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Meow!

Ezra made this in his handwork class at school. I can only imagine what kind of knitter I'd be today if I made this in first grade.

Birthday Pary, Part 2

 

Pass the Orange-- where you pass an orange (or ball) tucked under your neck from person to person down a line using no hands-- was another party game we played at Ezra's 7th birthday party. It was funny because, when we asked the kids to line up and told them they were going to pass the orange down the line, they all shouted out versions of "that's easy!", until we told them about the neck and no hands part. In fact, this game was maybe a little to hard/not as fun for them as some of the others. The height differences also made it challenging.

When is a pinata not fun? I don't know the answer to that, but pinatas have always been a big hit at our boys' birthday parties. This year, in keeping with the Fall/outdoor theme, we had a cute orange owl. I briefly thought about making a pinata: there are some good tutorials out there, but then, you know, I didn't. As I try to keep the boys' birthday parties sort of low-ish on the sugar, I filled the pinata with things that feel like treats, but aren't packed with sugar and artificial stuff: fruit leathers, Yummy Earth lollipops and butterscotch candies and bouncy balls.

I made them all felt "First Place" ribbons as a collective prize for all the games, and I pinned them on at the end of the party.

A good party for a sweet boy. I can't believe he's seven. Seven!?