This is a really cool new birthday party theme for the new year.
Imagine a Mario Kart birthday party theme for your son/daughter. Now sold online, Mario Kart party products to help create an entire birthday party theme for your special kid in your life.
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I was at the store yesterday and saw these new fruit snacks on the shelf. Couldn't help but think how perfect these would be for Mario Party Birthday Loot bags, or Pinata fillers.
Several years ago, my kids wanted to enter into a Halloween costume contest held by PBS kids Sprout. The Contest was to dress like Chica (the little chicken on the Sunny Side up Show on PBS Kids), but both of my kids wanted to participate, so my son dressed up as Kevin (the Sunny Side Up Show host at the time), and my daughter as Chica (the little yellow chicken on PBS Kids). Basically our goal was to re-create the Sunshine barn, which is where the Sunny Side up show took place. Since papier-mache is my choice of medium when it comes to art projects, the kids and I got to work on our contest entry. Below you can see on the left a picture of Kevin; the host of the Sunny Side Up show and Chica the little yellow chicken is to the right of Kevin. Kevin, the host always wore an assortment of fun colorful fruit Hawaiian shirts on the show, the one he is wearing in the picture below is a blue shirt with Orange printed all around.
You can see below all the fun we had creating this costume contest entry. Oh, and best of all, my kids WON! Yay! They received a big basket filled with all sorts of goodies from PBS Kids Sprout.
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Here's a cool University of Central Florida Graduate Party that I customized some party elements to make the event extra exciting. I thought I would share some images to encourage you to plan out the details of an event, after all its the details that make any event that much more special.
For this Graduate Party, I customized cupcake picks and a Knight Helmet (University of Central Florida School Mascot) card holder. This card holder was created to hold all the cards that party guests brought for the grad. Guests were able to insert their cards into the top of the Knight's helmet. The cards would them drop down into a box, where the grad could later retrieve.
I won't go into too much detail, but below you can see the various steps that were taken to create these Graduate party elements.
Just finished making these really sweet Bags to coordinate to a Hello Kitty Party theme. These 15 Favor Bags cost me less then $3 in total. I will have the templates and instructions available very soon to share. Be sure to stop back soon to see all the details.
Parks are a great option when it comes to picking a location for your next celebration. Main reason is definitely because of easy clean up. Plus, it allows for you to have a more loosely structured party. You can get by with planning for one game, or a piñata, maybe a filler activity ( clown, bounce house, train, etc.) and of course the cake & ice cream time. The rest of the time is filled in with the park playground/play area. As far as present time…well I opt to take those home and let my child open them later after the party. It gives them a chance to really read each card and focus in on the thoughtfulness of each persons’ gift. It also gives me a chance to sit and jot down who gave what and even snap a few photos, Which I can use to add into thank you notes in later days.
When it comes to figuring out the details of planning a party at a park, keep in mind that you might not have all the amenities at a park as you would at home or somewhere indoors. I recommend making a list and checking it twice ;o)
We all like to trim costs down when it comes to planning a party, but how? Between the obvious costs of cake, food, drinks, decorations and any extra frills where can one trim down costs? Well like I always say, you can plan for an extraordinary party on an ordinary budget. You just have to be aware of cost saving choices that result in saving money, or better not wasting your hard earned money.
Here's some money saving tips to keep in mind.
Instead of decorating with helium balloons, decorate with balloon sticks all around. Fill a few helium mylers for the birthday child and their special chair, or set them at the present table.
A nice touch to any celebration is Balloons. Decorating your party area with Balloons can enhance the happy party atmosphere. Now you might first think of helium filled ones, the latex kind or the Mylar type, either way helium filled balloons can be an unnecessary cost that you needn’t spend. Besides, remember what a pain in the tushie it is to drive home from the party store with a dozen (or more) helium filled balloons in the back seat of your car. The balloons, well they are bobbing around while blocking your view of the road. They almost taunt you as they bop you in the head with every turn you make. Instead, this is what I like to do. I get a few of those nice Mylar balloons that coordinate to my party theme. Those are the few special balloons that are for the birthday child. For the other balloons, I go with a more economical solution that makes a rich party décor look.
Supplies you will need:
- Few packages of latex balloons ( match your party colors)
- Curling ribbon ( match your party colors)
- Scissors
- Heavy duty tape
- Oh and a good pair of lungs, or an air pump will do.
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This year I had a cute idea for a costume, except my kids had already picked out whom they wanted to dress up as so I offered the idea to my friend for her little boy.
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