Edible Birthday Cake Images and Personalized Invitations

If you’re looking for edible cake images to match your party theme don’t forget to check out eBay! Just type in your party theme, "dog," "movies," "princess." You can find edible cake images for almost any party theme there.
eBay also has custom party invitations, and personalized candy bar wrappers. It’s a great resource if [...]

4 Basic Rules To Help Plan Your Child’s Birthday Party

Rule # 1 Only invite as many children as your child is old. If your child is 2-3 only invite two or three children to the party. More than that will overwhelm your child.
Rule # 2 Keep it simple on the big day. You want to enjoy your child’s birthday party, it only [...]

Pokemon Birthday Party Ideas

A couple years ago my son wanted to have a Pokemon birthday party. With the release of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, Pokemon is still a popular party theme for young boys.I thought I’d share a couple things here that we did for my son’s party, maybe it will give you some ideas for your own [...]

Happy Easter!

I hope you have a wonderful Easter!

Party Activity For Preschoolers: Make a Cereal Necklace

Here is an inexpensive party activity for a preschool aged party. Just purchase a box or two of  ‘O’ shaped cereal such as Fruit Loops, Cheerios, or Apple Jacks. You could also use chewy Lifesavers.  You’ll also need a pack of string licorice.
Let the children string  the cereal onto the licorice strings.
When they’re done making [...]

Free Singing Mylar Balloons From Birthday In a Box

Birthday in a Box is giving a free singing mylar balloon with every order of $25 or more. It’s a pretty good deal sine the balloons are normally $14.99 each, especially if you still need to order your birthday supplies anyway.
I posted about these balloons the other day, they just seem like they’d be soooo [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

And The Winner Is….

The winner of the Unicorn Races book from Publishing is Lisa O. from Osborn Odds and Ends. The winner was chosen by Random.org. I’ll be contacting Lisa in the next day or so to get her shipping information.
Thanks again to everyone who participated. Keep an eye out for more giveaways coming up in the next [...]

Color Those Easter Eggs

Coloring Easter eggs is a fun Easter tradition. It has become an art form, with many different kits and methods available. We usually color our eggs about a week before Easter, so you know what we’ll be doing this weekend:)
Coloring Easter eggs is only one of the traditions surrounding eggs on Easter. In many cultures [...]

Contest Results Coming Soon!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our “Unicorn Races” giveaway. I should have everything sorted out in the next day or so to get a winner posted.
I really appreciate the wonderful response from everyone!

Have You Seen The Singing Mylar Balloons?

I think these are so cool! My son loves the singing birthday cards, now they have singing mylar birthday balloons.  I think the kids will love these (adults- not so much, especially after the hundredth time it’s played).
Birthday in a Box has the Hannah Montana Sing A Tune Mylar Balloon, it plays “Best of Both [...]

St. Patricks Day Links

Here are some fun St. Patricks Day links:
St. Patricks Day coloring pages
Seasonal Kid’s Activities has a cute Shamrock wreath craft.
Printables for Kids has lucky clover count and color worksheets.
St. Patrick’s Day party supplies.
Enchanted Learning’s Crafts and printables.
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Weekend Contest Edition

This list is courtesy of Jennifer at Tree Hugging Family (one of my absolute favorite blogs), and Pregnancy and Baby. Thanks Jennifer for letting me “borrow” this great list!
Tree Hugging Family is giving away an amazing gift package to one lucky reader – smooth organic baby soap and an organic, bamboo, cotton, adorable onesie.
Deb [...]

Welcome Ultimate Blog Party!

5 Minutes for Mom is hosting The Ultimate Blog Party, and you all know I’m all about parties! Sooo, I’m excited to be able to participate in this party, meet other bloggers, and check out some new blogs. My next love after planning parties is blogging. I’m a blogaholic.
While you’re visiting stop by our [...]

Preschool Party Games and Activities

Preschoolers are so easy to entertain, but you will want to keep things as simple as possible to keep yourself from pulling your hair out.
Sidewalk Fun
If it’s warm outside get them outside to blow off some steam. Sidewalk chalk or sidewalk paint are great fun for preschoolers, let them draw each other’s shadows, or make [...]

Making Colored Sugar Sprinkles

Colored sugar can be a simple decoration for cupcakes, cookies or even birthday cakes. Coloring sugar is simple, you don’t have to pay a premium price for sugar sprinkles in the store. You can make them yourself at home.
All you need is sugar and liquid food coloring in your favorite color. For each color of [...]

She Knows Parties is Giving Away a Copy of “Cake Art”

Deborah is giving away a copy of “Cake Art” at She Knows Parties. I love cake decorating books, and I thought you all might too. At least it may come in handy when you’re planning your next party.
What do you have to do to get entered? Hop over there and leave an amusing party anecdote [...]

Party Game: Treasure Hunt

A treasure hunt can be adapted to almost any birthday party theme. It’s perfect for a pirate, under the sea, or mermaid theme, but it can also work for almost any party (just change the name to something clever related to your theme). It’s a fun game, and many children are already familiar with it.
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