Even if you watch Sesame Street and consider yourself and expert, you might not know who Frazzle is. We were first introduced to him via the “Fuzzy and Blue” song (which I’ll admit is hilarious), and E quickly fell in love. I’m pretty sure the Frazzle book we own is the only merchandise in existence right now, and we’ve only managed to find a handful of videos on youtube where he exists. He simply isn’t used that much or at all anymore. My theory is because he’s super scary looking and doesn’t speak English, but that hasn’t stopped E from loving him.
And so every time I asked E what he wanted the theme for his birthday to be, he would tell me “Orange Frazzle Party.” And yes, I tried to suggest other things, wait to see if he’d change his mind, anything. Nope, this is what he wanted.
At least the orange part was fairly easy. He wanted orange decorations, especially balloons. Done. As for the cake? He wanted orange Frazzle cupcakes with orange sprinkles. Sure kid, no problem. I mean I guess I made a Cookie Monster cake last year, so mostly all I needed to do was that, but orange? I definitely made him more cute than scary, but when E came down from his nap and looked around, he nodded his head and said “Welllll Done!” So I think it was a success. I love being able to bring his visions to life.
He’d also, for the first time ever, started to give me lists of things he wanted for his birthday presents. Sandbox toys, a specific singing book, magnatiles… oh and a ride on lawnmower. While we were able to take care of most of his requests, a big thank you to his grandparents who somehow managed to come through with the ride on lawnmower. It’s insane and of course has brought so much joy to both children.
