Well folks, it's true -- I have a 5-year-old. Unbelievable. His party yesterday was for family only -- according to Theo's wishes! (Most of my friends' kids are having big parties at Pump It Up or other such loud, annoying places and have invited the majority of their preschool class -- but not Theo! He wanted it at home, and just for his aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. Interesting.)
Anyway, we had a lot of fun. I made my own version of a "pinata" (instead of a donkey or regular old T-rex, Theo wanted his pinata to be a "Sabertooth Crocodile" -- hence, the need to make it myself). After I drew the creature on poster board and stapled the two sides together, I realized that whacking the paper with a bat would probably crush the tootsie pops inside. So Theo and Jeff spent a few minutes bubble-wrapping them for protection. Here's Theo and his pinata:
By the way, the bat alone didn't break open the pinata -- we had to rip the top. Just an FYI for other DYI moms out there!
Our next party game was "Pin the Crest on the Cryolophosaurus" -- another mommy creation:
Note the Crylophosaurus eggs that Theo added!
Theo got lots of thoughtful gifts, including Spin Art from Auntie Carolyn (I think I love it more than Theo) and a badminton set from Rose and Auntie Lettie. Grandma Sharon wrote a wonderful original story for Theo called "Tiny and the Giant" that includes pages for Theo to illustrate. So clever. Theo is one lucky little guy -- and so are we.
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