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Throwing a Puppy Shower–Step 4: Prizes and Favors

If you decide to play games at your puppy shower, you’ll want to award prizes to the winners, right? Everyone might not be able to win a game, but that doesn’t mean they can’t leave your shower winners nonetheless. That’s the beauty of favors. Everyone has something to take home to remember your great party by! But what sort of things would make suitable prizes and favors? The answers, my friends, follow below. (In some cases I even included places you can find them.) Prizes for People Just about anything dog-themed would make a good prize. Just think of it … Continue reading →

On Turning Three

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My little lady turns three today, at 12:14 PM (Eastern Standard Time) to be specific. It has been a remarkable three years. We have seen so much together (Florida, Maine, North Carolina, New York, Rhode Island and France) and shared a countless array of hilarious moments. So what amazing activities do we have planned for her big day? Well, nothing really. Sitting around the house, coloring, baking a chocolate cake (with white icing) and general silliness. And for her party tomorrow? Immediate family, two close friends, pizza, soft pretzels and selections of hot hors d’oeuvres and fruit. Wow, we are … Continue reading →

Party Snacks

These party foods, snacks, and treats are almost as much fun to make, as they are to eat! Your kids will have fun helping in the kitchen and taste testing along the way. These snacks also look great and add some color to the table. Tortilla Rolls Spread softened cream cheese on soft flour tortillas. Lay thinly sliced ham atop the cream cheese. Roll the entire thing up. Cut off the empty sections at the ends and then begin slicing the remainder into 1” pieces. You can slice pickles into skinny pieces and add before rolling if you want to … Continue reading →

This Week in Kid’s Crafts: Week ending Nov. 4th

I’m going to change the way I list the articles for each week. I’m going to start with Sunday and end on Saturday from here on out. Since I already covered Sunday in last week’s weekly rundown, I’ll start with Monday this time. Monday was October 30, and I was covering last minute ideas and costumes for Halloween, including the article More Easy Costumes with Sweats. This post covered simple and quick costumes to make from sweatpants, sweatshirts, and hoodies, along with a few other materials. Included were ideas for a pumpkin, tomato, apple, banana, and tree costume. On Tuesday, … Continue reading →

Cute Party Favor Pails You Can Make

You can use these party favor pails for any type of party, from Halloween and Harvest to birthdays and more. You can make them with stuff you already have and just a few things from the store. Here is what you’ll need: Plastic 20-ounce soda bottles Scissors Hole punch Tissue paper Glue Water Paint Paintbrush Chenille stems (pipe cleaners) Googly eyes (optional) Here’s what you need to do: You will need one plastic bottle for each guest plus the guest of honor. Start by making sure they are clean and dry. Have a grown up use the scissors to cut … Continue reading →