Children's Christmas Party

Last week-end was a busy, busy, busy one for me as I attended several Christmas parties. One that was loads of fun [READ: ones without me in an askewed santa hat after several rounds of spiked egg nogg], was the Children's Christmas Party that the Spouse's Club (and honorary members, i.e. moi) put together for the kiddies of our U.S. Cairo community. I was there with my santa hat on and sleeves rolled up, ready to help with the festivities!

We started out with the gingerbread pinata. Our verrrrrry junior kiddies didn't know what to make of it at first, until they saw what the big kids were doing to the poor li'l gingerbread man.

Then they really got into it!!! LoL.

I had to hand it to the gingerbread man, he "hung in there" until all the kiddies had about 5 rounds swatting him, before candies finally started flinging out of him. It took li'l Emma's final swat before all the candies gushed out and all the kids dove in and picked up candies frantically. LoL. They were like hungry birds looking for bread crumbs! Tooooo funny.

My friend Carol was a party fave, as she used her graduate degree in arts design by being the party's resident face painter. She, by far, was the BEST face painter - EVERRRRRR! Check out her art work below.

Even little Jake woke up in time to get his precious face painted.

But "bigger kids" -Aimee and Brent- decided to go with his and hers Christmas tattoos instead. LoL.

And then it was time to decorate Christmas cookies!!!

Next we made Holiday bookmarks.

Then the kiddies colored for the best Christmas Coloring Contest.

Followed with making really kewl angel ornaments.

The angel ornaments turned out sooo well!

The party concluded with a string concerto, and the rest of the children and santa's helpers singing Christmas carols.

Little Sarah's face said it all ----Loved, Loved, Loved the Children's Christmas Party!!!