I was originally thinking of having an Ice Cream Party for her. She is not a big cake/cookie eater. There are a few locally owned ice cream stores that will host parties in-house. But then I asked her what kind of party she wanted and she immediately blurt out "Monster's Inc. Tinkerbell Party!" Yeah, not sure how I'm going to pull that off.
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| Abby's First Movie - Monster's University |
So, I introduced Abby to Pinterest. We searched both "Tinkerbell" and "Monster's Inc" party idea boards. After looking at both for a little while I asked her which one she liked better. She chose Monster's Inc. I was excited about a Monster's Inc. party....except....with Monster's U being out in theaters, party supplies are full price! And guess which party stuff I see left and right at super clearance markdown? Yeah, Tinkerbell. Oh well, what can you do?
(Oh, and I asked Abby last night what kind of birthday party she wanted (again, just to solidify before I invest in all these ideas I have) she said "Orange." I can handle that. It doesn't contradict Monster's Inc, and orange is great for any birthday party. But I think now it is time to quit giving her options. haha.)
I've been using Pinterest to keep a board of party ideas for Abby. I've also started looking at supplies and drafting up a list of what we will need. The biggest question now is where and when we are going to have this thing. It is going to be blazing hot in August, so I'd rather not have anything outdoors (I'll save the outdoor party for Will in November). Also, I don't want to have it in our home this year. That will require cleaning the house top to bottom twice in the same 24 hour period. Forget it. So, my place of choice is to rent out this little clubhouse space at Optimus Park (a local park with a great shady playground). But Tallahassee Parks & Rec haven't called me back. I heard they weren't renting for the summer - but, I am not sure if the end of August is still "summer" since school will be in session. I think the next option I will look into is the old Bradfordville Schoolhouse.
Fabric for Abby's Party Dress
Picking a date has also been hard. We were originally going to do the Saturday after her actual birthday, August 31. But, then a local event popped up on my calendar: Improving Birth Family Fun Day, 10-2. Right smack in the middle of the times I put on our park rental application! So, I think I may push the party back to Sunday afternoon instead of Saturday morning. No big deal really. The Improving Birth event is important to us and also I think will be lots of fun. Anything that will wear the kids out on the weekend I am grateful for!
So, right now, the crafty/décor part of the party is seeming to be the easiest! If you want to see what kind of ideas I'm tossing around, you can check out my Pinterest board.
For Will, I'm thinking "Robots" as a theme....and yes, I've started him a board as well. But that's a post for antoher day!
