Puppy Pawty

For her half birthday, Tessa wanted a Puppy Pawty.  As luck would have it, our very own puppy's birthday is in the same month so I did a combined party for my girls.  We invited some of our best friends and everything had doggy flair but I drew the line at including any other real dogs.  For months Tessa had graciously been inviting every dog she met while on a walk, in a pet store, or just up and down our street.  But when the time came for real invitations the girls were asked to bring only stuffed dogs to the party.     

 January is such a dull month so I was excited to have a party to plan.  I set up this doggy ear station where the girls could glue spots on their ears.  Those ears were attached to headbands so the girls could wear the floppy ears.  There was also a craft where they could transform a paper bag into a puppy puppet.

I painted noses and freckles on people, moms too!  What a great group of moms to let me do this to them.

With the ears and the spots we had the most adorable litter of puppies.

The play dog house was a big hit and I love the pictures of my puppy sticking her head out for a pat.  

 

After playtime, it was chow time.  Snacks of the day included Pup-Corn (popcorn and kettle corn), Doggie Bones (cut-out peanut butter cookies), Puppy Chow (peanut butter and sugar coated Chex Mix), Kibbles and Bits (snack mix) and a Dog Bone Cake (white cake) decorated with Paw Prints (cut-out sugar cookies).  All the foods were dog friendly and Anabelle was happy to eat anything that hit the floor.  I even used dog bowls as serving dishes and plates. 

We lit the candles on the cake and  everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to Anabelle with the girls adding adorable barks and howls at the end of the song.  Precious.

We had time for more games after we ate.  The girls played Puppy Bingo, using dog bones as their card markers.

Both of my girls had a wonderful time at the Puppy Pawty!