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    Lunch Inspired by Mo Willems’ I Am Invited to a Party!

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    Continuing in our celebration of books by Mo Willems, my daughter had this lunch inspired by the Gerald and Piggie book titled I Am Invited to a Party!

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    This is a fun story about two friends trying to ensure that they prepare properly for an upcoming party. I used food safe markers to draw a picture of Piggie on the sandwich. Here, Piggie is dressed up in a fancy dress and she also has swimming gear on because she and Gerald are unsure of whether the party will be a Fancy Party or a Pool Party.

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    I included a top hat cupcake topper to coordinate with the top hat Gerald wears to be Fancy. I also included the Party ring and I really liked the way the style of those letters because they reminded me of the font used in the book to emphasize VERY FANCY.

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    I also included a beach ball pick and yellow crown and star shaped picks to coordinate with the crown and wand shown with one of the party goers in the book.

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    In the picture above you can see the balloon picks I included to represent the scene were Gerald and Piggie approach the party. (You can also see my homemade Pigeon peeking out).

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    And, in the photo above, you can see the little elephant pick I included to represent Gerald as well as the cowboy boot pick I included to present one of Piggie’s costume pieces.

    20160306_205747-1 This was a fun lunch to pack. My daughter and I brainstormed some of the components to include and I liked the way it turned out. If your kids love costumes or parties, I recommend this Elephant and Piggie book. And, if you have time, look around my blog at some of my other lunches inspired by MoWillems’ books.