Yesterday we went to one of the most amazing birthday parties I have ever been to. A couple from our church who we have been able to get to know through our small group have a daughter, Ariana, who just turned four.
Her party was themed "Under the Sea," and we entered their house to experience a craft time of making colored sand jars, finding the "treasure" in the sand box, and making jellyfish out of paper bowls and curl ribbon. All the while there was loads of sea-themed, kid-friendly food and the soundtrack to The Little Mermaid playing in the background.
The "cake" involved individual frozen dough in a cupcake form with cotton candy ice cream in the middle and a whale tail made of white chocolate coming out of the ice cream. I wish I had taken a picture of that!
As we left, Cora was invited to raid the "treasure chest" and pick a few things to go in her individual treasure box.
Her party was themed "Under the Sea," and we entered their house to experience a craft time of making colored sand jars, finding the "treasure" in the sand box, and making jellyfish out of paper bowls and curl ribbon. All the while there was loads of sea-themed, kid-friendly food and the soundtrack to The Little Mermaid playing in the background.
The "cake" involved individual frozen dough in a cupcake form with cotton candy ice cream in the middle and a whale tail made of white chocolate coming out of the ice cream. I wish I had taken a picture of that!
As we left, Cora was invited to raid the "treasure chest" and pick a few things to go in her individual treasure box.
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| Seahorses with cutouts letters inside saying, Happy Birthday Ariana |
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| finding treasure in the sandbox |
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| time for presents! |
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| (L toR) Fish bar, under sea pasta salad, octopus dip, fruit of the sea in the middle is a beautiful sandpaper castle |
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| Aimee found the outside toy box |
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| my favorite: sand pudding (pudding with layers of crushed vanilla wafers and oreos) |
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| PB & J cutout as dolphins |
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| the birthday girl |
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| fresh ocean water |
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| sea foam, ocean pearls (cake pop-like wonderfulness), ocean jello (blue jello with a fish in the middle) |
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| waiting for her last gift, a new bike from Mom and Dad |
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| making a jellyfish with Daddy |
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| the crayons were stars that Megan had made by melting down old crayons and placing them in star-shaped molds |
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| hanging fish; on the right there was a net with fish hanging in the doorway that I didn't get on camera |
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| My Escapist |
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| getting treasure from the lovely hostess |
