Ema is 11
Just before we left for our holiday adventure in the NE, Ema had her birthday too. We were able to find an afternoon for her to have her party in the midst of packing and preparing to leave.
Can you believe she is 11? Yikes!
She had a backwards theme for her party this year and it turned out to be lots of fun.
Of course, you eat cake first.
hmmm, there appears to be some sort of madman in the background. Better serve that cake quick and placate him! 
And blow out your candles and then sing Happy Birthday, backwards, what else?. (That is not as easy as it sounds. )
We even came up with some backwards style games.
Silent Chairs : you sit when the music comes on
I am Who? : each child gets ‘tagged’ on the BACK with an animal and they must guess who they are by only asking yes or no questions. But here is the tricky part. The answers are backwards!
Yes= no and no=yes. Tricky and silly
Pencil in the bottle: This is a game of partners. The one with the pencil tied to a string around their waist is blindfolded, and they must try to dip down and get the pencil in the bottle by only using the verbal directions of their partner.
Of course the pencil is hanging down the BACK side.
You may be wondering why all the girls are dressed alike. They came home with Ema from school, and had all just had PE. Does make for some nice coordinated pictures though.
Happy Birthday Ema, we love you!
P.S.
We are always on the lookout for great and easy birthday ideas. Zach turns 10 in March, do you have any suggestions? As a girl myself, boys parties are always harder for me, and I could use some help.
