Our oldest grandson just had a birthday and is 6 years old! He is such a sweetheart and I am very proud of him and also sad that he is just growing up so fast.
We like to celebrate around here so we had a family party for him this weekend. He likes sharks and we saw shark hat instructions in a free issue of Ranger Rick Jr that was sent to our house.
I got the foam sheets at Hobby Lobby and I made 12 shark hats for the birthday boy and guests.
The food was simple. I made buns with dough made in my bread machine, My husband smoked and sliced a pork loin. We also had hard cooked eggs, fresh fruit and veggies and chips.
My daughter made the cupcakes and my son got the decorations and balloons.
The party was very little work but it was fun and I think the birthday boy was very happy.
It was cold rainy evening and my husband had a great idea to move our vehicles out of the garage so the children could ride bikes and toys there.
- www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick-Jr/Shark-
Hat-Craft.aspx
Make a shark hat craft from the September 2014 issue of Ranger Rick jr magazineI have to give a thumbs up on Ranger Rick Jr as a great magazine for young children. All the grands have enjoyed looking at the amazing animal photos. My husband has enjoyed looking at with the grands. He told me we should get a subscription to Ranger Rick Jr, so I did.
Your party hats are the best! Love them and adore simple at home parties. The kids and adults alike have a much better time. Happy Birthday to the Birthday Boy!
ReplyDeleteYay! I can comment! The hats are super cute. I enjoy simple, family parties the most.
ReplyDeleteHi Wendi, I did switch my comments, it is so confusing! All the Google comments disappeared when I switched but I prefer when everyone can comment if they want,
DeleteThose hats are so adorable! I bet Gavin had a ball.
ReplyDeleteWow, well happy birthday to the birthday boy! I love those shark hats, so neat!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that Gavin is 6! Love the hats! Cupcakes are cute too. Simple parties are the best. The kids use to get Ranger Rick magazine and they enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Gavin! I, too, cannot believe he's six years old already, and I, too, am a bit sad about that since my own B-man is going to be six on his next birthday as well.
ReplyDeleteVery fun shark party! I love the hats and cupcakes.
The NWF has several good magazines for kids depending on age. I still have some from when my own kids were little, and gave the boys a subscription of their own a couple of years ago. They love magazines. Does Gavin like Legos? There's a free Lego magazine for kids that Brad just started getting.
Tammy, thanks for the infor about the Lego magazine, I just signed us up for it. Gavin does like Legos! Your boys would like the shark things too.m
DeleteI love the shark hats and Happy Birthday to Gavin! What a great idea for a party.
ReplyDeleteHi Rhonda!
ReplyDeleteLove this shark party!
Weston would love a shark party...he loves sharks! Those hats are awesome... Happy 6th b-day Gavin!