We love birthday’s in our home and try to make them special for each child. This usually includes their favorite dinner, a birthday cake, and an outing to a local park with some friends. Once a year, though, we like to throw a birthday party for one of the four children, alternating between each child […]
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Charcuterie Table
Have I ever admitted on here that I rarely pronounce words correctly? Words like apricot, pecan, Oregon, and wainscoting are a few that are debatable and even excusable. I’m not referring to those words, though. I’m talking about words like anonymous, where the N’s and M’s get all mixed up; synonym, which of course comes […]
Seeing Zebras
We are having a small party for our oldest daughter this weekend, so naturally I am in a complete party planning mindset. This is her first “birthday party” and she requested zebra party. She then quickly changed her mind to a purple elephant party but eventually came back around to the zebra theme. So we’re […]
Fun Idea: Party Snack Bag
Birthday parties can be labor intensive and expensive. This snack bag station I spotted at a recent birthday party is a fun and super simple way to feed multitudes at without breaking the bank. Set out containers like these metal pails with various foods and provide bags so that guests can create their own snack […]
DIY Party Hat Decoration Station
Yesterday I shared pictures of Elijah’s birthday party but wanted to dedicate an entire post on the decorate-your-own-party-hat station. I got the idea from Oh Happy Day who you should really go check out. For supplies I used googly eyes, pretty pipe cleaners, assorted washi tape, pom poms that the kids and I made out […]
Ice Cream Birthday Party
I’ve never thrown or hosted a birthday party before, but for my son’s 10th birthday I wanted to do something special for him. Elijah was so excited, I was super nervous. Spoiler: In the end, everything turned out great. In our tiny house I set up a sundae station, a party hat decorating station, a […]