My niece loves horses. Stuffed horses, horse figurines, horses her dolls can ride and of course real horses. We recently got to be at her 5th birthday party and Jodie, my sister, pulled out all the stops at making this a great horse party and a super fun outdoor play birthday party!
The kids had several different swings to play on.
And Jodie handmade these adorable sock riding horses for each kid to play with and take home. I loved that instead of filling a little goodie bag with candy, trinkets or other things that would most likely get lost or end up in the trash Jodie made something super unique and fun that each kid can play with for a long time. And she didn't spend much more than what she would have on the bag of junk!
But the best part of the party was the LIVE horses! They were these two adorable little miniature horses.
The kids got to take the ropes and lead the horses around the yard. This was a HUGE hit.
Even Avery got a turn to try!
And the kids got to brush the horses, learn how to pet them and where to stand around a horse.
Parker was one happy little birthday girl!
The trampoline was a big hit too. I even got in on the action with some "Ring-Around-the-Rosie".
The whole two hour party was outside! They played outside the whole time. Ate lunch as a picnic on blankets in the backyard and even did cake and presents outside. It was great to see so many kids totally happy and content to be outside on a cooler day.
This is how to do a birthday party!
What a fun party! I love the homemade stick horses--so cute.
:)
Posted by: anne | 11/29/2011 at 07:57 AM
My kids are loving those things still! So much fun to have a handmade birthday party favor.
Posted by: Abbie | 12/06/2011 at 07:40 AM
Those picture are so beautiful. I impressed by that. It such a lovely. I am so excited for that. Every thing looking awesome and more beautiful.
Posted by: Cheap windows 7 | 12/16/2011 at 08:12 PM
I want to simply tell you that awesome pictures of the birthday as you mentioned above. I really like this photography. You captured very good photos of two hour party which is very nice.
Posted by: bathroom floor tiles | 03/25/2012 at 10:52 PM
Your sister sure knows how to pull a fun party! The idea of bringing in the miniature horse was just brilliant. It will be a memorable birthday party, especially for Parker. And the best thing about bringing the miniature horses is that the kids will learn how to take care of animals and not be afraid. The birthday party surely was fun and educational for all!
Posted by: Carlene Boley | 07/12/2012 at 06:54 AM