Birthday part 3- The Fancy Nancy Balloon Party

This year Red Fish requested a "Fancy Nancy and Balloons party" whatever that means. I did my best to fulfill her wishes. The royal decree (that's fancy for invites) were sent across the land.

Preparations for the celebration of birth were made (that's fancy for birthday.)

The anticipation was almost too much.

All of the most exquisite Ladies and Gentlemen (that’s fancy for friends) were invited.

The guests were instructed to wear their poshest party attire. (That's fancy for ball gowns, capes, pajamas etc.) Half of Red Fish's friends are little boys so we had to be sure they knew they could go for a masculine fancy. Red Fish picked her own outfit: leopard leotard, purple striped leggings, giant tutu, curly hair and a party hat. She look fabulous although it looked more like a circus party than anything else.
We made sure to create some ambiance. (That's fancy for balloons and streamers.)

And we had a fitting table setting. (That's fancy for decor.)

Everything for the party had to be shiny or glittery because that is what Red Fish equates with Fancy.
We made some sparkly sunvisors with foam stickers because Fancy Nancy is all about accessories. Everyone got their face painted. Some kids only wanted something tiny, some wanted their whole face done. I actually really had fun painting their faces. I want to do it again. We read the original Fancy Nancy book while the kids ran wild and played with balloons.

Pin the polka dot on the ladybug was a raving success. They thought the goal was to get the sticker on the poster- so every body won.

We played a ring toss game. The kids were more interested on setting the rings on the cake than throwing them. We also played some duck duck goose but the concept was a little muddled by that many tiny kids. Every time I said goose everyone would jump up and start running around. They thought it was a fabulous game.
Red Fish didn't even notice that someone else had already blown out her candle during the song. She still blew it out again.

We had petit-fours (That's fancy for cupcakes) and apple juice.

Miss New Fish collected an extra cupcake and was hiding under the kitchen table with it at the end of the party. She was a lightly frosted. (That's fancy for a mess.)

Everyone went home with a party bag with star sunglasses, glitter putty, a sparkly maraca and a couple of treats. Best of all- I survived hosting my first children's birthday party with the aid of a few friends and my mother in law. Twelve kids is a lot of energy. Red Fish loved it so much she wore herself out and slept the rest of the afternoon. She got spoiled with all of the presents and attention.