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My Parties: Twins Top Ten Birthday Party (a Favorite Things Party)
My twins are now ten, which is just crazy to think about. I'm ready to shrink them back to three! But they are pretty darn excited about being double-digits and I guess I don't have much choice in the matter. We've always done joint birthday parties for the girls....
Double the Fun Parties Is Now The Party Teacher!
At the end of 2014, I realized I had to do something that I really Did. Not. Want. To. Do. I had to change the Double the Fun Parties name. (It's a long story about a trademark lawyer who dropped the ball and doesn't really matter any more.) The only thing to do was...
Tutorial: Tissue Box Into Classroom Valentine’s Day Cards Box
For my Valentine's Classroom Party, I wanted to think of a low-cost way for the kids to decorate Valentine's Day card boxes. While there are cute options in the craft stores, and you could certainly go the brown paper bag route, I really wanted a Valentine's box that...
Tutorial: How to Make a Valentine’s Day Candy Box Bunting
One of my favorite party tricks is to transform an everyday item into something party special. It's a sure way to get a low-cost, high-impact result. Which led to me the candy aisle of CVS. (That and the need to pick up a Frappuccino and the latest Vanity Fair.) This...
Freebie Friday: 20 Valentine’s Party and Classroom Free Printables
Last weekend, we went to the dollar store for candy, and now my girls are busy making their classroom Valentine's Day cards. So you can imagine what my living room floor looks like. Markers, and glue sticks, and paper scraps, oh my! I'm glad they are enjoying their...
Tutorial: How to Hang a Tissue Fan Party Backdrop
Did you miss yesterday's tips for planning a Classroom Valentine's Party? I used a tissue fan backdrop, which is a great choice for any party: inexpensive, quick to set up. Tissue fans are especially easy to transport if you have an away from home party. They come in...
My Parties: 5 Steps to an Easy Valentine’s Day Classroom Party
This post is for all the class moms, trying to come up with an easy to plan, easy to transport, and inexpensive idea for a Valentine's Day Classroom Party. I staged this shoot at my house so that you could have these ideas in time for the holiday. But I kept the...
Freebie Friday: Christmas Gift Tag Free Printables
Confession time: I have not wrapped one single Christmas present. And my ornament boxes are still sitting in the living room. But bring on Christmas! It's coming whether I'm ready or not! And since Christmas with the hub's family is this Sunday, it's time for me to...
Recipe: How to Make Mock Martha Christmas Cookie Trifle
All week, I've been sharing my Easy, Last-Minute Christmas Ideas. (See How to Make a Greenery & Ornament Swag, How to Style Your Dining Room, and How to Make a Christmas Ornament Garland if you've missed the other posts.) But today, I'm sharing my Mock Martha...
Tutorial: How to Make a Christmas Ornament Garland
I'm sure you've seen this idea loads of places, and if I knew how to figure out who came up with it first, I'd gladly link to them. But this was my first year trying a Christmas Ornament Garland, so I thought I'd document the process for you. It is ridiculously easy....
6 Tips for Styling Your Christmas Dining Room (On a Budget & In One Day)
I thought it might be helpful to illustrate my thought-process in creating a table setting. This is my family's Christmas table, but you can use this same process for any party table. It's really all about layering, and deciding when you have enough. So why this style...
Christmas Round Robin: 20 Amazing Bloggers Sharing Their Best Holiday Ideas!
Today, I'm so excited to be back on the blog sharing my Christmas Evergreen Swag tutorial! It's been a long time!! We went on vacation and I actually took a vacation instead of working every night, so that was a total treat. Immediately after Thanksgiving, I had to...
Tutorial: How to Make Bloody Halloween Napkins
Welcome to the third tutorial for my Zombie Princess Party! Don't miss the super-easy how-tos for the zombie soda bottles and Princess Creepy Teeth, our dining table centerpiece. Today, I'm showing you how to make bloody handprint napkins. (Think "bloody" in air...
Tutorial: How to Make a Zombie Princess Party Centerpiece
Welcome to the second tutorial for my Zombie Princess Party! See the first tutorial -- zombie soda bottles -- here. Today, I'll show you how to make Princess Creepy Teeth, our zombie party centerpiece. It's really easy, and you need no crafting skills. Zombie Party...
Tutorial: How to Decorate Zombie Princess Soda Bottles
I didn't have party printables for the Zombie Princess Party. (This sometimes happens when you dream up a wacky theme.) So that meant it was up to me to get creative with the decorative details. This week, I'll share with you tutorials for my Zombie Princess Soda...
My Parties: How to Style a Pre-Trick or Treating Zombie Princess Party
If your kids love to trick or treat with their besties, try inviting the gang over for a pre-trick or treating Zombie Princess Party! I'll show you how. (You could even invite the boys, 'cause you know they will like zombies!) My twin girls are 9 now and somewhere...
Freebie Friday: 20 Halloween Free Printables
It's Freebie Friday and I've found 20 more Halloween free printables that I can't wait to share with you. I am loving these — especially the banners. I think if I had to choose one type of printable to use for a party, it would definitely be a banner. They are so...
Listen in on Party Planning Interview {And Get a Free Gift!}
Yesterday, I mentioned an interview I was preparing for this summer. Today, you get to listen in! The interview was part of Monique Brown's Total Woman Summit, and of course it's free to you. Monique teaches women the skills necessary to life a more charming life--a...
So You Want to Hire a Party Planner {Here’s What They Secretly Want You to Know}
Back in August, I was preparing for an interview, not really knowing what I'd be asked. I was brainstorming questions about party planning so I could jot down some answers. And then I had a horrible thought: "What if she asks me about being hired as an event...
Tutorial: How to Make 3-D Black Rat Halloween Art
I honestly never thought I'd be inspired by black rats, but I suppose stranger things have happened at the dollar store. As I was checking out with a basket of 18 toy rats, the cashier looked up at me and said, "Lord, honey, what're you gonna do with all those rats?"...
Freebie Friday: 25 Halloween Free Printables
I am loving the new Halloween free printables coming out this year! So clean and modern. Makes me want to have another Halloween party! Here are 25 of my favorite free Halloween printables. Maybe you can use them at your party! Witch Tag by Love the Day Coffin Treat...
Tutorial: How to Make an Orange and Black Halloween Fabric Bunting {Just 4 Steps!}
So if you saw my Black and White (and Rats!) Halloween Party on Monday, I teased that I also styled this party with an alternate bunting. I loved the black rats hanging by their tails in the original bunting — it appeals to my slightly twisted sense of humor, and I...
My Parties: How to Style a Black and White Halloween Party {With Rats!}
This mommy got five hours to herself on a Saturday. FIVE whole hours, folks!! Jealous? So I decided to use that time to create a black and white Halloween party (with rats!) for you. (The party was a far better option than cleaning my house.) This look is — of course...
Blogging {Or Not} With Sick Kids
Another weekend for blogging gone. No blog for you.
Freebie Friday: 16 Shark Free Printables
I've been celebrating Shark Week all week on the blog, so it's only fitting to close things out with shark free printables. (And don't miss these posts: Shark Fin Soda, Shark Tooth Rice Krispies Treats, Shark Favor Balls and Shark Chum Jell-O.) From Sea of Blooming...
Shark Week: How to Make Shark Chum Jell-O
Bear with me now: this one is theoretically gross but actually yummy. And it makes me giggle. I do girl parties all the time, and sometimes, it's just fun to dive into something boy-ish and grody. And so I give you ... shark chum Jell-O! Shark Chum Jell-O Supplies...
Shark Week: How to Craft Shark Party Favor Balls
Have you ever seen party favor balls? They are crepe paper balls formed around itty bitty party favors. Your party guests unroll and unroll and unroll to reveal as many little surprises as you want to wrap. I just made my first favor ball -- Shark Week-style, of...
Shark Week: How to Make Shark Tooth Rice Krispies Treats
Did you miss my first Shark Week party tip? Click here to get the easy how-tos for making Shark Fin Soda Bottles. Today is part two of my own little Shark Week: Shark Tooth Rice Krispies Treats! Of course, these are a snap to mix up, but my version was even easier to...
Shark Week: How to Decorate Shark Fin Soda Bottles
This is one of those "so easy I hate to call it a "tutorial' tutorials." Baby B loves sharks and wants a shark theme for her next birthday. While that's months away, I figured Shark Week would be a great time to brainstorm and test out some ideas, you know ... six...
Freebie Friday: 17 More Back to School Free Printables
We start back to school so early here — we're actually finishing our first week of school today. But so many of you are still in school prep mode that printables designers are still releasing fabulous — and free — first day of school collections. So, I've collected my...
Gender Reveal Party Sticker Kit Giveaway!
The Party Teacher received product and compensation for this review, but all opinions are my own. I only introduce companies and products to you that I believe in. I get asked fairly often to do product reviews, and I usually say no. I have to feel confident the item...
My Parties: “Ring Out Wild Bells” New Year’s Eve Party + Free Printables
Like everyone else, I cannot wait for this year to end. I wish that at the stroke of midnight, everything would be magically better. Even though I know that can't happen, I still want to celebrate. This seems like the perfect year to re-create a New Year's Eve...
Tutorial: How to Make a Christmas Charcuterie Board for Kids
I had so much fun making my Thanksgiving charcuterie board, that I decided to repeat the process for Christmas. You can put together this board in minutes with just a little shopping (no baking required)! It also doubles as the centerpiece of your Christmas children’s...
My Parties: How to Style Santa’s Plaid Christmas Kids Table
The children's table is probably one of my favorite things to decorate for Christmas. I may pull out some of my favorite place settings, but I change it up a little each year. This year's theme combined plaid flannel and Santa to create Santa's Plaid Christmas Kids...
How to Make an Easy Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board
If there were ever a Thanksgiving that called for 1) easy and 2) extra dessert, this is it. So here's how to make an easy Thanksgiving charcuterie board. I honestly can't believe it's taken me this long to make my first charcuterie board, but here we are. I bought...
How to Make Halloween Surprise Sprinkle Cupcake Kits
I've been thinking about how we'll do Halloween differently this year. Masks are pretty easy for a holiday that already involves costumes, and I think we'll handle treats by passing out individually bagged candy. But I also wanted a way for the girls to connect with...
Socially Distanced Birthday Party (Porch Party)
I promised to share another small, socially distanced birthday party with you. This is what we did for my mom's birthday back at the end of April. It couldn't have been simpler — or shorter — but it kept us safe while squeezing in a little celebration. It all started...
My Parties: Under the Stars Sweet 16 Surprise Party for Twins!
One of the reasons I offer online party planning services (like The Party Course and The Party Plan Club) instead working as a local event planner, is that I don't want to spend weekends away from my daughters, running birthday parties for other moms' kids but missing...
Tutorial: How to Add Sprinkles to the Sides of a Cake
When I made Real Crazy Cake last weekend, I didn't love the frosting and wanted to distract from it. So, I added sprinkles to the cake. This is totally do-able and a fun way to dress up a homemade cake! Here's how to add sprinkles to the sides of a cake. I researched...
Our Family Real Crazy Cake Recipe (No Eggs, No Milk and No Butter Needed!)
I know some of you are trying to host birthday parties in the middle of self-isolating and limited grocery availability. Ugh. I'm so sorry if you have little kids who may have trouble understanding why they can't have their friends over. I'll work on some ideas for...
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