Butterflies and Hummingbird Party

Butterflies and Hummingbird Party
Butterflies and hummingbirds are losing their homes to many factors. My grandsons and their friends love to dig in the dirt, finding bugs, worms and planting plants.
Instead of the ordinary birthday party, make it a plant party for kids. Contact your city; ask if there is an area where they would like a dedicated flower garden for butterflies and hummingbirds. (You could even do this in your own yard.)
Once you have chosen the proper place, begin the planning of the flower bed. Check with your local nursery if you are doing this as a city beautification project, as they may be willing to furnish some plants. Planning the garden will take research on the type of plants that will grow in your area. A garden for butterflies and hummingbirds have specific needs other than just plants, so check out the web or go to your local library and find articles on gardening for butterflies and hummingbirds. A great resource is at http://www.bhg.com/gardening/ . They have many good ideas on planning your garden.
For your cake use the dirt cake recipe. Give each child a set of tools, small trowel, a sand bucket, plastic watering can and flowers.
Remember to tell all invited guests to wear play in the dirt clothes.
For party games, be inventive. You can have races to fill a plastic tub (Your choice of size) using their new watering cans. Dig to China game, they dig their holes to plant their plants measuring the depth (may need adult help with the measuring) to see who can dig their holes the fastest and correctly.
For girls use a flower design to decorate and for boys use tractor and farmer decorations, keeping this part of the party simple. To end the party have a piñata filled with plastic creatures and flowers.