The Making of a Diego Party

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The Making of a Diego Party

KI Memories patterned paper, Gin-X coaster letters, Making Memories chipboard star and photo corners.<br><br>Journaling reads: "For your 4th birthday, Eli, you insisted on a Diego party. ‘Go, Diego, Go!’ had premiered just a few months before your birthday, and you were hooked. I went online, and straight to the source (Nick Jr.), to find party supplies. Lo and behold, all I found were hundreds of angry parents on the Nick Jr. message boards, all stunned that Nickelodeon hadn’t had the foresight to sell Diego merchandising rights well in advance of the show’s premiere. Instead of joining in the angry fray, I decided it was time to get creative. I discovered that Fisher-Price had released a small Diego toy along with Dora products, so I bought that as both a present for you and decoration for the party. I tried the Oriental Trading Company, and, sure enough, they had a whole line of ‘Rainforest Friends’ products. I ordered the beanbag animals, the lollipops, and the stickers from the series and we put those in the goody bags. We scattered the extra beanbag animals inside the tall plants in the living room to make it more rainforest-y. I had Daddy download a rainforest sounds file and we put that on repeat on the iPod for a little ambience. Daddy followed the directions from the Nick Jr. website and made you a rainforest cake, which we served (along with ice cream, of course!) on rainforest animal Zoo Pal paper plates with coordinating Zoo Pals plastic forks and spoons. I printed coloring pages from the Nick Jr. website, set up a make-your-own snake craft station, and organized a ‘find your animal match’ animal sounds game. We were set to go, and you and your friends loved it! "<br><br>