snowman party - Dec. 14

Another mom - the host of the swimming party at the beginning of the school year, and the pumpkin party at Halloween - asked me to help her throw another party for Christmas.

"Why, absolutely!", I said.

(Forgetting to both pray about it and ask Eric first....

it all turned out okay, but I did promise to do that before making commitments...

I think the excitement got the better of me.)

So we had a Snowman Party for Lucy's class and a few other friends.

Lucy the Snowgirl.

Mari, the other mom, led a game of the ever popular Freeze dance.

Notice Cade, in the orange, busting a move.

He was throwing out all kinds of his new breakdance moves.

Very

Very

Entertaining!

I led a snowman craft: a dangling snowman ornament (found at Family Fun).

It went a little crazy.... because there were several more kids than anticipated.

We were expecting 15, I prepared for 17 and we had 19.

I think they liked it regardless....

and I quickly cut out more felt circles and stuff.... so it was all good.

We had snacks.

I should have taken a picture of the mess under the table.

Frightening.

Had a used book exchange.

You may notice my kids on the sidelines....

Lucy on her kindergarten teacher's lap, Mia at their feet and, Cade on a chair.

We don't have a whole lot of books.

We gave most of the them away when we moved.

Only the most valued and treasured made the journey -

so no used book exchange for us.

Don't worry though, the school has a great library, so they are not lacking in reading material!

We took pictures of them all in a snowman cut-out I made.

More cardboard, of course.

I painted the scene and then attached red felt for the hat and scarf, big pom poms for the hat and the buttons, and sticks for the arms.

The sticks had a little trouble cooperating.....

And of course, snowman cupcakes.

I was stumped for a while as to what to use for the eyes and mouth.

No mini chocolate chips in this country.

But then, thankfully, I remembered that I brought along black food coloring!

Tooth pick as a painting utensil and voìla, eyes and mouth.

The scarves are cut up sour worms, because you can't get fruit roll-ups here.

Fruit roll-ups are much easier to work with!

Their faces look a little robotic and scary.

The kids didn't seem to mind - or even notice.

I also should have taken a picture of all the remaining cupcake bottoms.

Mostly just the first quarter inch of cake - you know the part with the icing attached? - was consumed.

I guess they only like to eat snow.