I had a few screws loose in my head when I decided to throw two birthday parties in two days. I often overestimate my abilities. But, alas, 14 little girls and 20 teenagers came, they squealed, they ate, they left. And I survived.
Camille wanted a pumpkin party but not scary pumpkins or pumpkins to eat, she wanted cute pumpkins. I made little shirts for each of the girls with an appliqued pumpkin on it.
Which matched the invitations.
We played games like “Prickly Pumpkin” (Hot Potato), “Pumpkin, pumpkin, patch” (Duck, duck, goose) “Pumpkin, pumpkin, whose got the pumpkin?” (Button, button, whose got the button?)
They painted pumpkin masks.
And had pumpkin food (but not pumpkin flavored of which yumminess is lost on 6 year olds)
And pumpkin sandwiches that they could add faces to with lots of pumpkin parts made of fruits, veggies etc.
Pumpkin cake
Don’t laugh, it’s not my best work but it was one of the best tasting cakes I’ve made. It makes a denser, pound cake better for the pumpkin to stand. I finally used a Wilton’s pumpkin cake pan that I bought on clearance at least 8 years ago….one of my better investments.
1 package (18 ounces) Favorite cake mix
1 package (4-serving size) instant pudding and pie filling mix
4 eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
And two of my pumpkin pinterest finds, put into action. Don’t you feel so awesome when you actually do a project from one of your pinterest boards?
Scrapbook paper pumpkins
Tissue paper pumpkin favors with candy inside.
Here are three special nuggets of wisdom learned this weekend, which I am now passing on to you….
1. When you buy fingernail polish and practice painting pumpkins on your own nails, just know that kids’ fingernails are microscopic. And it won’t work.
2. When you try a special technique learned on pinterest to bleach around letters of a shirt you should a) follow the directions and use spray adhesive and b) empty the bleach from the spray bottle before your son tries using it as water to iron his church pants.
3. Little girls squeal louder but teenagers eat more. Be prepared on both counts.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Everything looks so fab! Pretty devastating to miss a party for the first time. We will just have to enjoy it through this blog post. Great job!
There are so many great ideas here, Kathryn…and I love the pearls of wisdom at the end. Bleach is not my friend. 🙂
What a lot of work you went to but it certainly paid off. The girls must of had such an awesome time. Love your shirts, your pumpkin cake, all the crafts…everything. You are such a wonderful and creative Mom. Your family is very lucky…so are your daughter's friends 😉
A great fun work your kid done with pumpkins. I also enjoy to make its eye, nose, ears, teethes and many more faces with or without smiles.
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So cute! That's too bad about the church pants, but I'm impressed you've got him ironing. 🙂
That is the best girly Halloween party I've seen. I love your ideas and creativity! I'm going to have to share this on FB! I love your cake; it was so pretty! – Caren with a "C"
You must be exhausted! It looks like a marathon effort, but your little and not so little girls will remember these special parties for the rest of their lives, well done!
Hi!
The party looked adorable. PLEASE tell me where you found the pumpkin masks to paint….my daughter is having a pumpkin party in 2 months and I'm looking for those!
Hi! I am 98% sure I got them at Joanns craft store. I looked for them online and see other masks but not the pumpkins. Like this princess one http://www.joann.com/crafty-craft-n-play-mask-8-x8-5-princess/zprd_10894525a/ I am hoping they have the pumpkin ones seasonally in the store. I did a few searches online with no success. I hate it that I can't give you better news but I will keep my eyes peeled here in my area and let you know if I find any. You are super on the ball though and I'm sure the party will be fantastic! 🙂 Keep me posted!