So Hubby is off work and was able to stay with Lil' J and A while I ran up to the dollar store on my quest for goodie bag stuff...
I like to give something that will last, and fill that with trinkets. I think I mentioned in my last post some of the things I've used (i.e. fanny packs, etc.).
Today my trusty ol' dollar store came up short. They had tube shaped pencil cases that I liked - Disney Princess for girls and Batman/Spiderman etc. for boys, but guess what? Not enough. So far I have 11 girls and 7 boys, and there were only nine girl cases (about 30 for boys - go figure).
There is another dollar store close by that I'm going to check out tomorrow, but Hubby will be at work so Lil' J will have to come with me while A is at school. Oh well, such is life. If that's my biggest problem, things aren't so bad, lol.
11.12.2008
11.11.2008
5 Goodie Bag Ideas
It's that time again... A's birthday is in a few weeks and I need to make goodie bags for her party.
The party doesn't really have a theme - it's being held at a local indoor play centre, and there are quite a few kids coming. My approach with goodie bags has always been to get them something useful and fill that with little things, rather than just give little things wrapped in a plastic bag. I've given pencil cases, fanny packs, pails and courier bags, to name a few. Some time this week I'll head up to one of our dollar stores and see what I can find.
While I'm on the subject, here are some fun goodie bag/party favour ideas that I've seen at other parties we've attended:
1) Take home craft: each child was given a small gardening set and during the party they planted some seeds as well as a small flowering plant. They took home their tools and the things they had planted.
2) Another take home craft: sunglasses that each child decorated.
3) A bucket each of sidewalk chalk.
4) Costumes: at a Hawaiian theme party each child went home with a lei and a grass skirt.
5) Build-A-Bear! My kids have always loved being invited to Build-A-Bear parties.
The party doesn't really have a theme - it's being held at a local indoor play centre, and there are quite a few kids coming. My approach with goodie bags has always been to get them something useful and fill that with little things, rather than just give little things wrapped in a plastic bag. I've given pencil cases, fanny packs, pails and courier bags, to name a few. Some time this week I'll head up to one of our dollar stores and see what I can find.
While I'm on the subject, here are some fun goodie bag/party favour ideas that I've seen at other parties we've attended:
1) Take home craft: each child was given a small gardening set and during the party they planted some seeds as well as a small flowering plant. They took home their tools and the things they had planted.
2) Another take home craft: sunglasses that each child decorated.
3) A bucket each of sidewalk chalk.
4) Costumes: at a Hawaiian theme party each child went home with a lei and a grass skirt.
5) Build-A-Bear! My kids have always loved being invited to Build-A-Bear parties.
11.10.2008
Does It Get Any Easier?
Ah yes. There is a light at the end of the tunnel!
For those parents out there dealing with the perils of "age four" for the first time, take heart in knowing that it does get easier. Alyssa is turning six in a few weeks, and is soooo much easier than when she was Lil' J's age (4 1/2). At the moment he is a holy terror ;-)
I remember back when A was that age, I thought to myself "she's difficult because she'll be an easy teenager". As it turns out I'm getting my rewards sooner than I thought :-)
Hmmm. I wonder, then, what her adolescence will be like???? Ahhhhhh!!!
lol
For those parents out there dealing with the perils of "age four" for the first time, take heart in knowing that it does get easier. Alyssa is turning six in a few weeks, and is soooo much easier than when she was Lil' J's age (4 1/2). At the moment he is a holy terror ;-)
I remember back when A was that age, I thought to myself "she's difficult because she'll be an easy teenager". As it turns out I'm getting my rewards sooner than I thought :-)
Hmmm. I wonder, then, what her adolescence will be like???? Ahhhhhh!!!
lol
11.06.2008
Heavy Rainfall Warning
You know how it is... when you have nothing to blog/talk about, there's always the weather ;-)
Today we have a heavy rainfall warning. We get those quite often where I live (the south coast of B.C., Canada). Yup, heavy rainfall.
This meant that my daughter had no choice (because Mommy is the Dry Clothes Warden) but to wear her rain boots and then change into her shoes when she got to class. It also means that The Boy (because he is Mr. Trippy) will change clothes several times today.
Last but not least, it meant that we were late for school today, because Mommy Warden thought she'd be clever and keep Mr. Trippy and Miss Too-Much-Of-A-Diva-To-Change-Her-Shoes out of the rain as long as possible, but messed up on the time. As a result, Miss Diva missed the second bell and needed a late slip from the office.
Oops. Baaaad Mommy...
Today we have a heavy rainfall warning. We get those quite often where I live (the south coast of B.C., Canada). Yup, heavy rainfall.
This meant that my daughter had no choice (because Mommy is the Dry Clothes Warden) but to wear her rain boots and then change into her shoes when she got to class. It also means that The Boy (because he is Mr. Trippy) will change clothes several times today.
Last but not least, it meant that we were late for school today, because Mommy Warden thought she'd be clever and keep Mr. Trippy and Miss Too-Much-Of-A-Diva-To-Change-Her-Shoes out of the rain as long as possible, but messed up on the time. As a result, Miss Diva missed the second bell and needed a late slip from the office.
Oops. Baaaad Mommy...
11.03.2008
Pinata Tip For Birthday Parties
Alyssa went to a friend's birthday party the other day and they had a pinata. Her Mom had an idea for filling it that I'd never seen, and I thought I'd pass it on.
We've had pinatas at our kids' parties in the past, and endured the mad scramble and ensuing madness as all the kids try and grab as much loot as they can. For the less aggressive, there can be hurt feelings if other party goers end up with more candy and are not well mannered enough to share.
As a solution, my friend prepared in advance small baggies of candies and put those in their pinata. That way each child got the same amount.
So simple, yet such a great idea!!! I'm definitely doing that if we ever have another pinata.
We've had pinatas at our kids' parties in the past, and endured the mad scramble and ensuing madness as all the kids try and grab as much loot as they can. For the less aggressive, there can be hurt feelings if other party goers end up with more candy and are not well mannered enough to share.
As a solution, my friend prepared in advance small baggies of candies and put those in their pinata. That way each child got the same amount.
So simple, yet such a great idea!!! I'm definitely doing that if we ever have another pinata.
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