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Thanks to Risa, today I participated in a First Day of Spring Tea Party. Even though today was in the thirties, windy, and overcast, inside Samantha (my favorite 6-year old…and one of my most favorite people in the world) and I celebrated all things Spring. Before the tea, we colored eggs which added to our decorations. Samantha helped me fill a couple of old glass canisters with plastic eggs and fake grass. She also created a wonderful “Happy Easter” sign. The menu was homemade mac’n cheese (Samantha’s favorite) broccoli, brightly colored hard boiled eggs, chamomile tea, ginger ale (in champagne glasses, but of course), and sliced strawberries with chocolate ice cream. Yum! As we sat down to dine and sip our tea, Samantha said, “We really went overboard, didn’t we?” And we did, and it was completely worth it.
To all of you other tea party goers, please enjoy our pictures. I wish you all a wonderful Spring season. Here’s to going overboard and having a blast doing it!
Jenn (and Samantha), Imagination Celebrations
We just made this craft a few weekends ago at a Winter Luau. Usually, for this snowy and tropical party we make sand art. However, my local craft store was out of sand art bottles. What to do? Well, since it was the night before the party ( I shouldn’t admit that, should I?) I had to think quickly. So, we created our very own mini islands instead. The girls loved them, and looked forward to putting them in their rooms as a year long piece of summer. This is a craft we will defiantly be doing again! As I slip on my LLBean slippers over my freezing feet, and look out the window at the slowly melting snow, I kind of wish I had my own little island, too.
How to make your own island:
Materials: a small round glass bowl (I used tiny fish bowls), sand (either colored or uncolored), sea shells, mini umbrellas, tiny palm trees, etc.
Directions: Throw them in the bowl, sit back and enjoy!
Jenn, Imagination Celebrations
Its funny seeing the little lights of a disco ball hit every surface of a room- it has the power to change a basement into a concert arena. This past weekend we had our first “So Glamorous!” themed party. What fun! The little “pop stars” received celebrity treatment by getting manicures and makeup (which they did themselves- hilarious!). They even created their own group names (Singing Sisters & The Pop Star Girls) and placed them on their homemade backstage passes. Once completely glamorous, they headed to the stage to dance and sing (mostly lip-synch). I must admit that Disney teen music usually makes me cringe, but seeing the little Hannah Montanas’ enthusiasm made it quite enjoyable. Everyone’s favorite had to be the new lighting system. Just a disco ball with a spot light, but it might as well have been the set of High School Musical.
Jenn
