The making of a party

We've been getting ready for E's third birthday party this week. I'm so excited about it, heehee! It's a garden theme. For some reason, blogspot isn't letting me caption my photos right, so I'll just have to tell you about them, and then you can scroll down below.

We're making dirt pie with gummy worms. (See green pots with flowers. Flowers 50% off at Michael's, yeah! Walking in that store, btw, totally took me back to childhood, where I spent ages in party and craft shops with my teacher mother. I could have spent all night there.)

My very favorite part of this party: we're going to make caterpillars on clothespins. This was my fav craft as a kid. Isn't it funny the things we remember from being a kid?

Finally, I included some photos of the favor boxes, which I thought were so cute. I had a hard time deciding what to put in them. I chafe at the usual array of cheap plastic toys that end up just being *waste* - played with for 5 minutes, then into the trash. I ended up including a ball - these never go to waste! - stickers, and tying up a few choc chip cookies. It's not extravagant, but enough for 2 & 3 year olds!