The little guests were all given wands and wings (though most of the guests were boys, and they weren't too keen to be fairies - took some convincing to tell them they were "elf" wings instead!). Here's Kira with her cousins James (in green) and Adam (in red), and Noah (in the blue wings - a friend from playgroup), looking for fairies in the bottom of the Enchanted Garden....
Look! There they are! There's one near Kira's hand, and another further up to the left:
Some of the guests... Grandad, Felicity (Noah and Poppy's mum, from playgroup), Adam, Rob with his son Daniel (the bumble-bee!), Amanda (Liam and Nicholas's mum, from playgroup), Liam, Aunty Virginia (holding Erika) and Grandma:
Some more guests....In the back is Wayne, baby Athena, and Angela (Angie is now expecting again!!), Sue and her son Thomas (in the green singlet), Kira's cousin Adam, then around the table is Kira, Liam (I'm friends with his mum, Amanda, through playgroup), and Noah. There were 12 kids there (plus our two!), and their parents, plus Grandma and Grandad.
The "teacups" were a hit! (Marshmallow "cups" with half a life-saver for a handle, on a Tic-Toc biscuit.) So was the fairy floss served in plastic shot glasses.
Here's Kira opening presents (with James). By this time, Erika was very tired - she normally naps around 11am - so she was in bed. Unfortunately, she wasn't sleeping! We eventually gave up trying....she wasn't too thrilled to be up, either, but at least she wasn't screaming! She spent much of the morning being cuddled while she whinged/cried, so unfortunately we don't seem to have many pics of her.
Here's the Fairy Godmother!
(Ooh, look! There's Erika in the background, having a cuddle with Grandad!)
The toadstool cake! It didn't quite turn out the way I envisioned - I had to rebake the top part, and so it ended up being larger than the original (different quantity of mix). I also should have used powdered food colour instead of liquid - I used half a bottle of red to get that pink colour! Powder would've been more effective. Oh well, lesson learnt for next time. Still, Kira was suitably impressed, and it tasted just fine, so that's all that matters, really! Kira was thrilled to see Tinkerbell on her cake, too!
Some of the decorations: This is the Tinkerbell "Happy Birthday" banner I found...
I found fairy stickers, and put them on the clear plastic cups. And I made LOTS of paper flowers! Here's some of the paper flowers I made (since I don't have many real ones in my garden at the moment, and lots of unattractive bare earth and empty pots!):
Our back yard, after the party.... There's four pots with paper flowers (three at the back, one on the left), a green "shrub" (left-over green shadecloth with paper flowers stapled to it!), paper flower garlands hanging from the fence, and the toadstool fairy ring (cardboard circles painted red with white spots). And Kira's in the vegie patch, trying out the new gardening tools Grandma and Grandad gave her!
(Ooh, look! There's Erika in the background, having a cuddle with Grandad!)
The toadstool cake! It didn't quite turn out the way I envisioned - I had to rebake the top part, and so it ended up being larger than the original (different quantity of mix). I also should have used powdered food colour instead of liquid - I used half a bottle of red to get that pink colour! Powder would've been more effective. Oh well, lesson learnt for next time. Still, Kira was suitably impressed, and it tasted just fine, so that's all that matters, really! Kira was thrilled to see Tinkerbell on her cake, too!
Some of the decorations: This is the Tinkerbell "Happy Birthday" banner I found...
I found fairy stickers, and put them on the clear plastic cups. And I made LOTS of paper flowers! Here's some of the paper flowers I made (since I don't have many real ones in my garden at the moment, and lots of unattractive bare earth and empty pots!):
Our back yard, after the party.... There's four pots with paper flowers (three at the back, one on the left), a green "shrub" (left-over green shadecloth with paper flowers stapled to it!), paper flower garlands hanging from the fence, and the toadstool fairy ring (cardboard circles painted red with white spots). And Kira's in the vegie patch, trying out the new gardening tools Grandma and Grandad gave her!
Kira's collection of treasures from her special party....
...and Erika's haul:
It was a lovely day! Kira was sad to see it end, but I was glad to be able to relax at last!
