Less than a week before Ella's birthday party, she told me that she thought we needed a craft. Normally, I would have had a moment of sheer panic, but since the party was already geared to be super low-key, I felt sure we could pull it together in the nick of time. I took to Pinterest and searched through tons of "summer camp" themed crafts, but these Kid Made DIY Dream Catchers were my absolute favorite! via ArtBar Blog I started by digging through my own stash of craft supplies and (fortunately) had most of the items we needed on hand. The berry baskets were left over from a previous birthday party, I had plenty of random ribbons and trims, I bought discounted Christmas gift tags at Target last year that I knew would be perfect, I had plenty of washi tape thanks to Bible Journaling and ...
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Camp Ella Birthday Party Recap | Vlog
I knew today's Blogtember prompt was to share a vlog, so I had planned to take plenty of video from Ella's party for you. When I got to the barn that afternoon, I realized that my video camera didn't have a memory card inside, so I had to use my big girl camera for both video and photographs. It was hard toggling back and forth while trying to monitor the party and keep everyone happy, but I'm super happy with how it turned out. I've been saying for actual years that I was going to start sharing more video here and now that I finally know how to edit and make it all pretty, that might actually happen. How excited are you? No, really... HOW excited?! This was the most atypical birthday party that I've ever thrown and simultaneous the most fun. If you've been reading here for any amount ...
DIY Superhero Birthday Party
As much as I love being a mama to my girls, I know that many of you probably have little men in your life and hate never seeing any party content that you can actually use as inspiration. My sister always has the greatest ideas for Hudson's party and since I collaborated with her on paper products this year, I asked if I could share a few images from his party, here on the blog. Hudson is all boy and therefore, superhero obsessed. He has "saved the day" all summer long and has loved telling me all about his superhero party. I loved seeing how much he loved the paper products (even at three) -- it is always more fun to create for little people when they love what you are making for them! My sister hosted the party at my parents' house and we prayed for days that the rain would hold off. ...
DIY Unicorn Horn Party Hats
I told you yesterday that Sophie asked months before her birthday for some special party hats. I don't know what it is about playing dress up on your birthday, but Sophie is a huge fan. Once she decided on unicorns and rainbows as her theme, I knew we had to figure out how to make all of our little party goers a special unicorn horn of their own. After a few Pinterest fails, we figured out exactly what worked best. Although not the greatest quality (my vlog skills need improvement), I'm including a video tutorial and supply list below. Now whip out your glue gun for these DIY Unicorn Horn Party Hats! Warning: Affiliate links appear below. Although shopping the embedded links won’t cost you any additional dollars, it might contribute to an amazing party for one of my little ones. Your ...
DIY Unicorn Party
It's been over a month since Sophie's sixth birthday party, but I can't stop thinking about it. It wasn't the most elaborate (or the most expensive) party we've ever thrown, but it was certainly one of the most fun. Her only request this year besides unicorns and rainbows, was to have her party at home. We celebrated her first birthday in our dining room, but every party since then has been at Gran's house or at a local venue. Since our house is on the market, she was worried this might be her last opportunity. After a few minor snafus, we reserved a bounce house for the weekend, spent a month working in the yard and invited all of our favorite people over to celebrate! Enter Sophie's DIY Unicorn Party. When I found this t-shirt (sources below) on the web, I knew it was perfect for ...
Leopard + Pink Ice Cream Party
You all know that birthday parties are my love language and I was so excited to celebrate my sweet Ella a few weeks ago. Although her birthday is in September, every few years she gets the itch for a pool party, so we back the celebration up a few weeks and celebrate in August. She didn't have much in the way of requests this year -- swimming, leopard print and mint chocolate chip. We debated a jungle-themed soiree, but ended up having a repeat of our favorite ice cream sundae bar with some animal print thrown in. The pink and brown was perfect and there is nothing like drippy ice cream cones after a swim! We used fabric flags that my mom sewed for Ella's first birthday party and I added a few pink leopard print ribbons in between to make it fit the theme a little better. At Hobby ...
Sophie’s Frozen Party
Let me confess that, as a mom, I've never been a huge fan of characters. Lunchboxes? Yes. Movies and board books? Fine. Bathing suits and birthday parties? Notsomuch. For whatever reason, when Frozen came out I sort of changed my tune. I need to tell you that it is my favorite Disney movie ever and I just couldn't tell Sophie no when she requested a Frozen party this year. We knew way back in the fall that this was the look she was going for, so I've been stockpiling supplies and decor for several months. When my mom and I packed up holiday decorations after Christmas, we kept everything sparkly and snow-covered to use for the table. In case I haven't mentioned it before, my parents built a barn last year and we've been itching to throw a party there. It was a beautiful day and with the ...
Pipe Cleaner Princess Crown Tutorial
One my favorite things about Sophie's party were the favors. While I had some store-bought candy to share with our guests, I knew I wanted to add a handmade element and these party crowns were the perfect addition. They were sparkly and quirky and they gave the girls a fun activity to work on once the gifts were opened and cupcakes devoured. Each one was beautiful and no two crowns looked alike. Warning: Affiliate links appear in the following post. Although shopping the embedded links won’t cost you any additional dollars, it might contribute to an amazing party for one of my little ones. Your support of my obsession is always appreciated! these in bulk and save a TON!), depending on the size and complexity of the design. Lay out a single pipe cleaner lengthwise on your work table ...