It was my granddaughter's sixth birthday. We have always tried to create a birthday party around her current favorite activity. At four it was a jungle theme, turning our entire downstairs into a rain forest. At five it was princesses and knights - dress up at the local museum. This year we wanted to encourage her love of gardening.
The perfect place was Red Butte Gardens children's Sprout House in Salt Lake City, Utah. For about $160 they provided the lovely garden venue, invitations, tableware, games, decorations and a party master. We provided twelve fun-loving kids, cupcakes and juice.
In Utah you never know what the weather is going to be like on any given future date. When we planned the party it was 72 degrees and sunny. On the day of the party, it snowed!!! We were panicking a bit, but the staff at Red Butte took it all in stride. Without missing a beat they conducted a garden animals scavenger hunt; the kids played in the lovely garden mazes, colored pots and planted herbs (the take-away for each child). Our party planner even read the group a garden themed story book.
The whole event was a beautiful, fun, relaxing (despite the frigid temps), and memorable children's birthday party at a reasonable price. We had parents raving about the unique event for weeks afterwards. It was definitely value received.
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