Under the Sea, Hope turns 3!

Hope's Under the Sea, Mermaid Party was a huge hit! We turned the backyard into a Mermaid's (or preschooler's) paradise. We had shell painting, bubbles, ocean exploration, a mermaid lagoon, beach, sea horse races, and Urchin (sponge) tag. The kids had a blast "swimming" from one activity to the next. Texas summer's are hot, so having activities for the kids to get a little wet helped them enjoy the outside temps a little better. Since the party was before lunch we had heavy snacks complete with Peanutbutter and Jellyfish sandwiches, bell pepper crab, gold "fish and chips", and plenty of desserts. Starfish cupcakes, chocolate shells and "dinglehopper" cake pops. I purchased cups at dollar tree and put each child's name in vinyl with either a shark or mermaid as the party favor. All of it was made my mom and inspired by Pinterest :)

• What People Ate

  Peanutbutter and Jellyfish sandwiches bell pepper crab gold "fish and chips" Fish eggs (blueberries)

• What People Drank

  Ocean water (blue lemonade) water

• Desserts

  Starfish cupcakes chocolate shells "dinglehopper" cake pops Seaweed candy straws Vanilla wafer oysters

• Party Favors

  Treasures from their beach treasure hunt and plastic cups with each child's name in vinyl with either a shark (boys) or mermaid (girls)

• Activities / Games

  shell painting, bubbles, ocean exploration water table, a mermaid lagoon, beach treasure hunt, sea horse races, water baloons, and Urchin (sponge) tag