Josefina: An American Girl Party

To start the party, I shared some information about Josefina and what her life was like. I shared primarily about how she dressed, Spanish language, and what America/Mexico looked like in 1824. My sources were Welcome to Josefina's World 1824: Growing Up on America's Southwest Frontier and The American Girl Club Handbook.

We made ramillete flowers (idea from The American Girls Party Book) and colored Woven Blanket bookmarks from the Josefina event kit.

We played El Floron (idea from The American Girls Party Book) and Pitarilla (from the Josefina event kit).

For refreshments, we had lemonade and feast day cookies (Mexican wedding cake cookies).

I also got inspiration from Ms. Kelly at the Library's event American Girl Club: Meet Josefina.