Sparkly Butterfly Birthday Party!

I had the pleasure of being a part of the Sparkly Butterfly Birthday Party for Savanna's 6th birthday. There were 12 kiddos and it was a different age group for me. 6-7 year olds is very different from 2-3 year olds. Mostly I was helping set up for the part and helping the birthday girl's mother in anyway I can. I was working mostly with pop-ins and I had 2 little girls that happen to be the age group I usually work with, they were a lot of fun and they put paint everywhere! At the end of the day I ended up having paint on my face! As you can see in the pictures cleaning is a big part of my job! I spent a good 20 minuets cleaning toys and rollers and I also had to clean up after the party which takes a long time because kids are messy simply put. Another great day at ArtMix!

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Year of the Pig!

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Clay Penguins

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