10 April 2006

birthday fun

Well, the art party was a smashing success... I always say, the proof of a good party is an exhausted hostess, lol, and that is exactly what I was! Phew! Here are a few pictures!!!

the invitations...


First the children painted this mural together:

Then they drew portraits of each other and we hung them up for all to admire.
This is the portrait Adriana's partner drew of her!
The children handstamped a t-shirt for the birthday girl as a memento:
And a bonus picture of my Drewbers with his grandmother...

23 Comments:

Blogger The Constant Gardener said...

Awesome!! That looks like it was so much fun!! What a fun mom you are!

4/10/2006 3:39 PM  
Blogger itybtyfrog said...

Great party ideas! I am glad it went so well. It looked like the kids had great fun.

4/10/2006 4:25 PM  
Blogger emlouisa said...

HOw fun is that! Looks like you guys had a great time!

4/10/2006 4:28 PM  
Blogger Meemer said...

That looks like a lot of fun! I just might have to steal this idea for my soon to be 6 year old.

4/10/2006 5:23 PM  
Blogger Rachelle said...

What great pics! It looks like a fun party!

4/10/2006 5:37 PM  
Blogger lackrik said...

How FUN!!!

Looks like a blast.

4/10/2006 5:38 PM  
Blogger QueenMeadow said...

Wow! what a great party!! Looks fo fun :)

4/10/2006 5:42 PM  
Blogger ShelahBooksIt said...

so cute! You are the best party mom ever!

4/10/2006 6:06 PM  
Blogger Zoe said...

What a great idea for a party Lei!! I bet it was the best party ever!!! :) You are a good mom!

4/10/2006 6:08 PM  
Blogger sheri said...

How fun! You really are amazing.

4/10/2006 10:04 PM  
Blogger Stacy said...

How fun was that? I may have to do that for a b-day party in the future! I'll bet they all had a BLAST!

4/10/2006 10:37 PM  
Blogger Julie said...

You must be such a fun mom! What a great party!

4/10/2006 11:57 PM  
Blogger The Daring One said...

That looks awesome. You've just inspired me. I think we should do a tip tuesday about birthday party ideas.

4/11/2006 1:11 AM  
Blogger At A Hen's Pace said...

How creative! That must have taken a lot of energy, especially in the third trimester!

4/11/2006 8:38 AM  
Blogger Nutella said...

What a great idea! It looks so very fun!

4/11/2006 11:57 AM  
Blogger Kristen said...

Wow! You are ambitious!! All those kids....with paint? What a great idea! Looks like it was a lot of fun!

4/11/2006 3:32 PM  
Blogger Gabriela said...

What a fun party! I bet you were exhausted. An apartment we lived in once had floor to ceiling windows and I let my daughter and her friends at her birthday party paint all over them. They had a fun time. I wish I would have thought of the t-shirt idea as a keepsake!

P.S. thanks for visiting my blog!

4/11/2006 4:29 PM  
Blogger Stephanie said...

Lei, you are SO talented! I love your ideas. This was DARLING!!! We are doing my daughters first "friends" birthday party this year. Would you mind terribly if I snaked your idea? Thanks for stopping by my blog!

4/11/2006 4:48 PM  
Blogger Carrie said...

It looks like you had a wonderful time. That would be so much fun. Great idea that I may have to steal.:)

4/11/2006 5:13 PM  
Blogger Lei said...

The idea evolved one in Child Mag... so not all original... regardless, of course you can use the idea! I wouldn't mind at all! Ideas are for sharing! I also let the kids decorate their own cupcakes in lieu of a b-day cake (sorry, no pics of that)... I got colored sugars, sprinkles, candy, fancy toothpicks and let them go to town. They loved it! Their party favors were form the $1 aisle at Target... they may still have some available - clay, paintsets... also smocks for each child!

This truly was one of my favorite parties so far!

4/11/2006 5:29 PM  
Blogger Nettie said...

What FUN! At home birthday parties are the best. What great memories you have given Adriana and all her little friends! You deserve a nap!

4/11/2006 9:28 PM  
Blogger kfk said...

That was really fun. I will be stealing that idea from you, if you don't mind.

4/12/2006 3:09 PM  
Blogger owlhaven said...

Awesome!! That looks so fun!
Mary. mom to many

4/12/2006 11:03 PM  

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