We held Abigail's first birthday party at The Little Gym in Mansfield/Arlington today, Saturday, November 7 at 1:00 pm. The Little Gym is a place where little kids can romp around - it is fully covered in gymnastics mats - and it has areas for kids to work on gross motor skills. Abigail has attended a class there and loved it, so I thought it would be a perfect place for her party. Everything was organized and prepared for me - no set up and no clean up! All I had to provide was the cake. (They were cute - ladybugs!) Plus, they had a "leader" there to keep everyone on track.
When the party first started, they began with a game of rhythm sticks. We all sat in a circle and beat sticks on a mat, and as the song changed, we tapped our shoulders, knees and toes with the sticks. Abby didn't do much other than bang the stick on the mat, but she seemed happy with that. She was shy at first because of all the people and all the attention directed towards her, and pretty much stuck to Robby or me like glue.
After that, we switched to a game of parachute. This was a lot of fun because it involved almost everyone - adults and all - in the party. We walked in circles singing, played games with the parachute, all hid underneath the parachute (all that is, except mason, who had fun hiding OUT of the parachute!). The most fun was when we put Abigail on top of the parachute, in the middle, and started playing "peek-a-boo" with her. We lifted it high, then as it drifted down, said "PEEK-A-BOO!" and she'd start laughing. It was a delight seeing her so happy! This was my favorite part.
After that, we had free time, where everyone could run around and play on the equipment. Abigail wasn't too interested in anything other than watching everyone else, although we tried to get her to do everything - anything - something! We made her do a couple of flips, but she clearly didn't like it, so we just let her watch Colby do them! He was amazing at it!
After a while, they got out the bucket of balls and balls were flying all over the place! There must have been 30 or so balls, all different shapes, colors and textures, and Abby and Mason had fun playing with them. When the leader added bubbles to the mix, they were in hog heaven!
When play time was over, we went to the party room where we ate cake and opened presents. She got some really great gifts, and a lot of needed pajamas! Over all, she had a very good first birthday party!
When the party first started, they began with a game of rhythm sticks. We all sat in a circle and beat sticks on a mat, and as the song changed, we tapped our shoulders, knees and toes with the sticks. Abby didn't do much other than bang the stick on the mat, but she seemed happy with that. She was shy at first because of all the people and all the attention directed towards her, and pretty much stuck to Robby or me like glue.
After that, we switched to a game of parachute. This was a lot of fun because it involved almost everyone - adults and all - in the party. We walked in circles singing, played games with the parachute, all hid underneath the parachute (all that is, except mason, who had fun hiding OUT of the parachute!). The most fun was when we put Abigail on top of the parachute, in the middle, and started playing "peek-a-boo" with her. We lifted it high, then as it drifted down, said "PEEK-A-BOO!" and she'd start laughing. It was a delight seeing her so happy! This was my favorite part.
After that, we had free time, where everyone could run around and play on the equipment. Abigail wasn't too interested in anything other than watching everyone else, although we tried to get her to do everything - anything - something! We made her do a couple of flips, but she clearly didn't like it, so we just let her watch Colby do them! He was amazing at it!
After a while, they got out the bucket of balls and balls were flying all over the place! There must have been 30 or so balls, all different shapes, colors and textures, and Abby and Mason had fun playing with them. When the leader added bubbles to the mix, they were in hog heaven!
When play time was over, we went to the party room where we ate cake and opened presents. She got some really great gifts, and a lot of needed pajamas! Over all, she had a very good first birthday party!
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