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Flashback Friday

Kassie's 12th Birthday
Mall Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, September 13, 2008


I honestly can't believe that it's the first week of September already. The kids have been back in school for almost a month. I also can't believe that I have counted down Kai's birthdays every Friday for the past 12 weeks. Next Friday, will be her 13th Birthday! Unbelievable....I will have a teenager at home.


Last year her party was a lot of fun. I didn't plan it months in advance. I literally threw it together really fast. We did a Mall Scavenger Hunt Party. Looking back at the blog post I didn't really give to many details.

First off, the kids all met outside of California Pizza Kitchen. I had a bag with black, orange, and pink jellie bracelets. Each kid pulled a bracelet from the bag, depending on the color they drew, that is the team they were on. I had three clip boards, one per team. Each clipboard had the same instructions, but scrambled up. That way each team would not run into each other. I bought Westcor gift cards for each team. There was $50 on each card. All teams had to go to Fuzziwigs and each player had to make their own candy bags, and not go over $3.00. Then, they all had to go to Claire's and each pick out a an item that was $4 or less. That would be their party favor.

Each team had to go to Build A Bear. I had pre-paid the Halloween bear and one team got to stuff it, the other team got to pick out an outfit for it, and the other team picked a name and did the story option for the bear. When it was all done, that ended up being one of Kai's presents. Buddy and I bought Kai some stuff at Nordstrom for her birthday. Julia, one of the ladies in the kids department boxed the gifts in three different packages. She marked each box. One A one B and the last C. Each team had to go there and get one of the packages. They had a good time. I did have rules, and each team followed them very well. They were not allowed to run or interrupt employees if they were with customers. They were patient, and in the end, they all came back with their lists all crossed off. We finished the evening with dinner and cake. It turned out well, considering the last minute planning.


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Next week Flashback Friday, I will start counting down Nachito's Parties.
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