If you can even believe it, Sweden’s Parliament has gotten into the act of chiming in on kids’ party invitations.  When one child left out a few kids in his class from being invited to his party, the teacher took matters into her own hands and not only confiscated the party invitations, but also filed a complaint with the parliament…which is expecting to make a ruling on the case soon.

In the US, guidelines around party invitations are mainly dictated by the schools and school districts at a local level.  Think this would ever be something our Supreme Court would rule on?

It’s summer and watermelon is in season. This is such an easy favorite, and so good for you too!

Check out this link for easy watermelon recipes that keep the kids happy and cool!

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Pixar has done it again…another great movie for the kids this summer as Wall-E takes on cleaning up the Earth all on his own ~ for 700 years!  Tough job, but he finds himself on an adventure of a lifetime when he meets Eve!

You could definitely use an Outer Space party theme to bring this theme alive, but then also include a few Wall-E specific party activities too!

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Amount of Time: 5 Hours to 20 Hours
Budget: $150 to $750
Age Group: Any Age
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoors is probably best, hopefully on a warm day/evening

Special Notes: This is a very good theme for a family party — both kids and adults will enjoy themselves. You can make a luau be very inexpensive to more costly depending on the invitations, decorations, crafts, food, and goody bags that you have at the party. The following ideas are designed to provide ideas for any budget.

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Banana splits are so yummy, especially for kids during summertime. One of the BEST parts of this ice cream classic is that you can either make your own concoctions or stick to the tried and true. If your kid loves to make and eat banana splits, a great summer-themed party could revolve all around making, judging, and eating them!

Here are ideas to bring this party alive:

Williams-Sonoma Kids has the MOST darling circus animal cookie cutters for sale this summer season. With tiger, lion, giraffe, seal, and elephant shapes, one box of these can pull together a circus/carnival party or a jungle party. You can use these to outline your invitations, make a festive party menu, and even for party crafts to match. They are very versatile. I used these cookie cutters while I was on a jungle party media tour to create darling mini sandwiches filled with cream cheese and jam. 

Once you create the cookie cutter animal outline, you punch out the shape leaving many small details on these fun animals. 

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A great summertime dessert that the kids are bound to love at your party is a Beach Pail—and it is easy to make too! This is also a treat you could send in to school with your child to celebrate the end of the year and beginning of summer.

Take a clear cup and fill it with banana pudding, vanilla pudding mixed with bananas, and Nilla Wafers. Top it off with some crushed Nilla Wafers (for sand), gummy sea life, and a paper umbrella.

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