Hope's 6th Birthday

I know it has been a while since Hope turned 6.... Her birthday was actually April 15th.... But, I have been a bit mentally occupied. So better late than never with this post....
Hope had a cute little party. We only let our kids have birthday parties on their "even" birthday years. That is the way we do it in our home because we have so many kids. We want parties to be special when they come around - instead of practically every month a new party.
Hope's ultimate dream job is to be a cook at the McDonald's by our local WalMart. So, for the longest time she has been planning a Cooking Party with all of her friends.
She invited 10 kids from school and church collectively. Together we made her Cooking party invitations. They turned out so cute, but I wasn't smart enough to think about taking a picture of them.

Then the party day came... She was so excited with all the balloons everywhere. We had planned a few activities.

When the kids arrived, the got right to work decorating their chef aprons and making their chef hats. The chef hats were made out of a cut strip of poster board and tissue paper. The aprons were disposable. I found them online for $1 a piece. We had all the kids decorate them with markers and stickers.

After the chef outfits were made, we had the kids make their own personal pizzas. All the toppings were set out on the table. Some kids got a little crazy with their topping choices...

After we made the pizza,  we all had fun eating our creations. Later the kids decorated their own cupcakes. It was fun. And, man oh man...., kids LOVE sprinkles.

Later, we played hot potato - a good cooking party game. Once again the kids loved it. Some got a little too excited though, and some things got broken... :( But, what do you expect with 10 kindergarteners in the home?

David came up with a geneous idea when present time came around... When Hope was ready to open her presents he had the kids play hot potato again. But, instead of whoever had the potato when the song was over being out, the kid with the potato got to give Hope their present to open. It was calm and organized. GENEOUS!

Then when it was time to go, we had the kids sit around in a circle and play with kittens. It was all quiet and organized until the parents came...
In the end, I am happy to say that Hope had a fantastic time and I am happy that it is all over.