Elise's second birthday party was pretty much just a house party with adults and kids. Elise and the toddlers were still a bit too little for any organized games or crafts, but I didn't want the older kids to be bored. So I put together a few low-key non-group activities, some of which went along with the numbers theme.
The little kids really seemed to love this plastic stacking cake. I picked it up a couple of months ago when Amazon had a sudden price drop that made it only $7! It was too cute to pass up. Elise is still playing with it days later.
I brought down Elise's chalkboard table from the playroom. And now I've decided that every kid party we host will have some sort of drawing activity, whether it be paper tablecloths, paper hung on a wall or whatever. It's cheap and easy, appeals to all ages and keeps them busy.
I mentioned in the decorations post that my brother knows a bit about balloon twisting, and he made balloon animals for the kids. Really, this was the hit of the party. I owe him big.
And a couple of little extras...
I printed some color-by-number sheets I found via Google Images. There are so many printable coloring sheets out there! I also had a Crazy 8's card game, which came in handy at the start of the party. I don't know if anyone picked up on the fact that those two things were numbers-themed, but I thought I was clever.
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