Lego party time

Russell's party was a real hit!  We moved the furniture and set up four teams in Lego colours, each around a small table.  There were 5 children in each team and they were entertained with various Lego building challenges and games.  It was loud and wild and lots of fun.  Russell is the very last year 4 to turn 9 and he is in a split 4/5 class so most of his friends are a bit older than him.  This is a wonderful age for great challenges.  They really are excited about everything without being too cool and try hard to win.  One of the games was duplicating a Lego construction that was built in the room next door by sending one team player at a time to take a look and report back.  Their communication and team management skills were tested and it took them a while to get it together.  I also had them going into the garden with a torch in search of Duplo blocks in their team's colour - only one team member at a time for 2 minutes!  "Who can build the tallest tower in 2 minutes" was also fun and then there was sucking M&M's through a straw into a bowl, ice cream cake and hamburgers to round it all off.

Ice cream cake and smiles



20 children building and creating


Rob and I worked hard but it was a great opportunity to get to know some of the children better.  Our home really worked well for the games and everyone had a super time.  All three birthdays are behind us for another year - yay!