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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Little Angel First Birthday Party
I was asked to participate in the Reddi-wip #PartyReddi. Although I have been compensated, all opinions are my own. Babies are blessings, especially sweet little ones like our birthday girl, Emma. She is such a darling, special little girl. She couldn’t be anything but angelic, so we thought it fitting to throw her a Little…
Star-Studded Broadway Birthday Party
My daughter. I love her to pieces. But she’s definitely inherited a few (ahem) dramatic qualities from her parents. (Ok, really, just from me…my husband is as undramatic as they come.) Lucky for us, we have a fabulous budding acting school around the corner, The Viera Studio, where we can channel all that dramatic energy!…
How to Train Your Dragon Party – Part III – Party Food!
This post is sponsored by Target. More Playtime, More Together; Immerse yourself in the roles of your children’s favorite characters at Target – and have fun doing so! A party isn’t a party without a fantastic food spread! After all the running and playing at our How to Train Your Dragon birthday (click here for Part II), our mighty vikings…
How to Train Your Dragon Birthday Party Games
Activities that promote play always make a party more memorable and more exciting to be a part of. For How To Train Your Dragon party games, we looked to the movie for inspiration! After some mom-led Viking warm-ups (really, this was for the amusement of those of us watching), we were on to the fun!…
How to Train Your Dragon Birthday Party – Part I
The second edition of a much-loved movie is coming out this summer: How to Train Your Dragon 2. It’s the further adventures of the Viking Hiccup and his pet dragon Toothless. My kids were smitten with the first movie, and over the moon excited that we have a whole new installment to watch this month….
Graduation Party Ideas, Inspiration, and Free Printables!
This post is a part of a campaign with Shutterfly and LooksiSquare. All opinions are entirely my own. Affiliate links ahead. The graduation free printables in this post are now updates for 2019! Download the graduation free printables 2019 set here. Parties always start with a little bit of inspiration from somewhere, whether it’s a…
Puppy Love Valentines Day Party
Valentines day brings on all sorts of feelings, parties and celebrations of love. For most kids, it’s a day about folding up and handing out valentines to classmates and scorings some valentines candy. But for a few, there is puppy love. That little kid crush that is just so sweet and innocent, you can’t help…
New Year’s Eve Party Ideas: NYE Party Decorating
New Year’s Eve 2013 is approaching quite quickly! Whether you’re throwing a huge bash, or a small get together, you can celebrate in style with a few simple DIY decorating ideas. I developed this sophisticated and glittery New Year’s Eve party idea shoot in gold, silver and black for Celebrations.com, where you’ll be able to…
A Grinchmas Party
All the Whos down in Whoville would heartily approve of this Grinchmas party to celebrate the 25 days of Grinchmas! We put this together for Random House and the winter issue of Yum! Food and Fun for Kids. As far as do-ability for your own Christmas Grinch feast–YES! There was a ton of DIY…
Operation Shower: Journey of Love
Operation Shower is an organization whose work is near and dear to my heart. Growing up a military kid myself, I’ve seen what sacrifices military wives along with the rest of their family units must make while their soldiers are away. It’s nice the there are groups out there like Operation Shower that can bring…
Twilight Free Party Printables
The twilight inspired party had some help from some great printables in creating a bit of ambiance. And I’m happy to say I’m going to offer up all these printables – as is – for free so you can throw your own vampire vs. werewolf bash. You can find the links at the bottom of…
Twilight Bloody Good Vampire Milkshake Shots
Halloween parties and specifically, Halloween party foods are so much fun because they tend to bring out our creative if note devious sides. From eyeballs floating in the punch bowl to brain or spider shaped cakes, Halloween treats are my favorite to make all year! Of course, if the idea of fake severed fingers in…
Vampires vs. Werewolves – a Twilight Halloween Party
Are you a fan of sparkly vampires, or do you run with the werewolves? Hanging out with either is sure to be a frightfully good time!! In this teen-oriented Halloween party originally published in Yum! Food and Fun for Kids Magazine, we took a few clues from the so-en-vougue vampire book series, Twilight. Highlights of…
20 Easy Ideas for a Puppy Party on a Budget
I see you’re sifting through ideas to create a fantastic Puppy Party. Your child is probably one of the following: Head over heels for man’s best friend Loves the Pound Puppies Is a Paw Patrol fanatic! All are excellent reasons to throw a puppy party. It’s so much fun to see the kids enjoy themselves…
A Modern Duck Baby Shower
Duck baby showers will always be in style. Baby ducks have long been a tradition theme for baby showers—baby ducks are cute, lend themselves well to gender neutrality and are a wonderful symbol for new life. It’s a theme that can easily adapt to current trends; a graphic grey and yellow modern update to this…
Outdoor Movie Night Party
As the summer is coming to a close, I feel like we are trying to cram in all sorts of activities that we thought we had all the time in the world to do. Like have an outdoor movie night. Even if we don’t get around to throwing one, I can live vicariously through this…
Beachy Shower on the Ocean
The beach is my favorite place in the world. So much so, we’ve made it a point to always live nearby the ocean. And when that wasn’t possible, we always felt a bit landlocked and unsettled…until we were back living on the beach again. We know we aren’t the only ones and the beach’s magic…
Beside the Seaside Beach Birthday Party {Real Party}
It is the time of year — here in the states at least — where beach themed parties become wildly popular, much like our pink and yellow beach baby birthday party. Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of working with an amazing party crafting mom, Zoe, on a special coral and yellow beach baby…
Pink Lemonade Stand Party
When the weather gets warm thoughts turn to cool drinks, sunshine and all things undeniably summer. In celebration of brighter days, Dina from Deliciously Darling Events gave the classic lemonade stand a modern ombre update that is sure to make it the most popular watering hole in the neighborhood. Thanks to Lauren Nicole Studios for the…
Patriotic Birthday Party {Real Party}
Red white and blue, patriotic, and an impending presidency. Sounds about right for a birthday being thrown for this adorable and ostentatious little man. Every year, Natalie at Southern Belle’s Charm creates a birthday masterpiece of her son’s choosing, and this year, it was as cool a theme as it was unique….
Tropical Palm 40th Wedding Anniversary {Real Party}
Forty years is a long time. Especially when you’re talking about being married. My parents recently made it to that milestone–and we (their children) are very lucky to have such role models in our lives. To celebrate their 40th anniversary, we held a casual sit down dinner party for 16 people out in my parent’s…
Star Light, Star Bright: A Star Gazing Party
Starlight, starbright, first star I see tonight… We probably all knew this memorable little poem by heart from about the time we are old enough to have a sense of whimsy about us. Which makes it the perfect thing to inspire a party for little ones! Wishing on a star while laid out on a blanket…
Fairy Tale Mash-Up Feathers and Arrows Boy’s Birthday Party {Real Party}
We were so excited to have Elissa of One Stone Events contribute to the summer issue of Festivities Magazine. Her fairy tale mash-up party is definitely a new favorite of mine! I worked with her to develop some new, unique printables for her event, and Nicole of Tikkido.com helped with darling Peter Pan inspired bunting…
Mustache Bash Baby Shower {Real Party}
My friend Richelle is just one of those people that is a ray of sunshine wherever she goes and lights up the lives of those around her. I’m guessing it’s all the sun and water she got growing up in the Florida Keys. The minute she let us know she was expecting another little one,…
Motorcycle Birthday Party – A Boy’s Birthday Biker Rally!
My son’s birthday party is my favorite one that I throw all year. Boy parties are challenging. No pink, no fluff, just down and dirty wholesome boy goodness. That can be fun if you let it! After some gentle steering from his father, our kiddo was quite enthusiastic about paying homage to motorcycles. For weeks…
Superhero Party {Real Party}
Superhero parties are always so fun to flip through. They’re colorful, highly graphic and the kids always look so darn cute running around in their masks and superhero capes. So when my dear client Cecelia wanted a superhero party for her son, I was pretty excited to help her out! (She is so super creative,…
Owl Baby Shower {Real Party}
It’s always exciting to hear from my friend Cecelia from Australia, because I know she’ll soon send me some really darling photos of a party she’s thrown. Cecelia is a regular mom (but bursting with creativity) so it’s extra cool that she does such fabulous work, like in this Owl Baby Shower she recently held…
A Birthday in the Garden: Hot Pink and Orange for an Outrageous Event!
Nathalie from Angelina’s Dream Parties contacted me about helping with her daughter’s birthday party to be held in Colombia. She flew from New York to have this beautiful party for her daughter among family. Even with all the travel, there was no detail left undone. I love her fabulously colorful and airy backdrop and the…
Shake It Up Party
One of my favorite things is getting fabulous party pics from talented moms out there! When Alexis adapted our Dance Party printables seen in the last post for a Shake It Up birthday party (that her daughter Isabella LOVED!) I was excited, but these pictures were the frosting on the cake. How fabulous are those…
Naughty and Nice Winter Wonderland {Real} Party
The winter party season is always such a feast for the eyes with the abundance of sparkle and shimmer they always seem to have about them. With the New Years and snowflake season upon us, I was thrilled to see this “Naughty and Nice” dessert spread from my client Platinum Events & Productions. This table was…
{Real Party} It’s a True Blood Birthday
Based on the book series the Southern Vampire Mysteries, the HBO Series True Blood has gained a cult following. It can be a bit of an adult show, so tackling this theme and making it a classy event you wouldn’t mind your kids attending had to be a challenge. Dina Hafez-Suggs of Deliciously Darling…