In February we had backwards night. The kids were all too eager to put their clothes on backwards, and even some clothes ended up inside out. Charlotte drew the line at putting her hair backwards, like I did! They even wanted to talk backward and Foster child 2 decided to walk backward into the dining room, trying to get Foster Child 3 to do the same, but unfortunately his 20 month old self wasn't capable of doing that!
This was the perfect night to cash in on the free Papa John's I won, since pizza would be a perfect eat-backwards food, but we went a little more backwards than that and ate pie for dessert first. (Also a very good backwards food!) Not only did we eat our meal backwards, but we also flipped our chairs around and we ate our food out of cups and drank our drinks off of plates!
The kids were VERY confused as I put their pie in the cups, then wondering how they would drink from their cups. When I poured the water onto their plates and gave Foster Dad a straw to demonstrate, Foster Child 1 was convinced this was a good idea. Foster Child 2-not so much! He threw a major fit because that was way to backwards for him! He also didn't eat the pie, and was just so focused on eating Papa John's pizza, from the plate!
And Foster Child 3 had one thought on his mind and it was "Peeeee-za! Peeeee-za!" After he was done with his pizza he made it very clear that he wanted water to drink and also from his plate, saying "Water, water!" while pounding his plate!
We ended our meal with prayer. (However, Foster Dad did start praying before dessert and I had to say, "No, not yet!" I'm sure God understood!)
Backward night was not over with dinner, however! I told the kids we were going to play a game, and they were all excited saying "We're gonna play a board game backward!" I told them that was a good idea, but I had a different game in mind. We were going to play Seek and Hide (Sardines!) The kids were all for it, although it took a couple of rounds to understand the concept. As soon as Foster Child 1 found me, she yelled, "Mommy's in here!" And playing with Foster Child 2 is hilarious because he knows he's supposed to be quiet but always whispers loudly!
It was a great night and I'm sure we'll do this one again, but with some variations. I read one idea about having a hot dog split, and putting the bun in the middle, which I know my kids would get a kick out of. We'll also play Unmusical Chairs.
Next up though, is Dr. Seuss's birthday (on Friday), so we will have, what else? Green eggs and ham for dinner, with apples (For Ten Apples Up on Top). We'll conclude the night watching Horton Hears a Who while eating fish cupcakes, for One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, and will make Cat in the Hat hats once Foster Child 1 comes home from school! Pictures of course will follow!
