Boswick!

On Sunday, we had a choice between going to our monthly "Jewish Singing Class" or to a Valentine's Party sponsored by the Parents of Multiples club that was boasting treats, crafts, and a clown.

I think it's clear which option we went for.

I am proud to report that we have raised the Salvateenies to be the perfect four year old audience for an attentive clown.  It was raining outside and there were crafts and face painting and food to distract kids from the show, so Boswick the Clown seemed very pleased to have a contingent focused on him.

Check out those laughs!

Boswick's schtick includes getting the kids' names wrong and misidentifying their family relationships.  The kids walked away remembering that he thought Daniel's name was "Vanilla", that Max was "Minimus", and that Caroline was "Paradigm" and they thought it was hilarious that he thought Caroline was the boys' GIRLFRIEND and I was their mother-in-law!

Getting to be helpers

Make your animal face and ROAR!

Personalized attention

The kids got to volunteer a lot because of the distraction of the other kids (and the fact that a lot of them were younger).

Boswick also makes balloon animals.

A parrot!

A poodle!

A dachshund!

And then there was also FacePainting, by the same woman we've seen at previous events (and whose colleague worked the kids' birthday).  This was the first time the boys really wanted to get their faces painted.

Caroline chose a Valentine's Day rainbow to go with her Unicorn shirt

BATMAN!

Robin, the Boy Wonder

And a Valentine's Heart

It was a fun time had by all - until we went out in the drizzle and Max's mask started to run.  Then he fell asleep in the car and it smeared.  Then he got upset that it smeared and he cried.  All very tragic.  But, ultimately, a fun time still.

(For interested parents planning events, Boswick is available at http://www.boswick.net  and the facepainter is Jen from http://www.happycakefacepaint.com/)