| Celebrate a summer birthday with a garden
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| | bowl of sunflower seeds or toasted
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| party. This party may be held inside or
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| | pumpkin seeds in the center of the table
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| out but it is best if some of the
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| | as a snack for children.ACTIVITIESPIN THE
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| activities can be done outside. Have
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| | BEE ON THE FLOWERUsing a poster size
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| your guests dress in casual clothes so
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| | sheet of white construction paper, draw a
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| they can get messy.INVITATIONSYou will
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| | large flower. Hang the poster up on a
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| need white and yellow construction paper,
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| | door or a wall before the party. Make a
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| glue and some markers. Fold a piece of
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| | small bee out of construction paper for
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| the white paper in half. Cut a flower
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| | each of the children. Place a piece of
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| out of the white paper being careful to
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| | tape on each of the bees. Have children
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| leave two of the petals joined together.
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| | line up one at a time, blindfold them and
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| Cut out a yellow circle and glue in the
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| | ask them to pin the bee on the flower.
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| center of your flower. Open the flower
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| | Give prizes to the children who get their
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| to write the invitation inside. Be sure
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| | bee in the correct place.DECORATE TERRA
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| to include your own name, date, address
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| | COTTA POTSBuy a 4" terra cotta pot for
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| and R.S.V.P. and phone number inside the
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| | each of the children. Supply the
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| invitation.DECORATIONSDecorate the table
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| | children with paint, stickers, ribbons
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| with a flowered tablecloth. Use a tin
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| | and glue and have them each decorate a
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| watering can as a vase and place cut
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| | pot. They will be able to take these
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| flowers in it for your centerpiece. Set
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| | home as party favors later.PLANTING
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| new, clean garden tools on the table to
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| | FLOWER SEEDSLet the little gardeners
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| use as serving spoons for sunflower seeds
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| | plant flower seeds in their terra cotta
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| or for the fruit salad.SEED PACKET NAPKIN
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| | pots. Have garden tools, dirt, flower
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| RINGSYou will need cardboard tubes,
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| | seeds and a watering can available for
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| construction paper, scissors, glue and
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| | them. Let them get messy since the
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| packets of seeds. Cut a 2-inch section
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| | invitation asked them to wear old
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| from a cardboard tube. Cover the section
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| | clothes. If you have a small plot of
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| with construction paper. Glue one seed
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| | dirt in the backyard let them plant a
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| packet onto each napkin ring. Insert the
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| | flower garden.BEAN BAG TOSSPlace dried
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| napkins into the napkin rings and lay one
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| | beans into snack size zipper baggies to
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| at each place setting.MENUServe Garden
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| | make beanbags. Use two large empty
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| Pizzas with fruit salad and sunflower
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| | coffee cans as targets. Line the
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| seeds. For the grand finale, serve
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| | children up in two teams. Give each team
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| "Sunshine Punch" and Dirty
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| | five beanbags. The children on each team
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| Cupcakes.GARDEN PIZZASUse refrigerated
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| | will take turns tossing the beanbags into
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| pizza dough to make individual pizzas.
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| | the coffee cans. They each get five
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| Let children create their own pizza.
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| | tosses. The team that gets the most
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| Supply them with tomato sauce, mozzerella
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| | beanbags into the target wins. Give out
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| cheese, and an assortment of veggies such
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| | prizes to the winning team.FAVORSGuests
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| as mushrooms, onions, and green peppers.
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| | can take home the flower seed packets
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| Some of your party guests may prefer
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| | from their napkin rings as well as the
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| plain cheese pizza.FRUIT SALADMix
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| | terra cotta pots they decorated. Other
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| together strawberries, cantaloupe, banana
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| | ideas are gummy worms, flower stickers,
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| slices, or any other favorite
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| | and gardening gloves.Renee Kirchner is a
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| fruit.SUNSHINE PUNCHMix 2 liters of
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| | parent, educator, and freelance writer
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| orange soda with one pint of vanilla ice
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| | who specializes in writing for children
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| cream.DIRTY CUPCAKESBake cupcakes using
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| | and parents. Visit her fun and
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| your favorite cake mix. Frost the
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| | informational blog for parents and their
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| cupcakes with chocolate icing. Crumble
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| | kids at and find out more about Renee's
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| crushed oreo cookies on top to make the
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| | writing services offered at or email her
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| cakes look dirty. Place gummy worms or
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| | at renee. to discuss possible writing
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| gummy bugs on top for decoration.Place a
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| | projects.
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