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The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Silly Farm Supplies Competition! 

“Making a Little Girls Day”
By Dee Crane

About a month ago I was hired for a birthday party that was to be held at a local park for a young lady turning 9. The birthday girl was so excited about me being there that not only did she tell all her friends, but also called me several times to make sure I’d be there and had the correct directions.

The day of the party I arrived a bit early just to calm the fears of the little girl. I went ahead and painted her before hand so I could give her extra special attention. The mother was so happy I did this and confessed to me that she wasn’t sure how many kids would actually show, as none RSVPed and that the weather forcast called for rain.

As the party began and wore on I realized little girl was highly upset and crying. Unfortunatly the mom could do nothing to chear her up. I asked why and eventually found out it was due to none of her invited guests showing up, other than a few family members. This nearly broke my heart let me tell you!

Being a mom of 4, and knowing how hard a situation like this can be, I asked if it would be ok if I did something different for the girl. The mother was at her wits end and of course was happy to let me try! So I ran back to my car, grabbed all my youngest daughters dress-up stuff which thankfully I had left in the car from her friends “dress-up sleep over” from the night before, and asked the little girl if she would like to be “Queen for the Day”.

This got her interest peaked, so agreed. We got her dressed up in a princess outfit, tiara, feather boa, play jelewry and what not. I then painted her nails, her arms with butterflys, and a pretty flower necklace with my face paints and all bedecked with glitter and jewels. Then to top it off her family pretended they where her subjects, one even acted as her court jester! And of course all got painted to play the parts! LOL This got her laughing so hard she nearly fell over! Everyone, even the adults had a blast.

When it was finally time to go, the little girl came up to me, gave me the biggest hug and thanked me for making her birthday party the best she’s ever had. Needless to say the family is already talking about having a family reunion with a theme and haveing me back!

Just goes to show, not unpacking your car can be a good thing!

Love and light,

Dee Crane

Tweedle-Dee’s Face Art

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Thank you for sending this in Dee, great story! I’ll be posting the rest of the entries until the end of May when I announce the winner. To find out more and enter the face painting Silly Farm contest click here. 

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