And then he made another one. It was a lovely lion and was a hit with the parents as well as the kids.
The kids decorated masks when they arrived, and then we paraded to the "circus ring" (rope on the round) and played duck-duck goose.
Then the ring became a high wire, and the kids walked across it.
Then we used the rope to section off the bean bag toss area. It took the kids a while to figure out how to knock down the tower, but they did get the hang of it. Thanks, Mom, for making 14 lovely, durable bean bags! They will be great too in future games!
We had lunch and then the carousel opened. This was a big hit.
Gracie started the "Happy Birthday" song for us. She had been practicing for weeks leading up to the event.
When telling her Aunt Kerri about the day, she said she had a "lollipop party". The lollipop centerpiece was my one takeaway from Pinterest.
Happy Birthday, sweetest girl. You are a delight and we love you.
What a great party! And such a cute carousel cake - did you make that?
ReplyDeleteThanks, E! I did bake the cake, but credit goes to David for his great idea (and skills!) to decorate it like a carousel. :)
DeleteThank you so much for sharing these. I love (and will probably shamelessly steal) all your wonderful party activities. Happy Birthday to dear, beautiful Gracie! P.S--I hope that you're able to keep the first lion head. It will come in handy when the children decide to perform the Lion King as part of their homeschooling curriculum. ;)
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