Recently I helped throw an old west party for a friend who graduated from the US Marshal academy. The funnest part for me was gathering and creating items for the photo booth. I created some free printable western photo booth props that you can use for your party. Read about the rest of the party […]
Western Party Theme Ideas
A friend of mine recently finished the US Marshal Academy to become a US Marshal. After 6 months of very intense training, she wanted to celebrate when she got back. We threw her a party, and I was in charge of decorations. She wanted a wild west/western party theme. You know, like old western US […]
Train Cupcakes
My little Austin is absolutely obsessed with trains. He plays for hours in his room with his train table, and makes the best train sounds. It’s the cutest thing! He just had his 3rd birthday, and he requested a train party, of course. I made some adorable train cupcakes, and they were a hit at […]
Disney Junior “Mickey and the Roaster Racers” Party
I’m always on the lookout for good, quality shows for my kids to watch. My little ones LOVE Disney Junior, and I’m pretty sure Leah has seen every episode of Sofia the First that there is. Last week we got to go to a Disney Junior event for Mickey and the Roaster Racers, and I […]
Mermaid Party Ideas
Audrey turned eight last month and decided to have a mermaid party. Evan didn’t want a themed party this year, but since his party was the same day, we decided to add a pirate theme into the party as well. I had so much fun putting this party together, and I’ve got a lot of […]
Mermaid Party Games – Mermaid and Pirate Names and Treasure Hunt
No mermaid party is complete without mermaid party games. I created these mermaid and pirate names printables to display at Audrey’s mermaid party. Everyone got a sticky name tag and wrote their new name on it. Kids and grown-ups alike enjoyed this game, although I did have to go in and change some of the […]
DIY Mermaid Cupcakes
One thing Audrey decided she wanted to be really creative with for her mermaid party was the cupcakes. Of course, I was happy to oblige. We made all kinds of DIY mermaid cupcakes and mixed in some pirate cupcakes as well. Love mermaids? Make sure you also check out these 40+ adorable mermaid crafts! The […]
Mermaid Crown and Pirate Hat Printables (with Silhouette Cut Files)
I wanted some kind of hats for the kids to wear at the mermaid party, so I designed some paper mermaid crowns and pirate hats for them. I have provided a PDF pattern and a Silhouette cut file for you to use. To access these downloads, and all of the other ones for the party, […]
Easy Beauty and the Beast Party Ideas
My little Leah just turned five, and I can’t believe it! She’s going to be starting Kindergarten this year! Excuse me while I go cry in the corner for a minute. *sniffle* She originally wanted to have a party with “all the princesses”, but we eventually narrowed it down to a Beauty and the Beast […]
Beauty and the Beast Coloring Page Bookmarks
When I was brainstorming Beauty and the Beast birthday party ideas for Leah’s birthday, I thought of Belle and how she loves to read. I decided it would be fun to have the kids make some bookmarks as an activity at the party. I remembered the beautiful designs of the stained glass in the movie, […]
Beauty and the Beast Cupcakes with Strawberry Roses
This past weekend, we had a Beauty and the Beast party for Leah, who just turned five. She loves strawberries and requested strawberry cake with strawberries on top of it and strawberry ice cream. Like I said, she LOVES them! I was trying to think of a way to incorporate the strawberries into Beauty […]
25+ Free Pokemon Party Printables
There are plenty of party printables floating around on the internet, but sometimes it can be hard to find the free ones. Since everyone is enjoying the printable Pokémon Party invitations I made for Evan’s party, I thought I would create a post to share lots of great Pokemon party printables in one place. From […]
Pokemon Party Ideas
When we had Evan’s party last year, I found a lot of Pokemon party ideas that I wanted to use, but didn’t have time for. Isn’t that always how it goes? Rather than let that list of ideas go to waste, I thought I’d put together a little roundup for you. These Pikachu Ears from […]
Pokemon Party Games + Pin the Tail on Pikachu
I never finished sharing all of the details of Evan’s Pokemon party that I made Pokemon invitations for. There were a couple of fun Pokemon party games that I came up with that I still wanted to tell you about. I think it’s really neat that the new generation can enjoy something that we enjoyed […]
Pokemon Birthday Party Craft – Shrinky Dink Keychains
I struggle with coming up for things to do at character birthday parties. Evan had a Pokemon birthday party last summer, and we made these shrinky dink keychains using printable coloring pages. You could use this birthday party craft for any character party. In fact, we did this for Audrey’s FROZEN party too. You print […]
Art Party Smocks
Leah just had her 4th birthday, and she requested an art party. I love to make handmade party favors for the kids, so I decided to make some art smocks to protect their clothing. What would an art party be without painting, after all? I wanted something that would protect the kids’ clothing completely, even […]
Milk and Cereal Pajama Party
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CerealAnytime #CollectiveBias Our family has decided to have a “no sleepover” rule for our children, and I know this is the trend for a lot of parents these days. I enjoyed sleepovers a lot as a child, so […]
My Little Pony Dress Up
Raise your hand if you liked My Little Pony as a girl. I loved it! I’m proud to say that I passed that love on to my little girls. I even saved my old ponies, and passed those on to my girls. For Audrey’s birthday last year, you might recall in this post that I […]
Pokemon Birthday Party Invitations (with free Silhouette cut file)
My kids have been obsessed with Pokemon lately (it’s always something), and Evan decided that he wanted a Pokemon birthday party. This year was especially exciting because Evan got to have his very first friend party! Normally, I just go the lazy route and send a Facebook invite, but inviting his friends from school and […]
Temporary My Little Pony Tattoos
My Audrey is turning five in a couple weeks and has requested a My Little Pony party. One of my favorite things to do is send the kids home from the party with some kind of handmade favors. I’m working on some other things as well, but I thought it would be really cute to […]
Felt Star Wands
My little Leah is turning two next week! TWO! I can’t believe it’s been two years already! She’s already started to show it though… that magical two-year-old transformation, where they go from being your sweet, agreeable toddler to a tantrum-throwing, picky-eating, terrible two-year-old. 🙁 On the plus side, she’s never been more fun! We’ve discovered […]
Lego Party Favor Bags
I originally shared this tutorial on Or So She Says… where I am now a monthly craft contributor. Go check it out. So exciting! Now I get to share it with you here. Back in July, we celebrated Evan’s 6th birthday party. Last year, it was all about superheroes. His theme of choice this year? […]
Disney Princess Birthday Celebration
It’s birthday time in our house again, and I always like to let the kids choose their themes. Last year, if you remember, Audrey had a Disney Princess party. Of course she wanted a princess party again this year! So here we go with another awesome birthday celebration! I’ve been really busy this Summer, so […]
Leah’s Heart Party
Hard to believe my little Leah is already one! To keep things easy, I chose a heart theme since her birthday is so close to Valentine’s day. These ideas would also work for a Valentine’s party or baby shower. We needed some heart garland, of course, so I cut some out of paper with my […]
Boy Birthday Crown and a Giveaway!
The boy version of my birthday crown is done! Just like my girl birthday crown, there are five interchangeable numbers, and it’s adjustable so your little boy can wear the same crown every year! It fits heads from 18 inches up to 21.5 inches around. I’m fresh out of baby boy models around here, so […]
Cute as a Button Baby Shower
My friend Lesley is due in about a month with her third baby. My friend Tara and I threw her a baby shower this weekend since it’s going to be her first girl. Girls are so much fun!!! I saw these pictures from a pin on pinterest and had to do a button theme! Check […]
Felt Birthday Crown with Interchangeable Numbers
I made a few adjustments to this birthday crown that I made for my niece, and now I am ready to show you how to make one yourself. All you need is felt, velcro, and thread and/or embroidery floss. Can you tell that I like felt a lot? The crown has interchangeable numbers and is […]
Felt Princess Crowns
**Edit: I’m so glad everyone likes my princess crowns! I hope you will take a second and click here to subscribe. I’ve got lots of other templates/tutorials on my blog and more on the way!** Now… for the moment you’ve all been waiting for… the felt princess crowns that I made for Evan and Audrey’s […]
Superhero and Princess Cake Pops
The kid’s birthday party has come and gone. I can’t believe I have a five year old who will be starting kindergarten in a couple of weeks! While browsing around Pinterest for party ideas, I came across these superhero valentine lollipops with masks and capes. Then I just happened to come across this AWESOME video […]
Felt Superhero Mask Templates
Evan and Audrey’s birthdays are coming up, and since they are only a week apart, we just have combined parties for now. This year’s chosen theme is Superheroes and Princesses! I decided that the boys are going to get superhero masks, and the girls are going to get princess crowns that you can see here. […]
