doing something new.
A couple of years ago my girls had their 10th birthday. At our house we have big parties (definition: with friends) every 5 years. The in between years are family parties. So…we like to be extra fun and creative when it comes to the big FIVE!
The girls came up with a birthday party that was completely different and unexpected!
When they first told me they wanted to do a backwards party I thought, “That’s not going to be cute.” But it was! I loved creating this awesome party with the girls. We had so much fun thinking up backwards games and all of the things that we could do in a backwards way. I LOVE getting to be with my sweet missies. Happy Birthday!!
Here are some things we did:
The invitations had everything spelled backwards and had to be read in a mirror
Everyone wore at least 2 items of clothing backwards
We sat under the table instead of on top of it.
Colored coloring book pages outside of the lines instead of inside
Played hide and seek backwards (sardines)
Instead of eating cake last we ate it first (before lunch)
We made gumball necklaces instead of chewing gum
Played games blindfolded
Decorated with balloons hanging down from the ceiling instead of letting them float up
Made birthday banners that were spelled backwards
And had a fun photobooth (pictures coming on Monday)
Some party details:
Gumball Necklaces: One Charming Party
Pretty Party Supplies: Shop Sweet Lulu
One of the things we love about parties the most is the familyness that it promotes. We have fun getting to create the invitations, making the little party cups, going online and finding just the exact details that we want, and then on the day of the party hanging everything up and getting it all looking festive together. The best part is that working together makes the load lighter and more fun to do. Stepping back and taking in the sight of what we created together is part of the what creates such fun memories for us!
How does your family do parties?
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Davina Fear loves an awesome small party with the people she loves most. She also loves coming up with fun dates for Friday nights with Hot Guy. She totally got lucky in love.
Have you checked out her Familyness Photo Workshop? The next one will be starting soon!
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