One of my favorite things to do is throw very special birthday parties for my kids. As Lexie has gotten older she of course has more of an opinion on the themes of her party.
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This past weekend, Sophia turned 7 and we had her Princess and Knight Birthday Party! It was so fun putting together some whimsical DIY’s and fun touches to create a magical day! Prepare yourself for photo overload. I tried my best to edit down, there are just so many little details I wanted to share! My Sophia loves princesses, but also wanted to invite boys to her party. So we had the knights and dragons invited as well! If you’re looking for a party theme that works for both boys and girls, The princess and knight theme worked perfect! She drew the cutest picture that we turned into her invitation. It was the inspiration for a lot of the party details! All the photos were taken by the talented Abbie of Southernly Studios. Her work is amazing and was so excited to team up with her! The Dessert Table has to be my favorite party detail so let’s start with that! In Sophia’s drawing she had vines and flowers crawling up the tower… At first I was going to do a castle cut out, but then I realized, I’m 35 weeks pregnant and need to reel it in. haha. So instead …
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How to host a royally fun princesses & knights themed birthday party with a punny invitation, DIY castle backdrop, a golden birthday banner, creative activities for kids of all ages & party favors galore! Party Theme As we left Raina’s “princesses & knights” themed birthday party this March, Juniper leaned over to me and said,...
This past weekend, Sophia turned 7 and we had her Princess and Knight Birthday Party! It was so fun putting together some whimsical DIY’s and fun touches to create a magical day! Prepare yourself for photo overload. I tried my best to edit down, there are just so many little details I wanted to share! My Sophia loves princesses, but also wanted to invite boys to her party. So we had the knights and dragons invited as well! If you’re looking for a party theme that works for both boys and girls, The princess and knight theme worked perfect! She drew the cutest picture that we turned into her invitation. It was the inspiration for a lot of the party details! All the photos were taken by the talented Abbie of Southernly Studios. Her work is amazing and was so excited to team up with her! The Dessert Table has to be my favorite party detail so let’s start with that! In Sophia’s drawing she had vines and flowers crawling up the tower… At first I was going to do a castle cut out, but then I realized, I’m 35 weeks pregnant and need to reel it in. haha. So instead …
Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson's daughter True Thompson celebrated with family and friends at an early birthday party: The theme: One of her favorite TV shows.
If you are thinking of throwing a LOL Surprise Birthday Party then this is the post for you. LOL is such an amazingly popular birthday party theme we thought we would come up with 21 LOL surprise Birthday Party ideas that will make your party awesome
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I love the movie Tangled, when Lily was young she was afraid of some of the Disney movies including Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast and Tangled was quite tame in comparison. And Tangled Before and After is now a show in Disney which we will be YouTubing. So here is a round-up of 15 free printable Tangled crafts and activities. Get this 3D paper pascal craft you can colour in from Disney Family Rapunzel paper doll - version one from Cor104 on Deviantart or check out Cor104s second version Here is another cute Rapunzel paper doll - source unknown and here is Mother Gothel and don't forget about the charming Flynn Rider Check out this amazing Tangled lantern with free printable template from Design by Miss Mandee Get free printable Tangled activity pages from Classy Mommy Get the instructions on how to make your own DIY Magic Band from As the Bunny Hops Get a free Tangled activity kit from Disney Family Pin the frying pan on Flynn with free printables from Paging Super Mom Get Tangled Stationary from Family Shopping Bag Get this Tangled printable lantern from As the Bunny Hops Get free Tangled activities from Money Saving Parent Get this Tangled Paper Craft from Disney Family Get Tangled shrink charms from Disney Family
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Today we are sharing the last birthday party we threw before Covid. Brings back memories of so many fun celebrations and makes me pretty sad for the ones we’ve missed out on the rest of the year. This party was...
Pink Tutu Inspired Ballerina Birthday Party with ruffly tutu chair skirts, a princess photobooth lounge, floral mason jars and ballet lessons in a studio!
I thought these were too cute to pass up. I saw these on Friday and knew I had to make them! I see an ice cream party in our future and these will be great decorations. The original tutorial is from icing designs online. I will post the link at the end of the post. But maybe I can save you some time and money with a few tips I learned from making these. Originally it called for using 2 1/2 inch styrofoam balls. You can NOT use regular green or white styrofoam balls. They are too lumpy and bumpy and once you try and cover them with your fabric it looks awful. You need to use Smooth Foam balls. I was only able to locate 3-inch balls from Michael's. But they worked out just fine. Since I used larger styrofoam balls I had to make my fabric circle bigger, so I cut a 9-inch circle paper template to use for cutting out my fabric circles. I also made my own cone template since I had the larger ball size. Since fabric is pricey I only bought 1 yard of each color. Once I cut my fabric into 36" long x 1 1/2 inch strips, I cut one of the strips in half and sewed it together with a regular length to make a longer piece of fabric to ruffle. You won't be able to see the seam once you start to ruffle your fabric strip. Before making the ruffles ensure you use pinking shears and cut down both sides of the strips. I thought I might be able to just baste stitch down the length of fabric and pull on the threads in order to get the ruffles. This made the pleats but it was way to uniform looking. So use your sewing machine to get organic looking ruffles. My finished ruffle length was about 21 inches. To assemble: Cover styrofoam ball with one piece of 9 inch fabric. Gather fabric around ball and apply hot glue towards bottom of ball to secure fabric to ball. Try to have tight gathers and pull the fabric smooth as much as you can. Work little sections at a time. Remember it will sit inside a cone so does not have to be perfect at bottom. Cut out your ice cream cone pattern. I made my own cone pattern since I was using larger balls. I also used textured cardstock which made them very sturdy. I used double sided tape to gather cone sides together and secure. Place hot glue around inner opening of cone and place your fabric covered ball in opening. I applied a little bit of pressure to ensure it adhered. Next I took one of my ruffles lengths and hot glued it around the top of cone and lower part of fabric. You can twist it as you wrap it around the cone if you like. In order to hang up I used a very small stick pin and ribbon pushed into top center of cone. Original tutorial and instructions can be found here: Icing Designs Online. Linked to Skip to My Lou, made by you monday.
We've definitely been feeling a little frazzled here between the hot and humid weather, a sick toddler, and several days cooped up in the house. Luckily, kicking off our dinosaur week is proving to be a great distraction. Dinosaur books are something I've been collecting for a while now, so we officially kicked off the week by reading several different dinosaur books. Later this week we'll be creating a dinosaur bone excavation, and while I had planned on creating the bones, I realized it would be much more fun to get Big Brother involved. Homemade Dinosaur Bones These homemade dinosaur bones were easy to make and are proving to have more than one way to use them. First I made up a batch of basic salt dough. Mix 2 cups flour, 1 cup salt, 1 cup water and stir until almost fully mixed. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Before we got to work we reread Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones by Byron Barton. With bold, colorful illustrations and simple descriptions the book tells how scientists find, dig, move, and reassemble dinosaur bones. We also looked through a handful of other books for a few ideas of what dinosaur bones might look like. We did not plan on creating bones with a specific dinosaur in mind (although with older kids this would be a really fun challenge.) Instead we worked on creating the pieces we were interested in. Even Daddy got involved on this project and worked on creating a few pieces. Our pieces ranged from claws and teeth, to backbones, and more. Big Brother even got excited about creating some dinosaur eggs. We filled one large cookie tray with bones and another small one. We then baked the pieces in a 250 degree fahrenheit oven for about 3 hours. When they were done baking we let them cool on the pan. We then carefully collected them into a container. I intended that we would set the bones aside to use later in the week, but Big Brother had other ideas. He quickly took the box and started using the bones as building materials. He worked to create different dinosaur skeletons for quite a while. Inventive and unique building play!
Swoop in and check out this fabulous Disney's Vampirina Inspired Birthday Party by Chantelle Dean of One Fine Day Parties and Events, out of Gauteng, South Africa! Featuring elements both cute and creepy this batty bash is for all to love! While flying over this awesome event be sure to check out these dazzling deets: Bat Cups filled with Popcorn Gourd and Bloom Centerpieces Plush Pillow Seats Color-coordinated Balloon Garland Bat Themed Table Settings Winged Bat Cupcakes Spider Donuts
Create a magical unicorn birthday party with this charming and whimsical unicorn themed party ideas
Photo Booth Castle for Highlands Kids: We wanted a photo-booth for our Summer Blast (VBS) promotion day. Our theme is more or less medieval, so I thought a castle might be fun. This is how I made Castle Kids.
If you're looking to create a memorable and unique experience, groovy 70's birthday party ideas for kids could be just the ticket.
We are SO excited for the March 18th DVD release of Disney’s FROZEN!! And, to add to the excitement, we’re in full FROZEN birthday party planning mode!! With the popularity of the movie, many store shelves (even the Disney store!) are cleared out of FROZEN merchandise and full lines of party items have yet to […]
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Photo Booth Castle for Highlands Kids: We wanted a photo-booth for our Summer Blast (VBS) promotion day. Our theme is more or less medieval, so I thought a castle might be fun. This is how I made Castle Kids.
This guide will offer you creative Halloween birthday party ideas to make your child’s birthday a hit and memorable for everyone involved.
I don’t know about you, but we can’t get enough of the Disney Moana movie around here! More often than not somebody in our house is singing “I’m so shiny!” (ok, it’s usually me 🙂 ). So naturally, with a house full of Moana fans, I set to work creating a Moana craft for the kids. And I came up with this super-easy Moana paper plate craft, inspired by the shiny Tamatoa crab!You’re going to love how easy this paper plate craft is to make. Plus, I created a free printable to help you along the w
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I scream, you scream, we all scream for an ice cream themed birthday party with do-able decor you can pull off at the last minute! Bless her heart, Juniper’s second birthday fell during the week we moved, which meant we hastily split a single cupcake among the three of us, sang “Happy Birthday,” and called...
