SNOWMAN NIGHT LIGHTS

Back in October, we celebrated my mom’s birthday and I used battery-operated tea lights to make luminaries for the outdoors. I decided to make a few little night lights for my children (they love them in the car and in their rooms) and thought I would share them with you. They are such a hit around my house that we decided to make them as party favors for upcoming Christmas parties. I thought they would look cute as “toppers” for drinks…

I used ping pong balls for the heads. My husband drilled a hole in each one for me. His advice is to use a light touch when you drill…my son loved the drilling part of this idea! You just slide the ping pong ball over the tea light.

I tied ribbon around for the scarf to cover the bottom of the tea light. Add craft eyes and a paper carrot nose. I hot glued those on and drew a smile with a Sharpie~

I also love them on push pops filled with marshmallows~ this would be cute as part of a cocoa bar or as a party favor. Use a Glue Dot (found at craft stores) to stick the light onto the push-pop top. It comes off easily so that the children can keep the light.

So much fun in the dark! Easy to make and easy for the children to turn on and off. We love these!

Photography~Shannah Montgomery~ Zoomworks Photography www.zoom-works.com

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Categories: Holiday, Party Planning

Tagged: Christmas, Snowman

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE PARTY

What began as a simple gesture to introduce my daughter to a wonderful book series has become a special evening ritual for us- reading Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books! I must admit, I didn’t realize quite how interesting these books would be to her, but she cannot wait to read all nine in the series. It was only fitting that her birthday party focus around Little House on the Prairie! Together, we had a ball planning all of the details of her party that related to the books in some way. At Camille’s request, we focused on some of her favorite parts of the stories… prairie flowers, covered wagons, tee pees, the colors in the drawings of the books, and “pretty”…because “Ma” liked things to be pretty!

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CAMILLE’S FIESTA ~ MEXICAN THEME BIRTHDAY PARTY IDEAS

Celebrating your birthday with a Mexican Fiesta is a sure way to have a great time! My daughter and several of her friends had a ball with all of the bright colors and (hopefully) vivid memories of a beautiful party day full of fun! Planning all of the party ideas and details was loads of fun- although we don’t claim to have everything authentically perfect- this is our take on a party that combines Mexican birthday party ideas with a young girl’s likes and wishes! For instance, we know hedgehogs don’t hail from Mexico- but when she fell in love with a festive-looking hedgehog at a local shop, we decided the hedgehog would make a perfectly fun party favor! So read on and enjoy- and hopefully you will find an idea or two that you can use for a Mexican-themed party or even a Cinco de Mayo celebration, too- and inspiration to incorporate ideas that make your party perfectly-suited for the birthday child!

LILLY PULITZER CAKE DECORATING FLAMINGO BIRTHDAY PARTY IDEAS

There is nothing like the bright colors and happy prints of Lilly Pulitzer to make every day feel like a party! For my daughter’s 12th birthday party, she wanted to decorate cakes~ Lilly-style! So, in order to decide how to mesh the two, I kept thinking “if Lilly had a cake shop instead of a juice stand”… I have to admit, this was one fun party to plan! It is a blast to see where ideas go in the hands of a TWEEN! Enjoy and remember, “…being happy never goes out of style!”.