Yesterday was a fun, busy, and tiring day.  My family went to choir practice and two birthday parties.  The first party was for an eight-year-old child and the second was for a one-year-old… Good times.  We took lots of pics, but most didn’t come out well enough to post here.  I was able to observe the interactions of many of the children– and that’s what sparked this blog post.

Top 5 Ways To Crash A Toddler Birthday Party:

1.  Have a cold.  That’s right.  Cough, sneeze, and have a runny nose.  Cough and sneeze around the food, on all the other babies, don’t cover your mouth, and let your mommy forget to wipe your nose.

By now, you all know how near-germaphobish I am.  There was a boy at the party who needed to be quarantined.  He had it B-A-D!

2.  Stinky in your diaper.  There’s nothing like smelling old poop in a baby’s diaper.  Even though most places are kid-friendly these days and have changing tables, it’s better to just let it sit in your diaper for aroma’s sake.

FYI–The Little Gym had two bathrooms, both equipped with changing tables.

3.   Be the only child who doesn’t want to participate.

Well, I’m ashamed to say this was my daughter.  I was sure she’d be excited, since the party was at The Little Gym.  I thought she would enjoy bouncing around on the inflated machine, but noooo.  She was the only one crying and wanting to get off. 

4.   Tell the birthday girl you just came for the food.  This probably works even better if you “forget” to take a gift.

I don’t know of a child (or parent) who is this insensitive and rude.  It just seemed like a good way to crash a party.

5.  Dive in to the birthday girl’s cake before she gets a chance to blow out her candle and taste it herself.  After all, she doesn’t REALLY need to eat all that, does she?

The image that came to mind with this one was funny to me.  Thankfully, this didn’t happen at the birthday party.  The birthday girl ate her cake in peace and the guests had yummy slices from another cake.

Anyone been to a birthday party and witnessed someone crash it?  Have you or your little one crashed a party?  Do tell.