FUN WITH KIDS: LET THE KIDDOS HELP...THEY CAN MAKE IT PERFECT!

For my daughters 3rd birthday we had a Lion King Party.  

For those of you that know me personally you know I LOVE LOVE LOVE parties....Especially Birthdays!

I planned to make these cute pretzel sticks all perfectly painted just like the pictures.  Lets just say I quickly gave up and about threw this mold in the trash.  

Instead, I gave the mold to my daughter, to keep her occupied so I could finish the cupcakes.  Needless to say, they turned out adorable & ended up being my favorite part!

Of course the pretzel sticks where FREE from earlier sales.

I picked up the mold & candy melts at Michael's with 

40% off coupons. 

I recommend buying the Wilton Colored Candy Melts.  Chocolate is very fragile and if you are not using oil based food dye the chocolate will quickly clump up & separate! 

Emma wanted to help so bad, so painting was a perfect task for her.  We melted the colored candy melts and let her go at it.  

 I think they turned out adorable & yes PERFECT!

I plan to let her do this every year!  

We call it Art by Emma!

Moral of the story:

Sometimes you just have to let go and let "perfect" shine through the way it is intended!  

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PARTY IDEAS: MEMORY LETTERS

Earlier this month we celebrate our oldest son 

graduating from High School & Going to the Marines.

I wanted to display pictures of Tyler in all the different stages of this life,

though didn't want to pay the price to have so many pictures printed.

This was a very simple project & would be fun to do for any Birthday or Anniversary Party

So, I came up with Memory Letters.  

• I used my Michael 50% off coupons to pick up the wooden letters for $1 each
• I printed the pictures on normal printing paper at home to cut down on printing cost.  
• I printed all the pictures no larger than 3x2 inches so I was able to fit lots of pictures on 1 page of paper.
• We attached two letters together on an angle.  This made them more stable to stand up

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PARTY IDEA: CUPCAKE LINERS ARE NOT JUST FOR CUPCAKES!

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What a great idea for an outdoor party.

Use cupcake liners to cover your beverages so bugs and outdoor things 

don't get into your glass!

Cupcake liners come in just about every print & color so it would be easy 

to make them fit right in with your party decor!

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