If you ask pretty much anyone if they know what a Gruffalo is, the answer would be "No". So, imagine a person's response when Wyatt tells them he is having a Gruffalo birthday party...and starts describing a Gruffalo, with his orange eyes, purple prickles, and poisonous wart on the end of his nose (all this with as much expression as possible!). Try explaining that one! And yes, I brought this upon myself...anything for the kids, right?! :-) Of course! And so I set out to create a Gruffalo themed birthday party to celebrate Wyatt's 3rd birthday! THREE?!?!?! I still can't believe it!
So, without further ado, here is a Gruffalo!
Wyatt fell in love with the book, "The Gruffalo", after we discoverd the short film, which is adorable! To sum it up, it's a story about a little mouse that goes for a walk in the woods...he meets a fox, an owl, and a snake...tells them he's meeting a Gruffalo, so they won't eat him...only to discover that there really is a Gruffalo! That wants to eat him of course!
So it was a toss up between this and Curious George. Of course I picked the one that has zero party supplies, unless you live in the UK, or feel like spending an arm and a leg to purchase these items :-)
So, I improvised...and had a super time with it! All of the food was themed around the book...
Wyatt was SO excited when he saw his Gruffalo cake with all the characters!
We had "Gruffalo Cake"
"Mouse trails" & "Scrambled Snake"
"Roasted Fox"
"Purple prickles" and dip
Forest finds
"Poisonous warts" & Gruffalo Jello
"Purple Prickle" Punch (which was mighty tasty)
"Owl Ice Cream"
and of course, "Gruffalo Crumble"!
Wyatt had such a fun time with everyone there! Playing with cousins and friends.
I know we sure missed having "Grandma Judy" there with us!
Wish I could have shared all the fun and excitement with her...
And here is Wyatt enjoying his new gator...I think this was right before he dumped his cousin off the back and then ran into the fence!
Probably not the best idea to practice this with so many people around :-)
Just love the look on his face!
The kiddos that joined us all went home with some "Gruffalo goodies"...i.e. "The Gruffalo" book, or "The Gruffalo's Child" book, or a cute board book for the little ones.
Thanks again to all who helped Wyatt celebrate!
