We had their party at the local fire station. This enabled us to not worry about the condition of our house, invite as many people as we wanted (80 I think was the final number of family/close friends-we are a big group!), and also support the local fire department.
The tables- I used yellow as the main color to go with John Deere and Dora. I think it worked okay.
Our menu for the evening was chili, crackers, a veggie tray (we had to have something healthy!), hotdogs, and chips. It was cold outside and my kids like chili (although I don't think they even ate at the party, too much excitement). I figured most people like chili and it could be made ahead of time- easy peasy, right? I almost panicked though because my crock pots weren't heating up very fast that day! It all came together though and I didn't have much food leftover! I had made four large crockpots of chili! We also had hotdogs for the kids and non-chili eaters. It was an easy menu and I think a hit, considering the small amount of leftovers.
Favors and Pinatas! Side note- John Deere favors are expensive. You can only find them online, and some just are unreasonably priced. I did get a few John Deere items, but also supplemented with little tractors from Walmart, farm-themed rubber duckies from Hobby Lobby, and farm themed pencils from somewhere. I wish I had thought to put Cow Tails candy in the bags! That would have been cute. Dora stuff is everywhere and cheap!
One activity- My sister was in charge of games/fun stuff. She always does the games at my kids' parties, I do the cakes for hers. It's a trade off. She LOVES a good game! Here the kids were signing/coloring posters that said "Happy Birthday Carson" or Emilynn. They are still on the twins' walls in their room. A sweet keepsake.
She brought hay indoors-oh yes she did. It was a mess! The kids had to hunt through the hay to find animals hidden inside. Nothing is off limits with Amanda!
This was a fishing game she had my brother-in-law construct. It was a hit! I think it might have taken a fall out of the truck on the way up there or something....but the kids didn't seem to mind or notice. There were several more games, but I can't even remember them all. Honestly, Amanda could play games all night! I know there was a Dora butterfly game and a "find the tractor" game.
We may have even skipped a game or two because people were yelling for cake. We almost had a riot on our hands! Well, my Uncle really wanted cake. We obliged him!
After the main games, we busted the piñatas which is always a highlight of any party in our family! Let's face it, they're just fun! Or maybe we have too much pent up anger-haha!
A note about cake and multiples- ( I posted the cake pics a few days ago). If anyone has multiples, I will suggest singing Happy Birthday to each child individually. I read that somewhere so that's what we've always done to make each of them feel more special. That's also why I do completely separate cakes as well. Good thing I don't have quintuplets or something I guess! :-) They seem to really each enjoy that moment of individual attention- their moment to shine!
The final gifts of the evening- bikes! Meme and Poppy give the grands bikes when they turn 3. They were a hit and still are a hit! Carson took right to his bike and rides it all over. Emmy has taken a lot longer, and she is still mastering the bike. She has gotten MUCH better at it.
They received so many nice, useful gifts. It was just enough clothes, books, etc. with a few toys mixed in for fun. We gave them each one of those kids' digital cameras. They loved them and still use them all the time. Maybe I'll upload some of those pics on here- they can be very interesting!
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