Today I am featuring a guest post from my real life friend and college roommate Jodi. Jodi always jokes about how the second-born child gets the short end of the stick, but I don’t think she’s giving herself enough credit. She put together this fantastic construction-themed party for her son’s second birthday with loads of […]
Numbers Birthday Party: The Favors
My idea for party favors started with a giant box of sidewalk chalk I got on clearance for $4. What kid doesn’t love drawing with chalk? And what goes best with chalk? Chalkboards, of course. I searched many stores for small, cheap chalkboards. Maybe they are out there somewhere, but I couldn’t find any. No […]
Numbers Birthday Party: Activities
Elise’s second birthday party was pretty much just a house party with adults and kids. Elise and the toddlers were still a bit too little for any organized games or crafts, but I didn’t want the older kids to be bored. So I put together a few low-key non-group activities, some of which went along […]
Numbers Birthday Party: The Decorations
It’s a little questionable whether a 2-year-old knows it’s their birthday or even what a birthday is. But after repeated viewings of Brobee’s birthday party, to Elise, “birthday” became synonymous with balloons, streamers and cake. Pretty accurate! Because of that, I wanted to incorporate lots of balloons and other obviously “birthday” decorations so that she would understand this […]
Numbers Birthday Party: The Invitations
Early on, I decided on a numbers theme for Elise’s second birthday party. She can often be heard counting from one to ten over and over again or shouting out whatever digits she happens to see on an interstate exit sign or price tag. The girl loves numbers. I found this number scrapbook paper and […]