Well, we did it! What a celebration it was!
What do you need to host a dance party? A DANCE FLOOR!
We asked our church and they graciously gave us the use of the basement - a great big open space with a wood floor stage! (For FREE TOO!)
We put a disco ball and some Christmas lights up above the dance floor.
We hung stars, music notes, cardboard guitars and records for decorations.
As each child entered, they recieved a bead necklace and a glow braclet.
There was also the option to get golden glitter sprayed into their hair.
There was a Tatoo station, Rock Star Photo Area, and CD Suncatcher craft. (plus lots of healthy snacks!)
We had fun, kid-friendly music rocking through the speaker system of the church basement. (Thanks to Lindsay for uploading TONS of kids songs onto her laptop!)
We did the chicken dance, electric slide, limbo, and lots of other fun songs to get the kids to participate. There was even a balloon drop! IT WAS AN AWESOME TIME!!!
What was most memorable though, was that the kids went WILD! after cupcakes, lemonade, ice cream and ring pops....imagine that! Any sense of organized acivities went out the window once the sugar kicked in and their 7 year old instincts took over - balloon battles, kids running all over, dancing was to the extreme with reckless abandon...IT WAS HILARIOUS! (And exhausting!)
Did I mention that we had specifically (and intentionally) invited the entire 1st grade class from the Oaks Academy? The goal was to bring together not only the kids, but the parents, as well. I hope we did that! :)
34 out of 45 were able to attend and those that weren' had all communicated their deep dismay at missing the fun! That definitely made it worth our effort and time!
These are only a few of the photos. Lindsay also had her camera and captured WAY more "Rock Star" poses than I did! I'll get those on here soon!
Happy Birthday Joey! We love you!
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