Birthday Girl

This year was challenging for our girl to select a theme. She went back and forth for weeks, deciding between Frozen, Aurora, Adventure, Safari, Tinkerbell, Fairy Garden, or Garden Butterfly Birthday. I was excited to do something other then a princess, so I was glad she chose Garden Butterfly. :) We made tissue paper flowers, lots of bug themed food, and gave away painted birdhouses and worms in dirt cups as thank you gifts. For the activities, we had a bug scavenger hunt (with plastic bugs hidden around the yard), paint your own birdhouse, pin the butterfly on the flower, and garden critter relay (think spider crawl, butterfly flutter, inchworm, frog hop, bunny hop, squirrel run). After all the outdoor fun, the kids looked like they might melt, so we came in for refreshments, and cake and ice cream of course. All in all, it was a good day and we celebrated Emma turning six. We can't believe she's six! Where did the time go? We are so grateful for her exuberant, creative, kind presence in our family. We can't wait to spend many more years with her!

Invite

hungry caterpillar fruit

garden fresh veggies

ladybug pretzels

carrot cupcakes

hot dog centipedes

bugs on a log

lemon cheesecake with whipped cream frosting

On her actual birthday

ready to party

Bug scavenger hunt

Painting bird houses

Bug Themed Relay Race

glow sticks for classmates

celebrating at school

butterfly & bullfrog cupcakes