Pigs for Dinner and Spiders for Dessert

We finished reading Charlotte's Web so we celebrated with a special dinner party. (Thanks Sylvia for the ideas!) It was definitely not a fancy affair, but it was a fun celebration. Just before dinner Adam was out on the porch. I asked him to come in and he told me he was waiting for all of our guests to arrive. He was disappointed to learn that this was just a family celebration. I'm not sure how long his imaginary guest list was!

Ray made the main course all by himself! Pigs in a blanket, tres gourmet.
We also had curly fries, aka "pig's tails." (We did also have fruits and vegetables! After all, we are studying nutrition this month!)

Adam was in charge of decorations. He made a centerpiece and place cards.

And hanging over the table.....

I was in charge of dessert:

After dinner, we headed to the back yard. (The boys strongly believe that every "party" MUST have games.) We spray-painted a spider web in our yard. (Yes, we are that crazy. We have done this before for a Halloween party. I wonder what the neighbors... and airplane passengers landing at the nearby airport... think!?!)

We played a family tournament of "TRY TO THROW THE BEANBAGS AND/OR BALLS INTO THE CENTER OF THE WEB."
When we came inside, we surprised the boys with more Charlotte's Web goodies: an activity book, an easy reader from the library, and a Charlotte's Web 2 video (also from the library). They took a quick bath and enjoyed the video before bed.

We have all enjoyed our Charlotte's Web adventures and I'm sure they will continue. For now I'm considering the options for another chapter book read-aloud. Little House on the Prairie? We'll see.