Mickey Mouse's Birthday

Happy birthday Mickey!

On the 18th November Mickey Mouse turns 84. The Walt Disney Company celebrates Mickey's birthday as November 18, 1928, the release date of Steamboat Willie (the first Mickey Mouse cartoon).

We celebrated Mickey's birthday and the fun and excitement of birthdays in general with these special birthday Discovery activities:

 We made delicous playdough birthday cakes for Mickey....

.... completed a Mickey Mouse puzzle ....

 .... and Mickey Mouse bookmarks.

 We blew up balloons for Mickey's party (I love teamwork in action) ....

.... after the arm workout, we made fairy bread ....

 .... cut it out ready to eat ....

 .... then some children ate it in our play fort.

 
We made Mickey Mouse ears and had our faces painted ....

 .... before wrapping up empty boxes presents....

 

 .... and carefully carrying them ....

 .... to give them to Mickey.


Then a fantastic surprise ....

 
Cake!

We sung Mickey 'Happy Birthday', and enjoyed a piece of this amazing birthday cake (it turned up this morning from a very kind and thoughtful mother) ....

.... what a great birthday party. 

Happy Birthday Mickey!