Have you heard of houseparty.com? They offer sponsored parties and you get free stuff! You invite your friends, promote the product, post pictures, and have a great time!
Check it out here and apply for various parties. It's free!
http:///www.houseparty.com
10/23/10
10/16/10
Cowboy Birthday Party
My little boy recently had a cowboy birthday party and it was a hit with all the kids. We asked them all to dress in western wear. We also had these things planned:
A general store in which we gave them money to spend
- Panning for gold
- A Cowboy boot pinata
- A Jumping castle
- Cowboy Print boxes for all to bring home with little gifts.
Here are some more pictures over a Catch my Party. They have a great site:
http://catchmyparty.com/parties/connors-cowboy-party
2/1/10
Snowman cake
Candied Pretzels
I found this on a blog and cannot take credit. I used leftover candy from Christmas stockings. Bake at 300 degrees until candy melted.
Smash candy lightly over pretzel and let cool on wax paper.
Display on a fancy platter. They didn't turn out like I would have liked but they were eaten!
Mini Brownies
My friend Leslie made these for a girl baby shower and I thought I would try my hand at making them for Valentine's day. So quick and easy! Make brownie mix, use mini ice cream scooper to put mix in each section (use cooking spray and do not use paper cups). After they bake and cool, place in each cup and decorate. She said not to bake in cups because they get greasy. Great idea!
Gotta love Betty Crocker to save some time. I am still gonna try Wilton's version because this one had a bit of a "cheap, premade taste" to it.
11/23/09
Pirate Party Ideas
Simple brown bags purchased from Target with crossbones pasted on and crossbone ribbon. Gift tags made with scrapbooking paper and basic white paper.
A treasure chest borrowed and filled with boxes and then layered in gold shiny paper from the Dollar Tree. Glue or tape jewels, coins, and other pirate goods.
I ordered a plain cake from Costco and decorated it myself. So easy!
More ideas to come as I upload the pictures......
9/24/09
Cub Scout Parties
I am now a den mom! Looking forward to sharing some Cub Scout party ideas.
More to come!
9/4/09
Golf Party for Kids
More pictures to be added....
Typical Costco cake.
Random shots at the local golf course for pictures at table.
We bought some grass carpet at Home Depot and lined the front entryway of the house with signs in the ground that said "Connor" and "19th Hole" and green balloons. Too bad I didn't get a picture when it was set-up.
For giveaway prizes for the adults, we gave little tees that said, "Happy 1st Birthday Connor" that I purchased on E-bay.
Typical Costco cake.
Random shots at the local golf course for pictures at table.
We bought some grass carpet at Home Depot and lined the front entryway of the house with signs in the ground that said "Connor" and "19th Hole" and green balloons. Too bad I didn't get a picture when it was set-up.
For giveaway prizes for the adults, we gave little tees that said, "Happy 1st Birthday Connor" that I purchased on E-bay. 8/17/09
Star Wars Party Ideas
Here are some ideas for a Star Wars party. I will be adding more pictures as I come across them.
I printed out clip art of Star Wars characters onto glossy photo paper (from Costco) and pasted them onto the bags while outlining them with silver puffy paint. It actually stuck and didn't fall off.
To make the Darth Vader cape, I bought shiny material from Joann's fabrics and cut them and stapled them to each Darth Doll (printed on photo paper). I covered the staple with silver paint and then added a sparkly red light saber (from pipe cleaner). I also attached the "doll" with a scrap booking clothespin so the kids could remove the Darth doll and play with it.
I ended up making about 45 of these custom bags. They covered our entire dining table!
I read about Yoda soda on some other sites, so here is how mine turned out.
For the Darth Vader pinata, I bought a Halloween pinata on clearance for $3.00 and adding a mask, spray painted it black and added a cape made from Shiny material. It wasn't perfect, but it was cheap and the kids loved it!
Gift Bags: I bought colorful bags from Michael's craft store with my coupon. My one regret was making custom gift bags for each person that RSVP'd. As the names would come in, I would label the bag with a marker on the back. But....when one kid didn't show up and another sibling came and needed a goody bag, I had to cross out the name and write a new one.
After the party, I vowed to make generic bags the next time!
I bought star twine and wrapped it around each handle to make it look "spacey."
I printed out clip art of Star Wars characters onto glossy photo paper (from Costco) and pasted them onto the bags while outlining them with silver puffy paint. It actually stuck and didn't fall off. To make the Darth Vader cape, I bought shiny material from Joann's fabrics and cut them and stapled them to each Darth Doll (printed on photo paper). I covered the staple with silver paint and then added a sparkly red light saber (from pipe cleaner). I also attached the "doll" with a scrap booking clothespin so the kids could remove the Darth doll and play with it.I ended up making about 45 of these custom bags. They covered our entire dining table! Here is the invitation I used for this party: http://peekintomyparty.blogspot.com/2008/11/star-wars-invitation.html
6/24/09
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