Is it: a) the latest addition to our holiday decorating scheme; b) Ju's favorite teething toy; or c) a birthday party invitation?
The answer is: all of the above.
This post is in response to the Best of 2009 Blog Challenge. There's a topic a day for the month of December. (I just came across it today, but will try for daily--or near-daily--postings for the rest of the month.)
Today's topic: best packaging. I'd say this invitation fits the bill.
They make a pretty big deal of kids' birthdays here (to say the least). And extravagant invitations are par for the course.
Earlier this year, before we were cued into this concept, a small bottle appeared in R.'s cubby. It rattled around in his backpack for several weeks, before we uncorked it, and found a professionally designed treasure map/invitation. Of course, by this time, the party in question was long past.
Which didn't really matter, since most of these parties begin around our kids' bedtime and take place at rented party centers on the other end of town, an hour's drive away through rush hour traffic.
This one above, though, is on Saturday evening at the resort across the street from our house, so we're going to try to make it.
According to the card that came rolled up inside the sleigh, the program will include: a choir, a movie screening, an enchanted lake, a house of sweets, and Santa Claus.
If they put half as much effort into the party as the invitation, I'm sure it will be quite the production.
1 comments:
But what will they do NEXT year?
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