Building on yesterday’s idea, develop the pictures you took of each child and insert them in your thank you notes. It’s a guaranteed way to make the moms smile and to make your thank you note (and party) memorable to your guests.
Archive for September, 2008
memorable thank yous
Written on September 19th, 2008 by Kimbuckaroo photo op
Written on September 18th, 2008 by Kim
A fun craft for any child birthday is to create a character photo op. We made this one for our cowboy birthday party so that the children could stand behind it and wear the cowboy hat. All you need is:
- 48″ dowel, ¾ inch in diameter (available at the hardware store)
- Two wire ties
- Hot glue
- Razor/box cutter
- Sheet of craft board
- Western shirt, jeans and vest
- Plastic sheriff badge
- Cowboy hat
- Rope for belt
- Bandana
Have your child lie down on the craft board and draw an outline of him/her. (You’ll notice that our cowboy is a little bowlegged and has one arm raised). Cut the board out using the razor and then poke holes in the center of the chest and at the belt level. Insert your wire ties and secure the cutout to the dowel. Now dress your cutout and secure the clothing with hot glue if necessary. (Tip: We used an old shirt and jeans and cut them to fit the child size.) Pin on your sheriff badge, insert the dowel in the ground (in front of a hay bale if you have one) and set the cowboy hat on top. The kids will have a great time and you’ll get fun pictures for your scrapbook.
favors for the crew
Written on September 16th, 2008 by Kim
Back to our pirate party; here’s what we did for favors. Using small black wire baskets (spray paint them if you can’t find them), we embellished them with red ribbon to hold the name tags and then filled them with a pirate t-shirt (I’ll share with you how to make your own in a later post), a sticker treasure map (from the craft store) rolled and tied with red ribbon, our crispy pirate pops and a pirate flag (also from the craft store). They were a big hit.
Goody bags don’t have to be hard, just make sure they’re creative and stay away from the cheap toys on the dollar isle. Children can easily choke on them and they often break quickly. If you’re going to spend the money, be inventive.
wrath of Ike reached Ohio
Written on September 15th, 2008 by KimHere in Ohio we didn’t expect to get much more than rain from Ike. Unfortunately we got a little more than we bargained for with strong winds yesterday that knocked out power to more than 350,000 people in the greater Columbus area alone. Although I’m not fond of being without, it is of course nothing compared to the devastation people are suffering along the coast. Our hearts and our prayers go out to them.
pirate ship cookies
Written on September 9th, 2008 by Kim
A pirate adventure is not complete without a pirate ship. For these I simply baked sugar cookies (remember to chill your dough shapes before baking, take them out of the oven just as they are starting to show color and always move them immediately to a baking rack for cooling) and flooded them with white and black icing (read my post about flooding if you’ve never done it). For the skull and crossbones I took some melting chocolate, placed it in a resealable bag and microwaved it open for 20 seconds. Then I snipped a small corner and piped the shape onto a piece of wax paper. If this makes you nervous, use the template from my pirate flag post and trace it on the paper before you pipe out the chocolate. Once your design is on the paper, allow it to cool and fully harden for at least 30 minutes. If you’re in a hurry, refrigerate it for at least five. To adhere it to the cookie, I just piped some additional white icing on the mast, attached the chocolate skull and crossbones and allowed it to dry. Remember, have fun!
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about me: kim byers
creative party planner and owner of The Celebration Shoppe. I have a passion for crafting, baking and modern entertaining. I'll post my ideas and share others in hopes of inspiring you for your next celebration.
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