Here’s a milestone birthday idea that’s memorable and fun: a mailbox stuffed with personalized birthday postcards with well wishes from family and friends! Just mail these personalized pre-stamped blank postcards to friends and family asking them to write memories and best wishes.
Paper Crafts
You guys! Check out this cardboard and paper Magic Tree House birthday party decoration that I made for Elise’s 7th birthday. It was actually really easy to make, cost less than $10, made the party feel super magical. The Magic Tree House book series by author Mary Pope Osborne follows the adventures of Jack and …
Here’s a cute and thoughtful ‘Will You Be My Bridesmaid?’ DIY gift idea: ask your besties to be a part of your big day by attaching your request to a bottle of their favorite bottle of wine.
Engaged? Here’s a simple and clever way to ask ‘will you be my groomsman?’ and ‘will you be my best man?’ I want to share this easy ‘Will You Be My Groomsman?’ DIY gift idea that I made for the Amazing Connections™ Official Velcro Company Blog as part of a wedding series that shows how …
I want to share these easy DIY photo centerpieces for wedding receptions, showers and engagement parties that I made for the Amazing Connections™ Official Velcro Company Blog as part of a wedding series that shows how to use VELCRO® Brand fasteners to add simple and clever personal touches to your big day. This easy and …
Here’s a printable fire and flames happy birthday personalized banner for a modern and classy fireman birthday party, or a ‘Planes Fire & Rescue’-inspired birthday party. And you can download instantly, personalize it and print yourself– no waiting!
Here are printable airplane printable goodie bag (favor bag) luggage tags for a modern and classy airplane birthday party. And you can download instantly, personalize it and print yourself– no waiting! Each tag is sized 5” tall x 3″ wide when folded. Personalize and print as many as you need for your airplane birthday party …
Here’s an easy and fun DIY Star Wars birthday party game for a Star Wars Birthday Party: Pin The Tail On Darth Vader. I love old school birthday parties. I’m not talking pinterest-level wedding-esque birthday parties but rather the old timey throwback pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey types of birthday parties. I loved this upgrade of an old birthday …
I’ve gotten a number of questions asking about my free printable Star Wars birthday banner hanging above my easy homemade BB-8 birthday cake at Elise’s Star Wars birthday party. I made the printable Star Wars birthday banner for Elise’s Return of the Birthday Star Wars party – and now it’s yours
Here’s a sweet and easy kid’s craft activity for Valentine’s Day: DIY Paper Heart Bracelets. They’re super cute, really easy to make, and fun to add a burst of February color.
Here’s a super Valentine’s Day idea for children in preschool and elementary school: printable Super Friends temporary tattoos! I made these for Elise when she was in her Super Hero phase. All of her buddies loved them, and now they can be yours too! These are easy to make on your own. You basically purchase …
Happy New Year! Today I want to share our family’s new year’s card and talk a little bit about measuring time. First, I love these photos of the kids. I took them on Damen south of Cortland in Chicago. We had a lot of fun doing a little photo shoot and then walking down the …
This DIY Star Wars Opening Crawl on our stairs was my favorite party decoration at Elise’s ‘Return of the Birthday: Episode VI’ Star Wars Birthday Party. Yes, I love love love my lightsaber color theme, and my printable Star Wars birthday party banner, and my Sarlacc Pit party game, and the Han Solo in Carbonite …
Here’s an easy and tasty complete Thanksgiving dinner menu with recipes, grocery shopping list, and daily preparation schedule for a memorable Thanksgiving dinner that combines traditional favorites with fresh modern twists. This is Thanksgiving menu planning made easy!
Make my easy airplane birthday cake to make for your little pilot. This cute airplane cake is part of my Modern Airplane birthday party theme, and it’s super fast to make at home using my free printable airplane and cloud cake toppers. I made this easy airplane birthday cake for Liam’s 3rd birthday party. I …