October was a little crazy, we had lots of welcome guests and the programs all started this month as well. This meant Ben's party was a little late in getting organized. We did a bit of brainstorming around ideas, lots of themes have been taken in the past, everything from jungle to pirates and outer space to spies. I guess that's part of having 3 siblings and having a house which enjoys celebratng with birthday parties! Ben knew he wanted to play games, lots of the them. As we brain stormed we decided this was the perfect theme/focus for his party- puzzles and challenges to solve.
Once the friends arrived the games began. Each puzzle once completed led to another, clues needing to be brought together to move to the next stage. The kids liked the first game a lot. On a table were 20 items, they had 15 seconds to memorize what was there. The table was covered back up and they had to write down as many of those items as they could collectively remember. From this list they needed to discover a common thread between the items which led them to their next location. There were maps leading to puzzle pieces, letters and symbols hidden in the woods to decode, string webs to climb through, blindfolded team games, charades, and more.
The kids never stopped running. It was a gorgeous fall day, perfect for an outdoor afternoon. Eventually the trail led to the cake of course. Ben out did himself by making a fabulous Lego cake. He figured out how to make the blocks look realistic, with ten notches - 1 for each year he is celebrating.
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