Fishy party

Walker's 6th birthday party took place under the sea this year. The birthday boy had a great time decorating with sea shells, making his ocean-scene cake, playing fishy games and then celebrating with his friends...oh, and opening all his presents (mostly lego), of course! I think he had fun, but I probably had more fun planning all the details. I love parties.

The invite. (Thanks to my talented friend, Alyssa!)

The ocean scene cake.

The guests. (Notice the boy-to-girl ratio...nice work, Walker!)

We had one little craft that the kids loved...we made an "ocean in a bottle" (pictured on the table above). It was really easy - since I don't really do crafts - basically the kids filled an empty water bottle half way with water and one drop of blue food coloring, adding sea shells and tiny little toy fish and green glitter. Then an adult helped to fill the rest of the bottle with oil and hot glued the lid back on. The kids were fascinated by the waves and bubbles as they shook their little sea creatures around. (Disclaimer: I can't take credit for any of these cute ideas...I found them all online!)

Here the kids are playing "Minnow, Minnow, Shark" (a.k.a. Duck, Duck, Goose) after lunch.