Kindermusik Birthday Party!!

So SWEET! I did the cutest little birthday party yesterday. It was very simple and the children smiled and giggled almost the whole time!

Here's the recipe for the perfect summer birthday party:
Choose a park close to home decorated with wonderful shady trees.
Invite family and friends.
Instead of gifts as the friends to bring a healthy snack to share.
Invite Yvette to bring her guitar and her suitcase full of fun Kindermusik instruments.
(You can request your favorite songs and Kindermusik activities).
Bring a yummy sheetcake and candles (don't forget the lighter).
Have your camera handy.

Schedule the fun music about 15 minutes after the start time of the party with egg shakers, scarves, jingles, beach balls and the parachute!









By your example encourage all the adults to join in the fun. This is actually when I notice the look of the children change to full joy. They love it when you play too. What's written all over their faces is love, love, love. 





 
 Next, enjoy the snack and enjoy conversation with each other!

When it's time for cake make sure to get lots of great photos.









After singing "Happy Birthday", blowing out candles and eating cake let the little ones play on the park equipment or in the sandbox while the grown ups do some visiting! 

A wonderful thing to do after the special day is to make a little memory book for your child. Sit down together and look at the  pictures.  Ask them to explain the photos from their perspective and tell what they remember and what they liked the best. Write down their thoughts as well as yours.  Put any birthday cards in the memory book too!

A party like this is very special. The children did not once get overwhelmed or over stimulated. There were no tears at all.  Even the grown ups (the mom too!) enjoyed themselves as far as I could tell! I've been to a few parties in my day (including for my own children!) and I've learned the lesson of making memories worth keeping means not going over the top, no matter HOW much we love the birthday girl or birthday boy. After all that IS what matters!

If you'd like to know more about inviting Kindermusik to your birthday party send me an email! singandtwirl@gmail.com