Birthday Party A Success...

8 little 5 year old boys and a lot of sugar! What was I thinking? Seriously though it was a fabulous time. The boys were all a lot of fun. The party started out playing in the backyard while they took turns having their faces painted. Next was inside to have a lunch of Pizza (cheese, pepperoni or meat lovers) cheesies, peanut M&Ms, and orange pop. One of my friends commented that that's her kind of buffet...I had to laugh cause it's all comfort food isn't it? I remember that being the feast the Friday after final exams. The boys made bugs or anything they wanted out of plastercine. Following that they moved to the playroom for the magic show. It was very well done and the kids just loved it! Thanks Magician Kyle! Off to the garage for the experiments all of which I had tried during the week to ensure they would work. 1 out of 3 worked on the day of the party...it was kind of funny how that worked out. The milk I guess wasn't quite at room temperature in the cooler garage. The 7 up wasn't fizzy enough to make the raisins float and sink...found another bottle later so they did get to see it. Finally we did the baking soda and vinegar volcanos. It worked...and was a big hit. Lastly we ate cake and opened presents. It was a good day!

Birthdays

Well the kids are back in school and it's birthday time for our family. All 3 of my boys were born in the fall. I hosted a double Family birthday party this weekend. Our baby, Owen, turned 1 and in two weeks our little boy, Eadan (ay-dan), turns 5. Our family here in town is reaching 20 and to get everyone together for two parties seemed difficult so we did a double party. Eadan is having a party with his friends from school this coming weekend and his theme is colours. Does anyone have any suggestions for games or activities? We have a magician coming, he's 12 years old and pretty amazing. We bid on him at a recent Scout auction and were lucky enough to win. I was excited to see our order of the Ribbon Purses arrived. Finally a nice compact easy way to store my ribbons. They are an organizers dream! What themes have you had for your children's parties? Would love to hear your ideas!

Kelli