Prinzessin Lillifee.... Die Maus
Alena's Birthday Party was yesterday...she wanted a theme of flowers, hearts, and pink. I got (on our annual trip to Germany) Prinzessin Lillifee napkins, candles (for the cake), ballons, party flags, and party hats. The entire room was a dream in pink...http://www.prinzessin-lillifee.de/ if you would like to see what the Prinzessin looks like..OK - so what does that have to do the least bit with being German in PDX? Let me tell you. Here is the German twist to the B-day party...We played the Mausgelassene Geburtstagsparty CD, played games, and I made Kartoffelsalat (potato salad) for dinner.
The games we played are the ones I remember from my childhood. One of them is "Topfschlagen", or hit the pot. You put a little gift underneath a pot and place it on the floor. The
player gets her/his eyes covered, and holds a wooden spoon. The player then crawls on the floor hitting it until she/he hits the pot. The crowd tells the player how close she/he is to the pot by yelling "cold", "warm", "warmer", "hot". Once the pot has been found the player gets the little toy underneath. Its great fun...here is a link I found on the web. http://www.topics-mag.com/edition11/games-toddlers.htm. The second game we played involves a cardboard roll, yarn attached and a gift at the end. There are two players. Whoever rolled the yarn up the fastest wins. The very nice thing is that both kids get to keep their prize...For more ideas look to these pages (they are both in German only) http://www.kindergarten-workshop.de/ and http://www.kindersuppe.de/index.html.
After cake, music, games, and some free play the kids were hungry for Wiener Wuerstchen (aka Saiten Wuerstle, Hot Dogs), Potato Salad, and Pink Lemonade with heart ice cubs. I think everybody had a great time...
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