On Saturday, Ava celebrated her 2nd birthday! To kick off the day we put a candle in a twinkie (leftover from cake - see below), and came in her room singing Happy Birthday. She didn't know quite what to think...but enjoyed eating the twinkie. (Talk about morning hair!)
Our guests arrived and made little purses (girls) or a visor (boy). They turned out really cute and kept them busy for a few minutes while guests arrived.
Puppy Party Time! We talked about what puppies need: food, water, exercise, grooming, etc. and then started some puppy activities. We had an age range from 2-8, with most being closer to 2 so I tried to find games that would work okay for them. Each child got a puppy to take care of. We tied "leashes" around each puppy and went across the street to our big open field. We had a barking contest for warm-ups and then did puppy races. It was so cute watching the kids run with their puppies, making them bark the whole way.
We then played "Chase the Kitty". We passed a puppy and a kitty around the circle and tried to make the puppy catch the kitty.
We then went back inside and played "Feed the Puppy". Here's cousin William throwing the puppy some bones. My sister Gina and I painted the puppy.
Here's Ava with her huge puppy cake! My sister Kelly and I worked on this. It took much longer than expected but was fun. I'd never made a character or shape cake before.
Here are the guests waiting to eat puppy cake, ice cream, puppy chow and kibbels and bits (pretzel sticks, cheese cubes and carrot sticks).
Ava had lots of fun opening her presents. One funny thing I probably should've been prepared for was when at the beginning of the party, Ava opened a present as soon as her little friend gave it to her. Of course she doesn't understand party etiquette about waiting to open presents. Oh well. It was too late by the time I got there.
We gave each guest a bag with some puppy related contents: A doggy bowl with name and paw prints on it filled with Scooby snacks shaped like doggie bones, puppy stickers and a puppy coloring book that we made. Attached to the bowl and treats was their very own little puppy made from pom-poms. (My mom made all of these for us!) They turned out really cute.
Overall, I think Ava and her guests had a good time.
5 comments:
Wow! Looks like you had so many good ideas for the party. I love that cake. Happy Birthday, Ava!
Megan, Shannon and Erin had SO MUCH FUN! Thanks for inviting them. They are still talking about the games. By the way, the coloring books and stickers were fantastic ideas-better than a bag of candy!
That party looks like it was a lot of fun! I'm sorry we couldn't be there - Katelyn would have LOVED it! She LOVES puppies! I might have to find out how you constructed that cake so that I can make one for Katelyn in a couple of months.
Happy Birthday, Ava!
what a darling party! you need to submit that cake to coolestbirthdaycakes.com. you are so talented!
Happy birthday Ava! I love the cake and all the great details that were put into the party.
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