Project 365 9.13

Ace's Bug Party

We were crazy about bugs for the day to celebrate Ace's 5th birthday.

We started off the activities with a caterpiller craft made out of egg cartons, pipe cleaners & googlie eyes. Thank you to my dear friend Lian for helping me with this craft for the kids! Below is Trina helping out Scarlett.

Nicolas with his finished caterpiller

And Scarlett with hers

Then we headed outside for a bug hunt. The kids & I decorated bug catcher containers (found at the dollar store) with foam stickers for everyone to capture their bugs.

Here's Ace & Nicolas trying to 'net' a butterfly

Payton & Mercedes

Scarlett, she was really trying to find lady bugs

Mercedes filled her bug catcher up!

Check out Sadie's gigantic spider!

Our team of bug catchers. I was so impressed by how much the kids enjoyed catching bugs...kept them busy for about an hour. It was such a simple birthday activity.

Then we gave the kids each their own magnifying glasses (also from the dollar store). They had fun exploring their bugs as well as their friends' bugs!

That's our little bug catcher!!!

Treat bags made using this & this. Only took me 5 minutes to stuff, stamp & staple all 8 of them!

Chocolate Rice Krispy cake, courtesy of Nana

After our BBQ supper, the birthday boy choose his favorite bug cupcake, we sang him Happy Birthday and...

...he blew out his candles!

It was one of the most fun, yet simple, birthday parties I've ever planned for my kiddos.

Happy Birthday Ace!