Puppy Birthday Party

Puppy Birthday Party

Not my party, but such a well done theme that I wanted to write about it!

Puppies, puppies, puppies - they were everywhere! As soon as the children arrived they were given a pair of homemade puppy ears glued on to a head band to wear during the party. Those who wanted could also have their face painted with a dog nose.

The living room was "The Adoption Center" complete with puppy holding pens and a veterinarian's office.  Each child picked a puppy to adopt. The puppies came from the Oriental Trading "Mini Bean Bag Pound Assortment". Each child named their dog and filled out an "adoption certificate" that the mom found online for free. 

Then the kids pretended to give the dog a check up with toys that the birthday girl already owned. Next followed a good grooming with brushes, combs and a tiny hair dryer. 

Finally the children decorated a pet carrier for their new puppy. The handled boxes came from The Container Store. The parents cut a flap out of one of the short ends for a "doggy door" and added a cutout bone as a name plate. Very cute!

Next came a trip to "The Pet Store" (dining room) where the kids could "buy" a collar, leash, dog food (chocolate cereal) and a little Frisbee for their new pup. The parents made the collars and leashes out of ribbon and office supplies.

Snacks included Twizzler tidbits "kibble", Scooby snacks (dog bone shaped graham crackers), popcorn, candy dog bones from Oriental Trading and, of course, cupcakes and ice cream. The cupcakes had vanilla frosting decorated with chocolate paw prints made from a Junior Mint surrounded by several chocolate chips.  

 

The party wrapped up with games including pin the paw on the puppy, pass the puppy (hot potato) and a dog pinata. While the parents agreed that the kids hitting a dog with a bat seemed odd none of the children seemed to mind. Of course, when one of the older children knocked its head off it was all we could do not to either scream in horror or fall to the ground laughing!

As the American Humane Society would attest, "No puppies were harmed during the party..."