There are many reasons why kids love to attend birthday parties. For one thing
there’s always good food, such as pizza, burgers, chips, and soda. And of course
there’s the spectacle that goes along with a frosting-covered cake dotted with birthday
candles. Most parties also have games and entertainment that are 100% geared
towards ensuring that every child has fun. But the best part by far, especially for the
birthday kid, is the gifts. However, it is at this point during the party that other children
may become a little restless. Depending on their age, they might not completely
understand why they aren’t getting presents, and even if they are aware of the social
conventions surrounding such gifting they could get jealous. For this reason, many
parents choose to create gift bags with party favors for all the kids to take home so that
everyone is happy. And here are just a few fun ideas to help you out.

1. Favors for girls. For most girls you can’t go wrong including totally feminine
   items like nail polish, lips gloss, and twinkling tiaras. The age of your daughter and her
   friends will help you to determine what is appropriate. But you may want to go that extra
   step by skipping the traditional paper bags and tissue paper and opting instead to store
   party favors in cute little handbags that all the girls will love.
2. Favors for boys. Little boys love to play, so you can’t go wrong with items that
   will occupy their hands and minds. Erector sets are always fun (although there are
   plenty of pieces to get lost), or you could include the usual items like parachuting army
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My son is just having the best time at Oasis Day Camp- the first week flew by. This is the first time that he has ever been away from me- I know, GASP!- and I am sure that I am annoying the junk out of a few of the counselors, but….cest la vie, I’m trying to behave! Hehe, isn’t it always the parents that are worse then the kids? 😛

The kids are separated by age, and have quite a few counselors in each group. As I had mentioned in my first post, there are no high school students at this camp- only college age and above. Many of the staff are teachers or training to be teachers. That really makes me feel good, because I know that my angel is in good hands. I’m still a little nutty, but the staff is nice to me and I am sure used to crazy parents (LOL, oh, now I’m on the other side! I have always been the one dealing with the nutty parent, not the aforementioned, ha!)

As soon as I drop him off, one of the staff members immediately engages him in a kickball game with a buddy in his group. No time like the present for having fun! This counselor is one of Little Man’s favorites, he talks about him all the time. I love knowing that he likes the Oasis staff. When I drop him off, every single morning, everyone talks to him, fully engaged, all smiles, and asks him about his day, what he did the night before, and gets him laughing. They are all super, [Read more…]