Cora's Craft Party

A few weeks ago, Cora started looking up fun Halloween crafts and planned out a craft-making party for herself and her friends. She and Stace worked all weekend prepping various craft projects, while I put the house together and set the scene Monday during the school day.

After school, 10 kids showed up on our doorstep - nice that they're old enough to walk/ride home together!

The kids divided into two groups, and Sophia, Cooper and Wylie started with tapping nails into the black boards to make their string art ghost pictures.

Jake, Cora, Vivi and Violet began with turning white pillar candles into bloody scary candles, by dripping melted wax from red taper candles.

It was remarkable - 10 kids using lit candles and hammering in nails, and no one needed a trip to urgent care! Least of all these happy, smiling girlies.

Another project involved painting a tombstone and then writing a creative or funny epitaph.

The kids also frosted and decorated cupcakes for a contest, though some decided they'd rather eat theirs right away then have them judged.

Cora was not amused by Cooper's choice of epitaph: "RIP Cora's Cat; The Thick One. He was too thick." "Thick" is a word Cora and her friends are using a lot lately.

Then the kids all went to the playground for a round of Lava Monster and some time on the swings...

...or, some time stuck IN the swing. Yep, Wylie got himself caught in the baby swing.

Thankfully, we had law enforcement on hand, and a helpful twin willing to serve as a chair for Wylie to stand upon. I love Charlie's expression here; it looks like he's ready to fly off.

We went back home and had all the parents judge the cupcakes.

Violet won the contest, while Cora and Sophia came in a joint second. It was a great party! I'm so happy to have a child who pushes us to have parties and give the children a nice time.