Garynation

What’s the best way to look forward to your birthday party?? Well, a countdown! Those are kingdom flags from the movie Rapunzel. I started asking Marielle what she wanted to do for her birthday party weeks before her birthday and we finally decided on a painting party. Mudpies and Masterpieces is an art studio that you can bring kids, 4 and up, to draw and paint a canvas. More on that later, but she was very excited and thought her party was everyday. I had to come up with something to save me some sanity so I wouldn’t be answering the same questions, “is my party today, mama?”, “is it tomorrow?”, everyday. I found these little flags and tapped them onto a calendar I’d printed out. We tore one off everyday (or a few a day when we’d forget) and she got to review her numbers a bit. She saved each flag as she took them off everyday! The worst thing about Marielle’s party was that her nanny couldn’t be there . She is in a wedding and had to be at a bridal shower. But, she made sure to ...