Ann Elise's 6th Birthday Party

In the Fall when we were planning the boys' birthday parties Ann Elise announced she had two requests for her own birthday. One, she wanted a "puppy paint" party. Excuse me, what?!? What is a "puppy paint" party? And two, she wanted the party to be at our house. After more Google searches than I care to admit, I came up with a plan that I thought fit her imagination.

As most of our parties go around here, the invitation set the tone.

And my sister's awesome mother-in-law made us a cake to match the theme.

February birthdays have to deal with very upredictable weather and this year proved no different. After a week of beautiful sunshine and temps in the mid 60s, we made a last minute decision to bring the party inside after realizing the highs were indeed in the low 40s. We moved our dining room furniture into the garage and set up tables to decorate for the party.


Each child had their own setting that included a plush puppy, paint brush, cup of water, paint, and art smock.


After the kids got seated we wrote their names on the plate so we would know who the puppy belonged to and so they'd have a place to dry.


The kids were free to paint till their puppies were just the way they wanted them...Ann Elise chose to paint her's hot pink with black polka dots :)


I was really happy to see all the details and planning come together so smoothly. And, the kids seemed to really enjoy the project!


Especially the birthday girl!


After a lunch of pizza, cupcakes, and ice cream and a fun time of opening gifts, each kid got to take home a watercolor set and their very own painted puppy!