Matthew's birthday is three days before Christmas. We decided to hold a birthday party with his friends and classmates on the first weekend in December, since most families are traveling or simply too busy to do birthday parties as Christmas approaches. I chose the local Audubon Society for his party location, because I figured the great outdoors would be a great place to let a lot of six and seven year old children run off energy.
The weather was terrible on the day of Matt's party, but the Audubon has a great indoor exhibit area. We made stamped salt-dough Christmas ornaments for a craft in the party room - the girls really liked this activity, but only a few of the boys participated.
The kids liked "fishing" in the pretend pond (the fish are caught by magnets on the fishing poles).
Everyone loved playing with the realistic puppets and looking at the educational exhibits on the second floor. I did feel a little sorry for the volunteers at the Audubon, because a class of six and seven year old children gets very loud.
I told Matt to hold up his fingers to indicate how old he was, and this is what I got. He's starting to get a little self conscious.
We had a pinata, and the children gleefully took turns to knock it down. I think there were 2 or 3 kids that didn't manage to get a whack at it, because it was simply done for by that point.
Despite the rain, we took the kids out to see Liberty the eagle. She has an injured wing and cannot be returned to the wild, so she lives at the Jamestown Audubon.
We went back inside and had cake. We bought a pull-apart cupcake cake, and it was a great idea. This is much easier to serve, and kids seem to like cupcakes better than a slice of sheet cake.
Matthew opened his presents from his friends. He was so excited and grateful for all of his gifts.
We stayed to clean up after the party, then gathered up our two munchkins to head home. With the high level of excitement and the sugar rush, we were ready for a quiet evening!
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