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Week of Birthday Ends with Fun and Friends
Well, it is over...for another year anyway....The week of birthday finished up yesterday with a three hour party and 15 good friends!
Friends of all ages having fun!
So first the children arrived, then went outside to play while waiting for others to get here...
The first activity was to paint ceramic critters that I picked up from Wal-mart. The theme for our party was pet animals, so we had birds, horses, dogs, cats, pigs and turtles to choose from. They all really enjoyed this and then they got to take their pet home as a party favor:) A twofer...activity and party favor and the price was great at 48 cents per pet and 44 cents per little thing of paint (which I still have tons left over).
Picassos, Rembrandts, and Pollocks at work:)
Then we played a homemade version of Pet World. A great board game if your kid likes pets! We put some small plastic dogs (about 40) on the floor (tube animals picked up on sale at Toys 'r Us). Then each child would take a turn and draw a card. The card would say things like...'you did all your homework, receive a free pet' or 'the dog ate your homework, pay 10.00". We played this game until all the animals in the middle (pet store) were adopted and then the children got to take home the ones they had adopted during the game.
Then it was time for cake and ice cream. I even caught the adults having fun:)
Then it was time for presents. Katrina received blendy pens, beaded butterfly craft, dolls, Pet Shop critters, My Little Pony, bookends, a cool pencil holder, coloring by numbers, balloon fun (making balloon animals), bunnies, stickers, coloring pencils, and wild animals in a tube. But in my opinion, the best part was the hugs!
