I planned two parties for Eli. One for his friends and one for family.
I was pretty confident I would be fine, because they were just 5 year olds, right? They can’t be too critical of my party throwing skills.
I needed something for them to do and not a lot of work for me, so we rented a bouncy house!
Of course we had to get in and try it out before the guests arrived!
Eli wanted a PJ Masks cake. So I made it even easier and went to Sam’s club and had them make the cake.
We brought out the popcorn maker and made movie theatre style popcorn. Yeah, can’t go back to popping popcorn in the microwave!
I made chocolate covered marshmallows and dipped them in sprinkles. You can’t go wrong with sprinkles and 5 year olds.
A note for next time: I made these last night. I dipped the marshmallows in the chocolate, sprinkled them, and put them marshmallow side down in a tupperware. I sealed the lid and put them in the fridge. An hour before the party, I took them out and put the sticks in. Pinterest was great on giving me the idea, but where to put them after? I poked holes in a paper cup 🙂 I think it worked quite well.
We also brought out the giant connect 4 game. All the 5 year olds didn’t get the rules of the game, but they had fun. The older kids thought it was the coolest thing to have a life size game!
For the beverage, I set out a 2.5 gallon of water and let them have at it. They drained it! I guess bouncing took a lot out of them.
The bouncy house was a huge win! I would definitely do this again.
Every kid bounced for the entire 2 hours!
Look at that wet hair. He played hard! The party was a success! He had a fantastic birthday!