Mommy's little ladybug: Student helpers part 2

Time is flying!!! In less than 3 weeks our family and friends will be celebrating Christiana's first birthday!! Wooow!!!!  I thought by now I would have all her decorations done, but not quite.  I still have a few more things to put together, but I have some awesome students that are still coming to help.  Since winter break there has been about 10-12 students that have been coming to help on a regular basis.

Here is what we have done as of today:

• Invitations - DONE & mailed

• Photo wall - still a work in progress, we still need to add large flowers & ladybugs

these were the extra invites that will be used for the photo wall

•  Table runner flowers, leaves, & mini ladybugs - a work in progress

Table runner leaves

regular & mini incomplete ladybugs

completed lady bugs

table runner & photo wall flowers

table runner flowers, ladybugs, and leaves
imagine this on a dark green table cloth

flowers in progress

• Ladybug wall spots - a work in progress

I cannot wait to see my vision come to life :O)

My students ROCK!!

Mommy's little ladybug: Trial run of cake pops

First try...hmmm pretty lumpy

I ended up buying the cake pop tin...it works pretty well

trial run #2: I found a better way to dip the pops

Mommy's little ladybug: Student helpers

Working on ladybug wings

Making spots for the wings

Even the boys came in to help!

They brought snacks to eat while they help

Making flowers for the table decorations

I have some great students!

Mommy's little ladybug: Trial run of decorations

Invitations

Invitations - open

Flowers for table runners - of course the real ones will be neater

Ladybug eaten leaf - either on the walls with ladybugs on them
or on the some tables as table runners

Mommy's little ladybug: Party planning



     For the last 6 months I have been planning Christiana's first birthday party; yes I was planning it when she was about 4 months.  Some call me crazy, others say starting early is a must.  Of course you know I agree with the latter comment.  :O)  I have everything planned from her outfit, decorations, games, food, and invitations.  The only thing left was to find a location.  The past 2 years the weather has been horrible in February so I figured having her party in a recreation room at a park would be the better option.  Weeeell this past Wednesday I found the location of her party!! Heeeey!! Now I can start putting my plans into action.

     Having this party is more for us and our family and friends because she won't remember it, but celebrating her life is important to us. 

    Soooo what is my vision for her party? 

• Theme: Ladybug
• Outfit:

• Invitations:  I plan on having my students help make these

• Table decorations:  Another project I plan on having my students help with

• Dessert table:  With homemade ladybug cake balls, chocolate covered pretzels, Valentine candy

• Picture table:  Pictures of Christiana throughout her first year

• Activities/Games:  make their own bug antennae,  bug picture corner,   worms in dirt station,  create picture frames (that will be their party favor),  pin the spot on the ladybug (the setup for this will be done by my students as well),  ladybug ball toss (student project)

• Food: meatballs, sandwiches, carrots & ranch, chips, fruit platter

• Drinks: water & some sort of punch or lemonade (bug punch or ladybug lemonade)

Not bad huh? I can't wait :O)  We have less than 2 months so I need to start creating the decorations when I get back to work. :O)  I'll post pictures along the way.