Monster Mash Bash

Halloween is just a few weeks away...

WAIT...Did I just say that?

I have hosted a few Halloween parties over the years

Halloween Glam, Halloween Witch...etc.

This year I wanted to try something a little less girly

and kid friendly! 

 

So, I hosted a Halloween Monster Mash Bash

block party and scavenger hunt.

It was full of more treats than tricks...

We started the party by dividing up into 2 groups

for the scavenger hunt!

I designed these cards to make it easy for the

both groups to roam the neighborhood

looking for Halloween themed items.

Lucky us because my city is hosting a

Halloween decorating competition

so it was fairly easy for the kids

to find most of the things on their lists.

Just check out this yard!

I just love this picture of my daughter running with her scavenger list!

Such a competitor she is!

Wouldn't you know it,there was a tie!

The kids each got a Goody bag prize for

the scavenger hunt!

Each bag was filled with Halloween

themed items and candy.

After all of the roaming and searching,

the kids all came back for a sweet treat!

I keep the place setting simple with

scrapbook paper as a place mat in the party colors of

Orange, Black, Green, and Purple.

I found these cute eyeball rings at a party store

and thought it would make a fun napkin ring!

I think it turned out pretty cute!

For an added touch, I attached eyes to a fuzzy balls

and then glued them to the forks and spoons!

The kids sipped Monster Drinks from

these glass jars accented with a

stripped straw!

I found these fun pencil toppers to place a top

the straws!

Scary cute.....

The kids enjoyed sweet treats like

Cupcakes and Brownies.

Test Tubes of Monster Eyeballs....

 It was a fabulous time!

You can find all of the Monster Printables

in my Shop HERE!

Even the Mummy's A.K.A Mommies,

went home with a sweet treat!

Chevron bags filled with dark chocolates!

YUM!

Hope you all have a fabulous Halloween!

Vendor Sources:
Printables:  Simply Creative Printables
Party Styling:  Simply Creative Insanity

Chevron bags:  Pick your Plum

Striped Goody Bags:  Pick Your Plum





Spooky Spider Web....

Looking for a fun, inexpensive and easy

party favor to do with the kiddos this Halloween?

How about these

Spooky Spider Web Treats!

Here is what you will need:

Clear Cello Bags

Cotton Candy

Plastic Spiders

and these fun tags!

You can find the tags HERE!

Happy Haunting!

Sparkly and Girly Bowling Party

My daughter recently celebrated her 8th birthday

with a Bowling Bash!

Ok, so it wasn't so recent, April seems like forever ago....

and it was!

I am just that behind on posting parties!

We always have our parties at home but,

we sold our home in 2 days and I was scrambling!

This was my opportunity to let someone else do the party...Right?

Not a chance....come on I bleed glitter!

So, the challenge was to have a stylish party

that was fun and easy to set up and take down!

They do not give you much time when hosting

a party on site such as a bowling alley.

You all know....they give you about 15 minutes!

I sweat it out and it came out beautifully!

On with the party!

We decided on the colors Pink, Blue, Black and White

Fun bowling colors!

I was able to take old bowling pins from the bowling alley weeks in advance

and give them some paint and embellished them with sequin!

I used foam balls on the table as bowling balls.

I just gave them a lot of paint and added some circles as the holes.

I decorated the tables with the black linens, bowling pins and balls,

polka dot balloons and painted chipboard numbers.

I used hot pink card stock for a place mat and added

a polka dot cup, stripped straw, gable boxes and

"Gutterball" gumball favors.

Each place settings was accented with these

 very delicious and adorable cookies!

The cake was beautiful with diamond accents and a very sweet border

of Bowling Pins and Bowling Balls!

Party Favors included

Cookies

Mini Bowling Trophies

 Gumballs and Gaming Cards!

All of these treats were stashed away in these

"Bowling Bags"!

Thirsty? These water labels were the perfect way to dress
up that water bottle.

The kids had so much fun bowling, playing games,
and taking pictures with this fun frame!

And of course no birthday is complete without a custom birthday shirt!

Modern Fills has been creating birthday shirts for my girls since

they were wee little ones!

They are fabulous shirts!

 We have a nice little collection going!

Party Invitations to match the party decor!

I used a black envelope and

 Envelope Wrappers that came FREE

with the invitation order!

This was my first experience hosting my own party somewhere
other than my house.  My daughter and myself prefer parties at home but,
I have to admit having a party host at Alley Cats
was great....oh and the clean up...a Breeze!

Thanks for parting with me!

Party Vendors:

Printables:  Simply Creative Printables

Party Styling:  Simply Creative Insanity
Birthday Shirt: Modern Frills

Cookies:  A Cookie Jar

Cake:  Margarita Rios

Gable Boxes: Container Store

Trophies: Party City

Venue:  Alley Cats

Halloween Craft: Mummy Cans!

Keeping with the Halloween theme of the week,

I found this really cute and fun craft

to make with my kiddos!

Turn those used pringle cans into this!

Fill with cookies or snacks as a gift!

You can find the tutorial here

at Alderberry Hill blog!

Freebie Alert: Halloween Signs!

I know it is still 102 here in Texas and it still feels like summer!

However, the kids are back in school and it is time to start thinking about

all of the fun holidays ahead of us this fall!

One of my favorite holidays to host a party for is

Halloween!

Lets start the planning with a little free printable from my shop!

There are 2 8x10 designs to choose from!

All you need to do is click on the Scribd link on the right hand side bar on my blog.

Download and print for a fun sign!

Back to School Photo Tips

I can't believe it is that time of year again!

Back to School!

I have some photo tips and examples to make

the first of school memories last forever!

I don't claim to have it all together when it comes

to photography but, I do have a few tips

that I have used in the past.

1. When it comes to the child, try to capture more than just a face.

A few examples:

Backpack at feet

Apple in Hand

New Shoes

2.  Photograph the child's new surrounds

A few examples:

Name on desk

Class Schedule

Snap shot of a stack of books

3.  Before school starts take a few shots from home

A few examples:

The alarm clock time

First day of school breakfast

Brushing teeth or hair

Packing lunch

Photo colleges are a great way to put the photos together.

I use Pic Monkey to edit my photos and make my colleges.

Here is a little sample of my back to school photos from last year

with a few examples I used above!



Hope everyone has a great back to school!

Push Up Pencil Pops!

School is right around the corner and there is

lots of cute inspiration for making lots of wonderful

items for the kids and teachers!

By the way, what did we do before Pinterest?

Anyway, I woke up to this awesome idea this morning in my news feed!

Bakerella has done it again!!

Check out these Pencil Push Up Pops!

I am going to make these for the kiddos for sure!

How fun!

You can find the containers in my shop here:

Simply Creative Printables

Happy beginning of school!

BOO! These make it sweet though!