After her big Harry Potter blowout last year, Sarah wanted something more quiet and intimate this year. She was turning a mature 12, after all. And a big party seemed a little too childish to her. So I made up some invitations for her three closest friends and they came over for a movie and slumber party the Friday night after school got out.
Originally, she wanted to go to a movie in the theater, but there was absolutely nothing playing that she was interested in seeing. So we improvised and had them watch a movie at our house.
One of the girls is not allowed to spend the night, so her mom came and picked her up after the movie. Then when the girls were up and dressed the next morning, we drove to her house and got her so she could have breakfast with us. But not just any breakfast. Oh no, breakfast at the famous Sprüngli cafe in downtown Zürich.
Big girls get special privileges. 🙂 One of the moms told her daughter I would probably just decorate the house to look like the cafe. Yes, that does sound like something I might do, but in this case, it was much simpler to just go to the real thing. They had such a fun time.
Sarah had a giant grin on her face pretty much the entire morning. I am so glad we can give the kids special treats like this once in a while.
And that hot chocolate is soooo good! It was a nice reward for myself as well. Sarah immediately requested that we go again on her actual birthday, just us. 🙂
My favorite part of the day was the drive home from Zürich. Here the girls had just had fancy schmancy breakfast where they behaved with perfect decorum. And now they were in the back of our van, laughing, giggling and singing silly rhyming songs at the top of their lungs. Oh and waving crazily to passengers in cars we passed on the road. The specialness of 12 year olds!