Ah yes, the birthday season is upon us. Poor Julian. He must be the only person in the world who can go away on business for a few days and miss his entire family’s birthdays!
This year I decided to throw a party for both girls together. We had a great time! I kept it sweets-free so apart from birthday cake we had savoury food: cut up capsicum (pepper), carrot and cucumber, cherry tomatoes, brezels (big, soft, doughy and delicious), cheese, mini pickles (Georgia’s request) and mini sausages. And some dips for the adults, plus more sausages. Yum yum!
I love party games and had a good time dreaming some up or rather, putting a twist on some old favourites! Because of the age of the kids (18 months to 4) they were simple. They danced to music and then when it stopped, they had to jump on a specified coloured square (very cute!). Georgia is enamoured with the Octonauts at the moment (she was reading a book about polar bears today and said “look, a narwhal”, so I guess it’s mildly educational). Anyway, we played “stick the hat on Captain Barnacles”, which began with a hunt for his hat and finished with the more traditional blindfold and guess. And of course we played pass-the-parcel where to avoid putting a chocolate bar or packed of gummy bears on every layer, I stuck a picture of an animal, and the kids had to make its noise. Great fun! Now I have 12 months to come up with some more ideas for next year!
Party Lunch
Birthday Girl 1
Pin the Hat on Captain Barnacles
Birthday Girl 2 (with Iggle Piggle cake)
Ooooo! I am super impressed with the cakes! Great work! happy birthday lovely girls (big and small ones).