Dr. Seuss Party

 I chose Dr. Seuss for the theme of my son's 1st birthday party. Here are the invitations: 

-For the banner, I cut pages from a book. You could find an old tattered book at a used book store to cut. I got mine from Kohls for $2 on clearance, so I didn't feel too bad.

 -We had a book signing table for people to write a note to the birthday boy on the pages in a Cat in the Hat book. (again $2 at Kohls) It will be a great keepsake.

- We had a book shelf and  "reading chair" with Dr. Seuss books on it.

- The big photo collage is made of pictures from baby Greyson's first year. 

 FOOD: 

Green Eggs- green colored deviled eggs

And Ham- Sliced deli ham roll ups with cream cheese inside

Cat in the Hat sticks- Marshmallows and strawberries on a skewer

One Fish Two Fish- Colored goldfish (with a fish net for scooping)

Hop on Pop corn- Kettle corn

Truffula Trees- Brownie pops dipped in green/blue colored white chocolate

Truffula Stems- Twizzler licorice

Blue Ink Drink- Blue colored sprite

 The cupcakes were just blue frosted cupcakes, but I stuck toothpicks with cat hats and Dr. Seuss quotes in them.

 Here are some free printables for you:

  

And of course, we had to take a picture of all the cute kiddos with Dr. Seuss books!

 

 It was a successful party and fun memories were made! My baby turned ONE!

Grief Package

The past year and a half has not been easy.  I have lost a nephew, brother, father, and 3 amazing aunts .  What I have learned from all this is that when people are grieving they appreciate any small act of kindness you do for them.  This was a package we put together for our cousins when my aunt passed away unexpectedly.  These ideas could help you come up with your own and be used individually or altogether like we did. (The M&Ms aren't pictured but you could say we "Miss Mom" or "Miss_" or "Mourning & Missing _".  You get the idea.)

Party Decor

When it comes to Birthday Parties & Church Parties I am always looking for Inexpensive Decor.  This is what I came up with.  I took branches from a tree and spray painted them lime green and put them in a glass vase (from Ikea) filled with rocks (from Dollar Tree).  Then I made miniature Party Poms Click Here for Instructions out of tissue paper and attached a string to them to hang on the branches of the tree.  Turned out so cute!  I used these for a Relief Society Spa Party and put a square of wrapping paper under for a finished centerpiece.  I also used them for my daughters Owl Birthday Party and spray painted pine cones to go with it.  (They're inside the vases but you can't see them very well)

Coach's Gift

We're always looking for something to give to our sweet coaches after the season ends.  Here's what we did for Soccer (bucket of Skor Candybars) and Baseball (bucket of Starbursts.  It was super easy.

Teacher Appreciation Gift-- Lemonade Kit

I finally decided what to do for Teacher Appreciation Gifts this year.  It came together as a combo of ideas.  A Lemonade Kit!  Best part is I found everything at Walmart.  Easy shopping!  First I bought the  water bottles.  They were in a package of 2/$5 (at Walmart) They have some that are $5 a piece or you can choose 2/$5-- you pick.  The mixing spoons were 4/$1 and the Ribbon was about $2.50 a roll.  I bought 2 rolls that made 6 gifts.  Lemons were $2.50 a bag.  I put 2 small  lemons in each water bottle.  Then I put a Country time lemonade packet in each bottle.  They were in a box of 10 for $2.    I got the tags HERE but modified them to just be printed as a 4x6 print.  See Below. 

If you want to add a gift card in the bottle you could.  I also added vinyl names of the teacher on the outside.  (optional of course. I sell them HERE).  You could also choose to give the water bottle/Lemonade kit in this cute Outdoor Picnic Blanket I found (Again at Walmart for $13 in the seasonal section).  Who wouldn't love one of these to keep in their car?  I think this is adorable.  See pics below. 

 

I tucked the Lemonade Kit Water Bottle inside the front pocket of the picnic blanket.

 

Here's the Tag Courtesy of PNPFLOWERSINC.COM.  You can save it and print is as a 4x6 photo.

I can't wait for my kids to take these to their teachers.  Love how they turned out!  And no gift wrapping needed and kid proof (It should get to the teacher without any accidents)