We started the celebration with a birthday party with Buddy's friends. The party was at the nature center where Buddy took his preschool nature class last year. The party was so easy and so much fun! I remember after Punky's 5th birthday party I felt overwhelmed and worried that people didn't have fun. Not at all this time around!
We had a naturalist come in for the first hour. First, Buddy chose an animal for everyone to touch. Of course, he went with the biggest- the bull snake! The naturalist took the time to teach the kids a little about snakes and answer their questions. Derek and I got a quick glimpse of what it is like in a preschool or kindergarten classroom. There were so funny comments and cute questions but overall we were so impressed with how well the kids listened and the knowledge they shared!
After the snake was put away, Buddy chose the theme of his party to be "Buggin in the Pond". (There was a list of 10 or so topics to choose from and he chose this back in July.) The naturalist brought in photos and posters and talked to the kids about what kinds of bugs they might find in the pond. Then we walked out to the pond together and each kid got a net and bucket. She taught them how to search for the bugs and they did really well! There were probably 5 or 6 different things that she talked about that the kids found.
After we got back to the party room, we opened presents and ate cookies. Buddy got nearly every Jurassic World toy made (it feels like it anyway)! His friends must know him well. That left 10 minutes for the kids to look around the nature center before their parents picked them up. Perfect!
On Sunday, Buddy had another party with family. It was pretty low-key with grilled hot dogs, chips and cake. We visited and watched Buddy play with his new toys. He got yet more Jurassic World toys and not a single duplicate! Seriously, we have no need for any more dinos though! It was great to have everyone here for the day and weekend. Buddy had a great birthday!
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