If the tropics are calling be sure to board your boat for this Moana Inspired Backyard Pool Party by Silvia Winardi, out of Jakarta/Indonesia! Filled with gorgeous tropical blooms and fabulous Moana fun, this birthday bash is an exciting one! So embark on your journey and look to the stars to navigate to these favorite details, certain to take you far: Tropical Block Letter Name Sign Floral Heart of Te Fiti Backdrop Bamboo Tables + Shelves + Stands Moana Themed Cookies Kakamora Pinata Tropical-colored Balloon Installs Personalized Tropical Leaf -tagged Favor Baskets
Naomi from Naomi Stephan Weddings and Events has created this beautiful regal themed 1st birthday for little princess Alannah. Being given full creative freedom from Alannah's mother, Naomi was able to create a beautifully unique pastel twist to this party, that was made for a fairytale. A custom made four meter castle was at the centre of this whimsical design, and truely aids in it coming to life. Naomi's palette of pretty pastels helped create an clean and elegant feeling, whilst the white flooring allowed the pastel colours to pop. The tables were garnished with a beautiful array of flowers that helped tie together this party fit for a princess. Whilst the sheer height of the castle and the magnificent size of the balloons, really drew the eye up to truely appreciate the design as a whole. The little princess's guests were given their own table at the centre of it all, to enjoy a wonderful performance of the ballerina's from Pistachio Entertainment. Crowns were given out as party favours for the little ones to truly immerse themselves in the whimsical atmosphere. Desserts were spectacular as they flourished with an abundance of flowers and were decorated majestically. The placement of them within the castle assisted in making a truely grand display. A fantastic spectacle overall, Alannah was truely treated like a princess for her 1st birthday! Design/Florals/Styling: Naomie Stephan Weddings and Events Cake/Desserts: Sweet Bloom Cakes Balloons: Quirky Balloons Props: The Treasure Room Table Decor/Chairs: Sweet Heavenly Events Hire Linen/Goblets: Drapes and Dreams Catering: Hayat and Fay Kids Papery: Paper Playground Acrylic Crest: Letters By Lou Lou Candles: Raw Light Candles Entertainment: Pistachio Entertainment Photography: Symbolique Photography
If your little one is asking for a Hello Kitty Party, look no further than these fun and creative party ideas! Hello Kitty is such a sweet theme for any little girl! If you're wanting to plan a Hello Kitty party for your little one, check out these 21 Hello Kitty Birthday Party Ideas that
Don your baking hats and dust off that cauldron to whip up these 25 creeptastic treats!
This marvelous GIRLY ELMO SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Sarah Willig of The Crafting Mama. I love the all girl take on this party....really cute girly ideas that any little diva would love. The Elmo party ideas and elements to look for in this special occasion are: The rice krispy treats with swizzle stick handles The Elmo sugar cookies The fun Elmo cake pops The adorable pink hanging Ellie street post The cute Elmo cake The red, turquoise, and pink ruffled table cover and MORE!
The evolution of my pallet carnival stalls
Ideas for an amazing Elmo party. Does your little one LOVE Elmo? If so...why not plan an Elmo themed birthday party.
It's hard to believe that my little one just turned two! I had a different theme in mind but then, well, I realized she wouldn't care about it at all. What my 2 year old cares about the most these days is Bubble Guppies. After nailing down the theme, I made the invitation and birthday banner. Years ago, I got Greeting Card Factory free with a printer I bought. It comes in handy for things like this. The hardest part about this theme is they don't sell much of anything Bubble Guppies related. If you search on google for cake ideas, you'll see some cakes that look wedding worthy and some that leave a lot to be desired. These two (here and here) were my favorites. The problem was I had no idea where to find the topper. I guess I could have asked a bakery to make it, but let's face it. 1: I'm on a tight budget. 2: I can't stand paying people to do something I can do myself. If it didn't work out, I could have just printed a Mr. Grouper on card stock and used that instead. I decided to give sculpting a shot though and I was pretty impressed with the results! I made cupcakes and we ordered a teal ice cream cake. I placed the topper on a few minutes before serving it. To make the Mr. Grouper, I used aluminum foil and balled it up, layer after layer, until I had a form that was about the size and shape I wanted his body to be. After that, I used Model Magic (made by Crayola) and stuck it to the foil. For the eyebrows, eyes, mouth, and fins, I rolled out the dough and just cut the shape with scissors. Easy peasy! It needs to dry for 24 hours. I'm impatient so I let it dry for about 16 hours and then painted the stripes. That meant I needed to hold it which resulted in finger prints in the clay. In the future, I'd let it dry for a few days before touching it. Moving on.... I saw a bunch of neat ideas on pinterest. I modeled the main room after those awesome pinterest plans. The sea grass was really easy and added a lot to the look of the room. It's hard to see, but I had ocean water punch in a punch bowl. They sell clear fruit punch at Walmart (did you know that?!?!? I did not!), so I bought some and added blue food coloring. We threw in some lime sherbet, and BAM! We had ocean water punch. This was the gift table prior to the guests arriving. The party favors were in the right corner. The rest of the table was open for gifts. You can see some of the balloons on the floor. We had around 40 balloons which was the best entertainment for the party guests. In the right corner, you can see some mugs. Those were part of a craft I had in mind that didn't pan out due to cold weather. The idea was to use colored bubbles to paint (another genius pinterest idea) but then the paintings were supposed to go in the mugs. Here's my sample. The kids got to use the bubbles but the wind was strong and it was freezing outside that day. It was 70 two days later. Figures. The successful paintings wouldn't dry because it was so cold. It was a failure but would have been great if it was a warm, sunny day. I couldn't be more proud of these bags. My original plan was to sew mermaid tail towels for the other kids but I was dreading the amount of work involved. Strolling through the dollar store, I stumbled upon these fabulous teal tote bags! I typed the kids' names on my embroidery software and ended up with some great party favors. I also made bubble and fish cookies but they didn't look anywhere near as nice as what you can see here so I'm not even going to post the pictures. They were decent I guess. I put them in little bags with Bubble Guppies stickers on the tags. Every guest got some cookies to take home. These bubbles were in the tote bags. I made the labels using Microsoft word. Although you can't purchase any Bubble Guppies party things, Nick Jr. has a lot of great printables. http://www.nickjr.com/bubble-guppies-party/ I printed Pin the Tail on Molly and the cupcake toppers from there for free. And finally, here is the birthday girl! I found this skirt at Target but they only sold it in size 4 and up. I thought it *might* fit my 2 year old so I bought it anyway. It promptly fell off of her so I had to take it in a few inches. For the shirt, I had seen this adorable shirt on etsy and wanted something similar but with an actual guppy on it. I altered the design a little and found some teal fabric I liked. A few stitches later, my daughter's outfit was complete. She loved it and that's all that matters. I hope my post helped you get some ideas for your Bubble Guppies Fin-atic!
Avoid the 'I'm bored' this summer & get plenty of ideas for kid activities & family fun with these 75+ MORE Summer Activities!
You’ll need a specialty candy mold to make the Lego men and bricks that I used to decorate these cookies. I purchased a “Building Brick and Multi-size Figurine Mold”. You’ll also need a new or unused Lego building plate (10x10) to make the green background on which the yellow Lego men figurines are adhered, and green ready-made fondant.
I created this Hello Sunshine Spring Wreath to usher in the coming season. Hopefully, Mother Nature takes a cue and follows suit!
It’s time to treat your little princesses to a party they will never forget. They will totally love these 20 Princess Party Ideas for kids that are cheap, easy and simple to make in most cases. If you are lucky enough to have a little Princess of your own then this is certainly the selection of […]
Who says a Mickey Mouse birthday party has to be red and white? This pink Disney party has great ideas for decor, food, and activities!
Be swept away to the enchanted forest themed birthday party. From woodland, to fairies, and butterflies too this birthday theme is perfect for your little one
Our kids are obsessed with the mega hit YouTube series CoComelon! Our kids know the songs by heart and love the show. So of course we had to design some toddler friendly CoComelon activities to go along with some of their favorite characters and songs. Even if you don’t like CoComelon (it’s okay, we forgive
Easy Stegosaurus Dinosaur Cake, DIY Dinosaur Theme Cake that anyone can make at home with circle cake pans. Includes video tutorial and photos
Moldes, Kits Festa, Convites Animados, Plaquinhas Divertidas, Festas para Inspiração e muito mais. Postagens diárias feitas com muito amor pra você. Imagens Bubble Guppies!
After what seemed like the longest winter in the history of winters, Summer has finally arrived. School's over and everyone is looking forward to some time off from the craziness of the school year. With warmer weather here, I know people are looking for fun things to do outside to keep their kids cool and occupied. If you are like me, you want to be able to Many families go away for the summer or take the summer off from therapy so their kids can get a break and regroup after a long school year. However, they are always asking me for activities that can be done that will work towards their occupational therapy goals. I am always quick to tell parents to go to the park and play sports or run around in the sprinklers at the different playgrounds, especially after a long day of camp. However, there are SO many activities out there that will work on a variety of occupational therapy skills. The best part is that they can be done with inexpensive toys/supplies and can be done as a whole family. One of my daughter's favorite things to do is play in the water. Whether it be in the water table, running through the sprinkler or watering our plants, it elicits pure happiness. I look forward to the evenings where we hang out outside after a long day of work, watching her play. What are some of your family favorite summer activities? If you are looking for things to do with your children this summer, here are a handful of summertime activities that you can do that will work on fine motor, visual motor and organizational skills. It's amazing how easy it is to work on goals/skills but still have fun. To me, it is most important that kids have fun over the summer. There are so many pressures on kids during the school year and I am a huge believer in allowing summer to be about having fun. If you must work on academic stuff, make sure you make it fun and don't put too much pressure on them. I always find that not only does my own child do better, but the children I work with do as well when the work is hidden from them and it only looks like fun. Here are a few of my favorite summer time activities. I have also included ways to adapt each of them for older/younger children and talk about what kind of occupational therapy skills can be worked on for each of the activities. Water Table-water tables are great for keeping kids cool when you don't have access to a pool. Living in Brooklyn, we don't have a large enough space for a little pool. However, we have enough space for a water table and it has brought Quinn and many other children in the hood tons of joy! And if you have your kid put on a bathing suit, they can get just as wet and cooled off as if they were in a pool! Depending on what kind of toys you throw into your water table, a variety of occupational therapy skills can be worked on. For example, throw a bunch of measuring cups in there and you can work on bilateral coordination by filling up one cup from another. You can take a turkey baster or a water dropper and work on increasing grasp strength by filling up buckets, cups, etc. You can do the same by putting a bunch of bath toys in there as well. There are a variety of water tables out there for purchase. I prefer the simple one that is pictured above. If you have a big backyard though, you can get some pretty awesome ones with lots of fancy features. If you don't feel like spending any money at all, you can create your own water table by taking a large tupperware and filling that with water. Fill it with some fun toys and let the fun begin! Water Balloons-there is nothing more exciting to a kid than throwing a water balloon and watching it explode. Even better is when that balloon explodes at a target or a person! A couple of summers ago, I discovered the Pumponator; a balloon pumping station that makes filling water balloons easier for kids! The best part is that it is perfect for working on improving bilateral coordination skills, increasing upper extremity strength and motor planning/organizational skills! The Pumponator is simple for even toddlers to use but still fun for older children. You fill the container up, pump air into the container, attach the balloon to the nozzle and push the button to fill the balloon with water. If you want to make this activity a little more therapeutic, you can work on having kids work on visual motor skills by having them throw the water balloons at targets or have them try to throw them into different buckets. If you are playing with other kids, have them try throwing it back and forth to each other as many times as they can before dropping it. **Side Note: the Pumponator was invented a couple of years ago by fourth grader, Lexi Glenn. She became frustrated by how difficult it could be to fill a water balloon using a hose and after finding an old garden sprayer and using it to fill her balloons, invented the Pumponator! Make Homemade Ice Pops-nothing says summer (at least in NYC) more than hearing the music from all the ice cream trucks. We love going up to the ice cream truck and having an occasional treat from them. Last summer, I blogged about the Zoku Quick Pop Maker. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Zoku, it is an ice pop maker that makes yummy and simple ice pops. It comes with a bunch of recipes and ideas for you and your child to make together. You can go traditional or you can be really creative and adventurous. My daughter likes traditional recipes but I am hoping that we can branch out a bit more this summer! While I purchased my ice pop maker, there are a ton of ways to make ice pops without a fancy kit. Some people use ice cube trays and I have seen ice pops made out of small paper cups and a popsicle stick stuck in the middle of it. If you have a child who is weary about trying new foods, this could be a fun way to get them involved in the process of trying new foods. Some people can take advantage of a picky eater by mixing desirable juices with some questionable fruits and making a tasty treat. Try dropping some fresh fruit into the ice pops as they are freezing to get them to try I am a huge fan of cooking, baking, etc. and how many occupational therapy skills can be worked on during this activity. You can work on executive functioning skills such as sequencing and organizational skills. While you are measuring ingredients out or cutting fruits up, you can work on bilateral coordination skills. These are just a couple of skills that can be focused on when making ice pops. If you are a fan of Pinterest, be sure to check out some of the millions of different ice pop recipe ideas that are on there. There are so many fun and interesting ideas out there and many of them are great for your child to do with minimal help from you. Chalk Drawing-sometimes kids just want to take a break over the summer. They don't want to be hassled by working on things like reading, writing and math. However, there is a way to make practicing writing fun for your kids using sidewalks (driveways if you aren't a city girl like me) and lots of chalk. For younger kids, you can work on color recognition, matching and drawing simple shapes. If you have a child who needs to work on coloring, draw a bunch of fun shapes all over the sidewalk or driveway and have them color them in. Be sure to have the kids color the shapes using the correct colored chalk for an increased challenge. For older kids who may need to work on handwriting and letter/number recognition, use chalk and make a game out of it. You can have children label the pictures they draw or make a hopscotch board to work on writing numbers (added bonus, you can work on improving motor planning and coordination skills). While you can totally make the traditional hopscotch board pictured here, you can also get really creative and use letters, try drawing different shapes, etc.. If you want to work on improving grasping skills, use smaller pieces of thin chalk instead of the fat chalk. If you want to try something new and totally refreshing for the summer, check out this recipe for ice chalk. Using every day ingredients like water, cornstarch and food dye, you and your child can have loads of fun making chalk that will cool you off at the same time. This could be a really fun way to work on color recognition for your younger children. And for those of you who are reading and thinking how messy this will be, you can easily clean up the chalk mess with a hose when you are finished. I can't wait to try this with Quinn this summer! The great thing about each of the activities I have talked about above are that they can be done individually or with friends. Each of these activities can be equally fun either way! Sometimes, children can motivate each other to do more challenging things if they have a partner in crime. Let your children figure out different ways they can play with each of the things mentioned. I know that some of the best activities for me have come out of listening to ideas from the kids and taking them and making them appropriate for each child. Now that you have read about some of my favorite summertime activities, I'd love to hear from you about yours. Do you have any great activities that you recommend to the families you work with or that you do with your own children that make summer unforgettable? Please share your ideas with me and my readers. I am only a click away and love hearing from all of you! I am sure we would all welcome the chance to introduce new things to our children this summer!
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♥ Troll Pods! • Digital Print ♥ Includes 10 Troll Pods! Recreate Troll Village with these cute Troll Pods! Just cut them out and add some string and voila! ♥ See more of my Trolls Party Decor here!!! --> www.etsy.com/shop/TheDreamShoppeCo?ref=l2-shopheader-name§ion_id=23286203 FILE TYPE: PDF SIZES: 11X17 PAPER RECOMMENDATION: Any paper will work, but semigloss or glossy paper/cardstock makes a huge difference. It makes it extra saturated and sparkly! DOUBLE-SIDED If you need to print double sided there are 10 plain matching 11X17 colors included that you can print on the back and then cut it out. :) NEED A SMALLER SIZE? If you are using 8.5X11 paper, select "fit to page" in your printer settings. If you need it even smaller, change the scale percentage in the printer settings. HOW IT WORKS • Easy Peasy! After your order is placed, you will be taken to a page on Etsy where you can download the files for your purchase. If for some reason you don’t get to download your files right after you order, you can always get to your ordered files by going to the “Purchases and Reviews” section under your account in Etsy. Just click on the download button beside the order and you’ll be able to save the files to your computer and then print. You can't open the files from your phone. You'll have to use your computer. SHOP POLICIES This is NOT for commercial use. It is for personal use only.
Cute Disney Frozen Summer Party Ideas! Fun food ideas, Olaf cupcakes, cute printables and games for a kids birthday at the beach or pool.
