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The Super Hero Squad Invite

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At our house it is all about the boys, so amid the collection of transformers and tools strewn about it was no surprise that my four year old asked for a super hero party. Honestly, I could not have been happier with his choice. There are so many fun avenues to explore with this theme.
We’ll be sharing a whole series of posts on how to throw your own super hero squad party so stay tuned for all the how-to details on decor, activities, food and more. For now, let’s talk invites!

Invites
The invitation really sets the tone for the party. It not only explains the details for the upcoming event, it is the guests first introduction to the theme. Trust me on this one and go with paper invites rather than online. It is more personal and your attendance will double. The only kids that did not show up this year were the ones with email or phone invites. Crazy!
We went with a vintage superman comic feel for our invite, keeping the design simple, but fun. I printed them on 4×6 photo cards. The invites were designed by the fabulous Key Lime Digital Designs and Kendra made a blank template of the invite just for you to download FREE!
So, invite the super hero squad over and check in later for more posts on all the details for decor, activities, food, party favors and more for your own super hero squad party!! A new post in the series will go live every few hours today!

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Tie Party

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As many of you know my littlest guy just turned one. It’s a tradition in our family (you know since we’ve done it twice now) to go all out for their first birthday party. It’s a big milestone and besides that mommy can do whatever she chooses because at one the birthday boy doesn’t care to have any input. Yay! I decided on a Little Guy in a Tie party theme, but was struggling with a color scheme until I found the shirt.

Thank you Target for providing the perfect shirt for the occasion (which everyone at the party thought I made) and thus deciding the color scheme for me. You may have also spotted the “perfect shirt” on my oldest in my DIY photo booth post.
What’s a tie party without a tie party banner?
Cut out ties and letters with my silhouette and attached it all with glue dots.
And what’s a tie party banner without a whole bunch of food to match. I thought it would be fun to make all of the food in the color scheme of green, white and black. Sounds weird, but there is a surprising amount of tasty food in those colors.
On the menu:
-Water with Lime
-Pinwheel wraps
-Green Grapes
-Green Apple Slices
-Green onion & cream cheese appetizer
-Build your own salad:
mixed greens
spinach
olives
mushrooms
grilled chicken
mozzarella cheese
cucumbers
green onions
boiled eggs
ranch dressing
poppyseed dressing
Menu continued:
-Tortilla Chips
-Guacamole
-Spinach Dip
-Potato Chips
-Veggie Tray:
sugar snap peas
broccoli
cauliflower
cucumber
pickles
celery
jicama
olives
dill dip
-Sourdough Bread
-Laughing Cow Light Swiss Cheese Spread
-Linda’s Cheesy Chip Dip
(Large tub cottage cheese, 8 oz. cream cheese room temp, slightly less than 1/2 tsp of onion salt and garlic salt, mix together with a hand mixer)
Kiddie Menu:
-Apple Juice
-Diced Pears
-String Cheese
-Applesauce
-Natural White Cheddar Cheetos
Printable food labels from the adorable Halloween Pack from Kiki Creates.
More food I ran out of time to put out:
-Pear slices
-Green Jello with Cool Whip
-PB&J on white bread
-Sprite
This post is getting rather lengthy so we will break it off now, but stay tuned for posts on tie party activities, treats, & take homes.

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DIY Photo Booth

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We celebrated my son’s first birthday on Saturday. {tear} One year is a big milestone so we always go all out for the first party. We had a big gathering with entire families so I wanted a lot of activities that all ages could enjoy. The theme was “Little Guy in a Tie” so of course a photo booth with lots of props would be perfect. But of course I am what some might call, ahem, cheap. So, of course ours was a DIY Photo Booth. It was a huge hit and well worth the effort!
DIY Photo Booth

Giant Poloroid:
2 sheets foam core
Exacto knife
Clear Packing tape

DIY Photo Booth Props:

Mustaches & Lips:
Funny glasses:
3D glasses from the movie theatre
Clown and Nose glasses from dollar tree
Hats:
Courtesy of my parents collection
I had the hubs hang the poloroid in front of a chalkboard (our party was held at our church so we could fit everyone) so we would have a plain background. Would have preferred he use fishing line rather than bright blue rope, but we’ll just call it kitschy.

Set up the props and let the guests have at it!

We will be enjoying these DIY photo booth pics for years to come! Now to post and tag on Facebook. 😉
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Make a Memory {Curse of the Summer Birthday Pancake Breakfast}

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Here we are, week 3 of the Make a Memory series. Each Monday now through the end of August I will feature a special family tradition from one of my favorite bloggers. It is so important to create lasting memories with our families and this will be a fun way to get ideas for fun traditions we can start with our own families. So let’s dive right in and see how Holly from 504 Main and her family make a memory!


“The Curse of The Summer Birthday” Pancake Breakfast

I am just lovin’ all the fabulous ideas on Make a Memory (and looking forward to the great ones to coming)! Thanks Michelle for inviting me to participate!

I remember so many things from my childhood with such fondness, and I just hope my children do too.

I am trying…

here’s how we are making a memory and celebrating birthdays in our house this summer!

I have cursed not just one, but both of my children!

See no playing favorites here! Both of my kiddos have summer birthdays.

Growing up, I remember the excitement of going to school on my birthday and my mom bringing in donuts and getting to be “the birthday girl.”

But, guess what…my kids will never experience that. They won’t get that birthday excitement at school…I know that’s life…much more tragic events could happen. But…

Being the top notch mom I am, I had to come up with something to make up for this lameness that will haunt them throughout their school years.

And so was born

“The Curse of the Summer Birthday” Pancake Breakfast

A few years ago, I decided that a couple of days a year (i.e. 2 birthdays) I could be a morning person, (No really, come to my house at 2 am, and it is all good. Come at 8 am and watch out!) so my kiddos could start their birthday days off with a BANG or better yet, a pancake.

Yes, some friends are still on vacation, yes, it is not the whole class, but load a kid up with pancakes – chocolate chip ones no less – cocoa and possibly some bacon and then keep the fun coming all day…and you have a happy kid.
Here’s what I did:
1. The night before I set up my 6′ long tables. I used them low so the kids could sit on the floor. So, do not stand them up on their legs, just perch each table on 2 crates/sturdy boxes. Of course cover them in a fun tablecloth (I have a stash or Twin XL sheets from Target that I use for this purpose – go buy them in August/September after the big kids head off to college…when they are on clearance).

2. Decorate if you want – I am a lame mom who does not “do it up” for parties (anymore) – my wedding planner days ruined me. Sometimes a pretty flower or two and a balloon – the point is not the decor, the point is all their friends eating pancakes together to celebrate a birthday!

3. Invite all the kids over in their PJ’s…and tell them to come hungry!

4. Here’s the bad part – mom has to get up early and start making those pancakes. I usually make pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes, traditional pancakes and chocolate chip pancakes (really, can you have enough pancakes?). Sometimes I add in blueberries and raspberries as options.

5. And then eat, and eat, and play, and have fun and enjoy being the birthday kid.

(I usually plan an activity or two – a couple of crafts and maybe an outdoor activity.)

It is really an easy celebration to pull off and gives the kids a little extra something on their birthdays.

We’ve made it a tradition…

Because their birthdays aren’t changing, now are they?

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Thanks Michelle for having me! What a wonderful idea for a series!

Come on by and say hi at Main Street – 504 Main that is…There’s all kinds of crafting and DIYing over there. I also cook, bake, and chat about other fun stuff…

like my crazy busy life and my 2 kiddos!

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And all this time I thought I had cursed my kiddos with the winter birthdays so they never get to have the fun parties outside. I guess once they are in school they will get to be spotlighted. I had a summer birthday and I do remember it was a bummer to not get cupcakes at school. Especially since mine was always right after we got out for summer break. A big thanks to Holly for such a fun idea for making a Memory!

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