First, for the party . . .
Lulu is a big, big fan of the BabyLit books. They're all super cute. But her favorite (and mine) is Pie Pedjus.
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Pride & Prejudice: A BabyLit® Counting Primer
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The Food:
I was going for old-timey/toddler-appropriate/could be prepared in a pretty-much-not-functional kitchen. So, we ended up with picnic foods . . .
- tea sandwiches
- pb&j
- chicken salad sandwiches
- chicken nuggets
- kale salad (toddlers love kale)
- bowl of berries
- fruit basket
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how cute are these bibs from Bamboo Button?!
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We are currently without a color printer, which is how I usually do my decorating. So the decor was some paper bunting and battery operated lights.
But that's okay, because who would want to look at anything except these ladies in their regency dresses?
My friend Geraly made the dresses for all four of the girls because she is the best, and very, very talented and you should check out her Etsy shop and her beautiful and whimsical art here and here. And tell her I say, "hi."
The Cake:
I had grand plans for a cake . . . that turned into cupcakes when I realized that all my cake pans are packed up.
I made all the little decorations by putting a piece of parchment paper over the book and drawing the illustrations in candy melts. I do not know why I can do this. But I can. So I do.
The Game:
Usually Jack comes up with the games for our parties. But he's been busy with real school and all that goes along with it. So, I was in charge. And whenever I would try to think of a game that would have to do with Pride and Prejudice, all I could think of was this scene from the 2005 movie
(which I LOVE, despite the haters and their hatin').
Gus agreed to be the piglet.
The Craft:
I usually have a little craft for kids to do at our parties, and since it was St. Nicholas Day, I figured the kids could make ornaments with these great Kiwi Crate holiday kits that the good folks at Kiwi Crate sent me after I recommended them to you guys last month. But then everyone at the party was having fun just running around so I brought them home and let my kids do them all by themselves.
They turned out really cute, and it looks like most of the kits are still available. You can buy the holiday kits individually, without a subscription. (They're under the shop tab.) You can get 60% off with the code BACK60, but I'm not sure if it applies to individual crates, or just subscriptions.
And speaking of making stuff, I made you guys this free printable:
And finally I could no longer resist, and I made all of these and put them in the Etsy shop:
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| set one: romantic |
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| set two: sassy |
So I put them in the Cafepress Shop, too:
I want to get the "I have not the pleasure of understanding you" mug so I can just sort of gesture to it while drinking my tea as my kids talk over one another at me.
So, that's that.
Happy birthday to our sweet, sweet Lulu. She really is an absolute joy.
And happy weekend, and happy advent to you! And Go Navy, Beat Army!
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