This post has been sponsored by American Greetings. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Mom! Your Paw Patrol enthusiast HAS to have a Paw Patrol Party for their next birthday! And you need ideas…STAT. Lucky for you, I’ve got your back. Here’s a party where you can literally zip over to Target.com and get…
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Surf’s Up Blue Hawaiian Milkshake Shots
Hosting a luau party? Here’s an idea for a tiny bite dessert that is yummy and in-theme: Blue Hawaiian Milkshake Shots. Originally, they were made during our Family Movie Night Luau and we called them “fish juice” to go with some schtick in the movie Surf’s Up 2. But they’re great for a regular luau…
Luau Tissue Paper Pineapple Pouf and Pool Party Flamingo DIY
This post is sponsored by Elmer’s Products. All thoughts, feelings, ideas and glee about hot glue and cordless glue guns are my own. When whipping up party decor, I really honestly try to do things as inexpensively as I can and in large pops of color. Getting big props that fill a lot of eye…
Luau Coconut Drink Cups – DIY Paper Luau Flowers
If you want to celebrate all things sunshine and beachy days, you throw a luau. Grass skirts, tropical flowers and the rest of the works. What is so fantastic about this party theme, is that any of you out there can spend a little or a lot and get a really great party experience out…
Surf’s Up 2 Luau Party
I love adding a little theme to our movie nights, we went all out with a luau party to really make it feel like a tropical treat! You’ll see lots of easy ideas in this post to help make your surfing movie night even more awesome. We watched Surf’s Up 2 for our family night–but…
Pokemon Painted Rocks – Summer Kid Craft Project
This post originally appeared in Design Dazzle’s Summer Camp series. I remember well last summer when the new Pokemon Go game came out. There was much pestering from the kids to download the game and go tromping through the parks catching little electronic critters with strange names. As a side note, it was pretty awesome…
How to Make a Scribblebot and Spin Some Science into Your Staycation
With all the work and expense that goes into planning a vacation, a staycation is often more relaxing! Our family is pretty fortunate to live in Central Florida where there are tons of vacation attractions we can get to with a short road trip—one of our favorite spots is the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) while…
How to Make a Welcome Basket for House Guests
This “how to make a welcome basket for house guests” shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BlueLizardSummer #CollectiveBias. It’s always fun to have a bit of overnight company, and when company does show up it is a nice gesture to have a little welcome basket…
Easy Summer Entertaining Menu
This post has been sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company. All thoughts and opinions are my own. With temps hitting the 90s on a daily basis, there is no doubt summer is here. With the heat, it’s no fun to be in the kitchen when the stove is on – all that hot makes cooking a…
DIY Hangover Kit
Now you have to fill your diy hangover kit with things that will take the edge off the morning after!This post was sponsored by my friends at Cricut. They have amazing products, so you’re going to hear all about my opinion on that, but these thoughts, feelings and ideas are my own. Also, there are…