We threw Evie a birthday party this year. It was the first year she really asked for one, so we thought, ok. Naturally, because we’re us, we had it at our house with food that I mostly made. I don’t regret it, but it was a lot of work. We had it between lunch and dinner, so we mostly had easy snacks -bagel bites that were easy to throw together, fruit salad, chips and french onion dip, sangria for the adults, juice boxes for the kids. We had cookie decorating and boxes for them to take their cookies home; mask and crown decorating, where my major fail was in buying a glitter glue that didn’t have time to dry; and lots of balloons for the kids to throw and hit around. I made a cake with a layer of strawberry and a layer of chocolate, where the strawberry cake recipe needs some work. Ah well. Evie seemed to have fun, and one of the reasons I’m glad it was at our house was because she got to enjoy the party the whole day: before and after her friends arrived and left, with the balloons and decorations and set up/break down.
Also, Evie said Princess and Wonder Woman! So I put on the invitation to come dressed up as one’s favorite princess, prince, or superhero. By the way, best game ever: Blow up some balloons and send the kids in.
