Here are some pictures from Van's dinosaur themed party. This came together because of all the help from friends and family. What a great day.
Grandma made this awesome volcano cake.
Grandma also set the table, complete with prehistoric plants and fossils.
Fossil centerpiece
The rock vases from our wedding are very versatile, work well with wedding or dinosaur theme.
The fossil dig.
(plastic dinosaurs, rocks and plants in Plaster of Paris, ready to be smashed apart by paleontologists)
The living room side.
The birthday side, complete with my birthday helper.
All ready for some birthday fun.
A beautiful prehistoric table.
Emily made these awesome dinosaur platters! This one has 'dinosaur toenails' in it.
This one is holding 'dinosaur poop'
And this guy has cupcakes.
Singing happy birthday.
4 candles, all out, hooray!
snacking on some lava
Below are all the pictures from the fossil dig.
I wasn't sure how it would work. It was a little terrifying, but ultimately a fun activity. A central smashing block might have been helpful. The cardboard on the floor absorbed the force of the hammers, making it so that the kids needed to hit harder to break open the plaster. And the last thing you want is 3-6 year olds swinging hammers over their heads.
But in the end we figured it out; no one got hurt and everyone had fun.
Solvej, digging out a fossil.
Finn going after a fossil
Van breaking into one.
Ava smashing a fossil
Laura and Anna completing an excavation.
Ava and Lars directing a dig
Whew! What a fun day. I'm exhausted, I think everyone will sleep well tonight.
It was a blast. Thank you so much for letting us help celebrate! Clem could talk of nothing else when he got home. :)
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