Her Star Party

Sydney wanted a "Star Party" for her fifth birthday.

Happy to oblige, my sweet!

As the little party attendees arrived, they were invited out back to paint a star mural on brown paper taped to the garage wall:

When they filled up the paper, it turned out that nobody wanted to paint over anybody else's work, but they all still wanted to paint, so I dragged out some giant sheets of newsprint, and the consensus moved onward to rainbows:

There was a star-shaped piñata for whacking (to make your own, check out my paper mache piñata tutorial over at Crafting a Green World):  

 Syd's having a little trouble letting go of her precious piñata, can't you tell?

Know what could make her feel better, though?

Why, that piñata's filled with candy!

We admired, sang over, cut, and served the rainbow layer cake decorated with star sprinkles:

And Sydney received presents from some very generous and loving good friends:

It was, clearly, the best birthday ever, and Sydney began her sixth year of life happy, well loved, and full of sugar, just as she'd planned.

Stay tuned, because Willow's birthday party will be later this summer, and she's already chosen her theme:

The Ocean.

Watermelon whale, blue Jello, and dolphin piñata, here we come!