Today we went to a birthday party for one of my daughters’ best friends. The party theme was fairy princesses. All of the girls arrived in the most adorable costumes. There was pixie dust every where, not to mention all of the extra glitter that one of the moms brought. The Picnic Tables were decorated with cute little pink table cloths that had little fairies all over them. Presents were strewn about the tables along with yummy treats and arts and crafts for the girls to do.
While the girls played on the playground equipment the moms set up a few activities to do. We laid out materials to make little birthday crowns and fairy wings. There were fuzzy pipe cleaners, pom pom balls, glue, markers, scissors, construction paper, and of course tons of glitter. One of the moms made an example of each craft and set it on display for the girls to gather inspiration. Each girl had her own little station to create her own fairy princess wings and crown. The girls had a ball cutting and gluing and adding dashes of glitter.
The dads of the bunch just sat back in their Adirondack chairs and watched from a distance. A few of them gathered around the grill. It was their duty to cook the burgers and hot dogs while the girls had fun. It seemed like they were more than happy to not be elbow deep in glitter.
Once the girls finished their crafts we ate lunch and had cake and ice cream. Then the birthday girl opened all of her presents. She got quite a few neat items including a few movies, computer games, and an mp3 player. She was thrilled to say the least.
At the end of the afternoon all of the Park Benches were covered in glitter and pom poms that had fallen off of the girls crowns and wings as they ran around. Overall, it was a lovely afternoon and my daughter really enjoyed herself. Her birthday is coming up soon. We need to start planning her party. I got quite a few neat ideas after going to the party today.