Clara and Hyrum had a combined birthday party. The theme was Puppies and Kittens. We rented out a pavilion at a fun playground so there was lots of room for dozens of kids to run!
First all of the kids picked out a puppy or kitten stuffed animal to adopt. Then they filled out an adoption certificate, collected things for their pet, and made a collar and license. The pet items were:
Puppy/Kitty food: cocoa puffs and kix cereal
Puppy/Kitty water bowls: filled with pale blue candy-coated chocolate balls
Yarn balls/Tennis balls: large gum balls
And then they filled up their own plates with scooby snacks, goldfish crackers, swedish fish, "pup-corn", and dog food (whoppers).
Picking out their pets.
Opening presents. We always have the gift giver sit next to the birthday kid while they open the present from them.
The cupcakes weren't fancy. They were tuxedo cupcakes, the cupcake was half vanilla and half chocolate, with a chocolate frosting, because the kids really like those, and because I got a nifty tool that lets me make two flavored cupcakes (half and half down the middle).
There were so many kids, and little Sammy was running around everywhere, that it was hard to take pictures. However the kids all had a wonderful time, and Clara and Hyrum really enjoyed their party!
