Madeline's Birthday

We celebrated Milly's fifth birthday with a Madeline party at home.  I think even Ludwig Bemelmans (who never actually wrote a book about Madeline's birthday) would have been pleased.  Milly was!  Miss Clavel (that would be me) made twelve little girls-worth of Madeline coats and hats for Milly and the party guests; we did a dramatic reading of Madeline's Rescue featuring a special guest appearance by Lord Cucuface (Milly's dad); and we hunted high and low for Madeline's dog Genevieve, who turned out to be a dog pinata (retrofitted with pullstrings to avoid the appearance of animal cruelty).  Then we ate cake.

All of this was surprisingly simple to put together, I swear.  It did take some thought and time (and the writing of a bit of / bad Bemelmans-esque rhyme); but if your child has a birthday coming up, I would definitely encourage you to plan the party around the book.  And if your child's favorite book is Madeline, call me.

Joyeux anniversaire, Milly!

Comments

[Jen Robinson]

That's great, Anamaria! Love the photos.

[jama rattigan]

LOVE the idea of a Madeline party. Wonderful photos!!

[Saints and Spinners]

Did I not comment on this already? I guess I did not! It was posted when I was in Santa Fe, which may be why. Anyway,happy belated birthday to Milly. Madeline's Birthday Party does seem to be a natural title that never happened.

[Katy]

Annie - this is precious, thanks for sharing!