dimanche, avril 27, 2008

Ben's Party!

A month earlier I had asked Ben what kind of birthday party he'd like to have. He really liked the Disney movie CARS, or at least the picture of Lightening McQueen. (Ben calls him Lightening the Queen) So, a CARS party it was.
As usual, I cut down on the costs of hosting a fancy kids' theme party by making my own cake. Instead of buying all the Disney theme decorations, I picked one pack of CARS napkins, and then bought the cheaper, but color coordinated extras like plates, cups and table cloth. Instead of goody bags, I had found a sale at Toys R Us for these little CARS toy cars- a little larger than a Hotwheels car. I had enough to give each boy (including Ben, who picked the original Lightening McQueen) one car, and each girl received a large butterfly ornament... totally non-related to the theme, but Oh, so pretty!

We hosted Ben's party at the biggest playground in town! (that saved me from having to plan games and entertainment) I made alot of sandwhiches, and a veggie platter, and a crackers, cheese and sausage (Jer's deer pepperoni) platter, and bowls of chips and... picnic stuff like that.

The day was gorgeous at 20+ degrees on an April morning! The park was crowded, which made it feel like Ben had a thousand guests at his party (but I only had to feed 30 of them!)

Ben was so not focused on the presents. He had fun ripping them open once we told him that they were for him. Although he was happy about each gift that he opened, I think he would've been satisfied if he had walked away from his party with just his little Lightening McQueen car in hand.
Posted by Jeremy J Harnett :: 8:46 p.m. :: 1 comments

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