And Now, A Little (Love Thursday) Panic
Tomorrow, I am taking my daughter Ana, newly 11, and four of her friends to an overnight at a hotel. My husband and our younger daughter Jane (8) will join us for swimming in the evening and then he'll bring her home and it will just be me. With five Tweens for whom I am responsible.
Y'all, I don't even LIKE children.
Okay, okay, that's a big lie. I'm just panicking. I DO actually like children a lot, especially the birthday girl in this little scenario. I like her so much, in fact, that just now, I completely lost my mind and made her dessert sushi at her request.
To make dessert sushi, (an idea I totally stole from here) you make a batch of Rice Krispie Treats:
and then you press them out onto a greased cookie sheet.
You place gummi worms on the Rice Krispie treat mixture horizontally and roll the treats over the worms.
I had problems with my Rice Krispie mixture falling apart and what worked best for me was to press the heck out of it. Then you cut it into slices and wrap the little slices withfruit froot roll-ups. 
Then, for a change of pace, you can make some little eggs of Rice Krispie stuff and wrap them a different way.
If you work diligently, you'll end up with a tray that looks like this:
I was going to make some "wasabi" out of white chocolate tinted green but then decided I was getting too obsessive and I shouldn't spend hours on something that really wouldn't matter to anyone.
(Right.)
(Sigh.)
But anyway, back to my panic. I have assembled some really awesome spa bags for the girls with bath pillows and nail polish and facial scrubs and all kinds of other cool girly pampering stuff and I have stuff for them to eat. I figure everyone will meet at our house and we'll have pizza and then I'll drive them all to the hotel. We'll swim. We'll come back to the room for cake and presents and then...
And then...um...then we'll...
Well, I don't know WHAT we'll do.
Send help and/or room service if you haven't heard from me by Sunday.
Y'all, I don't even LIKE children.
Okay, okay, that's a big lie. I'm just panicking. I DO actually like children a lot, especially the birthday girl in this little scenario. I like her so much, in fact, that just now, I completely lost my mind and made her dessert sushi at her request.
To make dessert sushi, (an idea I totally stole from here) you make a batch of Rice Krispie Treats:
and then you press them out onto a greased cookie sheet.
You place gummi worms on the Rice Krispie treat mixture horizontally and roll the treats over the worms.
I had problems with my Rice Krispie mixture falling apart and what worked best for me was to press the heck out of it. Then you cut it into slices and wrap the little slices with
Then, for a change of pace, you can make some little eggs of Rice Krispie stuff and wrap them a different way.
If you work diligently, you'll end up with a tray that looks like this:
I was going to make some "wasabi" out of white chocolate tinted green but then decided I was getting too obsessive and I shouldn't spend hours on something that really wouldn't matter to anyone.
(Right.)
(Sigh.)
But anyway, back to my panic. I have assembled some really awesome spa bags for the girls with bath pillows and nail polish and facial scrubs and all kinds of other cool girly pampering stuff and I have stuff for them to eat. I figure everyone will meet at our house and we'll have pizza and then I'll drive them all to the hotel. We'll swim. We'll come back to the room for cake and presents and then...
And then...um...then we'll...
Well, I don't know WHAT we'll do.
Send help and/or room service if you haven't heard from me by Sunday.
Comments
I'm sure you've already thought of all of this and more, but here are a few suggestions for Mom's Magic Bag:
1. some Mad Libs
2. a travel-version of a game they like
3. rules for a mild type of Truth or Dare, or something that feels adventurous. (Don't let it get into sensitive territory, though -- be prepared to abort it for something like room service dessert orders).
It might be useful to contact room service at the hotel ahead of time, and find out if they can do a fun-looking smoothie, or something. If they're ready, you can order down for those.
Oh, and good luck. Let us all know ASAP that you've survived!
That dessert sushi is such a hoot.
You'll have a blast! Girls are so fun (much better than boys!)
After you all swim and have cake and whatever, you'll have to sit out in the hallway with a book while the girls stay up all night and eat junk and talk and play...bring a good book, mama!
Oddly enough, Rice Crispy Treats and Gummi worms are not the stuff of my dreams. Now if it had been Haribo Gummy BEARS and some chardonnay, all bets would have been off.
I'm a Gummi Snob. I admit it.
Ummm.... can I come to the party????
But honestly I am a little afraid for you. I had 6 10/11-year-olds here for a a sleepover a few months ago and I am still recovering!!!!
It was a nightmare! Lost cell phones, crying, drama...they were up until 4 a.m...
But I'm sure your daugher and her friends will be perfectly behaved ;)