Category: Parties/Projects
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DIY Large Lego Bricks
For my son’s lego birthday party, I made two different types of large lego bricks: standing bricks and laying bricks for placing snacks on. Both were a great addition to the party and the best part is, I was able to finish this project in one day. Standing Bricks I removed and discarded the lids…
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DIY Large Lego Heads
For my son’s lego birthday party, I wanted large lego heads for our table decor. I found a lego head on Amazon for $35 and realized how quickly the cost would add up if I were to purchase a handful of these. So, I searched for DIY lego heads online and the projects I found…
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Lego Birthday Party
This was such a fun and colorful birthday theme and I love that my son was able to make so many of the decorations himself! He started building all of his legos a month before his birthday party and this was the result: For the dessert table, I made a mini lego banner for one…
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DIY Super Mario Bricks and Question Blocks
I made these awesome Super Mario brick and question blocks for my son’s Super Mario birthday party. I placed some piranha plants that I made on top of them and our house was magically transformed into Mushroom Kingdom! Read on for details.. I started this project by ordering a 25 pack of 12x12x12 boxes from…
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Super Mario Question Box Punch Game (aka Mario’s Puzzle Punch)
This Super Mario punch game will take your party to the next level (pun intended). This doubled as a super fun game as well as a great party decoration for my son’s Super Mario birthday. My kids said they felt like they were in the video game when they punched the question boxes just like…
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DIY Super Mario Piranha Plants
Super Mario piranha plants are a staple in the video game. When it came time to plan my son’s Super Mario birthday party, we wanted to make some as part of the decor. Love their vibrant colors and how eye catching they are. I’ll show you how to make these snappy creatures with just a…
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DIY Super Mario Thwomps
Good luck beating the levels of Mushroom Kingdom when Thwomps are around. Their goal is to crush, so don’t find yourself underneath one. For my son’s Super Mario birthday, we turned our hallway into a Thwomp tunnel. Read on to find out how to make these giant stone faces yourself.. Enter if you dare! I…
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Super Mario Question Block Piñata
I made this question block piñata for my son’s Super Mario birthday party. If you’ve never made your own piñata, have no fear! This piñata project is beginner friendly. I’ll walk you through all the steps.. A visual of the piñata in action I started by cutting a slit on the four vertical edges of…
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Super Mario Castle Cake
I made this Super Mario castle cake for my son’s fifth birthday. This was my first go at making a cake with fondant icing and although I had several panic attacks during its creation, I learned so much and would definitely do it again. This project will require a few days of prep to make…
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DIY Super Mario Levels
For my son’s Super Mario birthday, we turned each room in our house into a different level of the video game. Each level had a challenge, including the final level, Bowser’s Battle, where guests had to save Princess Peach from Bowser! Super fun and everyone’s favorite…Let’s-A-Go! The game started at Mushroom Kingdom (our mini kitchen…
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A Super, Super Mario Birthday
My kids love all things Super Mario: activity books, coloring books, toy figures, video games, and even bandaids. Our favorite video game to play as a family is Mario Party Superstars mini games, so much fun. When it came time to choose a theme for my son’s fifth birthday party, a Super Mario birthday was…
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3 Christmas Craft Gifts Your Kids can Make for the Whole Family
It has become a tradition of ours to make Christmas gifts for the whole family every year. My kids LOVE making presents for everyone and passing them out on Christmas. If you’re ready to get crafty, put on your favorite Christmas playlist, top your hot cocoa with some marshmallows, and keep reading. Here are our…
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A Girly Jungle Birthday Party
My kids are still talking about my daughter’s jungle birthday party and how much fun they had that day. We celebrated her sixth birthday at Scooter’s Jungle and they had such a blast! You can’t go wrong with a huge slide, zip lining, a bouncy house, ping pong, air hockey, and more. I usually plan…
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Cars DIY Mack and Mater
I was super excited to make this DIY Mack and Mater for a Cars themed party my friend was planning for her son’s third birthday. All it took were some boxes, paint, and a little imagination! Read on to find out how I zoomed my way through this project.. Mack Mater
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Pirate Party Games and Activities
Are you in search of some fun pirate games and activities? Well, look no further! Guests at my son’s Jake and the Neverland Pirates fourth birthday party enjoyed an adventurous treasure hunt, a pirate trivia game for kids and adults, as well as a piñata filled with pirate goodies. Read below for details on our…
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Pirate Ship Cake
My son wanted a Jake and the Neverland Pirates birthday party for his fourth birthday. So I baked him a pirate ship cake named Bucky, Jake and his crew’s trusty ship from the show. I always get nervous before baking one of my kid’s birthday cakes because I am by no means an expert baker,…
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Jake and the Neverland Pirates Birthday Party
I’ve always wanted to throw a pirate party. My son’s love for the show “Jake and the Neverland Pirates” gave me the perfect excuse to throw one for his fourth birthday. The decor for this party was a little tricky because I wanted to turn the front of the house into a pirate ship, but…
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A Kid Friendly Halloween Carnival at Home
Who doesn’t love a carnival? My kids were so excited about this idea. We played games, decorated pumpkin cookies, and the kids loved crawling under a huge spider web to get their Halloween gift baskets. Definitely a spooktacular time! Witches Hats Ring Toss I set up a different game in each room of the house.…
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Wagon Makeover: Turn Your Wagon Into a Pirate Ship
This pirate ship project was a bit more challenging than this Spooky Halloween Mobile project, but if you’re up to the task your kids will thank you! Here’s a link of a covered two seater wagon similar to ours. This is not a last minute project you are going to want to take on the…
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Wagon Makeover: Turn Your Wagon Into a Spooky Halloween Mobile
I felt the need to go a little over the top for Halloween and turned our two seater wagon into a Spooky Mobile that matched my kids’ costumes. We got loads of compliments while trick or treating and my kids loved riding in it. Here’s a link of a covered two seater wagon similar to…
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A Whimsical Wedding
It was surreal being able to plan my brother’s wedding reception in our dad’s backyard, the same venue of my wedding seven years earlier. It’s such a special place with so many amazing memories, the perfect backdrop for a whimsical wedding.
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Princess Party Games and Activities
What’s better than a scavenger hunt? A scavenger hunt for dragon eggs! Read below to find out more about our hunt as well as some other games we played at my daughter’s princess birthday party. Scavenger Hunt Cookie Decorating Station Princess Pictionary Pretty Pink Piñata
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Princess Castle Cake
I made this cake for my daughter’s princess themed birthday party. Here is a link to more details on the princess party.
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A Perfect Princess Party
Get ready for a royal celebration any princess would be perfectly pleased with. Little details are really what made this party so special. Like the fondant flowers I made for the princess castle birthday cake, which I go into further detail below. Let’s start with the outdoor decor.. Outdoor Decor Indoor Decor Food Games
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Outdoor Dinosaur Activities
You can’t go wrong with a dinosaur egg piñata and a dinosaur egg hunt. Both are super fun activities that my kids are crazy about. I made the piñata for this party. Read more to find out how I did it as well as how I incorporated the dinosaur egg hunt with the piñata. I…
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