Hazel LOVES Peanuts®!! She cannot get enough books out of the library to read the old comic strips and we take out all the DVDs as well. She also watches whatever she can On Demand. Therefore it is no surprise she wanted to have a Peanuts® or Snoopy Play Date. (She wanted a Snoopy birthday party, but didn't want to wait that long!) I showed her the many Peanut products at Oriental Trading and she got so excited!! Her absolute favorite thing is the Color Your Own Peanuts® Snoopy Playhouse.
Although it is a Color Your Own, I had Hazel paint it since it is so large. A few spots do not fit perfectly because the paint curved it a little. It is now in our family room and she considers it her playhouse and reading nook. She has brought in a light and brings in the books from the library to read Peanuts® in there. Of course another perfect thing for inside is Peanuts® Valentine Tied Fleece Pillow Craft Kit. This is a craft we got for Hazel to do with her friends and it is a favorite among them all.
I showed Hazel how to tie the pieces and she is able to make it herself and show her friends how to make them. The kit comes with everything including the stuffing. They are so cute!!
Now we always find beads as a favorite craft as well, so we got the Peanuts® Spring Necklace Craft Kit. Aren't they adorable? Hazel loves wearing hers.
We also got these Color Your Own Peanuts® Wind Chimes. We have used paint markers as well as regular markers to color them. They are really fun.
I had some fun with a couple of them and added some batting to the clouds.
I especially love how the batting looks on the Ace Baron one. What do you think?
Now what would a playdate/party be without some themed plates? We also got the Peanuts® Summer Dessert Plates. Now what to serve? We of course always have to have some fruit. Hazel doesn't think it is a party without fruit. But I also love the ideas of dog bowl snacks shown here and the dirt cups for Pigpen and Woodstock's snack mix shown here.
Looking for more Snoopy? Be sure to check out all of Oriental Trading's great Peanuts products and our Halloween party, Summertime Fun, and Easter posts. For more themed playdates check out: Doll Valentine Play Date, Themed Play Dates (Fairy, Bible and Mermaid), Mermaid Play Date with Dolls, Happy Birthday, Cupcake! Play Date, Ladybug Girl Play Date, and Gingerbread Play Date.
