It's something for Corals birthday party. Yes, this year I feel very prepared for her birthday party, and it's still four weeks away.
For Corals party this year, I really wanted to do something girlie for it. Something like a tea party, with pink decorations everywhere. But, that's just what I wanted. What kind of party would SHE want? Well that's easy. Either a puppy party, or a Barney party. There is no way you could ever convince me to have a Barney themed party, so puppy party it is. She has been talking about it non stop since I mentioned it.
Right away I thought about having an adopt a puppy party (don't worry friends of Coral, you will not be taking a real puppy home with you...this is a pretend adopt a puppy party). I found this website called A Dolly's World that sells unstuffed animals. Similar idea to build a bear. They send you the unstuffed animal, and you go out and get the stuffing and make your own animal. They had all kinds of different animals to chose from, but we were looking for a puppy. Coral was with me while I was browsing, and she picked the one she wanted for her party.
Here it is! They are so soft and actually really cute. So the plan is to set up stations in our house, similar to Build A Bear where the kids can stuff their own puppy, feed it, groom it, and get it checked out by the vet. Oh and the best part about these puppy's? No sewing required!
The head comes pre-stuffed. You stuff the rest, then it closes with a zipper, followed by Velcro. Easy for the parents who will be helping the kids. After, the kids will get a certificate of adoption. I think the kids are going to have a blast with their new puppy.
And then there's the cake. Coral has been talking about a puppy cake for weeks. "coral want a puppy cake, kaden like puppy cake, Emma like puppy cake, Auntie Brittany make Coral puppy cake". I don't know how she knew that my friend Britt makes amazing cakes (probably just assumes because almost every time we see her she has delicious treats for us) but she insisted that Auntie Brittany would know how to make a puppy cake. Lucky for Corals guests, Britt was up for the challenge!
For decorations, I'm not going big this year. Probably just a few balloons because they are Corals favorite. No big deal.
And lastly we have one more thing waiting to arrive in the mail for Coral. And that's her present of course! I really really wanted to get her a wooden doll house for her birthday. However, as much as she would have loved that, I think a few years down the road (or maybe even next year) she would appreciate It more and know how special it is.
We still got her something really special, just not a doll house. She is getting a Schoenhut classic mini grand piano. It's 30 keys, the width of a normal piano so she gets used to proper finger spacing. We had the option of getting it in black, white or pink, and went with the black because it's the classic grand piano look. I think she is going to love it. She always wants to play on grandma and nana, and even great-grandmas piano. Now she will have her own little Coral sized piano to play on.
And now we wait for her birthday to come. I never plan things this early. The anticipation and excitement is to much. February, here we come.
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