Birthday weekend festivities continued on Sunday! We had another celebration with Ella's friend party!
The highlight of the party was a visit from Cinderella!!
Favor bags! Sophia the First sticker sheet, Sophia lip gloss and...
...an Amulet!! If you're not familiar with Sophia, she has an Amulet that allows her to talk to animals. I think every one of the girls asked me if it was a real Amulet. Umm....yes?! I wonder how many went home and tried to talk to their dogs? :)
When the girls arrived, they were able to color a Sophia the First color sheet while we waited for everyone! Note to myself: some girls color super fast and some are VERY meticulous. So, I had a few girls get done right away and then we had to sit and wait for everyone else to finish so this didn't go as smoothly as I envisioned!
Before Cinderella arrived, we played Pass the Wand game (in musical chairs fashion)
and then headed outside to decorate a cookie! This was a big hit, but it would have been nice to have some more adult hands to help me!! Next time we host a kid's party at home I need to enlist more helpers!!
I snapped this traditional picture with her birthday balloons! Can you believe she is SIX?!? Oh, and to include something crafty this year, I sewed her top. Yes I did! Boom.
When Cinderella arrived, we headed out on the deck to play Musical Flowers.
Then we headed in for a story. She read Sophia the First (the original story) which includes an appearance by Ms. Cinderella herself!!
All of the parents asked me what they thought of Cinderella. I think they were all a bit shocked by the whole thing. In hindsight I wonder if it might have been more fun to share with them that Cinderella was coming so they could prepare themselves?!?! (I didn't tell any of the girls, not even Ella, that Cinderella was going to be in attendance!) They just sort of sat in awe for a long time. HA!
We had a little sing-a-long to "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"
And Cinderella taught the girls "Happy Birthday" in sign language
She received a special gift all the way from the Castle courtesy of Cinderella!
Cinderella had to leave to head to the ball, so we opened gifts and then the girls enjoyed cupcakes, their decorated cookies, some princess popcorn and some pink and purple candies! We played outside and then in the toy room until it was time to say goodbye.
It was a pretty magical day!
