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PARTY PLANNING

Four Ways to Style Your Chairs for Christmas

Four Ways to Style Your Chairs for Christmas

Today I’m sharing four ways to style your chairs for Christmas. Each one is easy and inexpensive. If Christmas is the holiday of "let no surface go undecorated," then I am here for the Christmas chair decorations! This year, I have a sick kiddo at home, so I had just...

Tutorial: How to Make a Nutcracker Wreath

Tutorial: How to Make a Nutcracker Wreath

I love an easy wreath. They are a great way to start your party at the front door. This nutcracker wreath definitely qualifies as easy — here's how to make it. If you want to try this idea for a birthday party, any narrow Christmas ornament would work. Just change up...

Mini Party Plan: How to Plan a Barbie Birthday Party

Mini Party Plan: How to Plan a Barbie Birthday Party

My darling little niece (actually great-niece, but let's not go there because it makes me feel old) has chosen a Barbie birthday party. Her "Kitty" will host the party, but I get to help out with some ideas! And that means, you get a Barbie birthday party mini party...

Mini Party Plan: How to Plan a Strawberry Birthday Party

Mini Party Plan: How to Plan a Strawberry Birthday Party

One of our summer plans for this year was a trip to the pick your own strawberry patch. With my broken foot, we've had to skip that plan. But at least I could dream up a mini party plan for a strawberry birthday party for you! It's got bright colors and a modern...

How to Make Rhubarb Strawberry Tarts

How to Make Rhubarb Strawberry Tarts

Growing up in Minnesota, we grew rhubarb in our backyard garden, and rhubarb pie was a summer staple. So I had in my mind to create a version of my Grandma's rhubarb pie for the 4th of July, but we can't find her recipe. I swear we made it just last year, so it has to...

Mini Party Plan: How to Plan a Construction Birthday Party

Mini Party Plan: How to Plan a Construction Birthday Party

I love making these mini party plans for ya'll! They really satisfy my need to plan All. The. Parties. even though I can't afford to host All. The. Parties. Also, boy parties are so much fun! So today, here is my mini party plan for a construction birthday party. All...

Tutorial: Easy Ways to Dress up Party Desserts with Sprinkles

Tutorial: Easy Ways to Dress up Party Desserts with Sprinkles

I'm always looking for ways to party a liiiitle less expensively. So I got all sprinkled inspired and then ran through the grocery store, looking for easy-to-sprinkle party treats. What I love about this idea is that you can customize store-bought treats to your party...

Tutorial: How to make a bowling ball trophy

Tutorial: How to make a bowling ball trophy

When I planned the centerpieces for my daughters' bowling party, the dining table still felt a little empty. I needed another idea, and immediately thought about these marbled bowling ball cupcake toppers from Handmade Charlotte. I decided to upsize the bowling balls...

Tutorial: How to Make An Easter egg garland and backdrop

Tutorial: How to Make An Easter egg garland and backdrop

For my Easter bunny buffet, Baby B and I made two craft projects -- both easy and inexpensive: an Easter egg garland and backdrop. If you suffer as I do from WAAAAAY too many plastic Easter eggs, these are the projects for you! Plastic Easter egg garland I originally...

Mini Party Plan: How to Plan a Superhero Birthday Party

Mini Party Plan: How to Plan a Superhero Birthday Party

One of the most popular posts on this blog is a girl's superhero party. So I thought it might be fun to create a mini party plan for a superhero birthday party. I styled this mini party plan in the traditional red, yellow, and blue, but you could change the color...

Mini party plan: How to plan a shark birthday party

Mini party plan: How to plan a shark birthday party

Our family is a mixed bag when it comes to shark fandom. My husband has never quite gotten over the movie Jaws, and maintains a healthy respect for sharks. Baby B is fascinated by them, and wanted to become a marine biologist for a while. Baby A and I are big fans of...

Freebie Friday: 15 Free 4th of July Sparkler Holder Printables

Freebie Friday: 15 Free 4th of July Sparkler Holder Printables

Updated April 2024 We'll be going to the mountains for the 4th of July, so I think we'll be able to avoid the fireworks that terrify our poor dog so much. But, the girls will still want a little show, and that means sparklers! So, I've rounded up my favorite 15 free...

Freebie Friday: Graduation Party & Gift Free Printables

Freebie Friday: Graduation Party & Gift Free Printables

Let's make one thing about graduation season a little easier. How about some graduation party free printables? You don't have to wait for these to be customized. Instead, you just follow the teal link to the designer's site, download the printables, print and trim....

Imagine your party in advance so you don’t forget anything

Imagine your party in advance so you don’t forget anything

I woke up this morning thinking about serving coffee at my Royal Wedding Viewing Party. I know that’s weird. But, it did make me realize that imagining my party is a key part of my party planning process, and it’s something I haven’t thought to share with you before....

Mini Party Plan: How to Host a Black & Gold Graduation Party

Mini Party Plan: How to Host a Black & Gold Graduation Party

If you're planning a graduation party, I'm willing to bet the party planning snuck up on you. I know for me the idea that there's only two weeks left of school has left me spinning a bit. Our cozy little routine is about to be completely upended. My summer goal? Keep...

Freebie Friday: Royal Wedding Viewing Party Free Printables

Freebie Friday: Royal Wedding Viewing Party Free Printables

When Will and Kate got married, I remember that royal wedding viewing party free printables came out at the veeeery last minute before the wedding. I suspect that may be the case again this time around. The good news is that we can pick our way through Will and Kate...

Mini Party Plan: Royal Wedding Viewing Party

Mini Party Plan: Royal Wedding Viewing Party

I know we're all waaay too young to know the song, "I'm just wild about Harry" but, I am wild about Prince Harry. He just looks fun! And, I'm wild about royal weddings. Since getting up early with my mom and watching Lady Di marry that schmuck, I've been hooked. So...

How to Use Paperless Post for Email Party Invitations

How to Use Paperless Post for Email Party Invitations

A few weeks ago, my daughters were invited to a birthday party via an email invitation. That was certainly not the first email invitation they’ve received, but it was the cutest. Cute enough, in fact, that it made me rethink my preference for printed...

TPT 14 Party Planning Cheat Sheets 11-23-1

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TPT 14 Party Planning Cheat Sheets 11-23-1

Don't miss my FREE Party Planning Cheat Sheets!

Don't miss my FREE party planning cheat sheets.

These are the exact 14 worksheets I use to plan all my parties!

Have fun planning your party (and stop worrying about what you're forgetting).

Plus, you'll get all the latest parties, tutorials, and discounts from The Party Teacher.

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