Anyway, we walked in and found our table and then the Big Surprise happened...Nana walked in. Micah was so surprised! Nana flew to Virginia to be with him on his big day. His birthday wasn't until yesterday, but we celebrated on Saturday, well, actually, the whole weekend!!
Micah asked for a Science birthday this year. So we had a blast...literally! :) I will say, this was a far cry from Winnie the Pooh when he was two! The older they get, the more involved - and fun! - the parties get!
We really had an incredible day. More than anything, it was so much fun watching the kids enjoying it all and just being together. Thanks, Micah, for a great excuse to have such a fun day!
Micah enjoyed blowing out his sparkler candles.
Micah helped me set up the table. We had molecules, Smarties, Nerds, dry ice, slime-green applesauce, lab coats, bow ties...the perfect formula for fun! We ended up doing ten different experiments with the kids. We ALL had fun!
Surprise, Micah! He was so excited!
McKenna really enjoyed making her pink slime.
We made volcanos out of play-doh, then we put baking soda, food coloring, and vinegar and voila! an volcanic eruption!
Malachi made the best slime! Oooohh!
I think the kids' favorite thing was the dry ice experiments. Here we dropped in a cube of dry ice, a small drop of dishwashing soap, water and this snake of bubbles climbed out the cylinder!
Here's the mad scientist with all his supplies! This will keep him occupied for a very long time!
Micah said his favorite gift this year was being with Nana!
All the little scientists!
This was the grand finale...we put seven mentos in a bottle of Diet Coke and this geyser shot up at least 20-25 feet! We did this experiment four times it was so much fun!
Here we made Pop Rockets. We put half an Alka-Seltzer in a film canister with a tablespoon of water, put the lids on, stepped back, and watched the canisters fly into the air!
2 comments:
Amy, this is the coolest birthday idea!!! Very creative and it looks like fun for the kids AND the adults. It was such fun to see you all last night. I felt a little distracted keeping my eye on C and A, but it was still good to be with you all for a few hours. Much too short!
Take care!
Heather
You are such a great mom, Amy! I told my Mike that I can't wait to be a fun mommy again :)
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