Was total madness. In cold blooded fashion I decided to do a painting party because 7 is all about colours.
And not just any ordinary painting. T shirt painting.
The return gifts were these very same masterpieces however the kids expected a concrete return gift which cheapo aunty me did not provide.
The preparation involved buying various sizes t shifts , 2 dozens of them including infant sized ones where their sailings could paint for them.
Buying paints, brushes and assembling other items for painting like ear buds, plastic knife, toothbrush, toys with shapes to stamp the design in a pattern.
T shirts came with their cardboards but we also inserted newspapers so that colours did not stick to the backside.
My original plan was to create ink lot designs, sprinkle paint drops and fold the t shirt lengthwise and open to get a random design.
However the kids would have none of that. They insisted they paint themselves and it was heartening to see the kids go all crazy with their own concepts. For once mine did not stick with each other but were on different tables with their friends.
The cake was great tasting with a disastrous rukando design which looked like a cross between Hanuman's langot and a devils horn, and so it is best forgotten and unphotographed.
The food was street food concept Chole bhature, dahi vada, samosa, chicken 65, gulab jamun, ice
cream, juice.
I am not sure whether the kids will end up wearing their masterpieces but I think it was worth the experience.
What I could have done better was,
A) done the party in the afternoon so that they could play afterwards and once the t shirt would dry they could wear that for the cake cutting which was my original plan anyway however since they did not dry and it would add to the logistics it would be crazy.
B) added a piñata or a small return gift as the kids like that the best and I couldn't because I was too tired to even think of what gift to buy and manage the logistics of changing numbers of guests.
C) I wish I could have done he ink lot design as that would give it a neat finish however then the kids wouldn't have had the experience of painting the same.
The adults were around to help them with ideas and they put their names and some even put their phone numbers on the t shirt apart from a thumb or palm print.
And not just any ordinary painting. T shirt painting.
The return gifts were these very same masterpieces however the kids expected a concrete return gift which cheapo aunty me did not provide.
The preparation involved buying various sizes t shifts , 2 dozens of them including infant sized ones where their sailings could paint for them.
Buying paints, brushes and assembling other items for painting like ear buds, plastic knife, toothbrush, toys with shapes to stamp the design in a pattern.
T shirts came with their cardboards but we also inserted newspapers so that colours did not stick to the backside.
My original plan was to create ink lot designs, sprinkle paint drops and fold the t shirt lengthwise and open to get a random design.
However the kids would have none of that. They insisted they paint themselves and it was heartening to see the kids go all crazy with their own concepts. For once mine did not stick with each other but were on different tables with their friends.
The cake was great tasting with a disastrous rukando design which looked like a cross between Hanuman's langot and a devils horn, and so it is best forgotten and unphotographed.
The food was street food concept Chole bhature, dahi vada, samosa, chicken 65, gulab jamun, ice
cream, juice.
I am not sure whether the kids will end up wearing their masterpieces but I think it was worth the experience.
What I could have done better was,
A) done the party in the afternoon so that they could play afterwards and once the t shirt would dry they could wear that for the cake cutting which was my original plan anyway however since they did not dry and it would add to the logistics it would be crazy.
B) added a piñata or a small return gift as the kids like that the best and I couldn't because I was too tired to even think of what gift to buy and manage the logistics of changing numbers of guests.
C) I wish I could have done he ink lot design as that would give it a neat finish however then the kids wouldn't have had the experience of painting the same.
The adults were around to help them with ideas and they put their names and some even put their phone numbers on the t shirt apart from a thumb or palm print.
1 comment:
Achu and Appu had the time of their life and yes, even if you had started the aprty at noon , they would have been playing till late night!! Both of them were very upset with me for taking them back home. BTW jut so that you know Achu didnt ask for a return gift which she usually does , so I guess, she got your idea....
And yes, Rukando was FUNNY to say the least....
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