The parties I like to plan for him take a while to put together. I
usually start preparing around April, but that didn't happen this year because
of the pregnancy. I still managed to get everything together in time though. I always design the invitation in Photoshop and always include a picture of him. I decided to include the "rabbit" this year too.
I
always like for him to "dress the part" at his parties and this year
was no different. I ordered a cape, wand, and gloves (which we forgot to put on
for the picture). The hat is one that I had ordered also but I will get to that
in a little bit. The cape, wand, and gloves were all ordered from Amazon.
If you don't want to have to buy everything separate, you can just purchase a costume like this one:
I had an extra little one and she couldn't be left out! I decided
she would be the rabbit so I bought a onesie, piece of pink felt, and a big
pompom from Hobby Lobby. I cut the felt and sewed it on the belly. I then sewed
the pompom on the bottom area of the onesie. She also had a crochet hat with
ears, but since it was hot we just put a bow in her hair.
If making costumes aren't your thing but you would like for your kids to dress the part, try this costume:
I like to do games and let the kids win prizes that match the
theme. This year I decided to do three games:
Pin the wand on the magician.
They won wands at this game. I printed a 16x20 photo of my son
from Sam's Club (cost was around $6) and taped in on a foam board. I made wands
out of photo paper and cut them in strips. I then put painters tape on the back
so they could easily be reused. The wands were also homemade. I bought some
packs of dowel rods at Michael's. I painted them black and let that dry. I then
put a piece of painters tape about 3/8 from the end and painted the ends white.
Thirty of these wands cost less than $10 to make.
The second game was Pull the Rabbit out the Hat.
I had a top hat left over from a Halloween costume last
year so I filled it with random small toys from my son's toy box. I made sure
to also include a small rabbit. I covered the hat with a black dish towel. The
kids had to feel around and find the rabbit without looking. They won a hat at
this game. The hats can be ordered from Oriental
Trading.
Magic Match was the last game.
I just used 6 playing cards and had them flip them over until they
found a match. They won a bag of "Magic Trix". I just filled a
sandwich bag with Trix cereal and attached a tag to the bag.
I always like to have some sort of craft project at the
party also. This year I decided to combine the craft project with the favors. I
made "coloring book cookies". I iced a cookie with white icing and
drew a picture of a rabbit coming out of the hat with a black edible marker.
The kids were able to color the outlined cookies with food coloring markers. I
then bagged each cookie and attached a bag topper.
What is a magic party without a magic show???
My husband put on a magic show for everyone with the magic kit I ordered from Amazon. I also ordered a cape and gloves for him from Amazon, but you could get them from anywhere. For example, this cape would be awesome and then could be used for Halloween:
Vampire Cape
It is a little expensive, but they always have sales!
My husband put on a magic show for everyone with the magic kit I ordered from Amazon. I also ordered a cape and gloves for him from Amazon, but you could get them from anywhere. For example, this cape would be awesome and then could be used for Halloween:
Vampire Cape
It is a little expensive, but they always have sales!
Next up... Part Three: The Food
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