Speaking of birthdays, I never shared any details from my oldest daughter's birthday party last Spring. She wanted something fun, but not too girly. I had already picked up a ton of cute owl stuff from the dollar section at Target. The camping part kept it from being to frilly. I couldn't help but laugh!
I found ideas for cupcakes (http://www.duncanhines.com/recipes/cupcakes/dh/owl-cupcakes) and treat bags with owl smores (http://www.livinglocurto.com/2010/09/owl-smores/) on-line. Both of the recipes are easy to follow and Elyssa really enjoyed helping. Since we had owl cupcakes, I went with a campfire cake. I ended up putting a few different ideas together. The "cake" was really Betty Crocker® Mississippi Mud Supreme Bars. The pit was made using chocolate rocks, the logs were twix bars, and then I just added some small touches like toasted marshmallows for coals. Then I made sure there were plenty of worms, bugs, and trail mix to snack on! We also roasted marshmallows for smores and cooked our hot dogs in a fire pit.
The highlight of the night for most girls was dissecting owl pellets. I ended up ordering them from Amazon and each girl had a partner. This worked out well, because not everyone wanted to participate! The girls also set up their tent, painted rocks, made bracelets and enjoyed playing games in the tent with flashlights. I am anything but a camper, but sleeping in the backyard (in my own little tent with Miss B and her friend Ella) was certainly worth it. I know this will always be one of her favorite themes!
