1. Find pirate cups, napkins and tablecloth on clearance for 29 cents. Buy them because you know you'll need that stuff at some point in the future.
2. Don't wait for the day when you'll need pirate cups. You don't want them cluttering up your pantry. Start talking to your kids about the amazing, exciting, thrilling pirate party you're going to have!!!! Do that for about 5 days.
3. Find the kids with the scariest pirate faces and invite them to the party sometime within the next 18 hours. Be careful not to plan ahead, or even remember to get ready for it in any way. Ten minutes before the party starts, have one of the kids set the table and jump in the shower.
4. Once the kids arrive, start thinking about a cake. Dig out a chocolate cake mix. Add wheat germ, apple sauce, oatmeal and pumpkin to the batter, because you know you're not going to fix your kids lunch today. Have your tweens frost the cupcakes so you can blame it on them if they turn out ugly.
5. Get a treasure chest and fill it with junk you've been picking up off the floor every five minutes for weeks. Flash cards, Matchbox cars, feathers, pencil boxes, necklaces, a badminton raquet. Have the tweens come up with an exciting game where you get to pick a treasure out of the box.
6. Try a new project from a friend's blog. (Thanks, Michelle!) This one was just dish soap, water and a water bottle. Fun!
7. Send the boys to find a big stick. Give it a cool name, like "The Rod of the Deep" and let them take turns hiding it in the yard. Point out where the poison ivy is and hope they remember.
8. At the end of the party, have a contest to see who can be the scariest pirate on the swingset, while you clean the house. By the time the kids leave, it will be like there was never a shipful of outlaws making AAARG sounds and spreading cupcake crumbs all over. That way, your tweens will be able to spread out their stationery on the kitchen table as they write invitations for their water fight party. Tomorrow.
7. Send the boys to find a big stick. Give it a cool name, like "The Rod of the Deep" and let them take turns hiding it in the yard. Point out where the poison ivy is and hope they remember.
8. At the end of the party, have a contest to see who can be the scariest pirate on the swingset, while you clean the house. By the time the kids leave, it will be like there was never a shipful of outlaws making AAARG sounds and spreading cupcake crumbs all over. That way, your tweens will be able to spread out their stationery on the kitchen table as they write invitations for their water fight party. Tomorrow.
6 comments:
The kids had a blast. Thanks for letting them come and partake of the bounty and also for the prisoner we were able to capture and bring home. My kids have been dying for a chance to get their hooks into Jakey!
Aaaaah! The party queen strikes again! You know you always could throw the best party with no notice at all (remember the days of our lives event?!). No one does this better than Circe! Looks like so much fun! Glad the bubble maker was fun, we liked it!
You are always good for an awesome party! Looks like a fun time! Makes me want to plan one too, only maybe a little more girls, say a princess tea??
That is my kind of party! You are a party animaal, Circe!
Great idea. It sounds like so much fun at your house! How do you like At Home in Mitford?
So happy to see my kids so happy!! Circe, thanks for taking care of them while I'm away. The pirate faces made me cry. You are such a fun mom, and very inspiring to enjoy every moment. See you soon!
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