Middle Girl is turning six on Thursday. She had her party last Saturday.
She decided she wanted a "pajama party." The guests came in their pajamas and brought a stuffed animal. We served pizza and cake, and then showed the Tinker Bell DVD. They ate popcorn and played with light-up bracelets in the movie room. The parents came to pick them up at 9 pm, so everyone got to stay up past bedtime yet still go home to sleep in their own beds. It was like a precursor to a slumber party - very appropriate for 5- and 6-year-old girls.
They seemed to have a ton of fun, if all the giggling was any indication.
Middle Girl is a wonderful hostess. She took good care of all of her guests. Is this a Middle Child thing? She seemed to be of the mindset that it's her responsibility to see that her guests are having a good time. My oldest, on the other hand, tends to think that everyone else should be making sure that she has a good time. I do think that's an Oldest Child thing. (Although, I'm an Oldest, and hope I wasn't like that as a kid... oh, I probably was.)
Middle Girl was very excited about the "Pajama Party" theme. So much so that she wanted a Pajama cake. I had to decorate the cake with drawings of pajamas! It was challenging drawing with my piping bag, but I managed two pajamas and two nightgowns, all in different colors and with hearts or polka dots. I thought it came out kind of sloppy, but everyone else thought it was great! Middle Girl loved it.
It was fun listening to the little girls' conversations. In one, they decided to take a poll: "Raise your hand if your dad eats dinner in front of the TV." "Now, raise your hand if both your mom and your dad eat dinner in front of the TV!" That was hilarious. Is taking polls a 6-year-old girl thing? (Our family always eats dinner at the table together, but since the party girls were at the table, my husband took his pizza into the TV room, which Middle Girl thought was so funny!)
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We are going to do her family gifts on her "Actual Birthday," so I am getting the gifts this week. The Boy and I are making a run to American Girl Place as soon as I sign off! Bye for now!
4 comments:
If your daughter likes polls you simply must get her "It's all about Me: Personality Quizzes for you and your friends." It's a Klutz book. Very fun. Although if she's not reading independently (mine definitely weren't at that age) it might be better to wait.
I love that they didn't actually spend the night. That makes life so much easier.
Yes, polls are big with that age group. I do lunch duty at school...when I see raised hands I think they need something and then I find out it's just a poll! Grrr.
@Margaret: Thanks for the recommendation! Sounds like a good one for a future slumber party!
@smalltownmom: I knew you'd come through with the info!
Oh, Barbra...that sounds like SO much fun! Any pictures of the cake???
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