Today is Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 152nd birthday. Let’s celebrate with A Little House on the Prairie Birthday Party.
A Little House on the Prairie Birthday Party
From time to time I attend private events such as book clubs, ladies teas, and children’s birthday parties. Recently a very special little girl that I met last spring held a Little House themed event at her home.
The guests were encouraged to dress up in pioneer attire.
Each guest was welcomed with either a sunbonnet or straw hat.
Several fun activities were planned.
They included butter churning…
…and build your own log cabin.
Little House Lives On
This is the part of the post where my heart truly overflows. Sadly, this was one event I could not attend. The party occurred on the same day as my dear brother’s celebration of life service in California. Over the phone, I told the Fashionista how heartbroken I was as the guest of honor truly is a treasure.
Now you may recall having seen my Sweet Guy participating in other Little House themed events HERE and HERE. He absolutely loves it. But it is not something that the Fashionista is particularly interested in and that is absolutely OK!
But this girl, oh my heart, she saved the day. She volunteered to drive 10 1/2 hours from her home in Nashville to take my place.
The children were enchanted by her storytelling.
She shared family photos…
…and spent time with all the wee guests.
Happy Birthday to a dear sweet little miss. May this be your best year yet!
For those who may wonder, yes, I did make my prairie girl’s pink calico ensemble.
Thank you Alyssabeth Ingalls Sherman aka “Alyssa Lou” for bringing a smile to many.
Your proud mom,
Laura
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Awww, your daughter and you are just the best ever!!!! ♥
Much love,
Linda
Alyssa you are the best. Lots of love and miss you all very much.
Such a sweet post.
She is such a precious and loving young lady and you have so much to be proud of. She is not only beautiful, loving but talented too. She looks beautiful in her pretty pink dress. You are such an amazing seamstress too. What a fabulous party idea and how very sweet of Alyssa to drive the long distance to attend this very special party.
What a beautiful and sweet party! I love this idea! Little House was one of my favorite series of books to read as a child, this brings back so many memories.
What a wonderful Little House LIW Birthday celebration party ! It was so sweet of your daughter coming to the rescue to take your place, She looked beautiful dressed in pink calico, Laura.
Condolences, again, on the loss of your brother. May he rest in peace.
Oh what fun. How very sweet that your daughter stepped in and honored you in this way.
Is your daughter really an Ingalls? I’m not too familiar with all the people. Or did she just take that name for the party?
Do you know if there are any Ingalls’s descendants alive?
Darling idea!!
What a precious young lady….following in the foot steps of her precious Mom!!
Isn’t having a grown up daughter a precious gift? Your post brought a couple of tears to my eyes as I beheld the precious pictures of your daughter – and thought of how my own daughter said last night that if I didn’t have time to visit the in-laws this week she’d make time to do it…and how she was going to miss her graduation ceremony because she had promised to work a Girl Scout event.
Rainbows after rain….
Oh my goodness, this made me cry! So, so incredibly sweet! And that little girl, whoever she is, is an angel, as are her party guests. Way to go, Fashionista.
This looks like it was a wonderful party. How sweet of your daughter to step in for you.
Have loved Laura Ingalls Wilder since I was about 10 years old. Our teacher read the Little House books to the class. I enjoy all the Laura posts you do here and on FB. You are an inspiration.
Laura, your daughter is definitely a chip of the block….how sweet of her to carry on as she knew you would if you could. My sympathy goes out to you for your loss and I know you would have been there front and center under any other circumstances. Beautiful calico dress you made for your daughter.
I, too, was heart-touched by that lovely little girl who likes Little House, the generosity of your daughter taking that long trip on your behalf and then, of course, to learn that your brother died, Laura. I am so very, very sorry to learn of your great loss.
~Ginene
How absolutely gorgeous.
I’m so sorry to hear about your brother, sincere condolences.
Cath in Australia.
Well, I’d say you have one remarkable daughter. Especially since it’s ” not her thing.’ And it looks like a wonderful event, with great photos. I’m so sorry for the reason you had to miss this. That loss is tremendous and you were right where you had to be.
What a precious birthday party and beautiful children. I love the activities you had for them. Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Miz Helen
What a sweet daughter you have. The birthday party looks like a lot of fun!
This is the sweetest party ever! The costumes, the decor, all of it! I wold love for you to come by and share this at Celebrate Your Story! Here is the link, if you have a minute to come link up! http://celebrateanddecorate.com/celebrate-your-story-167/
I loved the books and the show. I’m so sad the re-runs aren’t on where we are because I was enjoying them in the afternoons when I had a chance to watch them. You’re party looked wonderful and such great ideas! Thanks for sharing.
Laura, this is an awesome post and I could not wait to finish even reading it before I was posting pics to Pinterest with every hashtag I could think of to promote this post. Love the pink dress on your daughter; she was the star of the hour, I’m sure, in this young birthday girl’s eyes!!! I am soooo glad your daughter was able to attend for you (and for her, the next generation of Little House girls… <3)
Hugs,
Barb 🙂
This is an adorable idea for all lovers of Little House on the Prairie. Love the outfits and the butter churning.
Ahhh… what a sweet story. I almost cried! And the party was lovely. I’ll be doing a Little House themed birthday for my 11 year old next month. We don’t do the whole party thing with friends and games and such, but I decorate and the food usually follows the theme. The kids really enjoy it and with 6 kids, the addition of a grandma and an aunt in the evening makes it a party all by itself. 🙂 Thanks for some great ideas!
Here from TFT.
Blessings,
Babychaser
This is sooooo cute. I used to love that show. Something about that era fascinates me x #SaturdaySharefest
Wow, you are SO blessed! Your daughter is a real gem. And what a lovely event. The children are truly precious all dressed up in the period garments. Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm! xo Kathleen|Our Hopeful Home
Aww.w….I don’t know which was sweeter? The little girl who threw the LHotP themed party with all the fun activities or the sweet Prarie girl who drove such a long distance to attend the party and carry on the family tradition of being so amazing! What a beautiful thing to do for the little birthday girl! <3
Happy Pink Saturday, Laura. I am so glad you joined us in making Pink Saturday special.
And, this party warms my heart. Such special memories being created. Your girl is wonderful, and she looks beautiful, too. This post is being featured on my Pink Saturday post this week as “the one that caught my eye”. Thank you so much for sharing. Holding you close in my heart.♥