The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Natalia wanted to have a Wizard of Oz party this year. It all started when her cousins showed her a picture of the REAL ruby slippers they took at the Smithsonian. She fell in love with those shoes, and WANTED THEM. I mean, really wanted those exact shoes. I told her NO ONE gets those shoes, they are in a museum. She decided a glittery pair from target would do, and she loves those shoes.


I am posting every detail of the party for Rileigh. I really really missed her while I was pulling this together, but she still gave me some good ideas by phone. =)

The invitations.

Follow the yellow brick road to The Emerald City.......err, um...........door. =)

The first thing we did was make some mini apple pies. Yum!

Then came the party games. Lincoln made this fantastic Tin Man! We used heart shaped sticky foamies and wrote the their names on them. (See that adorable girl in the gray sweater? I hired her to help with the party and that was the best thing ever. She is amazing! I had so much help during this party. I have the best husband, friends, and babysitter!)

The girls loved this game.

Wizard of Oz was playing during the whole party. Right when we began the Beauty Parlor, that is the scene that was showing on the TV. It was perfect! Most of the girls hadn't seen the movie before, and they understood why they got a makeover. It was Talia's favorite part of the party!






I told the girls that we had invited the Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Tin Man, Dorothy, The Wizard of OZ, and even the Wicked Witch of the West but they couldn't make it. They called me and asked if they could bring by some food for the party since they couldn't come. I said, "Sure!"

MENU:

The Witch brought Flying Monkey Goop. (Some girls would not taste this because of the name!) =) It was pistachio salad.

Dorothy brought delicious Ruby Red Strawberries.

The Scarecrow brought some corn from his field.

The Wizard brought his OZ-um Punch.
It was OZ-um!

The Lion brought Cowardly Lions in a blanket. (TOTALLY Wyatt's idea!)


The Tin Man brought yummy Chocolate Cupcakes with a touch of tin.

They ate lunch on the Yellow Brick Road, and watched the last bit of the movie. This "road" ran from the drive way all the way through the house. It was wonderful--and cheap. $15 for 100 feet. Call me if you need some yellow table covering. =)

Each girl took home her homemade apple pie, one red apple, and a few little oz inspired goodies. (The pencil in red glitter.)



Lincoln- "Make a wish!"

Talia- "I LOVE KITTENS!"

(No joke! That is a quote!)