DS is having a Peter Rabbit party on Sunday. Suggestions please.

[Spidermama]

So far we're making rabbit ears for the 16 or so guests, and DH is going to dress up as Mr MacGregor and chase them round the house with a hoe. I think I'll put a few plant pots in the house and gardening type stuff.

Any other ideas about how to make it rabbitty and like Mr Macgrego's garden would be most welcome.

[motherinferior]

Lettuce sandwiches. Carrots. Carrot-shaped (triangular with orange icing) biscuits?? Carrot cake?

It sounds utterly fabulous and I want to come!

[Spidermama]

He's going to be 5 btw and he has invited mainly girls and 2-3 boys.

I'm trying to work out a cake too. A rabbit cake might be a bit tricky.

[Miaou]

I would put a couple of whole lettuces on the table as "decoration" (which they can all nick bits off if they want!!)

How totally excellent, what a refreshing change from star wars and yu-gi-oh

Do you want party games ideas?

[Spidermama]

Carrot cake. Of course.

[motherinferior]

Carrot cake!

[Spidermama]

Yes please for games ideas Miaou.
I love 'See the little bunny rabbits' but they migh be offended as it's a bit pre-schooly.

[motherinferior]

Pin the tail on the rabbit.

Sleeping rabbits.

Bouncing rabbits who have to stop when the music does.

[Miaou]

Games - hunt the carrot - hide lots of (paper or real) carrots all over the house and give a prize to the child who finds the most (put children in pairs if you have too many)

[Miaou]

And of course you have to sing "Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose"

I shouldn't worry about songs being too young - IME kids of that age love a good sing regardless

[KathyMCMLXXII]

Rabbit pie?

Blackberries and cream apposite but out of season.

LOve the idea, think it's genius!

[KathyMCMLXXII]

Oh I know - obstacle course where they have to crawl under a net, jump across a pond, and round some raspberry canes etc!

[motherinferior]

And of course you have to explain, before playing Sleeping Rabbits, that lettuce is Very Soporific.

[LIZS]

Rabbit shaped jelly . How about a garden cake - oblong shaped cake, choc butter icing, scored into furrows, sprinkle dessicated coconut coloured green for grass, scarecrow/rabbit figures(from farm set ?) and plant marzipan carrot shapes, icing flowers etc.

Pin the tail/ears on the rabbit. Bury a carrot or radish in tray of sand/sawdust then the kids have little name flags to try to guess where it is - nearest wins. Hunt the button (from Peter's jacket ) or a scavenger hunt to collect a carrot , radish, button, shoe etc

[Spidermama]

Some great ideas here. God I love MN. You've all planned the party for me in the time it takes to change a nasty nappy.

I love the obstacle course idea. I may get forzen blackberries and make bread and butter pudding for the Flopsys and Mopsies.

LIZ I love your cake idea.

[Spidermama]

They can all have camomile tea to bring them down at the end too.

[southeastastra]

oh it sounds lovely

[LIZS]

how did it go ?