She invited seven friends over to the house for fun and games. Two were new friends from school. The rest were friends she's known awhile. Everyone wore costumes.
Scary ghost-fairy
Queen of the spiders
We did a few games. One was the fishing game, that we've done the past two years (at Anya's request). Basically, I hide behind a curtain in a doorway while the kids cast a makeshift fishing rod over the curtain. I clip on prizes for them to "catch". The kids love it. This year, Chris dressed up as a fisherman and he was the kids' expert guide.
Another game was the balloon popping game. I put pieces of paper in a bunch of blown up balloons, one with a star drawn on it. The kids pop the balloons. Whoever finds the star gets a prize. That one didn't go over as well as we had hoped. Three of the kids were too afraid and didn't want to participate. But the rest had a blast.
Anya also insisted on bobbing for apples. Almost all of the kids loved that one, Anya more than anyone. She soaked through several costume/clothing changes since she kept coming back to bob for more apples.
Anya: "I got 3 Apples"
We made all sorts of "gross" foods to eat (totally fun for me). Mummy dogs (hot dogs wrapped in crescent dough strips), blood punch with zombie hand (mixed fruit juice and sparking cider with ice frozen in the shape of a hand), inside-out caramel apples (thanks, Pinterest!), banana ghost pops, and our favorite: worms.
worms made from jello and molded in bendy straws
chow time
And instead of cake, Anya requested Top Pot doughnuts again this year. Works for me; one less thing to prep.
blowing out her birthday candles on doughnuts cut in the shape of a 6.
Afterwards, we set up the bounce house in the back yard and let the girls start burning off all that sugar until their parents arrived. Anya had a great time. Happy Birthday!
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