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Are you ready for the most epic-ly long blog post of all time, but how do you cut out any photos because your baby only turns one once!??!!? We had the absolute BEST time planning and throwing Arlo a giant first birthday party. Since we never had a baby shower, sip & see or any …
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For those who know my kids, you know that to say they are into Mario is an understatement. They LOVE Mario, are obsessed with Mario, own dozens of tiny 2” Mario character figures, as well as the larger plushies. And, of course, the Wii games. And the costumes, some of which I had to make because for some reason you can’t buy a kid’s Yoshi costume for less than $150, or at least you couldn’t last year when he wanted to be Yoshi for Halloween. I am also in the middle of a Bowser costume and a Rosalina costume for this year’s Halloween. Crazy. This year will be the third all-Mario Halloween. It is not at all uncommon for me to be seen at the grocery store or a friend’s house with at least one child dressed as someone from the Mario pantheon, so at least the costumes get a lot of use. My son asked to wear one of his to the first day of kindergarten, and was disappointed when I said no. He has had to satisfy himself with wearing a Mario-emblazoned shirt every single day to school, except the first day. As a result, I have inadvertently developed a freakish savant-like knowledge of the Mario-verse. And so, for your Mario enjoyment, here are some of the details from the past two years of Mario-themed birthday parties. (For my regular readers, don’t worry, this blog isn’t about to turn into a party-planning site. I just know how many great ideas I get from Pinterest, and wanted to pass my ideas along to parents of other Mario-lovers out there.) Year 1, ambitious favors with handmade hats! The favors from year 1 included handmade Mario hats. I think the hats were $2 at Hobby Lobby and I used iron-on T-shirt transfers (for dark T-shirts so the white would be opaque). I printed the Mario M-circle onto the transfers, cut them out, and ironed them on. This was a lot of work, so I wouldn't recommend it for a big party, but if you're just having a few people, they were a big hit, and my kid still wears his ALL THE TIME. Get a few extra because the iron-on process is not foolproof and a few got wrinkled or messed up. For an easier solution, you could also cut sticky felt for the Mario-M circle, but that wouldn't be as permanent. Girls got Princess Peach tiaras from Oriental Trading (or Mario hats if they wanted - I made extra for that reason). And then the goodie bags held mushroom rings, mushroom spinning tops, and rubber spiked "Bowser bracelets" all from Oriental Trading, plus chocolate coins and Mario gummies, and and and. This was clearly overkill. It was my first major themed party and I went a bit cuckoo-nuts. Year 2, far less ambitious favors. The next year, I just got Mario-themed art supplies (pencils, erasers, markers) from Party City (online only), and some Mario candy. Both years, I just printed out Mario images and glued them to basic cheap-o paper goodie bags. Mario brick box and question box life-size blocks! As the major decor item, I got moving boxes from a friend who had recently moved, and painted them to resemble brick and question boxes. We used the boxes to make a big Mario fort. I had envisioned the kids building with them, but it was definitely an adult job. But the kids had a great time playing in the fort. Using moving boxes was key to the success of this project, because they are made to stack neatly in the moving truck, so they all have the same width and depth (just different heights), so they bricked and stacked well. I learned a lot of lessons doing this project. The biggest one is that spray paint is almost never the right answer for anything. I used regular latex wall paint and a roller to paint these, and that worked great. The kids "helped." I painted them flat, and then used a Sharpie "Magnum" (snicker, gotta love dirty-sounding art supplies) to draw the lines on the brick boxes. After they were assembled, I printed and cut out the question marks and rivets and glued those onto the question boxes. Make sure you let the boxes dry for a long time before stacking them or laying them on top of each other. You need at least a few days for the paint to cure or they will stick to each other and mess up all your beautiful work. Ghosties Hanging around from ceiling lights were these Boo ghost balloons. Oops, this one lost his ear, or wing, or whatever that thingie is supposed to be. Just white balloons, sharpie marker, and white paper cones mono-adhesived (inexpertly, apparently) on the sides. I got this idea here. Bob-omb! I added to the easy, cheap-o balloon decorations by making these Bob-omb balloons. Black balloons (helium filled) with small orange balloons for feet and paper ovals monoadhesived on for eyes. I tied the feet to the base of the black balloon, and then used a small piece of monoadhesive to attach the feet into position. OK, let's talk food! We had pizza and usual chip-dip party stuff, but also did a few themed snacks. Chocolate moustaches make for funny photos! I was so proud that I came up with idea to make chocolate moustaches for this party, but then I later saw on Pinterest that everyone and their sister has already done that. Well, poo. But either way, chocolate moustaches = awesome. I used these molds from amazon the first year, and they were great! Then, a few days before the party the second year, I went to look for them and couldn't find them anywhere, and didn't have time to order more, so I got the Wilton moustache molds from Michael's (pictured). The Wilton molds have three different moustache shapes, and only one is Mario-y, so go with the amazon ones if you have time for them to arrive. Making chocolate is easy!! You can use the candy melts, which I understand are fairly foolproof. Or, if you're a chocolate snob like me, you can use real chocolate because it tastes better. If you want to use real chocolate and want to be sure it looks perfect, read up on "tempering" chocolate. It's a pain, but it's how you get them perfect. I totally planned on doing the tempering thing because I am a freakish perfectionist, but hadn't realized that you can't temper chocolate chips, because they have an additive to make them stay in chip shape in your cookies. Sooooo, I just didn't temper them. I just melted them, poured them in, put them in the fridge, and done. Yeah, the chocolate was a bit soft and didn't have that nice snap of well-made chocolate. And yeah, some of them got that cocoa butter "bloom." I'll tell you what, the kids sooooo did not care. People will be so impressed that you made these things, they won't care if they're not perfect. I promise. Watermelon chomp, and my kid (yes, it was also a pool party) Here is the watermelon chomp. My son particularly liked how the chomp was throwing up chunks of watermelon. Yeah, that was a big hit. My sister cut him for me because I was running sooo behind in setting up the party. Thanks, sis! You did a rocking job! She also took most of these photos (some with my crappy camera, so don't judge her on that). She took the bikini photos of me too. If you're in the MD/DC area, she and her husband take beautiful photos of kids, families, weddings, etc. Here is their website if you need a photographer! Oh, and I got the watermelon chomp idea from Pinterest, but the pin just leads to a yucky scam site, so I can't credit the original source. Sorry!! Gold coins "Caterpillars" Some more themey treats. Chocolate coins and sour worm "caterpillars." Not pictured, one year we also did cherry licorice "Yoshi tongues." Aaaaand speaking of Yoshi tongues, the red "blowouts" were fun Yoshi tongues. (Wow, if you don't know Mario, this all probably sounds like complete gibberish.) Feed Yoshi! We didn't do games the first year, but this past year, we had two games. This one, Feed Yoshi, was a big hit. I hand-painted Yoshi on a big piece of foam core and cut a hole for his mouth. The kids had to try to toss caterpillars and "spiky balls" into his mouth. Pin the moustache on Mario I also made this "Pin the moustache on Mario" game on a piece of poster board. I cut black construction paper moustaches and put some tape on them. Here are my cute two pinning on their moustaches. Finally, what is a party without cake? There are some adorable Mario cakes on Pinterest. I went with the always-easy cupcakes. My sister had done a Mario party the year before and I got these cupcake ideas from her! Goombas and Toads! I just printed out Goomba feet and Toad faces, frosted (well, my mom frosted), and decorated. The Toad ones are obviously just M&M's. The Goomba faces are white M&Ms, black frosting eyeballs, eyebrows, and mouth, and white chocolate chip teeth. Goomba cupcakes Toad cupcakes We have had a blast with these Mario parties. I wonder if the kids will want a different theme next year. Maybe, but I'm keeping all of the stuff for one more year, just in case...
Let the machines roar and the earth rumble, this Construction Birthday Party by Lizette Sy of LIPS Events Services, out of Bacolod, Philippines, is anything but small and humble! So grab your tool boxes and shovels; this event is full of spectacular party rubble! ...From the awesome construction signs, to the backdrops and sweets divine, here are party ideas included, that positively shine: Awesome two-tiered construction cake Black and yellow striped cautionary letters Fun construction-inspired treats placed in toy construction vehicles Under construction lunch boxes Skyscraper guest table centerpieces Construction cake pops and cupcake toppers Giant construction vehicle standees Stacked tires and construction sign decorations And tool box favors stacked on a ladder shelf!
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On the prowl for party ideas perfect for your little guy? You must see all of the cute details featured in this Whale Themed Baptism + Birthday Party submitted by Maricris Abueg of Butingsi Arts and Crafts, out of Imus, Cavite Philippines! From the incredible whale backdrops and decor to the ever-so-cute whale cake and sweets; this occasion is full of ideas that are certain to make your blow hole, blow! "Whale", what are you waiting for?!...Take a look! But before you do, be sure not to miss these darling details: Wooden whale fins + silhouettes adorning white painted wood backdrops Adorable three-tiered blue and white whale cake Cute whale silhouette bunting Fun backdrop featuring cute whale letters Whale cupcakes Whale cookies Cute whale invitation & stationery Mini whale favor boxes
If you have been living under a rock or don't have young kids you could be forgiven for not knowing anything about the phenomenon that is Minecraft. If you have young kids however, you will know just how popular this computer game is. My son got into Minecraft some time back. He had seen it at another friends house and enjoyed playing with the blocks, making houses, boats etc. We downloaded a demo for him to play with and once we saw how much he enjoyed it, we purchased the full copy. I like this game as it allows my son to use his imagination rather than just staring at a pre made, pre determined game. He has many different 'worlds' with different themes, and he has friends he can play with online which I think he enjoys the most! I knew that at some stage this would become a theme for a birthday party and sure enough he asked for it! As the game has become so popular, there is a whole host of party ideas out there, from items that can be purchased to downloadable freebies or packs which can be bought from places like Etsy. I like to find freebies that I can either use or inspire me to create my own. There was plenty to choose from! You may have heard of a great site called Catch my Party. They showcase people's birthday parties, catering for a huge range of themes. It is a brilliant place to find inspiration and also occasionally they have freebies! They had some free Minecraft printables which I just had to have! You can find them here. I didn't use all of them and also I found other ways to use some of the printables from their original use. Let's start with the party decor. I used the banner for the food table. I printed it out on white card and attached it to string to hang up. I had seen online someone using black and green balloons to represent creepers, so I did the same. I used the food cards to set up the table adding in a couple of ideas of my own as the pack does come with a blank card. I found another set online with different items on them and printed those out to stick onto the blank cards. Sadly I can't find the original link, however, if you recognise these and can point me in the right direction to give them credit, please comment below! I followed some of the ideas I had seen online for the food ideas. Strawberries for Redstone, Watermelon for, well, Watermelon and Twizzlers for TNT. I had seen online a way to make candy to represent Diamonds, but I just purchased some clear mints. Grapes for Slime balls, miniture cookies for Cookies, and Rolos for gold. I couldn't buy individually wrapped Rolos, so got some gold foil and wrapped them myself. I bought toffee apples for Golden apples but you could just use apples, mini crisp sticks for Sticks, mini bread sticks for Bread and mini carrots for Carrots. As the party was held in the late afternoon, snacks seemed the best option. I had extra amounts to re fill the trays, which I had to do many times! I bought clear plastic trays and black foil trays from Sainsburys. After seeing a few parties with grass tablecloths, I ordered a plastic tablecloth which looked like grass. I did attempt to make some coal, using this pin. I could not find the original link, so had to guess quantities for the ingredients. I will say I used too much butter so they weren't very sweet. Also they did give anybody who tried one a black tongue! I also found some free printables to make your own cardboard Minecraft characters. I selected a bunch I liked, carefully cut them out and stuck them together. They took forever! They were a real pain but the effect was good! I used double sided squares to stick them together as they were so small and fiddly to use glue, but whatever is your preference. You can find the printables on my Minecraft party ideas board here. I purchased green square plates and napkins from Ebay. I did think about making Creeper faces for the plates as I had done for the Lego party but decided to leave them blank. I also purchased black cutlery but not a lot of it was used. To finish off the decorations for the food table, I made some paper chains which I also found online. They can also be found on my Pinterest board. I always like to decorate the front door to welcome the guests to the party. I found a poster online, and using Picasa's poster tool, was able to enlarge it, stick it onto card and attach it to the front door. I also found online a printable for the Minecraft signs. I also downloaded a Minecraft font and edited the sign to allow me to write anything on them! Again these can be found on my Pinterest board. We had games set up in the garden that the kids could dip in and out off as well as my son's swing set and snooker table to play with. I'd seen 'Pin the tail on the Pig' Minecraft games and it did seem kind of fun. I again went searching for a large picture and blew it up using Picasa's poster function. I stuck the print outs onto card and made little pink strips for the kids to pin. They all enjoyed it mainly for the Minecraft goodies they won! I came across a pin from Ziggity Zoom which featured Minecraft party ideas (you can see the original post here). The main thing that caught my eye was the foam Creepers they had made to shoot with bows and arrows. I managed to secure a bunch of square boxes from a store which I then painted green with black sharpie features for the Creeper faces. I purchased 2 cheap toy bow and arrow toys from The Entertainer and made a sign to indicate what the purpose of the game was. I set it up on a foldable picnic table and away from the main party area so that the kids had plenty of range using the bows. This was a big hit! We used our gazebo as a Minecraft house. I printed out different Minecraft blocks and stuck them to the sides of the gazebo. I set up another sign saying 'Defend the house from the mobs, use your sword'. As you might be aware, the foam official swords you can buy are extremely expensive. Thankfully Pinterest came to the rescue with this post from All for The Boys. She had designed a Minecraft sword in 2 pieces that you could then stick onto foamboard and cut out! It's genius but a total pain to make! I am glad I only had 8 to make! They didn't last long as I suspected once the boys started playing with them but they loved using them. I put these and the bow and arrows in buckets so that they were easy to get hold of. I thought they might enjoy wearing masks so that some of them could be 'mobs' and others could be 'Steve', I used the life sized heads from Pixel Papercraft (you can find them here), which I printed onto paper, then pasted onto card. I hole punched holes either side and tied black elastic through the holes. You could just print them directly onto card. No Minecraft party would be complete without a brewing station! There are loads of these floating around on Pinterest, and you can purchase sets to make your own. I made mine for free! I used a large piece of foam board for the sign. I found a picture of a potion bottle online (the one I used can be found on my Pinterest board) and enlarged it. I then printed it out and coloured them in based on the Kool aid sachets I had managed to get hold of. I tried to match the game as much as possible by researching the colours of the potions. I also found online picture of the brewing stand as it looks in Minecraft. I printed off the potion names using the Minecraft font and stuck all this to the foam board. We experimented before the party with how much Kool aid powder, sugar and water would be needed for one drink. I then added those quantities to the potion board so that the kids had a recipe to follow. I used the blank food cards to show the flavours of the drinks (the flavours were also written on the potion board). I had some plastic jelly cups left over and used those for the Kool Aid powders and sugar. I had large plastic jugs for the water and green cardboard cups for them to make the drinks in. They all went back to this station many times, and all I can say is I am glad it was outside! Powder, sugar and water everywhere! They had so much fun outside, but of course no Minecraft party would be complete without an actual go on the game! We split them into pairs and let them have short timed goes so that everyone had a fair shot playing. My son had set up a special 'birthday' world. The others either watched or carried on playing outside. We are glad we limited time on the game though as we doubt they would have had much time to enjoy the outside activities. My son was very happy with his cake! I did make the mistake of using a brownie cake recipe, that while delicious, did not rise very well. We didn't end up with a cube, more a large square! I was able to purchase square fondant cutters from Hobbycraft, and following ideas found on Pinterest, was able to cut out the right colours to represent a grass block. I made the toppers out of fondant following other cakes and pictures from the game. I didn't think I would do a very good job on the sword, so used one of the cardboard cut outs. At the end of the party I wanted to give out party favours. I had seen other people making Creeper faces on plain party bags using a sharpie. I found a template of a Creeper face, printed and cut it out and used that to draw faces onto the bags. Everyone got a piece of cake along with all these goodies! I purchased the wristbands from EBay, but the rest was homemade! The Enderman and Creeper keyrings were made with Hama beads. I purchased key rings and attached them to the beads once they were ironed. You can find the Hama bead designs on my Pinterest board. I found a blog called Unskinny Boppy and she had a free printable for Minecraft magnets. I purchased magnetic sheets from Hobbycraft, printed out the free printables on photographic paper, glued this to the magnetic sheets and carefully cut them out once dried. This was very successful and cost me about £6.00 for the sheets. See the original post here. Finally I found this blog called Say Not Sweet Anne. She had made fantastic Creeper shaped marshmallows which I knew I just had to copy! There were such fun to make, my son and I were transfixed as the mixture got bigger and bigger and more marshmallow like. Find the instructions here. The party was a big hit and would be great for any Minecraft fan! Click here to view my Pinterest board. Have a great weekend!
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