My daughter begged for a Christmas party this year—lucky for her it doesn’t take much excuse for me to start designing an event! It was a fun experience planning this party; Maddie was there every step giving her input on what games to play, what food we should eat and what we should drink and…
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Kids’ Thanksgiving Table: We Are So Thankful!
Around November, visions of turkey, pumpkin pie and andoille sausage stuffing start dancing through my head. The whole month, we start look forward to the time spent around the dinner table with those we love. And nothing says love in my family like good food – unless it’s a beautifully set table. In years past,…
Zombie Party Ideas and Gruesome Recipes
Looking to throw a dead man’s party this Halloween? You’re in the right place! Within this post lies a rich graveyard of Zombie Party Ideas just ripe for the plucking! To tantalize all your living and dead senses, there are a even a few zombie-friendly free printables for you to download and tips on proper…
Minecraft Party Favor DIY – TNT!
For our Minecraft Trunk or Treat display (see it here), we came up with a fun way to give out Halloween candy that went along with our Minecraft theme. The materials for this Minecraft party favor are nothing more than a recycled cardboard, red tissue paper and a free printable you’ll find in this post….
Minecraft Trunk or Treat Ideas
Trick or treating is fun…but TRUNK or treating is a complete blast! We look forward to our trunk or treat events every year because they combine all the fun of handing out (and getting) candy and wild and crazy creative Halloween decorating. MINECRAFT trunk or treat is our theme this year. Yes, I’ve relented and…
Jungle Safari Birthday Party Ideas
My young friend Sidney was born a conservationist. I’ve never met another person so enamored with or concerned for animals. She even had her wildly talented mother turn her room into a treetop hut overlooking the Costa Rican jungles–with all the correct trees and animals painted on the walls.When her birthday rolled around this year,…
Garnacha Wine and Tapas Dreams
Don’t you just LOVE days that celebrate food? This September 16th is International Garnacha Day celebrating one of my favorite food groups, wine, and specifically wine made from garnacha grapes. I’ll drink to that. And maybe eat a few tapas. Wines of Garnacha wants to hear about how you might celebrate–click over to their…
Backyard Movie Party Ideas
In the cooler nights of late summer, there is nothing better than rounding up a few friends, tossing a screen up in the backyard and taking in a movie under the stars. That is exactly what we did in this backyard movie party–with a little added extra of a “concession stand” with a popcorn bar,…
Easy Pokemon Party Games and Pokemon Party Activities
Having one or two Pokemon party games planned to go along with a Pokemon birthday party is almost a requirement! Games for a game-themed party, right? You can turn almost any game into a Pokemon birthday party game and any activity into a Pokemon party activity with a little creativity! Affiliate links ahead—they cost…
Emoji Party Lanterns Tutorial and Free Printables
This post is sponsored by the lovely people at Elmer’s Products. Their glue and X-acto knives live in my daily craft stash! Even though they’re sponsoring this post, I promise all thoughts, ideas and opinions are my own. It’s the details in parties that make them so fun. Especially when creating those details is so…
Emoji Party Ideas to DIY
Welcome! Glad you could pop in for a happy party pick-me-up full of great tween emoji party ideas! If you need a hands-down winning party theme for your 9-12 year old girl, look no further than your phone’s text message screen. Emojis are everything right now. And tweens, with their great understanding of a wild…
Left Shark Pool Party Ideas on a Budget
The minute I saw Katy Perry’s halftime show last year…I knew I had to throw a Left Shark Pool Party. The cartoony take on a day at the beach was just too much fun! When my little Katy Perry jamming, shark-loving friend Sidney wanted some ideas for her birthday pool party….well, I couldn’t help myself…
College Survival Kit DIY Graduation Gift
Every year, you seem to end up with a graduate or two in your life. The gift giving at graduation is SO HARD – straight up cash is easy, but it lacks thoughtfulness and personality. As always, our most recent crop of high school babysitters are graduating and moving on to college, so we’ve got…
5 Minute Pool Party Cupcakes and the Last Minute Pool Party
, This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #FamilyPizzaCombo #CollectiveBias Spontaneous entertaining. It’s those spur-of-the-moment “hey you want to come over?” and last minute plans that sometimes make for the best memories. But even if you are talking about a last minute bash this…
Supermom Mother’s Day Brunch: A Party Guide for Dads and Kids
This post is sponsored by Hallmark and Walgreens. All thoughts, opinions and ideas are my own. #HallmarkAtWalgreens #CareWithACard One of the great Mother’s Day traditions that seems to have evolved over the years is the ritual of Mother’s Day brunch. The funny thing about this to me has always been that mom is supposed to…
Graduation Party Free Printables 2019
Last year, I offered up a pretty complete set of party printables for graduation. Apparently you guys really loved them, as I get a few emails a day asking for an update for 2019. I’ve finally found a few minutes to breathe, so lucky y’all are getting the whole new set of graduation party free…
Baby Shower Mocktails to Die for: Pineapple Raspberry Wine Slushies
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MomsSipSmart #CollectiveBias. You should consult your physician before consuming Fre if you are pregnant or have any health concerns regarding alcohol. The following content is intended for readers who are 21 or older. 9 months of carefully watching what…
The Craziest Way to Serve Nachos to a Crowd
If there is one total truth when it comes to food, it is that presentation is everything. Nachos on a plate? Meh. A gargantuan serving on Nachos built on a trashcan lid? Super incredible awesome sauce. The novelty of trashcan lid nachos knows no bounds. And if you need to serve nachos to a crowd,…
Valentines Day Treat Box Free Printable – Bird House Box Style
A Valentines Day treat box that you can whip up in minutes is likely about three to four weeks out of site and out of mind right now. Don’t worry, it really is for me, too, but the internet likes you to be a bit ahead of the game here. I started thinking about Valentines…
Family New Years Eve Party: Pajama Party Down!
Every year we try to come up with a new and creative way to have a family New Years Eve party that is kid-friendly but also is fun for the adults. It’s a tall order, but once your tots are past the toddler stage and don’t require as much direct supervision, it’s totally possible. That…
Tween Party Dress Playdate Idea
I’ve done a fair number of photo shoots over the last 6 years, and from that I know if there is one detail you cannot overlook it is the outfit you wear to the party. If you want every photo to sparkle–you make sure the kids are wearing clean and themed clothing. Now that I…
Cappuccino and Cookies Cookie Exchange for a Girls Night In
You This post is sponsored by Hills Bros.® Cappuccino drink mixes and Wal-Mart. All thoughts and ideas are my own! #CappTheNight #sponsored One of the many traditions during the holidays that is carried out in homes across the country is the cookie exchange. I’ve been to plenty myself, and I’ve gotta say the themed ones…
Vampire Bat Lollipop Favor Free Printable for Halloween
This week is totally full of Halloween festivities, in and out of the classroom. Which also means it’s a week where we have to have TONS of Halloween tricks up our sleeves! Preferably the inexpensive variety. But inexpensive candy is usually a bore, and who wants that? With a little fun wrapping to make vampire…
Mad Science Lab Trunk-or-Treat Ideas
One of my favorite things during the Halloween season to participate in is my church’s Halloween Fest / Trunk-or-Treat. Everyone rolls into the parking lot with their cars, pops open their trunks, then proceeds to decorate the back of their cars in crazy themes. The kids come through in their costumes and trick-or-treat at the…
Free Printable Fall Pumpkin Favor Bag Tags
It’s officially fall, and over the next few months there are going to be a million reasons to give little gift bags at school and other events. Using a few free printable fall pumpkin favor bag tags and labels from OnlineLabels.com, you can make all your gift bags up quick and easy! For the three…
Fishing Party Favor for Grown Ups
My father’s birthday was last week, and I’ve been thinking about him a bit. My earliest memories of dad are of him standing on a boat, sweet smelling cigar and fishing rod in hand. I know for a fact his cigars were allowed nowhere near the house, so that’s probably why they were an away…
First Day of School Mini Schultüte
For the past few years, I’ve had a few friends with young children who were living in Germany. Around the start of school time every year as their children began their academic careers, I’d see the kids holding these gigantic paper cones that were almost as big as they were. Of course, I had questions…
Sundae Sundays Bar with DIY Personalized Ice Cream Bowls
Compensation was provided by The Hershey Company via MomTrends. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions of The Hershey Company or Momtrends. Summers fall into routines. Mornings for summer camp, afternoons for a lunch and a few chores, evenings the beach or some pool time, the weekends for road trips…
Quick & Easy DIY Party Cracker Wedding Favors
You have to love the new trend in weddings–handmade and DIY. It’s so wonderful to see bridal couples putting such a personal touch on their big days! Here’s a quick project for brides to add add to their arsenals for diy wedding party cracker favors. Each one takes less than 5 minutes to make, and…
Sweet and Speedy DIY Graduation Gift
We’ve got more graduates in our lives this year than any other that I can remember. Most of them are our babysitters…which makes me a little more sad than I should be because, you know. Babysitters leave for college. And you have to find new ones, and it’s hard. Anyway, we do love our sitters…
BBQ and Brews on BHG
Backyard BBQs with darling themes are so perfect for summer in so many ways. They’re a good excuse to gather family and friends and host a few fun group activities. My friend Natalie of Southern Belle’s Charm held one such BBQ recently as an event to appear on Better Homes & Garden’s web site. It…
Circus School Party – The “Experience Party” Strikes
As kids start to get older, they seem to want at-home parties less and less and are drawn to experience-based parties. This year, there was no convincing my daughter into doing something at the house, we had to go seek some thrills. My little coastal city is not a panacea for exciting party venue–you’ve got…