I really have come to love combining all three kids birthday’s into one celebration in the summer. Less hassle and fuss but they still get to feel special that one day. Friends and family come to remind them that not only are they a year older but they have been loved one year more. With each birthday celebration means each kid gets a year older and this means they are becoming more independent. Making friends on their own. So for the second year I gave Sevea the choice to also have a friend’s party for those kids we don’t invite to the big party. Of course she didn’t turn this down. We ended up landing on a spa theme and it turned out great. In the end we just wished we had more time (or maybe I should have enlisted more assistants…thanks again Carissa for the help!)
Each girl received their own “robe” (it was a men’s shirt cut down the middle with the bottom hem cut off for the tie). They also received their own foot soaking tub with nail polish, a fun towel, loofa, body wash, and a bath bomb.
From left to right: Grace (daycare friend), Kalli (neighborhood friend she met through Grace), Eloise (daycare friend), Breanna (daycare friend), Ady (friend from school), and Kylie (friend from school).
We had a few different stations set up for the girls. There was a design your robe station. Make your own lip gloss station. The girls thought this one was gross at first. You use petroleum jelly and kool-aid mixed together. It creates a pretty colored lip gloss that is yummy flavored. Once they tried it they were pretty surprised by it. We also had a oatmeal yogurt facial. And of course a pedicure station.
The girls were great at being patient for their turn to get their nails done. They enjoyed just sitting there soaking their toes and relaxing. For some of the girls I could see this being something they would do regularly. We certainly wished we had more time to enjoy this part of the party but we had to hurry up and open presents, eat food and enjoy some cake and ice cream.
You know the party was a success when you hear many girls saying to their parents as they leave, “This was the best party ever!”
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