A Wild About Party Packs spring-time idea

By Candace of Wild About Party Packs

The sun is shining and the bulbs are blooming. Do you have a child ready for a birthday this Spring? Are you tired of planning the usual party with whatever is “in” at the moment?

Why not plan a green thumb birthday party to help welcome the warmer weather and help celebrate them being one year older.  This party idea can be a wonderful experience for the children: different from the current trend and letting them get a little (or a lot) dirty and have some hands-on fun exploring Mother Nature.

Here are some unique and creative ideas for a garden party:

Invitations:

For garden party invitations, buy seed packets from the garden store. Write the party details in permanent marker on the backs or staple on a card with the party details. Enclose packets in envelopes and mail or hand deliver to the invited gardeners.

As a variation, hand deliver an apple to each guest in a small box. Write the garden birthday party details on a card and tie it to the stem. Include a recipe for baked apples.

Decorations:

Of course a garden would be the ideal setting but relying on the spring weather can sometimes be a challenge. Why not bring the outdoors in… A checkered table cloth and a vase of fresh flowers make for a springtime centerpiece.

Make fun flower place settings for each child: Fill a mini terracotta pot with green jelly beans and a silk daisy and write the child’s name on with permanent craft pens.

Decorate the house with real flowers, silk flowers, tissue paper bouquets, flower pots, vegetables, nests, birds, and bird houses.

Food and Snacks:

Fruits & Veggies: Serve a variety of cut-up fruits and vegetables skewered together on sticks. Offer fruit and veggie dips on the side.

Ants on a Log: Fill 5″ celery stalks with peanut butter or spreadable cheese. Add raisins on top for “ants.”

Critter Crunch: Mix pretzel sticks, yogurt covered raisins, animals crackers, etc. in bowls or plastic baggies.

Bug juice or nectar: apricot juice mixed with 7-up

Games and Activities:

Pin the Bee on the flower

Watering can water relay

Decorate a flower pot

Bug Hunt

And of course plant your own flower or seeds. Provide a terracotta/plastic pot, soil, large spoons or trowel s and a flower or packet of seeds for each child. Marigolds work well because they are hardy and easy to care for.
PARTY FAVORS:

Fill small watering cans or flower pots with a packet of seeds, kids gardening gloves, gummy worms or a grow your own herb garden kit.

Do you love this party idea but don’t have the time…check out Wild About Party Packs!

www.wildaboutpartypacks.com

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Also, are you seeing stars after your fun-filled family weekend?  Do you want to?  Bring the family and come and check out the TRU Observatory.  We’ll meet at IB1019 at 6:30pm for a short talk, a look at some space images and then a tour of the observatory.  I’ll be there with my pre-schoolers, who are you going to bring?