Grant's Monster Mash Birthday Party

Well folks... this is the year of "friend" birthday parties.  Every other year we do big friend parties.... on off years we do a fun family day.  I love the "family day" years.  The friend parties can be a lot of work!  But, in the end it's always worth it, of course! And this fun little Monster Mash party was no different.  It was smart to plan for a day when I would have so many helpers-- Blake was home from work, Grandma and Grandpa came down;  I'd asked Evelyn and her friend Marilyn to be in charge of a few stations and games.... and because of these preparations, the party went smoothly.  I absolutely adore all of Grant's little friends.  They are just the sweetest group of kids and I know them all so well.  It was so fun to do the mummy wrap, pumpkin bowling and pin the bowtie/glasses on GRANT!  We had a cute little monster mix station where the kids loaded up on different food items (re-named for scare factor),  we made ghosts out of marshmallows, donut spiders, used play doh to make monsters.  Again, having extra helpers really made the event manageable and easy.  A favorite was hot potato (but using a pumpkin of course)!  When you landed the pumpkin, instead of being out, you could pick a prize out of the spooky cauldron!  Snacks were simple and consisted of juice boxes, cheese balls, grapes and turkey cheese appetizers.  I think Grant felt loved and celebrated!  Afterwards we did the traditional ding dong ditching with Grandma!  And then the kids went to see "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very bad Day."   Fun, fun celebration!