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Planning a Princess Tea on a Pauper’s Budget, Part 2

Yesterday I talked about planning aspects of a princess tea on a budget. Today I will continue to give you tips so you can create a special memory. Decorations: Your secret weapon is tulle. Tulle can be purchased at many discount stores. If you must go to the fabric store use your monthly coupon. Tulle is easy to work with even for those who do not consider themselves crafty. A yard of tulle wrapped in a big bow around the back of the chairs will make all the girls feel like princesses. For a royal table carefully attach tulle from … Continue reading →

Summer Party Fun

Perhaps you want to gather the clan for an Independence Day blowout or you just moved into a new home and want your loved ones to enjoy your outdoor living space. Whatever the reason, summer is the best season to entertain outside. The downside to throwing a party outside is that some amount of planning is involved. Fortunately, you don’t have to spend countless hours pouring over party plans. By following these simple tips you can impress friends and family… and actually have fun in the process: Pick a Theme This should be your first step. Fortunately, summer lends itself … Continue reading →

Gloves, Hats, and Necklaces – Craft Ideas for Tea Parties

What’s a tea party without gloves? I have several ideas for decorating gloves, depending on the age group of your guests and how many adult helpers you have. If you are lucky you can sometimes find old dress gloves at thrift stores and garage sales. If you can’t find them or don’t want to glue things to almost antique clothing, gloves meant for keeping lotion on your hands, or those one size fits all stretch gloves that cost about a dollar work just fine too. Plain gloves are fine and will feel fancy to the children. But gloves with decorations … Continue reading →

Tea Party Birthday Parties

Tea party themed birthday parties can be loads of fun, and aren’t hard to put together. For invitations consider a teacup-shaped card with a string and tag attached mimicking a tea bag. You can write your party details on the tag and on the cup. Dressing up is the most fun part. You can invite your guest to come dressed up, or consider it a party activity. Position a mirror in the party room so the girls can see how they look. Provide boas, tiaras, and loads and loads of beaded necklaces and bracelets. Thrift stores and garage sales are … Continue reading →

Birthday Sandwiches for a Tea Party

What happens when two over grown kids put their heads together? You get a new category for the food blog & fun blogs–Birthday Parties! But make sure to check out the fun blog too as Lauri G and I are teaming up to bring you one birthday party per month complete with food ideas (in this blog) and fun ideas to go along with the theme in the fun blog. This month’s theme is a tea party for four to seven year olds. Little girls love to make believe that they are more grown up than they are and so … Continue reading →

Simple Summer Shindigs

Just because you don’t have a summer birthday doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate with a monster bash that people will be talking about well into winter. Summer parties typically involve barbeques, backyard bonfires and plenty of beverages. However, if you are looking to spice up your seasonal get-together why not think outside of the box with these fun themes: Go West: Ditch the beach theme and kick up your heels at a western-themed hoedown. Print up invitations on computerized wanted posters and request that guests attend the party in western duds. For those who forget their gear, hand out large, … Continue reading →

Pirate Adventure

My 6-year-old daughter recently attended a birthday party with a “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” theme. The animated show on Disney Junior is based on Peter Pan, but is much cuter and tamer than the original pirate/fairy movie. My daughter happens to love the show, but is not a huge pirate fan. Rather, she adores Tick-Tock the Crocodile and Skully the bird. Given her affinity for animals instead of buccaneers, I wondered how she’d do at the pirate fest. Turns out she had a blast, thanks in large part to the birthday boy’s mother’s creativity. Here are just a … Continue reading →

Buffet Parties: Who’s On First?

Similar but even more aggravating than the cocktail party, is the stand-up buffet. Since the food fare is more substantial than those cocktail party “one-biters,” finding easy and graceful ways to serve it and consume it become paramount issues. A buffet is a great way to serve many people simultaneously without the formality of a sit-down dinner. It usually complements an important occasion: a wedding, a divorce, the relocation of an unwanted friend or relative, a graduation, birthday etc. One rule of thumb about buffet food is to fit the food with the hour. Tea sandwiches, tiny canapés and pastries … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events for Scrapbooking In November

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of November Aviation History Month International Drum Month National Peanut Butter Lovers Month (a month for me!) November 5th-9th is Dear Santa Letter Week November 14th-20th is American Education Week November 15th-21st is National Children’s Book Week November 21st-27th is National Game and … Continue reading →