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Party Time: Star Wars Birthday

It was easy picking the theme for my son’s 10th birthday as he’s a big Star Wars fans. First up, the invitation was the intro from the movies. I came up with the… Continue reading →

Party Time: Ever After High Party Table

Miss Parker turned 8 and to celebrate, the treats table was inspired by Ever After High. Pinks and purples were the colors of the day. Since Parker wanted a black-out chocolate cake, Melanie… Continue reading →

Party Time: A County Fair Birthday

I wasn’t sure I could top last year’s Maddie-licious party, but decided to try with a county fair theme after going to the Minnesota State Fair. With a little planning, fun prizes and… Continue reading →

Party Time: An Unbirthday Tea Party

UPDATED: We’ve added pictures from Bellamy Blue and more details. Our next celebration was an “unbirthday” tea party for Parker’s 5th birthday.   We decided to send invitations via Paperless Post. We love that… Continue reading →

Party Time: Maddie-licious

For Maddie’s 9th birthday, she decided she wanted a candy party. And so the wheels were set in motion for a Maddie-licious party.First thing was to get the invitation out. We decided to… Continue reading →

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Make This: Donut Vampire

You’ve probably seen donut vampires somewhere online at some point. I decided to make them this year but I used gummy teeth instead of plastic teeth since I didn’t want to mix inedible… Continue reading →

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Make This: No-Bake Lime Cheesecake Bars

I’m still not fully ready to turn on the oven just yet, so these no-bake bars from CompletelyDelicious.com are perfect and only four ingredients are needed for the filling. With just the right… Continue reading →

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Make This: Brigadeiros

Found all over Brazil, these tasty bites of fudgy goodness are dangerously easy to make. Cocoa, condensed milk, butter and something to roll them in are all you need. What’s even better is if… Continue reading →

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Make This: Raindrop Cake

With all the to-do about the raindrop cake at Smorgasburg earlier this year, I had to do some research into whether it was worth the trek and the lines to get one. After… Continue reading →

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Make This: No-Bake Reese’s Peanut Butter Bars

I Heart Naptime has this super easy recipe for no-bake Reese’s peanut butter bars that I just had to try. Super easy and super tasty! The only thing I would recommend is lining… Continue reading →

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Easy DIY: Star Wars Obstacle Course

I made this obstacle course for my son’s Star Wars party. It’s mostly made from shipping boxes and wrapping paper.   For the pillars, I used FedEx tube boxes, wrapping paper and printer… Continue reading →

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Easy DIY: Light Saber Decorations

While looking for decoration ideas for the party table, I came across fluorescent light covers at my local lighting store.  I bought various colored tubes that I then cut in half using an x-acto… Continue reading →

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Easy DIY: Cardboard and Tissue Paper Palm Tree

Our school is having a luau-themed auction this year. I bought a roll of cardboard from Uline to make tiki statutes but since I had so much leftover, I decided to try making… Continue reading →

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Make This: Caramel-filled Han Solo in Carbonite a.k.a. “Han Rolos”

I picked up this ice cube tray to make chocolate Han Solo toppers for a friend’s Purim treat. Since I had leftover caramel, I figured I give chocolate-covered caramels a try. I filled… Continue reading →