Typically I like to save the best for last. Sometimes, however, the best just has to go first.
Obviously, having Brandon Mull attend our little party was amazing. Short of loading everyone in his car and taking us all to Disneyland he couldn’t have been a nicer guy. Super-cool, famous, best-selling author aside…my favorite part was the super-cool thank you note Liz and I received from the party guests. We couldn’t have thrown a party for a nicer group if we had hand-picked them. So, tremendous thanks to Brandon and the Owen family and friends!
As the guests arrived our fairy put them to work in the potions lab, where they could make their own potions using ingredients such as Wizard Slime, Umite Honey, and Pixie Rain-Forest Water.
When Brandon arrived the introductions were made…
and everyone got to show-off their potions.
Finally, we dispensed with the pleasantries and a spectacular game of Steal the Artifact ensued. I figure plenty of people get to meet their role-model….but how many kids get to be viciously tagged by their favorite author?
Following a solid 3-0 defeat by Brandon’s team, the kids had the opportunity to compare their own interests with those of the Fablehaven creator.
Who could have guessed that Brandon’s most coveted invention would be a device that takes the words right from his brain and puts them on paper? Or, that his favorite video game is Twighlight Princess? And, that he’d rather drive the Batmobile than an Aston Martin? Duh!
A silver dragon egg hunt revealed the password to the magic box containing the party favors. Brandon graciously identified the Fablehaven items as everyone opened their bags: a dizzy crystal, fairy cacoons, magic-knot bracelets, Nero’s gold, and assorted edible rocks.
With a little reluctance we cut into the Fablehaven cake created by Dippidee in American Fork. Fortunately the delicious taste helped us forget the pain of destroying such a marvelous creation.
If everyone had as much fun as I did the party was a huge success! Upcoming posts will detail the invitations, activities, and favors so you can throw your own Fablehaven bash!
For our next party give-away, I’m thinking pirates!!
What a blast we had with Party Bug and Brandon Mull!! You guys are so much fun and we were so impressed with the fabulous Fablehaven details you fused into every inch of that party!! A million thanks from us Owens and our friends!
Honestly the best family ever. I could have taken those kids home!! : )
My boys got to hear every last detail about the party so they were appeased about not coming. I did get a call from Mary, Brandon’s wife letting me know how amazing Brandon thought the party was, and she loved the cake too!!