Popcorn Movie Theme Party...and Heart Break

The toughest part of being a mommy is when you see your kids feelings hurt. I'm trying to raise my babies treating others how they want to be treated. I want them to stop and think how they would feel. Now I'm not saying my kids are perfect at it...but they have terrific hearts and truly try to be great friends with others. Enter my Mini Me....she tries to play with just about everyone...and is fast learning her friends can be mean.

Her true birthday is at the end of the month and I was afraid I wouldn't make it w/the new baby coming...(now that I've typed that...He'll be a week late) so we planned her party for this weekend.

Yes my fault...I only gave a week and half notice to most girls...but I figure nothings going on in most homes w/it being winter and holidays were over......

She invited about 5 girls....and 2 couldn't come. Great...a total of 4 will be fun! Tuesday one girl (who calls Mini Me a million times a day and they play every week) called to say she wanted to have a play date with another girl on the party day and wanted to bring said girl to the party. 1. ummm hello rude 2. kate doesn't even play or talk to the other girl. She told her friend no that she was sorry...she was keeping the party small. So her so called friend so 'Well fine I'm not coming" and she didn't.

Friday another little girl told Kate that she was invited to another party on Thursday and it looked fun so she wasn't going to Kate's now. (no words to describe that there)

Now down to 2 girls....

30 mins before the party another one of the girls called to say her mom said she couldn't come to her party b/c she went to a sleepover the night before and her mom said it was too late. (Ok Kate's party is from 5-8) and besides they were going to go to a party at 6.

Kate's face fell....she was on the verge of tears and I had no idea what to do.....my heart broke. She said

"mommy do you think _____ is going to show up?...is anyone coming?"

She decided to txt the last girl and called her twice...no answer....5' came and went...finally at 5:25 said girl called and said she was late......she showed up 45 mins late. Ugh

We had already eaten and Kate had started her craft (I mean what was I to do?) I had kept my 'happy ..it's all great' face on and yet inside I wanted to spank each girl for the worst manners in the world. I wanted to punch the mother's for allowing their daughter's behavior in the first place. What examples are they setting?

We ended up making the most of the party...and Kate had a good time w/her friend.

I felt like a bad mother b/c I usually spend a month planning (it takes that long for my creative side to come out) and I only did this in a week....I wish I had thought of more for Kate....She is the sweetest child in the world...and I'm proud she's my daughter! I love how she handled her friends canceling for horrible reasons and I love how she handled the last min ones too. I think I would have thrown myself down crying at her age! haha

Here are some of the party pictures....I went with a Popcorn Movie Theme....

Sign on Door Greeting Guests (Ok guest)

I forgot to order water bottle labels so prints paper real quick w/some movie clip art

Prize bar...Kate handed out awards and said something nice about her friend before she awarded it to her. (her idea...made me smile)

they had awards...movie glasses...light up rings and masks

Popcorn Cupcakes

Lily had to join the fun! what are little sister's for?

The cupcakes were easy to do...just time time time consuming! :o) cutting marshmallows is sticky work.

Bake your cupcakes and had 1/4 cup or so of white icing to a ziploc baggie. Take white and yellow marshmallows (buy the assorted color bag and separate the yellow) and cut into thirds and lay out in a clover pattern. (see photo)

Then take some icing and put a dollop in the middle of the clover and attached 1 marshmallow to the center...Let dry for a bit...(I waited only as long as it took me to make 13 for each cupcake)

Spread some white icing to the top of the cupcake and then stick on all your popcorn! Viola!

Of course my boys told me they looked like flowers! Thanks boys! :o)