Race Car Party....

Our son turned 5 this year. He's into race cars in a big way so I ran with the idea for his first real kids party! Here are the decorations. Checkered flags I printed out on my printer and hung on string. More flags with numbers that I attached to giant yellow straws and taped to each of the chairs. It was pretty simple but look great I thought. 

I made each kid their very own, personalized race car driver lunch kit. I used craft bridal boxes and then attached some checkered paper and their names. Each lunch kit included a sandwich, cheese string, yogurt, juice box and bag of chips. The chips were the most popular.

For the activity I kept it pretty simple. I bought a race car cookie cutter and made a bunch of sugar cookies. The kids got to decorate till their hearts content. It was messy but they seemed to enjoy themselves. Here's the birthday boy stuffing his face.

The race car birthday cake. It was tricky to make but I think it turned out okay. The back had red candy for lights and a chocolate spoiler. The Oreo wheels were my favourite. Yum!

I bought some stripped bags from HeyYoYo on Etsy to use for the goodies bags. I filled them with anything race car I could get my hands one, stickers, note pads, crayons, candy, etc.

 Our son was a happy boy!

Guest Posts Are My Fave....

Check it out! My guest post for the awesome, amazing and new mommy Melanie on her blog Your Are My Fave went live today! Take a look see at some of my favourite dessert table backdrops. 

Image found on No Biggie.

Okay I never would have thought to use the postal service as a theme for a kids birthday party but this is just about one of the cutest parties I've ever seen! Found on Hostess with the Mostess. You must check it out!

Photography: Allison Kaharick

 

Grocery Store Goodness....

 

Oh my goodness, a grocery store themed birthday party! This is the cutest thing ever......ever!!! Check out all the amazing photos and details on Hostess with the Mostess.

Photos by Missy Marie Photography

Sesame Street Birthday Fun....

 Our daughter turned 2 on Saturday so we have a Sesame Street (heavy on the Elmo) themed birthday party for her. Here's some pictures of the festivities.

* I found some Sesame Street confetti at the dollar store. I glued tooth picks to the Elmos so I could use them as cupcake toppers. I then glued toothpicks to the Bert's, Ernie's, Oscar's and Cookie Monster's and used them as foot skewers. The kids loved these! I also used the round Elmo confetti's for the centre of the paper pinwheels (not really sure what to call them) that hung over the table.

* I used pink and red tissue paper to make the paper pinwheels (see above about proper name) and we hung them from the light over the dinning room table. 

* I made some Cookie Monster bag toppers which I attached to baggies with cookies in them for the party favors. I put these inside an Elmo Easter basket I found at a local store.

* I rounded up the little Sesame Street figures we have around the house and used those on the dessert table and put the Elmo on top of the cake along with a #2 candle my parents had.

* We had sandwiches, fruit, veggies and chips for lunch along with bottled water and sparkling fruit juices to drink. For dessert, a mini cake for the birthday girl, cupcakes and cookies (for cookie monster of course).

Lunch, cake, then presents. It was a great party and our daughter looked at everything yelling, "Elmo! Zoe! Ernie! Oscar, etc." which was so much fun. 

Hope you enjoy the pics! : )

Carrots...

 

 How cute are these little healthy carrot snacks? Very! Found on TasteandTell. Original idea from Family Fun. Via TidyMom on Pinterest.

And the not so healthy but totally cute version! Carrot Cookies in Oreo Cookie Dirt. Awesome! Found on Our Dish via Rachel on Pinterest.

There's a blue bird on my shoulder.....

 Aren't these the cutest ever!? Made with Baby Blue Jordan Almonds and found on the awesome blog The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle.

Moustache Cookies....

Um, moutache cookies are pretty fun....and delicious by the looks of it! Found on the great site The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle.

Valentine's Day and a Freebie.....

Well yesterday was a busy one around here. We're not huge Valentine's Day people but with the boy in preschool this year I found myself making treats and Valentine's like a mad woman.

Since Halloween I've been about up to here with candy so when I saw many variations of Valentine's using Fish Crackers on Pinterest I knew I'd found a good alternative. Here are two super cute examples, TammyMitchellPhotography and TheHappenings. For ours we used clear party bags and a fishy saying I couldn't get out of my head, "There are Plenty of Fish in the Sea but You're the Only one for Me". The boy helped put a cup of crackers in each bag and wrote his name on the back of each tag. I made the tags of course and tied the ribbon. Done and done! 

And because it's Valentine's Day I've included a free download of the tags. Yay! You'll have a great head start for next years craziness. : )

I also signed up to take a treat. My friend Lynette made these adorable Jello Boat treats she found on the amazing site SuperMomMoments for her daughters birthday party. I saw them and "You Float My Boat" popped into my head and I knew what the preschool treat would be. Aren't they the coolest?! You can see the whole amazing Tangled party that these boats came from here on SuperMomMoments.

Now mostly because I can't help myself I decided a sweet treat was in order too so I made these heart shaped brownies. I added my Butter Cream Icing recipe to them along with the red heart candies I received from sweetestelle. There was a whole tray left over which I'm pretty happy about. Yum!

First school year done......14 more to go, times 3 kids, times at least 3 more holidays.....oh I'm tired just thinking about it. : )

Paper Chain Backdrop....

Oh the paper chain. Who knew it could be so fun, bright and beautiful! Me thinks something similar may make an appearance this year at one of my kids birthday parties. I love it! Found on Floridian Weddings via Melanie on Pinterest.

I'm sweet on sweetestelle.....

My latest order from the awesome shop sweetestelle. I loooooooove this shop! So much so that I could easily buy one of every listing if I didn't watch myself. This time around I got some awesome striped cupcake liners (my favourite), some paper straws and the wonderful Jennifer threw in some Jumbo Candy Hearts too. She's awesome! I'm not even sure what I'm going to do with all of this but I do have a few birthday parties coming up in the next few months so I'm sure I'll put them to good use. Eeeee, can't wait!

Valentine's for the Star Wars lover....

Yoda Best

Check out these super fun Star Wars themed Valentine's Day cards from Dingbat Press. My husband would love them!

Vader Valentine

Mmmm....Eggs....

I want to make Deviled Eggs and then serve them in this fun dish! Found in the awesome shop SaltandGinger on Etsy.

 Then I want to eat them while playing my new Pegboard Game. Found in the fun shop becaruns on Etsy.

 All while enjoying my cool new wall art. Found in the cool shop PamelaJoyceDesign on Etsy.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Backdrop Love....

I love this Valentine's Day dessert table but I especially love the envelopes taped to the wall as a backdrop for the table. Especially the one random red envelope. Such a fun and unique idea! 

By Just Call Me Martha on the blog Hostess with the Mostess

Valentine Puns at their Best....

 I Chews You Bubblegum Valentine's Day Gift from the blog Love the Day.

You're just Write for Me Valentine's Day Gift from FamilyFun.

I Wheelie Like You from the blog ThirtyHandmadeDays.

I have a Crush on You Valentine's Day Gift. Found on The Morphy's thanks to the awesome Kerri! I originally say this via Bree on Pinterest.

I've had my Eye on You from the blog dandee.

Our class would Knot be the same without you from the blog dandee. 

 I Dig You from FamilyFun.