Ryan's Picasso Party

COLOR ME HAPPY !!
Ryan's turning four!

On Sunday, Ryan had a painting party for her toddler friends at a local ceramics studio. The 2 hour party was the perfect time frame and we had lots of helpers to make things go smoothly and 20 toddlers constantly busy. Here is the play by play of the event...

#1 The Food... as the kids entered the shop, they were escorted to the ceramic figurines to choose one that they wanted to paint and then they came to the food table to create a colorful masterpiece of food in their paint palette plate!

#2 The Painting Begins: The staff cleared the food from the table and then the painting began. I had smocks made for each of the kids so that they wouldn't ruin their clothes. We chose to use a crayon print with a gingham pocket and then Ryan's was the opposite so she would stand out as the birthday girl. Each child got to take home their oilcloth smock as one of their favors. They were a huge hit. #3 The Craft Table: Since four year olds don't have a very long attention span, the painting portion of the party did NOT take very long at all so when the kids were done painting, they moved to the craft table. They could make a colorful beaded necklace or make playdoh creations. There was more colorful food choices at this table too. The good stuff... Skittles, M&Ms, Rainbow Twizzlers, and colored Goldfish.
#4 The Singing: Finally, the party ended with some time to sing Happy Birthday to the birthday girl and enjoy some cupcakes. Putting frosting on the face was a big hit!
#5 The Family Photo Opp: One of the moms was gracious to offer to take our picture. It's a good thing too because I would have totally forgotten to do this.
#6 The Big Goodbyes: As each of the guests left, Ryan stood at the door, said thank you and handed out watercolor paints as favors. Here is Ryan and her friend Azia.

(Phewww... I think it's a good thing Charlie's birthday doesn't come for 7 more months. I need a little break!)