I spent most of Mother's Day in pajamas, binging Law & Order SVU. Which was actually an excellent way to spend Mother's Day; highly recommend. Anyway, I was completely fried from hosting my twin daughters' high school graduation open house party the day before....
Party inspiration can come from just about anywhere, and for this Let’s Go Fly a Kite Party, it came from cute diamond-shaped plates from Pickytarian. These plates are super-sturdy, sustainably made and compostable. So you can feel really good about using easy...
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...
I don't know how Spring Break works out for you, but Easter always comes right on the heels of our Spring Break. And that makes styling an Easter party a challenge to pull off. So this year, I kept things simple with an Easter egg hunt bunny buffet. If you're not...
When we had girls, it did not occur to me that they would turn out to be HUGE college football fans. Time to update my thinking! After the University of Georgia lost the national collage championship to Alabama last year, Baby A just cried and cried. So this year, I...
Our kids always have the best ideas, and at the start of every summer, I have them brainstorm ideas about what they want to do during their school break. (I pulled together 602 summer ideas here.) My favorite of their ideas was a Firefly Catching Party. This could not...
The annual visit to Santa is so anticipated, yet so quick. You get the kids dressed up, they are all excited, THEY MEET SANTA, and then it's over. I say: take your kids to meet Santa with their little buddies, and then have them back to your house for a pint-sized...
Whenever I start planning a party -- like my Pumpkin Decorating Halloween Party -- it helps to have a piece of inspiration. That becomes my jumping off point. It's also one reason I like you to brainstorm ideas early in your planning process. And why I like you to...
When I was little, my church sponsored a store where kids could shop on their own for Christmas gifts for their moms and dads. I thought it was the coolest thing ever, to get to pick out, with my "own" money, mommy and daddy's presents. So it occurred to me last year...
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that our big Christmas gift to the girls was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy. Penny joined our family right before Christmas, so of course, I threw a little puppy party to welcome her and make this little, wiggly present...
I think it's fair to say that my love of Charlie Brown has continued unabated since childhood. I got to thinking about poor Charlie Brown on Halloween, his pitiful ghost costume with way too many holes, and how "All I got was a rock." Without a doubt, the round-headed...
Full disclosure: I freaking LOVE the Sharknado series. It is so exquisitely dumb. You don't have to be interested in sharks or tornadoes, because the movie revels in its dumbness. One of my girls loves sharks and one loves tornados, and I loved Beverly Hills 90210...
If you like to turn any occasion into a party, then a mini party is a great way to pull off a party faster, with less effort and for less money. How about a mini art party? It works for boys and girls, and is a fun way to spend a summer afternoon. The Party Teacher...
This week is all about getting ready for our bake sale to benefit The Confetti Foundation. (Here's why I support them.) And since this is a one-woman-and-twins effort, we have spent a fair amount of time on Pinterest, looking for recipes that are (1) bake sale...
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...
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...
I've been celebrating Shark Week all week on the blog, so it's only fitting to close things out with free shark party 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...
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! What is chum? (Those are words...
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...
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...
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...
One of my favorite projects that I do for party clients is creating a birthday party box -- a party kit that I mail to your door. They are designed to make your busy mom life way easier! And lately, it's been my Mystery Party Kit that has been flying off the shelves....
No matter which singing competition show your family favors, this party from Pat of Zperfect Party would surely be a hit with the under-10 set! Pat created this Pop Star Diva Party for an energetic 8-year old girl who wanted a party that would mimic her favorite Idol...
As a mom of twins, I have it fairly easy when it comes to birthdays. Two birds with one stone and all that. I get to be a little more extravagant than I might be for a party of one. And of course, it's all made easier because I have two of the same sex. The challenge...
November 24 would have been my father-in-law's 99th birthday. Bill, or Paw-Paw as all the grandchildren called him, owned a series of independent grocery stores. We always celebrated Paw-Paw's birthday at Thanksgiving, and thinking about him this past week put me in...
One thing that becomes clear very quickly in the party world is that there are a lot of party planning twin mommas! As a mom of twins myself, I have seven double birthdays under my belt and we're busy planning the 8th party right now. But my twins are girls; how do...
** See the food and décor: Halloween Trick or Treat Party. ** In my house, the minutes creep by until it’s time to trick or treat. So, I planned several trick or treat-themed activities to keep the kids busy at our Halloween party. I held this party in our basement...
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