Herewith the invite to Bos first birthday party, an event conceived predominantly by my endearing, creative brave wife. The basic idea is for the kids to have fun, good uhmmm sensorially indulgent experientially explorative fun involving various safe-but-perhaps-a-little-messy substances. Adults are encouraged to engage with the kids on their terms – thus the suggestion regarding old/spare clothes. If you dont have such damage-able clothes Im sure we can improvise some temporary plastic protective wear. (Address and directions available on request.)
Ive been asked to also put up the present wish-list here which makes sense in terms of dealing with the old which of the three identical but lovely, pity we need only one, items can we return’ without causing undue offence etc. issue.
Squishy, Sploshy, Smooth and Scrubbly – Bo’s 1st Birthday Party
0n Sat 5th August 2006, from 3pm till 5pm
Please RSVP by 1st August INCLUDING children’s AGE and GENDER
Dress: Wear your oldest scruffy comfy clothes, literally what you would paint your house in. We mean this. Ignore at your own peril.
Bring:
- A second set of old clothes.
- PLUS a set of warm clothes to go home in.
- 2 towels per family member.
- Kids may want cozzies even if it’s cold.
- Gift list attached for those who would like to consult one
Presents (Bo doesn’t mind presents that are not quite brand new)
Push-along popper(TAKEN)Little black plastic motorbike from Pick n Pay(TAKEN)-
Clam sandpit and lid(TAKEN) - Sandpit toys – buckets, spades etc
- Toddler safety swing – STAND NOT NECESSARY, we have a tree!
- Toddler easel
- Non-toxic paints
- Inflatable globe
- Tupperware (the actual Tupperware brand) ice-lolly tray, smallest lolly
size possible - Tupperware (the actual Tupperware brand) toddler drinking cups
- Plastic play table with the bowl inset on the top
- Hammering peg board with hammer and pegs, wooden if possible
- Plain wooden rocking horse for us to customise into rocking dragon
- Rainbow windmill for outside – preferably the double wheel that spins in opposite directions as sold in gardening shops
- Small windchime for indoors with yinyang and hexagrams on the dangly bit
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Abacus – wooden if possible(TAKEN) - Dr Seuss titles – ideally on board. (Already have “one fish two fish” and “the sneetches and other stories”)
- Fruit and veg fridge magnets (nothing teeny enough to swallow please)
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Comfortable fabric camping chair – Bo sized(TAKEN) -
Plastic garden chair/s – Bo sized(TAKEN) - Xylophone – accurately pitched
- Clothes for 12-18 and 18-24 mos – cotton and other natural fabrics preferred
Anything else you think he (or his mommy) will enjoy.
We already have a shape-sorting ball and a wooden push wagon.
You can either email me or leave a comment below (anonymous if you like – use e.g. name: anon email anon@anon.com) if you want to debs one of the listed items and Ill regularly update the list to reflect what desirable items of loot-for-Bo are still unspoken for. (This feels a bit awkward but the geek in me thinks its a fabulous idea)
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I’m taking the sand pit toys! See ya sat!