Preparations for a mermaid party!

I'm going to do a short post about my preparations thus far for Teagan's mermaid party.  My youngest has been sick with a fever and gunk, and now I think I'm ailing as well.  So this post will lack my normal wit and humor.  (At least I like to think I'm funny...!)  

So far I've made Teagan's tissue paper puffs.  I have almost the whole table back drop ready.  And really, with all the sickness that has been wreacking havoc here, a little imagination and rearranging will suffice so that I don't have to make more.  (Some of them have fallen down....)  

I've made Teagan's mermaid tail (follow these instructions if you want to know how to make one yourself, but I didn't use this for hers, I winged it....!), her shirt (again, winged it, sorry no directions), and her crown that I based off of this tutorial (only I used styrofoam cones, not paper mache).  Here's my mermaid:

I was going to sew all the little girls mermaid tails (because it doesn't take long) and make the boys pirate shirts.  If this week continues as it has begun, that won't happen!!

Teagan's real birthday was yesterday, and we went to the aquarium.  A perfect place to go for a little mermaid!  I can't believe she's 3.  Or can I?  Time is flying, and I'm trying to enjoy it!!  Thanks for stopping by.  Sorry this was short.  But I wanted to get something documented while the sick baby is asleep!  See you on instagram.  (Find me... newleafrags.)