Is it pathetic there’s going to be four separate posts for Ruby’s birthday party? Maybe,… but I can’t bring myself to choosing only a few photos! Today’s post,….the activities and favors at the Party!

First up,…the activities…

I found these cute butterfly nets in the dollar bin at target and had to get them for the party.

We ended up borrowing a friends bubble machine and had the kids catch bubbles with their nets in the backyard.

Suprisingly, the kids LOVED it and were entertained for the entire afternoon! And, no eyes were poked out or heads whipped by the nets! Whoo hoo! HA!

I also set up a “pin the antennae on the butterfly” game. I blew up and printed out the same pattern for the butterflies I drew on Ruby’s invitation, cut out some antennae’s and stuck them on Ruby’s easel. It was a cute set up,…but we never even ended up playing the game! Maybe next year?!

A little table with crayons and “happy birthday, Ruby” coloring pages was placed in the patio area for the little artists.

The girls mainly loved them,….but the boys stuck to the nets and catching bubbles.

I also put out a big bucket of sidewalk chalk, which was another simple thing to play with for the mainly toddler crowd!

Happy Birthday, Ruby!

And then the favors…

I had SO much fun with the favors! The dollar store and Target dollar bin was KEY!

They were colorful with a fun little assortment of things inside each bucket. A butterfly suncatcher craft, butterfly sidewalk chalk, pencil, butterfly clip, flower lollipop, ringpop, a pinwheel, and stickers.

Pink butterfly buckets for the girls…

and camo green buckets for the boys!

Such, such fun!