August 20, 2020
2020 has been one for the books! So you might as well have a fun FREE printable sign for when the kiddos head back to study their books! 😊
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August 19, 2020
Sweet ideas for your one-in-a-melon summer birthday party! 🍉
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February 17, 2019
Mardi Gras is this week, and it makes me nostalgic for our trip there a few years back. We went down and participated with the Bacchus crew (Will Farrell was the king that year), and it was a trip to remember! To get in the spirit this weekend, I thought I’d make a Mardi Gras themed dinner for the family. The kids usually each have friends over on the weekend, so we should have enough kids for a mini-crew of our own! I still have bags of beads...
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February 13, 2017
The Valentine’s Day class parties are tomorrow, and I just bumped into this awesome tutorial by TheCakeGirls.com that is in keeping with our emoji theme. (Be sure to check out last week’s post on the emoji craft and emoji cupcakes.)
These couldn’t be easier to make! You use candy melts and pre-made hearts and eyeballs. Quick, easy, and perfect for a last minute mom (isn’t that all of us?).
You can check out the full recipe at TheCakeGirls.com .
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February 12, 2017
The elementary school Valentine’s Day parties are next week, so we are getting our crafts and snacks ready. This year, I’m volunteering for my daughter’s 5th grade class. We decided to go with an emoji theme, and came up with some DIY tutorials for both cupcakes and bookmarks. The big sister of one of the girls in the class is the super talented Molly from Simply Sweet Desserts. I asked her if she had any ideas for emoji snacks, and in no time at all, she sent me this...
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December 22, 2016
I have been so busy filling orders this Christmas season, that I realized this morning I’ve barely done any Christmas baking. Rather than just pop out some snickerdoodles, I decided to be ambitious and attempted these adorable penguins in Christmas sweaters from TheCakeGirls.com! They have the DIY tutorial on their blog and sell the penguin cookie cutters, too!
You can check out the full recipe at TheCakeGirls.com.
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September 12, 2016
Swanky Press sells a lot of chalkboard invitations: for birthdays, bridal showers, and even Kentucky Derby parties! We’ve been making them for years, and they are just as popular as ever. So when I saw this idea from Ashlee Marie, I just had to share. She has come up with a recipe for chalkboard cookies with EDIBLE chalk! That is the most clever take I’ve seen on this trend, and I can’t wait to serve these cookies at a party! You can watch Ashlee Marie‘s tutorial below, but please pop over to her website for the full written...
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May 20, 2016
Ok, moms…it’s time to breathe. It’s the end of the year. You are done packing countless lunches, checking math homework, and working on spelling lists. I just added it up, and I have packed 564 school lunches so far this year, and I’m ready for a break! Download our free “last day of school” printables and snap a quick photo of each of your kids to commemorate the day. The free download has a page for every grade from Kindergarten to Senior in high school. Files are sized at 8×10...
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September 14, 2015
Need to brighten up your Monday? How about a bit o’ unicorn magic? Click the image for a free printable download.
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September 03, 2015
3, 2, 1… Blast off! Everyone loves a good space party, and this astronaut theme covers all the bases! I’ve gathered up some of my favorite ideas here, and included links to all of these wonderful sites below the photo. Check out my Pinterest astronaut party idea board for new ideas as I keep adding them. TIP: Check back later this week because we’ll be offering a free printable Space Party item! 1. Invitations by Swanky Press (printed and DIY are both available). 2. Jet Pack DIY Craft (using recycled 2-liter bottles!) – found on DoodleCraft....
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July 10, 2015
Keeping with our Strawberry theme this week, we have made a fee printable Strawberry Party Welcome Sign. The 8×10 inch sign is editable, so you can type in any wording you want!
To use, download the sign by clicking here or on the image above. Then download the latest version of Adobe Reader for free. Open the sign PDF in Reader, and type in any text you want.
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July 07, 2015
Strawberry season is here – which makes a wonderful theme for a birthday party! I’ve gathered up some of my favorite ideas here, and included links to all of these wonderful sites below the photo. Check out my Pinterest strawberry party idea board for new ideas as I keep adding them. TIP: Check back later this week because we’ll be offering a free printable Strawberry item! 1. Invitations by Swanky Press (printed and DIY are both available). 2. DIY tutorial for a tissue paper strawberry from TheHouseThatLarsBuilt.com. 3. Amazing Strawberry Cake – found on EverythingFab and...
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