Hi friends! How are you doing? I hope you are settling into a little bit of a school year rhythm, dare I say, we are starting to finally feel the groove and it’s awesome. I have something else awesome for you today too. Free printable gift labels. Not only just free printable gift labels, super… Continue reading We Have a Gift for You
Category: Entertaining
bridgeBOX
That little assortment of stationery yumminess arrived at my door step last week as a gift and I welcomed my bridgeBOX with a SQUEAL!
I love stationery. Can’t get enough. I am a big believer in the old school hand written thank you note. And, nothing makes me happier than pulling out a cute piece of stationery to write a personal note to someone….
How to Throw an Inexpensive Birthday Party
Over the past 8 years, my kid’s birthday parties have run the gamut from simple to elaborate, expensive to under $80, total which inspired this post on how to throw an inexpensive birthday party. And what I have learned is elaborate or expensive doesn’t necessarily make for a better party. But it can make for a more stressed out mom…
Pajamas and Pancakes Birthday Party
My youngest turned 5 last week and we threw her a small pajamas and pancakes birthday party which turned out to be the easiest, most inexpensive kid party on record for me (around $80 total), so I wanted to share the ideas with you.
At 5 years old, my daughter’s preschool friends pretty much are just thrilled to have a play date. Throw in some balloons and cupcakes, and life is really good.
Here are some of the SIMPLE pajamas and pancakes theme ideas that made it extra fun.
Kids’ Birthday Parties: The Gray Areas
Recently we shared a post on our Facebook page that got a ton of comments and shares and I could just hear moms everywhere yelling “Amen sister!” On that note, we have some really good stuff we share on our Facebook page, if you don’t follow, please click here to like us. I think you will be happy you did.
The post was from a blogger called Scary Mommy (she’s hilarious – highly recommend following if you don’t already) with an attempt to unite moms across America to end the birthday party favor tradition for kids.
I am so on board.
Nothing bugs me more than cheap trinkets cluttering our house, and once the kids leave the party, they likely never touch them again. I would rather the host save their money. Isn’t the party enough for the kids?
Her post got me thinking about another pet peeve of mine regarding kids’ birthday parties…