Sam turned five last Sunday. The party is a big deal to him, as you would expect. And these days kids are having big parties at facilities with huge inflated slides and other bouncy equipment. (The facilities provide a cake and pizza for the kids after they run around like maniacs for an hour.)
We wanted to have a simpler (and cheaper) party at home, and thanks to Susan's hard work, it went very well. The biggest expense was probably the Scooby-Doo cake (the S. D. pinata, bought at a low-price party store, was a lot cheaper!). It was nice to be able to give Sam some birthday cake, since birthday cakes are
never safe for him, so for every party he goes to Susan makes a cupcake or two for him to have which
is safe.
Nine friends showed up with about half the many parents. The weather was nice, so they ran around outside for an hour first, and had a great time. The highlight for Sam was a game Susan led them in, where they were blindfolded, given a wooden spoon, and told to crawl around on their hands and knees to find, and bang on, an up-turned stock pot with a treat bag inside. The really enjoyed this. Susan also led them in Simon Says, putting little candy decorations on their pieces of cake.
A simple and straightforward party and a good time was had by all. :-)
Sam turned five last Sunday. The party is a big deal to him, as you would expect. And these days kids are having big parties at facilities with huge inflated slides and other bouncy equipment. (The facilities provide a cake and pizza for the kids after they run around like maniacs for an hour.)
We wanted to have a simpler (and cheaper) party at home, and thanks to Susan's hard work, it went very well. The biggest expense was probably the Scooby-Doo cake (the S. D. pinata, bought at a low-price party store, was a lot cheaper!). It was nice to be able to give Sam some birthday cake, since birthday cakes are never safe for him, so for every party he goes to Susan makes a cupcake or two for him to have which is safe.
Nine friends showed up with about half the many parents. The weather was nice, so they ran around outside for an hour first, and had a great time. The highlight for Sam was a game Susan led them in, where they were blindfolded, given a wooden spoon, and told to crawl around on their hands and knees to find, and bang on, an up-turned stock pot with a treat bag inside. The really enjoyed this. Susan also led them in Simon Says, putting little candy decorations on their pieces of cake.
A simple and straightforward party and a good time was had by all. :-)
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