Makayla's birthday and party

  My little girl is 7 now.  Wow, where does the time fly??  She is an imaginative girl and I like to give her opportunities to explore her imagination.  Her birthday was no exception.  For her birthday night she chose to go bowling, so we tied on the bowling shoes and had a blast on the lanes.  We met some friends there, so that made the night even more special.  For her party she created an interesting theme...Barbie?, no...Hello Kitty?, no...Princess?, no...nope, she decided on a Teddy Bear Picnic theme with pajama's to boot (she's a pj girl to the core-home from school, pj's on!).  We thought about the Build-a-Bear option, but too many friends, not willing to spend that amount of money.  So we set out for a house party.  We lined the walls with butcher paper and painted them like a park.  We laid tablecloths on the floor for the picnic effect, and each of the girls received a teddy bear ear headband (to be in disguise per the song-Teddy Bear Picnic).  We made a beehive pinata and the cake was decorated with teddy bears.  I believe the kids had fun, and Makayla said she loved it.