Vicky's party
Sep. 6th, 2006 09:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
estepheiaLe sigh. It's that time of the year again, where we stressed out parents have to organize a smashing themed birthday party for Viktoria. Unfortunately we raised the bar quite high during the last few parties: we had a pirate-party (where the kids had to pass a pirate exam to get a treasure map), an American Natives party (where they ate roast chicken in their wigwams after collecting all kinds of objects for their medicine pouches) and a Magic party (where we transformed broomsticks into marvellous magic staffs with beads, ribbons and fake plants).
This year's theme: Underwater. Vicky wants to dress up as sea-pixies and mermaids. I have blue blankets and curtains and table cloths to make the living room blue, twenty IKEA soft toy fishies/turtles and a big cuddly octopus, I also have fish-shaped bowls and other items for decorations, but I have no clue what kind of games to play. The weather doesn't look terribly promising. No outdoors activities, I'm afraid. There will be 9 children in all - most of them 7 years old. All in our living room. *shudder*
If you have any suggestions how to amuse the kids (a mermaid diploma, maybe?), please let me know. I have links to party planning sites, but to be honest, the pop-ups and the often crappy navigation annoy me, and besides, I'm not looking for recipes or for anything that involves glue or sharp scissors. Trolling these sites takes forever. But if you have first hand experience to share...
Anyway, the party is on Friday. I just hope I'll be fit and about on that day: Tomorrow I have an appointment with my dental surgeon; keep your fingers crossed that he'll be able to cut of the inflamed roots in my tooth without having to yank the whole tooth out. *shudder* He did a great job on the other tooth. I just hope that when the second infection is taken care of, that my ankles and feet will begin to feel better.
Right, no more whining. *tries to look determined*
This year's theme: Underwater. Vicky wants to dress up as sea-pixies and mermaids. I have blue blankets and curtains and table cloths to make the living room blue, twenty IKEA soft toy fishies/turtles and a big cuddly octopus, I also have fish-shaped bowls and other items for decorations, but I have no clue what kind of games to play. The weather doesn't look terribly promising. No outdoors activities, I'm afraid. There will be 9 children in all - most of them 7 years old. All in our living room. *shudder*
If you have any suggestions how to amuse the kids (a mermaid diploma, maybe?), please let me know. I have links to party planning sites, but to be honest, the pop-ups and the often crappy navigation annoy me, and besides, I'm not looking for recipes or for anything that involves glue or sharp scissors. Trolling these sites takes forever. But if you have first hand experience to share...
Anyway, the party is on Friday. I just hope I'll be fit and about on that day: Tomorrow I have an appointment with my dental surgeon; keep your fingers crossed that he'll be able to cut of the inflamed roots in my tooth without having to yank the whole tooth out. *shudder* He did a great job on the other tooth. I just hope that when the second infection is taken care of, that my ankles and feet will begin to feel better.
Right, no more whining. *tries to look determined*
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Date: 2006-09-08 10:20 am (UTC)God, I dread this party.
I am almost done decorating, will now set the table.
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Date: 2006-09-08 06:21 pm (UTC)http://tinyurl.com/mbdev
The key is to make sure everyone gets a chance to be the "goose." It's no fun if the same kids get tagged over and over again.
I hope you'll have fun, and if you don't, well, it'll all be over soon!