A Very Merry UnBirthday To You!


I had the best idea for a tea party last month, and let me say it worked out beautifully. In fact, I would say this was one of the best tea parties we have had over the past year and a half.

I found out that all of the other girls who attend our get togethers have summer birthdays. That combined with the fact that my daughter celebrates a birthday nearly daily (she loves to pretend its someones birthday and have pretend gifts and pretend cake), I came up with an "UnBirthday Party."

If you have ever seen Alice In Wonderland you will remember the tea party she has with the Mad Hatter and they sing "A Very Merry UnBirthday To You!" I ran with it.

I didn't tell any of the girls what the party's theme was. I even covered Gracie's eyes and took her out in to the hall with the other girls after I put her party dress on (I had decorated while she was pretending to take a nap). They were so surprised.

The party went very well. We played games of Mickey Bingo, Pin The Tale on the Donkey, Musical Chairs, and guess the candy. Gracie wouldn't do the donkey game because she freaked out at the blindfold, so I let her put her tail on uncovered. Then she started crying after30 seconds of musical chairs. I think she got overwhelmed and embarrassed or something. Anyway, Mallory went on to win musical chairs and I gave a tie to Mallory and Leelou for Pin The Tale on the Donkey. Gracie won one game of Mickey Bingo as did Kathy. Kathy actually won all 4 of the guess the candy jars, but she shared and every family got something.

As the girls won the games they got to pick a prize from the basket. I had prizes for the range of ages there, so it worked out well. Each girl also got to pick out a prize just because it was their birthday.

After games I gave each of the girls a plain cake and a cup of icing along with tons of candies and sprinkles and food coloring. This was by far their favorite part. Each one got to decorate their very own birthday cake. Gracie had so much fun. She wanted her icing green, and she dumped so many sprinkles on top I am not sure you could actually see the green icing.

The big finale was each girl sitting in the special seat and being sung Happy Birthday to. I collected all of their cakes and they were given them back one by one with a lit candle. Gracie loved this part--she sang Happy Birthday at the top of her lungs each time!

This was really a great party for the end of spring. We will likely start the tea parties back up in the fall, but since the summer is so hectic, I thought I would take a break like I did last year. The only downfall to today's celebration was that Shyla wasn't there. She's away at 4-H camp, but I have a cake and fun things for her when she gets back.

If you want to see the great pictures click here. Scroll down for the videos. I put one for each girl. They are great!'




Mallory's Birthday Song








Leelou's Birthday Song








Gracie's Birthday Song








Emma's Birthday Song


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