Written on March 2nd, 2010 by Kim
I have a serious case of Spring fever and the only thing I could think of to curb a very strong desire to book a flight to a tropical island was to blog about a beautiful Spring birthday party. I envision a backyard soiree complete with 75 degree weather, cucumber sandwiches, pretty Spring colored dresses and giggling girls.
Oh, I’m so glad it’s finally March. Happy Tuesday everyone!
Tags: butterfly centerpiece idea, butterfly straw slips and paper lanterns, flower pot cookie centerpiece, pink polka dot butterfly birthday party ideas
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Written on February 26th, 2010 by Kim
My oldest is in Pre-K 4 this year and every week they work on a new letter of the alphabet. And along with writing the letter and learning pronunciation, there is also a letter snack. Can you guess who is responsible this week? You got it, us.
And if it isn’t obvious by now, our letter of the week is “S” and we decided to make donut snowmen inspired by Very Heatherly (who I blogged about last year with our Snow Day collection). The only difference is that I used orange Starburst candies (melted in the microwave for 8 seconds and divided in half) instead of fondant, and I attached them with white icing (not easy to get it to stick to the powder).
And as you can see on the back of the letter S tags, I couldn’t let my little guy off without putting in a little extra effort. (Not to worry, he was paid in M&Ms… I know… learning is its own reward!) He wrote the word “Snow” on the back of each tag for his classmates.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Tags: cooking with kids, Powder donut snowman with Starburst noses
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Written on January 11th, 2010 by Kim
I’ve invited some of our dearest friends and their little people over for dinner in a few weeks and I’m planning to have a Valentine inspired kid’s table. I was browsing around for ideas and thought both of these were really adorable.
As always I’ll share the end result (that will likely include our red and white polka dot collection), but I would also love to see what you guys are cooking up for Valentines. Who knows, your craftiness or baking genius might just show up in a future Valentine post. (E-mail us to customercare@celebrationshoppe.com.)
By the way, if you liked our free BELIEVE! printables at Christmas, make sure and swing back in later this week because we’re going to be giving away some adorable Valentine printables that are just too sweet! {wink}
Tags: Parent magazine passion pops, Valentine kid craft
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Written on December 30th, 2009 by Kim
Winter birthday parties in some parts of the country can be tough. Some families even celebrate half birthdays instead so that their little bundles of energy can have an outdoor party. Well we say, embrace the weather and make it a snow day!
Our fun “snow day” invitation and decor is perfect for a brrr… birthday party. Fill the day with building snowmen, sledding or even hitting the slopes if you have trails nearby. The kids will have a blast; just make sure you’re out of the way for the snowball fight. {wink}
Once they’ve worked up an appetite, serve these cool snowman donut treats (Very Heatherly, Family Fun),
or these creative snowman cakes (Family Circle… not that you could have guessed, Family Fun),
and maybe end the fun with something crafty for them to take home (Parents magazine, Kaboose, Family Fun).
As always, I hope we’ve helped inspire your next celebration. Enjoy!
Tags: pinecone snowman on skis craft, powdered donut snowman treat, snowman birthday winter party ideas, snowman coconut cake, snowman crafts
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Written on December 22nd, 2009 by Kim
My boys and I are going to try out a few no-bake gingerbread houses (using graham crackers) tomorrow. I collected these from Martha Stewart for inspiration. Ours my not turn out as perfect, but you can bet they’ll be creative. {wink}
Enjoy!
Tags: candy houses, marshmallow snowman, no-bake gingerbread houses with kids
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