!
It was tremendously fun at the party! All the girls had a blast having their photo taken in the Barbie Box!
I love this! It looks really cute and super easy. Thanks for sharing!
how did you print the logo out so that it is big enough? did you send it to staples or something?
It depends on the capabilities of your printer. You can also print in sections and put it altogether.
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