I didn’t bake this year for the holidays like I usually do so instead I thought it would be fun to give the little kiddos in our family little tubs of Play-doh and I’ve always wanted to create these little backer cards that I see all over the internet.
Hope you all have been enjoying the holiday season!
I’m all for custom (non-candy) Valentine cards. This year I decided to incorporate a cute bookmark into Jackson’s class Valentine cards since they are all starting to learn to read.
I think these would make for great party favors as well for any book lover’s birthday party, baby shower, bridal shower or even for a wedding.
For Jackson’s 6th birthday, he requested a birthday party where he could celebrate with all is classmates. I immediately thought about a backyard movie night party. A great way to keep the celebration outside, where we have the space to host plenty of people, and also include something that Jackson loves, watching movies.
For food, I stuck to a concession stand theme. Box trays filled with hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, and candy, which was a HUGE hit with our guests. Since I knew it would be a chilly night, I also had hot cocoa and coffee available.
Since The Lorax was the movie we showed that night, I thought it would be fun to do some themed mini cupcakes, which my sister once again nailed.
How cute are these truffela trees (cotton candy) and brown barbaloots (teddy grahams) covered mini cupcakes?!?!
The kids enjoyed watching the movie in our inflatable pool filled with tons of pillows and blankets while the parents stayed cozy on our patio furniture, yard chairs and plenty of blankets.
I totally forgot to take pictures of the goodie bags before the kids started taking them, but I used the same popcorn bags we used , filled them with fun little treats and sealed them with a cute little sticker.
I’ve always been a big believer in thank you notes and I will continue to instill these values to my kids. Showing your gratitude and making sure a person knows that their thoughtful gesture does not go unnoticed is so important. Jackson has been practicing to read and write more in class this year so I thought these thank you cards would be great for him. It took a few days for him to get through over 20 thank you notes, but he did it and I couldn’t of been more proud as a parent.
I still can’t believe it’s been a year already since Davis’ 1st birthday celebration! Although I opted for a more intimate celebration this year by going to the circus and dinner afterwards, I still thought it would be fun to mail out invitations to the few that would be attending. Here is a look at the circus themed invitations I designed, plus a few pics from the event.
Love the vintage inspired circus cupcake toppers my friend found at an estate sale. They were a perfect fit for this year’s theme and for the homemade cupcakes I made.
I had a lot of sidewalk chalk leftover from Davis’ 1st birthday party so I decided to incorporate them into Jackson’s school Valentine’s this year.
I hope the kiddos enjoy the chalk. I always feel like it’s a nice change from receiving candy or chocolates. Especially when we’ve been consuming so much of that since Halloween.
Hope you’re all having a lovely Valentine’s day!