August Party Gift List

We will be celebrating 11 birthdays this Saturday.  Below is the list of birthday children:


There are 4 boys:
Boy turning 2--done
Boy turning 3--done
Boy turning 7
Boy turning 13--done


There are 7 girls:
Girl turning 1--done
Girl turning 2--done
Girl turning 2--done
Girl turning 3--done
Girl turning 6--done
Girl turning 7--done
Girl turning 9--done


Please send me an email at hvsweetbirthdays@gmail.com or comment below if you would like to donate a gift. :)


We also still need volunteers for the party (Sat. Aug 7 from 2:00-3:30pm) and ~65 cupcakes (Cupcakes--done!). :)


Thanks!

Summer Birthday Party: Saturday August 7

We are starting to plan for our Summer Birthday Party and are looking for volunteers. :)  We will be celebrating 13-14 birthdays--our biggest party yet!  We would LOVE to have you join us.


Comment below to let us know how you would like to help.

We need:
-Items for Goody Bags
-Cupcakes
-Juice Boxes
-Presents
-Volunteers for the Party

Stay tuned for more details. :)

Beekman Community Day

We had a lot of fun and met a lot of great people today at Beekman Community Day.  Thanks everyone for stopping by!  We'll be sending out an email within the next few days with more ways to get involved and we'll have the next date for our upcoming party soon.

Beekman Community Day: Saturday July 17

We will be having a booth at Beekman Community Day to spread the word about who we are and ways to get involved.  Check out more information about Beekman Community Day here.

While we're there we'll be making flower pens. 

Check us out at the Beekman Rec Center on Saturday July 17 from 12-6pm!

Summer Birthdays

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We will be planning a big birthday party in August to celebrate all of the summer birthdays (June, July and August).  Stay tuned for details.


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May Birthday Party Thank You

We had our May Birthday Party today for 6 little people. :)  Thank you so much to everyone who helped with the party--everyone who made goody bags, bought and dropped off supplies, got presents and baked delicious and amazing-looking cupcakes.  You guys are AWESOME!  Thank you! 

May Birthday Invitation

May Party

Our May Birthday Party is being scheduled for May 15.  We still need volunteers :) and items for boy and toddler goody bags.  We'll have a list of needed presents later in the week. :)

Sweet Birthdays Flyer

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April Party Thank-You

We had our second birthday party today and it was a lot of fun!  A very BIG thank you to everyone who donated gifts, goody bags and yummy cupcakes and to the great volunteers who helped to put the goody bags together and who were at the party today.  We couldn't do it without you!

April Birthdays Invitation

This month we'll be celebrating the birthdays of 4 young girls. :)

April Birthday Party

Our April Birthday Party will be Saturday April 17th.  Currently we need items for goody bags. :)  As soon as we have a list of the birthdays we will post any present needs.

April Party Sign-ups

We are starting to plan for our next party--Saturday April 17.  Below is a list of our needs.  Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post to sign up.  Thanks! :)

Paper Products
Snack-sized plates
Napkins

Goody Bag Items
Twisty Straws
Large Bouncy Balls
Toy Cars
Fingernail polish
Bath Toys
Bubbles
Stickers
Candy
Small Frisbees
Toothbrushes

A list of needed presents will be posted soon.  Stay-tuned! :)

First Party

We had our first party today.  We celebrated the sweet lives of 7 little children with facepainting and tattoos, playdough, crafting, playing, beading, yummy and beautiful cupcakes, presents and goody bags.  What a fun afternoon!  Can't wait to do it again next month!

March Party Planning

Here are our current plans for our first party.


Our overall theme of the month is Spring.  There will be 6 "Stations."
1.  Facepainting/Tattoos
2.  Craft: Making a patchwork notebook
3.  Playdough
4.  Coloring
5.  Beading
6.  Guess What Game (Reach into a bag and try to guess the spring-y item.)

We will also have a small area set up with books and toys for younger children.  And there will be games like "Chicken Limbo" and "Ele-fun," etc. available.

Planned Schedule
1:00-2:00 Set up
2:00-2:30 "Station" time
2:30-2:45  Structured Activites (music, story-time)/Continued "Station" time for older children and adults
2:45-3:00  Sing Happy Birthday, Cupcakes, Presents, Goody Bags
3:00-3:30  Clean up

First Party Date

We are starting to plan our first Birthday Party at Hudson River Housing on Saturday March 13 at 2pm.  Later this week we should find out how many children are having birthdays this month so that we can really start planning for the day. :)

Starting to Put the Pieces Together

We met with Sharon at Hudson River Housing this past Friday to gather more information.  There are currently approximately 60 children staying there, but that number changes all of the time.  There are about 4-5 birthdays to be celebrated each month for children ages 0-16.

We will be trying to establish a regular monthly schedule--currently we're leaning towards having the parties on the second Saturday of each month (hopefully starting in March).  The parties will take place in the dining room and so we will plan to get started by 2pm (to begin after lunch and before dinner).

Components of the party will probably include a cake/cupcakes for ~40 people, a face-painting/tattoo station, a game (pin the tail on the donkey, the limbo, etc.) and maybe some short entertainment (song time, magic show, etc.--we'll need your skills!).

At this time we need volunteers to help donate and collect supplies as well as to help at the party.  Let us know how you would like to help out by leaving a comment below.

Party Supplies/Donations Needed

Below is a list of some of the items we need to collect to help make the birthday parties a success.

Snack-sized paper plates

Paper cups

Napkins

Plastic silverware

Tablecloths (for round tables)

Juice/Juice boxes

Gifts (for children ages 0-16)

Gift wrap/bags and bows

Simple Birthday decorations (gender neutral)

Goody bag items for the children attending the party

Bags for the goody bag items

Names

Okay, so coming up with a name is hard! Here are some ideas. Would love some feedback and more ideas!

Birthday Sweets
Sweet Birthdays
Birthday Celebrations
Sweet Birthday Celebrations
Birthday Bliss
One to Grow On
Cakes and Candles
Birthday Dreams

Have one you like or another idea? Post it in our comments--Thanks! :)

Goody Bags

How you can help:


For each party we would love to have goody bags to hand out to each child. Because there will be children from a range of ages the goodies should not include any items that might be choking hazards for small children.


Here are a few suggestions...
Fun pencils
Twisty straws
Big bouncy balls
Stickers
Bubbles


Thanks! :)

What We're All About

We are a group of moms and our families who are compelled to reach out to our local community. We believe that each person is created with a unique and special purpose. By celebrating a child's birthday at a local housing shelter we hope to show practical love to children and their families.