Megan's 5th Birthday Party

Today was Megan's birthday party. The theme was insects and we had a great time. First, we played games where we pretended we were bees in a hive,

then we played Buzz, Buzz, Sting,

then Pin the Bee on the Flower.

We ate Butterfly sandwiches and drank Nectar (an idea from Megan's preschool teachers) out of a flower with straws.

We put on fun insect aprons and decorated wooden insect plaques.
Everyone did beautiful work.

Then, we acted out The Very Hungry Caterpillar story, by Eric Carle. Earlier, we painted the foods from the story and then held them up as the children "ate" through them. Then we put ourselves into a cocoon (a bedsheet) and stayed inside until we were beautiful butterflies. The children chose two fabric pieces to wave in their arms while running around the yard. It was very cute to see how much they enjoyed it.

Next it was time for presents

After that we ate dirt (pudding and oreo crumbs in a cup).

What a wonderful party!