Age groups: School-age (5-8 yrs), Tweens (8-13yrs), Early teens (13-14yrs)
Category: Invitations
Effort: 3 hours
Cost: About 35.00 total
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Loading ...Wiffle Ball Party: Invite/T-Shirt/Favor All-In-One
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Loading ...RSVP Blues
Contributed by: Amy, Scottsdale Arizona
It is a little different, but after going through many birthday parties and NEVER getting RSVPs I have devised a trick. It doesn’t work for family members, but I don’t feel bad calling them to see if they are coming…but, for school friends…
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Loading ...A Green Scavenger Hunt
Welcome Katie Schultz! She is our Guest Party Blogger and blogs at Schultz Party of Four. I absolutely love scavenger and treasure hunts of all types and so when I found Katie’s idea on a Color Scavenger Hunt, I just had to reach out and see if she would share her idea with us. Welcome Katie! Make sure to visit her at Schultz Party of Four too!
Inexpensive and super simple, a Color Scavenger Hunt is something kids and parents can appreciate.
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Loading ...Choosing a Theme…Early! by Guest Party Blogger Jess Newman
I love extending a very warm welcome to Jess Newman, owner of Polkadots & Pirates, an amazing party resource for anyone looking to plan a cool kids’ party. Jess’ ideas are full of innovation, color, and fun. Just look at some of her birthday collages below. In her About pd&p Section of her site, she states, Polkadots & Pirates was created due to a bit of a crazed obsession with my kids’ birthday parties. I am that mom up at 3 am making party decorations or planning the next year’s party the day after the last one is over! I don’t believe they have to be the biggest or the best, just something that both you and your child enjoy. I am thrilled to have her as a Guest Party Blogger. Welcome Jess!
Anyone who knows me also knows that when it comes to picking a theme and planning for a party, sooner than later is always better. In fact, I have already started planning all of my kids next parties, which aren’t until September, December, and February. Crazy? Well yes, maybe. That word has been used to describe me before, but I swear that it is smarter, cheaper, and less stressful in the long run, too! Here are a few reasons why picking a theme early can be helpful:
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Loading ...A Carnival Party with Amy Turn Sharp
Please welcome Amy Turn Sharp, who recently shared her carnival party theme with me. Amy is the owner of www.littlealouette.etsy.com and a blogger at doobleh-vay. She is also an editor at Kirtsy and Blog Nosh and writes a weekly column for Scoutie Girl! Although Amy is busy, she loves planning parties! Amy says, “I laugh about how I actually love planning them more than working on them! I think that my kids will recall some details of their parties when they are older- much like I did. My parents were way into birthdays and it has rubbed off I think! It is a guilty pleasure to pretend plan parties in my head!”
Check out Amy’s carnival party at doobleh-vay. Very cool. I asked Amy what she thought the high points of the party were, and here is what she said:
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Loading ...A Birthday Party That Didn’t Break the Bank
Welcome guest party blogger, Wendy Thomas! She is the mother of six children and lives in New Hampshire with her husband, Marc. Wendy writes a weekly column in the Nashua Telegraph called “Simple Thrift” that offers thrifty tips for today’s times. She also blogs about her family’s budget experiments (including the great hamburger experiment) at www.simplethrift.wordpress.com.
This weekend I tried to do the near impossible. I tried to have a Birthday party for my 9 year old daughter with a budget of less than 10 dollars.
(3 votes)
Loading ...Day of the Dead Skulls How-To
Thinking about throwing a pink skulls party this year? I just love the idea of making sugar skulls at this party (for tweens and teens) or just as a fun Halloween activity! Thanks, Amy L., for the great idea!
To Make the Skulls:
