On Saturday August 6th, Kyle had a Wild Kratts themed birthday party to celebrate turning 5 years old!
Singing time birthday party, celebrate the Primary's birthday in singing time using simple Primary song, We Welcome You
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
I love birthdays but I don't throw my kids birthday parties. I found a much better way and they also loved it!
Get ready to cook up a fun birthday bash.👨🍳🍳 Do the names Grumble, Humble, and Stumble ring a bell? Did you say “Yum?” That’s ‘yes!’ in the Bumble Nums’ language!😋 These three adorable friends cook up trouble and yummy food in their kitchen. No wonder your kid loves the Bumble Nums. Maybe they can help whip something fun for your little one’s next birthday.🥳 We have all the secret ingredients you’ll need to throw the best Bumble Nums Birthday Party ever.😉 1. First up, let’s prep your invitations Meals need ingredients and parties need guests.✉️ Grumble, Humble, and Stumble are more than happy to share your party’s deets. Let them know about your party with this instant download and editable Bumble Nums Birthday Invitation. 2. Next, pick your party decor Display your child’s name and decorate your wall with this Bumble Nums birthday banner. The colorful buntings are a bright way to liven up the plain walls – you can personalise it with your child’s name! Plus, it comes with Bumble Nums themed decorative banners. The bright and cartoony tones add a blast of fun to the event. We love what Mama Kimberly did for her daughter’s second birthday party.😍 She mixed and matched the Bumble Nums themed colors into the decorations using streamers and balloons.🎈 You can also consider using other easy decoration materials such as paper lanterns, round paper garlands, cute tassel garlands and rainbow confetti balloons to dress up the celebration. If you want to save the hassle from DIY, just take it from I-Yahdah's first birthday party. His mama simply dressed up the celebration with a large personalized Bumble Nums backdrop. It's a great way to liven up your white walls and it can also double up as a photobooth backdrop🤳 – that’s value for money!😉 Parent Tip: Party sign is a versatile way to decorate. They can guide your guests to the snacks and activities. Channel your creativity💡 and personalise the message on your own Bumble Nums Party Sign. Mama Kimberly chose to create a ‘Mask Up’ station for her guests at the party entrance with hand sanitizer, mask and gloves - just to keep everyone safe while having fun 😊 3. Wash your cute cutlery and other useful utensils The Bumble Nums make everything so colorful! Don’t be afraid to go bold with the colours – Here are some of our favorite partywares sets🍴 for the Bumble Nums themed party:Turquoise Partyware SetBlue Partyware SetCompostable Plates and Cutlery Parent Tip: Mixing and matching your food display helps you highlight each treat so it doesn't look flat. Consider using a cupcake stand to elevate your sweet treats.🧁 4. Time to serve fun dishes! We took some inspiration from the Bumble Nums’ themselves to help create your own incredibly tasty menu. Spinning Pineapple PizzaSo, no to pineapples… Hmm, how about Easy Mini Pizzas?🍕 Mouth-Watering Mac and CheeseThe Super Simple Website calls these, “Bumble Nums Mac and Cheese Wheels”! Parent Tip: Let these silly chefs tell you what’s on the menu! Display your creative meals with these Bumble Nums Food Labels. Add in silly food names like “Super Stretchy Spaghetti” on these editable food labels. 5. Pour in some delightful drinks These three lovable chefs even made drinks on their shows. Try serving them up in your little one’s shindig too! Magic Color-Changing Galaxy LemonadeThis recipe might not be so easy-peasy, but it’s VERY pretty. Stacey and Jennifer from In The Kids Kitchen shares their recipe for Magic Color-Changing Galaxy Lemonade. Sounds like something the Bumble Nums have made! An easier option? Get these personalised Bumble Nums bottle wrappers. Simply print them on sticker paper, cut and wrap it around any party drinks - simple! 6. Bring out the most awaited treat – birthday cake! It’s not a celebration without a birthday cake!🥳 For moms who want to celebrate in style without taking much of their time (and budget), cake toppers are super helpful. This personalised Bumble Nums Cake Topper is the secret ingredient you need. Decorating can take all day but our Bumble Nums Cake Topper takes only a minute to look fab✨. Just take it from Graham’s sprinkled candies Bumble Nums cake! Parent Tip: If you opted for some extra sweets like cupcakes, we have another treat for you. These Bumble Nums Cupcake Toppers are another time-saving way to decorate your birthday goodies. Just edit in your child’s name and presto – instant décor, giveaways, or even labels! 7. Sprinkle in some jam-packed activities Set up your own Bumble Nums’ KitchenYes – have the kids “cook up” their delicious meals with Bumble Nums Groceries! Why not have a small play kitchen area for your kid and their friends?👨🍳 Have fun with these DIY ingredients to make your own Bumble Nums meals. You can be resourceful by using what you already have at home. Plus, it really helps to get the kids’ imaginations going!🥫🍛🧃 Bumble Nums Craft DIY Your young guests would surely love the bright colors and the big googly eyes. You can even let them bring home their own Bumble Nums – talk about creating memories! Here are the materials you’ll need:✂️Paper PlatesGoogly EyesPaper Fasteners 8. Pack some great giveaways for your party favors If you want to tie your party favors to the Bumble Nums theme, consider giving books about food to your little guests.📚 Aside from it being educational, books can be interactive as well! There are sticker books, coloring books, and even finger puppet books. Here are some of our favorites: My Very First Book of Food – Eric Carle ($5.99)Stir, Crack, Whisk, Bake – America’s Test Kitchen Kids ($8.99)Build Your Own Breakfast Sticker Activity Book – Susan Shaw-Russell ($1.99)Toddler Coloring Book Fruits and Vegetables – Mango Tree Publishing ($6.95)Taco Tuesday – Brick Puffington ($6.51) Parent Tip: Place these Bumble Nums Party Favor Tags on your party favors. Since they’re easy to set up and editable, these will surely save you time. Get creative and use a ribbon or some cute washi tape to attach them. 9. Send home some smiles with sweet thank you cards Let your guests know how grateful you are with these Bumble Nums Thank You Cards. Send your thanks for spending the special day with your little one. 10. The secret ingredient for busy mommies – a Bumble Nums Party Printable Kit Woohoo! You’re ready to cook up a great birthday bash for your little one, mommy! For a fuss-free (and wallet-friendly) celebration, get the all-in-one Bumble Nums party printable kit. No need to search everywhere as it has pretty much everything that you might need to plan that dream birthday bash for your kid—without the expensive price tag.😊 All you need is a spark of creativity, a pair of scissors and our printable set to complete the look.😉 We’re sure our friends, Grumble, Humble, and Stumble would approve, YUM!😋 COMPLETE THE LOOK! These digital files are instant download and editable😊 No physical items will be shipped to you. Love this idea? Just click to pin it to your boards! Looking for other birthday themes for your kid? Read through our blog articles for more inspiring ideas.
August is a month filled with celebrations, giving us even more reasons to host parties and gatherings. Whether we're enjoying the delicious sweetness of a juicy watermelon or indulging in the creamy delight of an ice cream sandwich, there's always something to celebrate in August.
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This awesome DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Monina Dolan of Fiddlesticks & Nonsense. If you have a child that loves the game Dungeons and Dragons than you will definitely want to check this little party out! The simple black and white color scheme is oh so masculine and the stationery from it is so creative! This party is just full of fun and has so many great ideas that are sure to entertain young, brave boys for hours! Be sure to check out these party ideas and elements from this fabulous Dungeons & Dragons birthday bash: The cute muslin dice favor bags The awesome black and white dice stationery topping doughnuts and hung from the ceiling The dungeon peanut butter balls and corn packages/sacks The intuitive dice chart and MORE!
Hazel's turning seven tomorrow and last Saturday we had her party. She knew for a long time she wanted a science party. So I called my science teacher friend and she pointed me in a few good directions. I found a few good ideas on the internet, spent about a month planning and gathering what was needed, and it turned out a smashing success. Here's what we did. INVITATION: see above. I put one of Ed's white shirts on her backwards, messed up her hair, and told her to look crazy for about 30 shots. Then I picked a good one, off-centered it, and added text with Picasa. Had prints done at Target and mailed them out to the invitees. We were going to add googly eyes to her face, but I liked it the way it was. RESOURCES: I got all the experiment ideas from Steve Spangler's science website, which is awesome. I also bought a few supplies from him - some"baby soda bottles" (test tubes with racks), Insta-snow, safety goggles, and green slime kit. Everything else we needed I either had at home or could pick up at Target, like Alka-seltzer, plastic bottles, Q-tips, etc. We also went to a thrift store and got everyone a white or gray men's shirt for their "lab coat", which they also got to keep and wear home if they wanted. DECORATIONS:...are not my forté, so we keep it simple. Hazel chose red, gray and white for her colors, so we did streamers, balloons, and a Happy Birthday sign from Target. Red plastic tablecloth for the experiments, pink for the eating. Plain clear plastic cups and plates for the treats. THE PARTY: When everyone arrived, they put on a lab coat and came to the table. We had an opening activity as guests arrived, five experiments, cake & ice cream, then one final experiment. The party was 2 hours long. We would have opened gifts if there was time, but we ran out so Hazel opened them later. We had eight guests including Hazel and Ginger, and three adults - my brother came and we were grateful for an extra pair of helping hands. And one of the moms stayed and took most of these pictures - thank you so much for that! Opening Activity: The opening activity was scratch art - I got this pack from Amazon. The pack only came with one scratch tool, but luckily I had some sharpened sticks in the back of a cupboard that had come in a bag of caramels to make caramel apples. You could also use a pencil or maybe a toothpick. We cut them into strips so the kids could make bookmarks to take home, which also went with the books they received in their favor bags. Experiments Next came the experiments. The most important thing here was to have everything measured and ready to go so you don't lose the kids' attention. Each one took roughly 15 minutes. Ed and I had to talk through the party game plan several times Friday and Saturday so we would be a well-oiled team for the party, and miraculously, it worked! We also made sure we had a 2-sentence simple explanation to explain each experiment and how it worked. And before we started the experiments we laid out the most important rule: DON'T PUT ANYTHING IN YOUR MOUTH. Just to be safe. But all the experiments were pretty tame and safe anyway. #1 Instant Snow We gave everyone a plastic bowl and stirring stick, then I poured 1 tsp of snow powder into their bowls. We asked them to guess what would happen when we poured water in it. Some thought the powder would dissolve - smart 1st graders! We gave each a test tube of water (2 oz.) and told them to pour in the water all at once and watch it carefully. It expanded immediately into "snow"! The kids were amazed and we explained that the powder is like millions of tiny sponges. Then we poured their white snow into Ziploc bags and refilled the test tubes. I gave everyone another teaspoon of powder and a test tube of water and this time they put a few drops of food coloring in, then poured water on to make colored snow. They played with it a bit and we discussed how it was similar and different from real snow. Then we poured it in their bags with their white snow, sealed it up, and they put them in their favor bags which were on a table nearby, labeled with their names. #2 Bubbling Lava Lamps For this one, we gave everyone a 16-oz. bottle filled 2/3 with vegetable oil. Then we gave them a Dixie cup of water and a funnel and asked what they thought would happen when they poured it in. Most knew water and oil don't mix. But it was fun to watch it sort of bubble as the water went to the bottom. Then I had them guess what would happen when we added food coloring. They weren't sure. So we added some and gently swirled the bottles. It only colored the water. Next we gave them all a small piece of an Alka-Seltzer tablet and watched what happened when they dropped it in - it sank to the bottom and caused bubbles of colored water to float through the oil to the top, where they "popped", releasing carbon dioxide, and then sank back to the bottom. Just like a lava lamp! We put the lids on tight and put them in their favor bags. #3 Slime You cannot have a mad science party without green slime! Ed and I tried all the experiments ourselves at night the week leading up to the party. And this one was his favorite - he was like a little kid playing with it. Slime is pretty cool. We used Steve Spangler's slime kit for this - gave each child a bowl, stirrer, Dixie cup of green stuff, and Dixie cup of clear stuff. We talked about solids and liquids and they all agreed both solutions were liquids. So we figured if we poured them together we would also get a liquid. But after a minute or so of stirring, it gelled up and became slime. The kids were amazed and thrilled. Ed demonstrated how slime has properties of both liquid and solid, so it is both, or neither. The kids played with the slime for a long, long time, discovered all kinds of things you can do with it - stretch it, flatten it, roll it, bounce it, etc. We let them play as long as they wanted. Then we put them in baggies and put them in their favor bags to take home. How do you like Hazel's mad scientist wig? I had to dig around in the dress-ups packed away at my Mom's house for this classic. #4 Color-Changing Milk For this, we gave everyone a paper plate with a rim and poured in some whole milk. Then the adults came around and dropped four different colors of food coloring close together in the center. The kids dipped a dry Q-tip into the center and pulled it out. Not much happened. Then they dipped another Q-tip into Dawn soap and placed it back into the center of the milk. The colors swirled out and around like crazy! They could place the soapy tip wherever there was concentrated food coloring and it would go crazy. Everyone was amazed. #5 Sink or Float After the milk, everyone left the table and joined me in the living room for our next activity, where I had a clear bin of water and a variety of objects on the table. I gave everyone a worksheet with three columns: "Object", "Prediction", "Result". In the "Prediction" and "Result" columns, each row contained the words "Sink" and "Float". One at a time, a child came up and chose an item off the table. Everyone wrote down what it was, and circled whether they thought it would sink or float. Then that child put it in and we circled our results. It was fun because some were easy to predict and some results were surprising. Can you guess what each would do? I'll tell you in case you're wondering. SINK: metal spoon, lime (sometimes), cotton ball, penny, regular soda, plastic fork (if dropped in vertically) FLOAT: straw, lemon, lime (sometimes), sponge, bag of dried beans, diet soda, rubber duck, plastic fork (if placed horizontally) Treat Break While we were doing "Sink or Float", Ed and Dave cleared the table, including the table cloth which was pretty goopy from all the experiments. They put on a clean disposable table cloth, and set it with plates, cups and napkins. For dessert we had confetti cupcakes (from a mix) with strawberry buttercream (homemade, our favorite!) and gummy brains on top. Also banana split ice cream and Hawaiian punch with dry ice in it. While they were eating, I had one child at a time come over by the door, where they put on safety glasses, the wig if they wanted, and held a test tube, and I took their picture with Hazel. We are going to have them printed and send each child this picture with our thank-you note. I told them all to look like mad scientists. Some just smiled, but some got very into character. Here's Ginger with Hazel: #6 "Elephant Toothpaste" This was our BIG FINALE experiment, very dramatic and mad-science-y. Every child got a metal pan, a plastic bottle with 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide in it, and a Dixie cup with 1 tsp of dry active yeast. I went around and added a drop of Dawn dish soap to each bottle, then told the kids to add any color food coloring they wanted. Then I came around and added 2 T warm water to their yeast and had them stir it until dissolved. Some of the kids (including Hazel, thanks to some baking lessons at home) knew that yeast eats sugar and expands. But we didn't have sugar in this solution so it just mixed. I gave everyone the following instructions: When I say "GO", put your funnel in your bottle, pour your yeast mixture in, pull your funnel out, and put your hand on the side of the bottle. Watch what happens and notice how it feels. GO! In the back center pan (brown-haired girl), she is just pouring her yeast in but it hasn't hit yet. In the far left, his yeast has just hit and is just starting to foam. Front center went before the other two and it is foaming and rising. And this is why it's called elephant toothpaste - because it foams up and overflows and looks like big thick toothpaste being squeezed from a tube. The kids were dazed and amazed. The reason I told them to touch the bottle is because it would be very warm. Something about heat being released in an exothermic reaction. Thank you, high school science and Steve Spangler. It was an awesome dramatic finale. FAVOR BAGS: To take home, each child received - the scratch art bookmarks they made at the beginning the bag of instant snow from experiment #1 their lava lamp from experiment #2 and a packet of 2 Alka-Seltzer tablets the bag of slime from experiment #3 their sink-or-float worksheet from #5 a booklet I made describing all six experiments so they can repeat them at home or at least tell their parents about it a fortune cookie (because I like them...and I ordered more sour gummy brains for their bags but they didn't arrive in time, oh well...) Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist #1 Lunch Walks Among Us* (Besides the fortune cookie and the would-be gummy brains, no other edibles. I hate it when my kids bring home bags of crappy candy. Almost as much as when my kids bring home bags of crappy toys or other crappy favor bag fillers. This is a party aspect I try to be thoughtful about. Meaningful favor bags. Never mind that one child's mom texted me later in the day that he had come home and put the slime in his hair. Not my fault.) So that's it, guys. Hazel's amazing Mad Science Party! It was so fun to see eight kids of both genders age 5 to 7 ooh-ing, ahh-ing, smiling, laughing, and completely engaged for a whole birthday party. Yay for Mad Science!!! *Franny K. Stein is a little girl mad scientist. Her book series is silly, spunky and a little irreverent without being gross. She has just enough "normal" qualities to be relatable but is also just crazy enough to be surprising and intriguing. We read the first two from the library so I gave my girls #3 and #4 in their bags; everyone else got #1. Each book is about 100 pages, 15 to 20 chapters. Age 7 to 10 reading and interest level. My girls love Franny.
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Nancy Drew Halloween Party - Window Silhouette Part of any great Halloween celebration is setting the scene! One neat way to do so, is to create a window silhouette. Choose a window that has a great focal point to your house and the party. A front window that isn't obstructed from view from the street is ideal too, so everyone walking and driving by can see how spiffy you are ;) Ha! Materials: Silhouette Image Black Poster Board Tape Scissors Pencil Tissue Paper Instructions: The first thing to do is figure out your design for the window and print it out to use as a guide. I printed mine out, divided it into 4 parts for the 4 areas of my window. I then taped up my 4 pieces of black poster board into the window so I could use the above silhouette image as a guide while I drew the outline onto the poster board in pencil. Here's an example of my design--I had to erase several times until I got it right--my first stab at it had Nancy's head being about 3 times as big and the proportion was totally off--so keep proportion in mind when doing this! If you happen to have a projector--projecting the silhouette onto a wall where you've taped your paper is much easier and goes quicker. What I did was old school since I don't have a handy projector. Once you have the desired look, cut out the pieces--I set them down on the tile to get a visual before taping in the window. Begin taping your silhouette into the window--I try not to use too much tape and tape in areas where it won't show too much like on the backs of strips that are going across the panes, etc. I decided that my silhouette needed to be on stairs so I added stairs to the window. I also added the ghost to the right--that side was rather bare and since we're going to be in a "haunted" house next weekend for the party, it seemed to fit well. Kind of spooky too. My husband rocks! I was going to back the silhouette with yellow tissue which I like to use with silhouettes and then have it inside the flashlight part with the outline of the edges of the beam in black, but he thought if I used blue tissue it would look better. I decided to try and it and I think it worked great! Nancy's supposed to be in a hidden passageway so it makes it have a darker and spookier effect and then sets off the yellow tissue for the flashlight beam really nicely. It kind of has an almost blue-grey look in person. The key is to layer the tissue and not overlap too much as overlapping shows up darker. Piecing with tissue can be time consuming but it's worth it. If you want to make a silhouette that you can use again and again without too much wear, you can make it out of felt. I have a red felt banner with black felt silhouette and in a window it glows nicely. If you used yellow or white and then a black silhouette on it, it will look great too and keep nicely. Jenn:)
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The Pokemon that I made from poster boards, construction paper, glue, and sharpies (for the outlines) L-R: Pikachu, Piplup, Tepig, Snivy, Charmander, and Oshawott. I used construction paper vs painting or markers so that I wouldn't get the brush marks. I made a U out of wire hangers and taped them to the back to use as stakes. I wish I would've used the same manilla color that I used for Charmander's belly for Snivy, but it doesn't bother me enough to do it over. Less than two weeks before my little man turns 6! I can't believe it!
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A nice risotto to serve as a warm up to a main course in an Italian inspired meal.