Happy birthday report
The party went surprisingly well. Having it at the beach was genius. (The weather held: overcast but fine.) We had a pirate party, and yes, I supplied pirate swords (they were so flimsy as to do little damage). There was arguing in the system over this but… a) I am a warrior queen. B) Noah wanted them. C) - there is no C.
We buried treasure in the sand (cheap pretend jewelry) and had the kids dig it up. We played pirate soccer (which looks like soccer, except you say ‘argh’ a lot). They walked the plank (long jump.) It was loads of fun. We only had three guests (one friend + two cousins) but that turned out to be a great amount. (Note for next year: invite everyone in the summer, ’cause they will all be away.) The party favours were their pirate hats (bandana-like ones), swords, shovels, jewelry, and “dubloons” (gold choclate coins).
We also put temporary tatoos on them. We were going to crack a coconut, but I rethought this at the last minute ’cause we didn’t have a good way to wash it off after cracking.
I had it at 10 am - noon which was also good timing for this age. We had a very, very simple menu: melon, grapes, mini-bagels, cheese, cream cheese, carrot sticks, cucumber rounds, chips, and cake. Apple and orange juice and water. The kids all picked water ’cause the bottles had sport tops. The carrot sticks were the big hit. Most of the kids didn’t even want cake, because that would mean stopping playing.
Noah was really happy. Which was pretty much the point.
Noah… is the world’s biggest joy. I don’t even know what to say about him at four because he’s just so much him there is no way to sum it up or write him a letter, at least not today. This will sound ultimately corny but I feel privileged to be his mum. He also has pretty good cousins and an amazing father.
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What a wonderful birthday!
When he gets older you might repeat this theme, with maps and teams and a buried treasure box. It was our youngest favorite party. The map, clues and digging all very big hits!
A very VERY belated happy birthday! It sounds like a brilliantly inspired party, too!