Colours:
Every colour?!? But yellow was highlighted (pun not intended) a little more than the rest.
Location:
Away from home this year at 4Cats Beaches! In past years, it was a celebration for everyone – my daughter, her friends, their siblings, and their parents. This year, we went for a smaller group where the friends could be dropped off and the parents had the freedom to do as they liked.
Food:
Our time at 4Cats began at 2:30, between lunch and dinner – so snacks were in order:
- Cheese & Crackers
- Vegetable Tray
- Fruit
We were in a time crunch and were so glad that we could grab the prepared trays of fruit and vegetables from Metro. Earlier in the week, I also bought cheese sticks – because everyone loves a good cheese stick – and a couple boxes of crackers.
Cake? Of course! And Cookies Too!
I always trust Tianna of Coco Cake Co to design a cake. I provide her with the theme, colours, and an inspiration picture … “et voila!” … a delicious masterpiece.
Each child took an emoji cookie home and got to enjoy a mini from the cake. Ahem, the smiling devil is mine.
Decorations:
Simple since the studio is already decorated beautifully.
- rainbow table cloth from a previous party … it even had paint on it!
- emoji decorated cups to hold yellow cutlery from Dollarama
- emoji paper plates and napkins from Dollarama
Activities:
This was a ‘My Besties Party‘ where each child got to create a 3D personalized clay mini-me figurine. They made two each – one for them to keep (mounted on a 3″x5″ panel) and the other for the birthday girl. The final group masterpiece that the birthday girl keeps is mounted onto a 8×16 frame.
Loot Bags:
I checked the local dollar stores but nothing seemed useful. So we ended up going with:
- Pencil, sharpener, and notepad from Party City
- Emoji Cookie created by Coco Cake Co.
4Cats also provided a little loot bag (oops … I didn’t know!) with molding clay and stickers.
Highs/Lows:
LOW – A few close friends were missing and I know the birthday girl will be sad that they are not on the final masterpiece.
HIGH – Everyone loved the activity and were super-focused on their personal creations. The staff member Jess was patient and great with the kids. I would book a party with them again in a heartbeat.
Other things we might have tried:
- Creating an emoji mask from cardstock
- Making a drawing of the 3D creation to take home. It takes a few days for the creations to set/harden so friends can’t take them home straight away.
- Check out my Pinterest board for other ideas!
Looking for other birthday party ideas?!?
7th Birthday – Butterfly Garden
6th Birthday – Science
5th Birthday – Carnival
4th Birthday – Teddy Bears’ Picnic
3rd Birthday – Jungle Junction
2nd Birthday – Animal Party
1st Birthday – Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
What would you have added to our Let’s Make Faces party? Themed food? Different crafts? Comment below or SPROUT a conversation on Twitter – @sproutbalance – or Facebook!
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