Aren't these ice cream bowls and spoons awesome?? We used these for my daughter's Daisy Girl Scout Ice Cream Social. The best part....they are from Dollar Tree and come 3 bowls & 3 bowls to a package for ONLY $1.oo!
These little treats are doughnut holes dipped in white chocolate with piped on letters and numbers.
See more Bingo party inspiration in the May 2010 edition of Parents Magazine.
These little treats are doughnut holes dipped in white chocolate with piped on letters and numbers. See more Bingo party inspiration in the May 2010 edition of Parents Magazine.Mardi Gras – aka Carnival and Fat Tuesday – a festive holiday full of indulgence is soon to be upon us once again on February 16th, 2010. Originally taken from a pagan Roman fertility holiday known as Lupercalia, the event that is now Mardi Gras has transformed through the centuries spreading across Europe and appearing in America in the New Orleans area with the arrival of the French around the 1700’s. Since the holiday has deep ancient roots, the traditions of Mardi Gras are extremely rich in symbolism, history and culture. Ever wonder about their origins? What is the meaning behind the Mardi Gras masks anyway?
The practice of wearing masks during Mardi Gras started in ancient Roman times when the Luperci – Roman priests who officiated the festivities of Lupercalia – would don dramatic masks (and nothing else) during the fertility rituals that were performed during the holiday. The nudity associated with the original holiday of Lupercalia was eventually dropped, but the tradition of wearing masks was carried down through the ages, making it’s way to the mystique masquerade balls of France and finally to the present day Mardi Gras celebration that takes place every year in New Orleans and other southern cities in the United States.
Many agree that the wearing of the masks eventually became more of a license to go wild without fear of social repercussions during the Mardi Gras festivities. Whatever the reason, the venetian masks worn at Mardi Gras are unarguably cool and one of the many traditions that makes the party a special and unique celebration. If you’ll be attending this year get the best deals on some of our very favorite cheap Mardi Gras masks:
Have a blast this year at the 2010 Mardi Gras bash! May this year be the best one yet!
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Happy Valentine’s Day to all you couples and singles! Make 2010 the very best one yet!
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Decorations were kept simple and budget-friendly with Spring paper goods from Dollar Tree.
I set out crayons and an Easter coloring book to occupy the kids during breakfast.
Party Girls!
An easy spring craft we did after breakfast.
Favors for the kids were Wilton disposable icing bags filled with cheese crackers & tied with green ribbons - looks like carrots! I found this cute idea somewhere online, but I lost the link, so thank you to the creative gal that came up with this!
Adult favors were Easter tin buckets from Dollar Tree, a can of Maxwell House coffee and Velveeta spatula, recipes and coupons.
We all had a fun time just hanging out and eating yummy food!
The day of the shower brought lovely weather and we were able to have the party on one of the host's lanai. Since the buffet was so pretty and the outdoors were all around, we kept decorations to a minimum.
The savory menu included cheese & crackers, vegetables and dip, fruit and dip and chips & salsa.
In keeping with the color scheme, all of the candy and desserts were picked in pink or brown.
Here is pink cotton candy in customized cups. I pleated and glued pink crepe streamers to Wilton nut cups. Around the middle I glued a strip of scrapbook paper. The tags are brown cardstock circles with Martha Stewart "It's A Girl" transfers.
Hershey Bars wrapped in scrapbook paper:
An assortment of yummy candy:
These little favor boxes were used for guests to hold candy. They were purchased plain 12/$1 at Dollar Tree. They are decorated with ribbons and plastic baby carriages charms.
The water bottles were decorated with scrapbook paper, ribbon and plastic pacifier charms.
One of my favorite drinks is Sonic's Diet Cherry Limeade. I tried to recreate this with Sprite Zero, maraschino cherry flavoring (found in ice cream topping aisle of the grocery store), lime juice and lime slices for color. We also had a yummy punch made with Sprite, pineapple juice and pink sherbet.
Chinet cups were rimmed with lime juice and pink sanding sugar.
We played 3 games at the shower. One was the traditional "How Big is Mother's Belly." A second game played was "The Price Is Right."
Guests had to guess the price of 8 baby items. The guest with the most correct won a prize and all of the baby items were given to the Mother-To-Be.
The third game was "Bun In The Oven." I made felt dresses with a small slit cut into the back which allowed a cotton ball to be inserted into the dress (looks like a baby bump!). Guests were asked to take one dress. When everyone had a dress, they pulled out the cotton ball looking for the "bun" (made from my daughter's playdough and painted with white icing and glitter). The person who found the bun won a prize.
Here is the Mother-To-Be opening her gifts:
You can find complete instructions over at Stitched Together With Love. They seem pretty easy to make and the estimated cost for each is under $1.50! Cute AND budget-friendly...LOVE IT!
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