This past Saturday, our Lucy Elizabeth celebrated her 7th birthday with her first ever "friend" party. She wanted to include her entire class, so she was adamant about a theme that both the girls and the boys would enjoy. It didn't take much to come up with a Lego theme...as they are one of Lucy's favorite things! Invitations were sent home with all 20 of her classmates, and in a brainless "mom" moment, I included a "Regrets Only" line instead of an "RSVP" line. Duh. I knew of one little girl that was unable to come, but still had absolutely no idea of how many to expect, so... better safe than sorry, we planned optimistically for 18... which was awesome, because SIXTEEN kids showed up! Oh, and did I mention it was raining? So I had all SIXTEEN (actually 18 including Lucy and Maggie) in my kitchen and family room. Plus the five moms who decided to hang out. It was... crowded.
As the kids came in, they were directed to a table to decorate a "Lego head" to be used for a later activity. These turned out so cute! I love that one little girl turned the "knob" on the top of his head into a bun of hair! Then, the kids were able to pick a Lego (OK- cheap knock-off but still Lego compatible!) car kit to assemble. When they were finished, we had a racing ramp set up for them to take turns racing their creations. We also had a table in the porch set up with the girls' Lego collection for a "free build" type space. This was, by far, the most popular. Pretty certain a few pieces walked out with the kids, but it was certainly worth it! They had so much fun! We used the aforementioned Lego heads for a game of "Pin the Head on the Lego Man," played a few rounds of "Don't Eat Pete!" (a fun game I found on Pinterest) and even bashed open a homemade Lego Head pinata (my first... and last.... attempt at pinata making, by the way) We ended the party with gift opening, cupcakes (topped with more of those knock-off Lego figures) and juice boxes.
Overall, it was a huge hit. The kids seemed to really enjoy themselves, regardless of the cramped spaces and profuse sweating (mostly by me.) Everyone had a blast, and Lucy, our beloved happy-go-lucky-stuck-in-the-middle-child, wore an ear to ear grin the entire time and loved that it was all about her for a change...exactly what SHOULD happen on your birthday!
(Unfortunately, there are no photos of many of the activities- as I won't share pictures of other people's children on my personal blog. Just trust me when I say a talented pinata maker I am NOT)
Did you know there is this cool block candy that you can actually BUILD with? So expensive... but so awesome.
Yes. These are felt Lego masks. Yes. I made all of them.And, I thought they were so fun I made a few extras.
My birthday girl...waiting for her guests to arrive!
Lego goody bags- full of block candy, Lego masks, a Lego word search and maze, and room for pinata candy, the vehicles they built, and the Lego figure from their cupcakes!
Scrap wood makes an awesome makeshift racing ramp!
Design your own Lego figure!
I drew all these faces on the plates we were going to use for cupcakes. Then decided cupcakes didn't need plates and these would make better decorations.
Cupcakes and (Lego wrapped) juice boxes!
See? You can't even tell they aren't "real" Lego figures, can you?
A few hours before the party started, I decided she needed a Lego shirt. $3 yellow Hobby Lobby t-shirt + paint pen = PERFECT!
