We’re Having a Giveaway! Unicorn Races from Purple Sky Publishing

Purple Sky Publishing sent me a copy of a beautiful new children’s book called Unicorn Races by Stephen J. Brooks. Actually they were kind enough to send me two autographed copies, so I could give one copy away here!
Unicorn Races is a wonderful enchanting story with princesses, unicorns, and fairies. Abigail becomes a princes by [...]

Win A Premade Wordpress Design

Girly Girl Blog Designs (the wonderful person who designed the theme here at Kid’s Birthday Fun) is giving away a free premade Wordpress blog design, you have to hurry though entries close at midnight tonight (Feb 29th). All you have to do to enter is hop on over and leave a comment on the post. [...]

2 Quick Giveaway Links

I usually post these on Fridays, but here are a couple giveaways for an early start to the weekend. Good luck!
Casual Keystrokes is giving away Barbie and Hotwheels magazine subscriptions. Leave a comment on the post by Sunday March 9th to enter.
Pennies in My Pocket is giving away Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake on DVD. [...]

Kids Dress-Up For Less

Little girls (and boys) love to play dress up, and it’s a fun party activity that fits into many party themes. You don’t have to purchase expensive outfits to let the kids have a great time playing dress up.
Here are a couple tips for having fun dress up activities at your party without breaking the [...]

Hannah Montana Party Activity: Learn the “See You Again” Dance

Here’s a video tutorial to help you and your party guests learn a dance for the Hannah Montana song “See You Again.” It would be fun for a group of kids to learn for a Hannah Montana birthday party activity.

Horton Hears a Who Party Supplies Are Here

I’ve been looking forward to the premiere of Horton Hears a Who on March 14th. When I was checking through Birthday Express today I saw the new Horton Hears A Who Party Supplies. New party themes get me excited (so do new animated movies), I think it’s the kid in me.
I wasn’t going to do [...]

Fun Weekend Links

Hope you all have a great weekend! It finally stopped snowing here, so the weekend is looking good. Here are some fun links for you to check out.
Giveaways:
MomGadget is giving away a copy of Kindergarten Super Scholar Software. Leave a comment on the post for a chance to win. Enter before February 28th.
Pennies [...]

Another Fun New Theme: Rock Star Birthday Party

The new Party Like A Rock Star Party Supplies from Birthday Express is such a great theme for tween boys and girls who are into their music. It’s so hard to find party supplies for this age group, they’ve outgrown the character parties, and they may not always be into sports. This gives another fun [...]

My Favorite Icing Recipe for Decorating

Here is my favorite icing recipe for decorating cakes, cookies, or cupcakes.
I got this recipe from my sister, and I’ve had great luck with it.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter (softened but not melted)
1/2 cup shortening
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
5-6 tablespoons of warm water
Cream the butter and shortening together until smooth, add the vanilla. Dissolve [...]

Glamour Cats Party Theme

I absolutely adore the new Glamour Cat Party Supplies at Celebrate Express. They’re soooooo cute! This theme would go really well with the paw print cake I posted about the other day. Just tweak the colors a little and the whole set up would be just adorable.
More cat or kitten birthday party supplies and ideas.

Plan a Kid’s Hollywood Theme Party

With all the Hollywood awards shows, red carpet events, and movie premieres, your child may want to be a star for the day. Let them walk the red carpet and have their moment to shine.
Hollywood Theme Party Pre-Planning and Invitations
Break out the stars and have your own Hollywood awards party. Start your party plans a [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day from Kid’s Birthday Fun Review
Have a Valentine’s day birthday? Here’s a simple cake idea.

 

Green Birthday Links

If you’re looking for green birthday ideas Tree Hugging Family has you covered. If you read my other blog Mother Earth’s Garden, you’ll know Tree Hugging Family is one of my absolute favorite blogs.
Now they have green birthday ideas, what can get better than that!
Learn how you can bake a green birthday cake,  and check [...]

Weekend Fun Links

Here are some fun kid’s party related links for you to check out this weekend.
Birthday Parties and Themes has a fun bingo game for the kids to play at your next birthday party.
Seasonal Kids Activities has a really cute idea for homemade Valentines 
Mommy Auctions has one of my favorite party activities- coloring on the floor. [...]

The Top 10 Party Themes for Boys

As promised, here are the ten most popular party themes for boys, according to Birthday Express.

1. THE DOG

2. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

3.Transformers
4. Spider-Man

5. Bowling Party

6. Monster Jam Truck Party

7. John Deere
8. Disney’s World of Cars

9. Lil’ Prince 1st Birthday

10. Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom HuckJam

My son’s favorite party theme, Pokemon , didn’t make the list.
What’s your [...]

Top Ten Party Themes for Girls

According to CelebrateExpress.com the top ten party themes for girls are:
1. Hannah Montana
2. Fairy Princess 1st
3. Littlest Pet Shop™
4. Pink Poodle in Paris
5. Fairy-Tale Unicorns
6. High School Musical
7. Hello Kitty
8. Horse Power
9. Wizard Of Oz
10. Disney Princess
Tomorrow we’ll take a look at the popular party themes for boys.

Paw Print Cake or Cupcakes

My niece had her 6th birthday party this weekend. My sister planned a dog themed birthday party for her.
She made a really cute paw print birthday cake, and cupcakes to match the colors in the dog themed party supplies. She used a Wilton #12 tip, then flattened the icing to look like paw prints. [...]

January Party Into The New Year Giveaway Winner!

The winner of the $20 Oriental Trading Company Inc. gift certificate is Deb of Mom of 3 Girls.
The winner of the $10 Amazon.com gift certificate is Betty from Simply Southern.
I’ll be contacting both of you in the next day or so to get your mailing addresses.
Congrats to both, and a huge thank you to everyone [...]

Fairy Books Bloggy Giveaway Winner

We have a winner for the Fairy Books giveaway. The winner was selected by Random.org. Drumroll….. The winner is Phyllis, I’ll be contacting her in the next day or so to get her mailing address, congratulations!
A Huge thank you to everyone who participated!  I appreciate all of your comments.

I’m still sorting out the entries for [...]