We started with some heavy appetizers and finished with dessert and birthday singing: That’s the beauty of them getting older they entertain themselves. Our house became Casino Whitaker and we had an absolute blast transforming it.īesides the stellar poker playing, it’s always about the food with boys, amiright? Because the party activities centered around black jack, poker and roulette, I spent most of my time planning decor and food. At the end of the day, designing it myself turned out to be way more fun. I scoured Pinterest for the perfect one, but by now I should know better. We had such a blast that my 15yo, soon to be 16, was considering doing the same for his big day. Thus, poker night with the guys was born. So, when we mentioned the possibility of a poker party he was all, YES, before we even finished the sentence. I know. At school lunch, several guys play cards and they’ve got quite the ring going. So much so that he’s up to 85 card tricks he’s mastered and some he’s made up himself. As the kids get older, it’s getting trickier to find “cool” birthday party ideas, especially when teenagers are involved.Īt the end of last summer, John Paul really got into cards and card tricks.
