Benjamin's 6th Birthday

Well I'm a month late, but you know what they say......Benjamin had a great 6th birthday!  He wanted a "bird" theme, which was not easy to do since there are no generic bird party supplies or obvious games.  I think we did a pretty good job of coming up with the entertainment.  The kids started off designing their own bird hats.  A craft seems to be a good way to break the ice.

Next, they played the old fashioned game of musical chairs.  Its pretty cool that such an old game, using so little modern technology, can still be perfectly fun.  We then moved outside for a bird hunt.  I bought about 6 fake birds and we made a list for them of the birds that they should find.  The kids actually really enjoyed looking for the little birds in the trees and then checking them off on the list once they found them.  Evan seemed to enjoy it just as much as anyone.  The last game was the classic Pinata.  Kids ALWAYS love this!

Benjamin had revealed to me that he doesn't really love cake of cupcakes, and stated that he would rather have cookies.  After overcoming the shock from hearing this, I thought about a fun way to have cookies for his party.  I remembered trying some ice cream sandwiches at the Austin City Limits Music festival that I thought were really cool.  They listed several varieties of cookies that could be paired with flavors of ice cream.  It was fun to mix and match your own, and I thought the kids would love it.  Amma and Granmom teamed up as the servers for this awesome birthday treat!  Benjamin loved his pairing of Snickerdoodles and Mint Chocolate Chip!

The birthday party was a success, and a milestone since it was the first birthday party at our new house.  I was stressed about it, but the stress was not necessary.  It usually is not!  Benjamin had a fabulous time with his new Regents' classmates and a couple of old friends.  He was exhausted at the end of the party, and had completely succumbed to his new friend Clara!  Happy Birthday Benjamin!!