Saturday, August 2, 2008

Save the Bee Birthday


My daughter decided she wanted to help "Save the Bees" after hearing about how bees were dying from pesticide use and other environmental changes. We have a nice veggie and flower garden and often see bees pollinating flowers. A neighbor down the street has a few hives so we find ourselves fortunate.
So I asked her if she would like to have a "Save the Bees" birthday party when she turned 4.
It was great fun! A bunch of kids from her Waldorf-inspired preschool showed up and played games like "Pin the Bee on the Flower", and "Bring the Pollen Grain to the Hive (carry a yellow pompom on a spoon to a basket)". I made a beehive cake with honey icing and decorated with flowers from our garden. All the kids got a goody bag with bee stickers, and beeswax for modeling. We asked for no gifts but if anyone wanted to make a donation to my daughter's "Save the Bee Fund" it would go to a good cause.
We sent a $25 donation to Penn State's Honeybee and Pollinator Research program
Hooray for veggie kids birthdays that aren't full of cheap media characters!

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