BUG CELEBRATION!!! For my son's fourth birthday he wanted it to be all about bugs. With a little planning we pulled off a birthday party in our backyard that he is still talking about! INVITATIONS:     Bug Out With Josh             On His Fourth Birthday!            Bee There:  Sunday, April 21         Fly Over To: 4904 Street Drive       Infestation Time: Noon...for lunch              Come Join Our Swarm!       Buzzzzz Me: 620-944 (Regrets Only) LUNCH: Hamburgers, Chips, Corn on the Cobb, Sliced Fruit Lunch was served first and then had games to play with the children when they had finished eating since they always finish before the adults. Their parents had so much fun watching the kids play while they finished their food. There was also a "bug viewing station" set up with live bugs (caught by my husband ahead of time). The bugs were each put in viewing containers and were able to be viewed under a "creature peeper". (Bug viewing kits can be purchased in several places.) FIRST GAME: each child was given a (new) fly swatter (Decorated with streamers of curling ribbon) and I placed a small plastic bug on each one. The children were placed in a straight line and then had a race to the finish line...the catch was that the bug had to remain on the fly swatter so it wasn't as easy as they thought! Each time the bug fell off it had to be replaced for the child to continue. It was so cute and they asked to play more than once! SECOND GAME: I lined the children up in a line once again, but this time they each were given a little aluminum pail that I'd purchased for $1 each at a dollar store. I had purchased plastic bugs in bulk and had about 100 of them. These were strewn about the back yard. When I said "GO!" the kids scurried to catch as many of the plastic bugs as they could and put them in their buckets. The child with the most bugs was the winner. Each child got to keep their bugs, pails and fly swatters as party favors. By this point the parents were trough eating and it was time for everyone to enjoy... DESSERT: We had brownies topped with ice cream and then sprinkled with bug like toppings in lieu of birthday cake. The children put on their toppings on their sundaes themselves and had a blast doing it! We made sure to put candles in the birthday boys sunday and sing to him!  Toppings: Gummy worms, Bug Shaped Sprinkles, Crushed Oreos (dirt) and Multi colored Fruity Pebbels Cereal.