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Super cheap (and fun) kids party, NaNoWriMo progress, etc.

November 2nd, 2014 at 08:50 pm

Today we had a playdate/party that AA has wanted to throw for a long time. About six kids and six adults came. We had it in the morning so kids could nap afterward; afternoon/evening parties tend to cause meltdowns in preschool kids, we've found.

We served breakfast-y food: fruit, mini-pancakes, waffle sticks and banana bread. Juice and water for the kids, coffee for adults. Probably spent $5 more on groceries than we normally do. We bought $3 worth of party favors: a bag of superballs and a bag of toy ponies.

The party was princess- and pony-themed, so the night before I cut some construction paper into crown shapes, and let each kid decorate a crown with stickers before custom-taping it to fit their heads. NT found some coloring-book pages online and printed those out for kids to color.

I found a My Little Pony album and other kid-friendly playlists on Spotify.

It was great! For less than $10 we had a festive and fun party. It's so much better entertaining kids in the new home, because the intensity is spread out over several rooms and floors instead of all being in one or two rooms.

I stayed up late last night writing the first scene of my NaNoWriMo novel. Got 1679 words done, which is a bit more than 1/30th, so a good pace. It was slow getting started but hopefully will be easier now that I've described and introduced the main characters.

My dad emailed that a guy he lets hunt on his land in WV saw plastic markers in a line across the land, so maybe indicating where the pipeline would go. Not sure if that's progress or if that's been up for a while.

Not much else to report. Lots to look forward to over the next couple months, though! This month there's NaNoWriMo, a comedy show we've already paid for, a daycare sleepover for the kids, lots of days off for me, first Thanksgiving in the new home. December is our wedding anniversary, more days off, several holiday parties, NT's graduation from college, and Xmas and New Year's Eve. Fun fun fun!

4 Responses to “Super cheap (and fun) kids party, NaNoWriMo progress, etc.”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    Awesome party plan and the right price! Great job on your writing progress, too. I think the next two months will fly by.

  2. snafu Says:
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    The party sounds wonderful, targeted to the children, their convenience and fun from time to entertainment to food. Your plan for November seems to finally give the adults lots to acknowledge for Thanksgiving joy. Sending best wishes and lots of good vibes that the condo issue soon becomes a mere blip in family history.

  3. scfr Says:
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    Oh - the party sounds like a real blast! Wish I could have come. Big Grin I still remember my first sleepover at age 6 ... we bonded over a coloring book ... and the girl is still a dear friend!

  4. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Sounds like a fun party!

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