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Last but not certainly not least, we celebrated cute Nora's birthday. She had picked Pegasus as the theme she wanted for her birthday. hmmmm Pegasus, how do you throw a Pegasus themed party ....? well scroll through the pictures and we will show you! We went in a Greek plus mount Olympus plus clouds plus mythology sort of direction, and combined all those elements to make one amazing party. This theme was right up my ally, I LOVE Greek mythology! We also included lots of feathers since Pegasus' wings are an important part of what sets him apart from unicorns and just regular old horses... As usual bethy brought fun and unique balloons. Balloons really make any party super festive. This time some of the balloons had big gold confetti in it .... They kind of look like Greek coins to me And she had them put feathers in others, how cool is that! Nora's Greek birthday girl throne Grammy let Nora open one present early.... A super awesome stuffed representation of the horse himself! Gold star confetti On one of my numerous visits to the craft store I found some edible gold spray paint. Can you say amazing!! I snatched up a bottle when I found it and have been waiting for any excuse to use it. Bethy thought it would be cool to spray paint bunches of grapes to make edible center pieces ... How neat are they?! This is the product itself, it is so fun to use! I found it at Michael's craft store. Bethy made these cute little favors to put at everyone's place at the table. So if you look at my blog often you know that Jens makes the most amazing birthday cakes for all of her kids' parties. Here is the cake she made for this party ... I was obsessed with it. I thought it was GORGEOUS! and just so awesome in every way, so I took a bazillion pictures of it. Look how cool that ombre is! The buffet was all Greek inspired food, SO GOOD! Jens even found ground lamb for the gyros, she really goes the extra mile to make her parties amazing for her kiddos. It was like being right back in the center of Athens I had a little spy teasing me while I ate ... After dinner it was time for presents!! I love how the siblings get just as {or maybe even a little bit more} excited when the presents are revealed! Sam would steal a little sit on the throne whenever he could. Some of the presents had gold tinsel inside, and boy the little kids LOVED it! Tinsel EVERYWHERE!!! Nora got right to work on one of her presents. These scratch art things were one of my favorite crafts as a child. I had the hardest time not taking it away from Nora and completing it myself haha After presents it was time to dive into that delectable cake! Nora's birthday in on May 31st and Marolynn's birthday is on June 1st. So Jens made a special batch of chocolate GF cupcakes for Marolynn. Politely and patiently waiting for her cake ... Nora had requested for her cake to be cherry flavored, so that is what her sweet mom made for her. Then it was time for our Grecian photo booth. We got some really fun pictures! "We are the muses. Goddesses of the arts and proclaimers of Heroes ...." Random candid photo that I thought was funny Jenny had prepared a little fun short quiz for that last activity of the night. The questions were all about Greek mythology and Greek art and architecture. She had visuals from the Disney movie Hercules for every question. Since we were at a kids approved birthday party, Jens asked for the Disney answer rather then the real myth answer on some questions since we all know those myths could get a little risque ..... haha She did a really great job on it, it was so fun! We were all divided into teams and were awarded medals according to where we placed. Beth, Reece and Evie got the gold Mike, Marilyn and I got the silver Mom, Dad and Nora got the bronze. All the Griffin parties have been so great this year! Birthday season at their house is always a fun time of year! Thanks Griffin family for being so awesome!
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Usually during the Summer we have to beg our kids to read. Refreshingly, the griping has been almost non-existent this year. We started reading the Percy Jackson series together, and the kids have loved it. The books are really well written, and are extremely fast paced so it keeps our young readers attention. Some of our little ones aren't advanced enough to read the books yet so we downloaded the Audible versions for them to listen to while everyone else read it. Honestly, it might be one of the best Audible books I've ever heard. I'm so impressed with the narrator's ability to speak in so many voices. I've enjoyed listening to it just as much as the kids! If you are interested in reading or listening to the books we noticed that The Lightning Thief (the first book in the series), the Audible versions of the books, and the boxed set are all on sale on Amazon right now! HOST A PERCY JACKSON PARTY We are about halfway through the series, and decided to have a little fun with it. Never ones to shy away from a chance to throw a good themed party, we came up with the idea to have Percy Jackson pool party. We used the books as inspiration, and invited anyone who has been reading the books along with us. There were Pegasus floats, themed food, and - because the boys are involved - tridents on the ready for battle. Make the hop over to Savvy Sassy Moms to see more details and photos from the Percy Jackson Party and check out all the ideas on how you can host your own. We also share a free printable for discussion cards to keep the conversation going. What books are your kids reading for Summer? We are always looking for more good ones to keep our readers motivated? We'd love to hear! Come spend the day with us on: | Instagram | Pinterest | Facebook | Twitter |
Escape Room: We built this room as part of our Halloween party. The goal was to make everything without much investing into something we didn't have at home. It must be equally challenging for school age kids and their parents. It had to be creepy enough, but no…
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Pünktlich zur Halbzeit vom Münchner Oktoberfest gab es gestern hier bei uns im Garten ein Mini-Oktoberfest. Für die fleißigen Gartenhelfer, die aus verflixt vielen Einzelteilen eine wunderschöne Holzmüllbox aufgebaut haben. Also so wunderschön, wie halt eine neue Müllbox sein kann. Ihr versteht schon... manchmal verändern sich die Dinge, die einem wichtig sind halt. So als Neugartenbesitzer sind Mülltonnenboxen auf einmal ein echtes Thema. :) Es ist alles gar nicht so leicht. Damit die fleißigen Helfer sich für den bevorstehenden Gartenhütten-Aufbau im nächsten Frühjahr keine Ausreden einfallen lassen, sondern uns wieder fleißig unter die Arme greifen, haben wir sie natürlich angemessen versorgt. mit süßem und salzigem Buffet ganz im Oktoberfest-Style. Für ein bisschen Volksfest-Gefühl in Berlin. Und es hat geholfen, wir waren in Rekordzeit fertig. Und das gab es alles auf dem Buffet: Schokoladen Cake Pops: Battenberg-Kuchen: Vanilla Naked Cake mit Fruchtausfstrich und Nougat-Füllung: ----------------- Pana Cotta mit Schokoladentopping: (für 4 normale oder 6 kleine Portionen) 600 g Schlagsahne 2 EL Zucker 1 TL gemahlene Vanille-Schote 1 Stück Bio-Zitronenschale 1 Prise Salz 4 Blätter Gelatine Die Gelatine nach Packungsbeilage einweichen. Die Sahne mit Zucker, Salz, Vanilleschote und Zitronenschale in einen Topf geben und aufkochen lassen. Die Sahne bei schwacher Hitze 15 Minuten köcheln lassen. Die Zitronenschalen herausnehmen. Die Gelatine ausdrücken und in der Sahne auflösen. Die Masse in vorbereitete Gläser füllen. Pana Cotta im Kühlschrank über Nacht auskühlen lassen. -------------- Schokoladentopping: 200 g Zartbitterschokolade 6 kleine Salzbrezeln 6 kleine Schokoladenbrezeln Sprinkles in blau Backpapier Blech Die Schokolade im heißen Wasserbad schmelzen. Die flüssige Schokolade auf das mit Backpapier belegte Blech gießen und kurz antrocknen lassen. Dann mit Brezeln und Sprinkles verzeieren. Die Schokolade vollständig aushärten lassen. Die Schokolade mit einem schafren Messer in schmale Streifen schneiden und in die ausgekühlte Pana Cotta stecken. Und wenn ihr auch demnächst eine Party plant (egal ob zur Garten-Helfer.Bestechung oder einfach nur so) zeige ich euch jetzt noch, wo ihr die tolle Deko finden könnt: Candy Melts blau Servietten "Brezel" Pappteller "Brezel" aufblasbare Brezel Luftballons blau Luftballons weiß Die Deko-Elemente wurden mir von www.pinkdots.de kostenlos zur Verfügung. Konzept, Fotos und Idee für den Blogpost stammen von mir. Vielen Dank für die schöne Zusammenarbeit.
Step into the Shire for a Lord of The Rings Party! Inspired by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, this party themes is perfect for birthdays & graduations!
I loved the movie Sing, the singing was so good and all the animals were so cute! And also was so happy that the kids wanted to watch something other than Trolls for a change... Find the recipe for Buster Moon Koala Cookies on Cutefetti Make your own Sing popcorn as seen on Two Sisters Crafting Make Sing cupcake microphones as seen on Skip to my Lou Liz from Eat Move Make has made these delicious looking Sing inspired cupcakes. You can make these Ash Porcupine cookies with the recipe from Savvy Saving Couple I love this DIY Koala Krispy treats idea from Mom Endeavors Dawn from Cutefetti has created these cute oig cookies inspired by Sing What kid wouldn't love a Buster Moon Freak shake like this one from Lolly Jane. And aren't we all kid at heart anyways? I love these Sing movie Chocolate Covered Oreos animal cookies from Tatertots and Jello Jessica from Young at Heart mommy has created these Rosita cakes using pink snowballs. MMmm... Make some pink popcorn and grab these printable popcorn boxes from Spaceships and Laserbeams And check out this post on Everything you need for a Sing Party
I seem to have moved lately into the party photo props and am attempting to hire them out although self promoting seems to be an issue for me but I thought I would share them on this page. We probably won't have any big parties this year as we have a big party year next year with my eldest turning 18, and as much as we try to make them cheap they are still an expense. But I have lately done some boards for other people and for Miss Five's pool party in January, a circus board which is double sided, a lion and the ringmaster, and a bear.
Being a huge Harry Potter fan, the thought of attending a Harry Potter themed party is extremely appealing! I am hoping to host my own in the future, but in the meantime I have decided to cr…
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Everyone who knows me knows that I love a good theme, whether it's for a party or anything else! I offered to host a child's adoption party recently, and he requested a Harry Potter theme. Here's how it all turned out: I used bulletin board paper to create "Platform 9 3/4" for the guests to enter the party. The scrolls said "Welcome to Hogwarts" and listed the "Wizards' Homework" (essentially a list of activities at the party that I didn't want the little ones to miss). Voldemort's snake, Nagini, was a giant Cocoa Krispie treat. We later added green candy eyes: The gorgeous cake came from my favorite bakery, Freed's. I just added the magic wand and Harry Potter glasses. The "winged keys" looked great! I hot-glued real feathers to large metal keys that I purchased at Michaels for $1 each. These "house banners" were some of the very few things I purchased - rather than made - for the event. I found them on Amazon. I blew up a big picture of Dumbledore that I found online, then placed it in a picture frame from Goodwill that I had spray-painted to look aged. The entry to Honeydukes was just a few plastic tablecovers, attached to completely cover the door. We wanted a funny way to tell kids that some areas were unsafe/out-of-bounds, so we used this Dumbledore quote from the movie. "Moaning Myrtle" is actually a Halloween ghost. that I ordered from Amazon. I added a doll wig, with hair trimmed to look more like Myrtle's, and a pair of doll eyeglasses that I spray-painted gold. Arrow signs at the craft stores were expensive - about $7 each. I found each set of three arrows at the $1 store. They were already decorated for a Hawaiian themed party, so I spray-painted over the Hawaiian words and then used my Silhouette machine to make Potter-themed words. I painted the edges blue and glued on some metal stars to make them a little fancier. A large (30" x 40") piece of foam board provided the perfect backdrop for the "Pin the Scar" game. I made the words, hair and glasses on my Silhouette. The game's blindfold was a Gryffindor scarf that I made from a patch that I sewed on a simple striped scarf. Both were purchased online from Amazon. I made the scar stickers on my Silhouette, but if you don't have a Silhouette machine, you could print them on full-page sticker/label paper, and cut them out by hand. The Wand Station was the biggest attraction for all the guests - even the adults wanted to take home the homemade "magic wands." There are lots of tutorials online to make wands. There's a good one here. They weren't difficult to make, just time-consuming. I used chopsticks, hot glue, and brown spray paint. Once dry, I painted the raised areas with silver or gold acrylic paint, then I dry-brushed them with black acrylic paint to make them look old. I found the Wand Guides online. One of my favorite party elements. I made this Ollivanders sign from a wooden sign that I found at JoAnn Crafts for 70% off. I simply spray-painted over the original sign, then used it as my base. You could also find and use an old tray or piece of art from a thrift store. The curlique "O" is from JoAnn, and the white letters were made on my Silhouette. When all that was done, I hot-glued on the metal stars and one of the homemade magic wands. This picture doesn't do justice to the "flying letters"! Although they took several days to make - printing them on cardstock, adding the Hogwarts seals, and stringing them on fishing line - the effect was magical. I printed the letters on card stock. You can find the printable here. Then, I folded them in half and glued them together. I used a brown permanent marker to color the edges brown because I didn't like the white edges. Next, I used a red hot-glue stick and a Hogwarts stamp from Amazon for the seal. To string them, I used the smallest diameter hole punch I could find to make 2 holes in each letter. When stringing them to the fishing line, I knotted the line so they'd stay in place. The "sorting hat" was purchased from Amazon, but there are some good tutorials if you want to make your own. I got the "sorting quiz" online; you can find it here. I made "quill pens" for the kids to use by hot-gluing feathers to black Bic pens. Have I mentioned how much I love/use my hot glue gun? Each child got to take a sticker with their "Hogwarts house" on it, as determined by their "sorting quiz" answers. This sign, made from wood I purchased at JoAnn, led kids to the secret "cupboard under the stairs." I made the temporary tattoos on my Silhouette machine, with Silhouette's temporary tattoo paper. If you don't have a Silhouette machine, You could still print the design on their paper, then cut them out by hand. In fact, you don't even need to cut them into the lightening bolt shape, because only the colored printer ink shows up on the tattoo. The glasses are from Amazon. I purchased all the battery-operated candles at the $1 store; most even came with batteries! The "Dementor drops" were caramels, because chocolate would have melted in our desert heat. I used books from my personal library, covered in "parchment" copy paper. I printed the book titles from this website. The "dementor" is made from a Halloween skeleton decoration. His face was covered in masking tape, then painted black; his hands were painted black, too. Here's a good dementor tutorial. Props for mine go to my son, Chris, who made this one for me. I was running out of time, and he did a much better job than I could have done. We elected to use the existing skeleton hands rather than make our own. The "floating candles" looked especially cute at night, when we turned them on. I purchased mine in bulk from Amazon, but later found them for much less at the $1 store. I loved finding adoption-friendly Harry Potter Quotes to use at the party. Here are a few more personalized decorations that I made (with the guest of honor's name redacted to protect his privacy): The kids could make "withdrawals" (of chocolate coins) at "Gringotts Bank." To reduce the amount of stuff I needed to fill a container, such as the treasure chest used here and for the "magic wands," I covered foam blocks in aluminum foil and placed them in the bottom of the chests. The "Monster Book of Monsters" was super fun to make. I bought an unfinished wood "book" storage box from Michaels, glued on some "fur," and then used Sculpy clay to create the mouth, teeth, and tongue. The eyes are also from the craft store (look for "cat eyes" there or online). I made the letters on my Silhouette machine, but you could always make and print them from Microsoft Word. The "Butterbeer" was made from cream soda (I eliminated the bubbles by heating it, but you don't have to) with butterscotch flavoring added. I covered the whipped cream cans with labels. Although the pictures of Honeydukes didn't turn out so well (thanks to the sunlight streaming in behind the table), you can get the gist of it. I had "Quidditch Brooms" (mini peanut butter cups with mini pretzel "broom handles"), "Sour Slugs" (sour gummy worms), "Magic Wands" (licorice sticks), "Fizzing Whizbees" (Pop Rocks), "Bernie Botts Every Flavour Beans" (traditional Jelly Belly flavors with a few boxes of the gross flavors added in at the request of the honored guest), "Owl Droppings" (Whoppers) and "Golden Snitches" (Tootsie Roll pops covered in gold candy foil, with hot-glued feathers). I also made Honeydukes "to go" bags: small white $1 store bags with handles, onto which I hot-glued Honeydukes labels. Next time, remind me to use heavy paper to block out the sunlight before I add the plastic table cover "stone walls." I decorated well into the night, and didn't realize the sun would be a problem until the party started; oops. I had to come up with a creative solution to cover the sports equipment in our gym, where Honeydukes was located (it was too tough to move our treadmill, etc.). I covered everything in cheap white paper drop cloths, then added a giant spider (aka Aragog) and hot-glued a ton of baby spiders. The cute "wizard" who took this picture was a young lady we hired to welcome our guests. The kids loved when she handed them their "homework" scrolls. The sweet girl in the background is wearing a pink apron with the Honeydukes logo. We hired her to "work" the Honeydukes candy counter. The tabletop Quidditch game was fun. I made the hoops from dowel rods, embroidery hoops (screwed to the end of each dowel), a piece of wood scrap, and 3 $1 Store rulers, all spray-painted. I ordered the red "bludgers" (ping pong balls) from Amazon. The banner, like all the others, was made on my Silhouette machine.
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