Last month we celebrated my son's second birthday by putting together a Jungle Safari birthday party. Yesterday I shared with you the decorations and the food of the jungle safari birthday party (which you can read about HERE), and today I'm going to show you some of the activities, the cake, and more! I'm even giving you a free printable for you to use if you choose to use this theme! The whole time the party was going on I had some awesome jungle animal sounds I found on iTunes playing ... [ Read More ]
Jungle Safari Birthday Party
Last month I put together a very fun jungle safari birthday party for my little guy who just turned two years old. I LOVE the way that everything came together, and I wanted to share some of the details and photos of the party with you! This is part one of the jungle safari party, which will mostly cover decoration and food. You can find part 2 here, where I share the games and activities, outfits, the cake, and more fun details about the party, including free printable safari passess for ... [ Read More ]
Easy DIY Fall Wreath from Paper
My kids are back to school today, and I am in the mood for fall, even though it has been in the 90's around here... ugh. I can't wait for crisp, cool sweater weather! I thought I'd share with you my VERY FIRST blog post I wrote last year for this blog when it was just a brand new baby. ;) Over the weekend this fall wreath was featured on Disney's Babble (eek, one of my absolute favorites!!), so it couldn't have been too bad for a first blog post, right?! So without further ado, here's the ... [ Read More ]
Colored Popcorn Recipe with Jell-O
Have you ever seen an amazing party on Pinterest where they served bright, colored popcorn that matched the colors and theme of the party, and wondered how in the world they made it, or where they bought it? That was me this week! And I have the secret ingredient... Jell-O! I love the look of bright, cheery colored popcorn in an apothecary jar at a candy or sweets table at a party. I just made a big batch of pretty turquoise Jell-O popcorn for my daughter's ... [ Read More ]
DIY Vintage Wood Travel Games
Today I have a really cute DIY vintage wood travel games I'm so excited to share with you! I'm also thrilled to be part of a blog hop with 8 amazing bloggers, all of whom have some great summer travel tutorials for you today! I have always loved wood games. I love how nostalgic they are, and their vintage, classic look. I recently took a trip to Home Depot, bought some supplies, and set out to make my own "vintage" wooden games set for our family ... [ Read More ]
DIY Binoculars for Kids
I am in full panic party planning mode for my son's Jungle Safari birthday party this weekend, and I wanted to share with you an easy party favor I came up with that cost me absolutely no money to make- DIY binoculars for kids! What jungle explorer ventures off into the jungle without bringing along his trusty binoculars?! Not any that are coming to my party, that's for sure ;) I've been saving up toilet paper rolls for the last few weeks, and I whipped up a batch of these as party favors ... [ Read More ]