Penguin Party

Last Tuesday we had a Penguin Party. I know you are probably asking yourself what exactly a Penguin Party is, and I can assure you that what you may be thinking it is, in fact, it is not.

A Penguin Party happens when your 5-year-old insists on buying a Club Penguin book from his book order because his classmate/buddy told him that he had to get it (even though he has no idea what Club Penguin is) and the Club Penguin book talks about all of the different parties the penguins have had and one of those parties is a "House Party" which is a party you can throw any time without having a particular reason (i.e. just for the heck of it). And so your 5-year-old insists on throwing a Club Penguin house party. And when I say "insists" I mean asks approximately every 30 seconds until you agree. So are you confused yet??? Let's break it down with some pictures and maybe you will be able to throw a successful Penguin Party of your own some time...

Step 1: Create invitations to the Penguin Party for everyone (including yourself and babies).

(Make sure you remember the important details and please remember to be polite.)

Step 2: Create and hang up a banner.

Step 3: Blow up as many balloons as your mother will allow and hang them from the light by streamers so they can be released and fall down once the party begins.

Step 4: Make confetti. Lots of it.

Step 5: Have a favorite uncle show up unannounced literally seconds before the party is scheduled to commence (trust me, this really makes the party good).

Step 6: Turn on some rocking tunes and dance your brains out.

Step 7: Throw pre-made confetti all over the place. Over and over and over and over. (The confetti was actually the kids' favorite part of the party.)

Step 8: Turn streamers into ninja headbands for everyone.

Yes, everyone.

Yes...everyone.

Step 9: Turn select pieces of confetti into silly mustaches for everyone.

Yes, everyone.

Yep, everyone (even moms, but maybe not babies).

Step 10: Eat confetti. (I'm not entirely convinced that this step is necessary for a successful party, but it does keep the 2 and under crowd busy.)

So if you follow these 10 simple steps, you too can have an amazing Penguin Party. Party on!!