Back to School Photo Props Made Easy

It's almost that time again...

Back To School for most of us.

I know some have already returned, but here in

Texas we start in just a few short weeks.

 

It's 106 outside and I don't want to go anywhere

but to put my feet in the sand and lay by the beach.

 

Did I mention I live in Texas?

 

Soon we will be seeing our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

pages filled with all of those sweet smiling

"OH MY GOSH MOM I AM DONE WITH PICTURES"

kind of faces.

We can get away with a few extra since they are still in

that summer daze of sleepiness.

 

I made documenting those yearly moments just a tad bit

easier for you this year by offering these printable sets.

 

K through 5 Boys

K through 5 Girls

and....

Class of 2028 signs

 

For all of you kinder parents out there,

did your heart just skip a beat?
2028?  Really?

 

I know mine did when I had my sweet girls holding those

2022 and 2025 Graduation year signs.

 

Download your free copy of all of these Printables

and make your life just a little easier the first day of school.

 

Happy Days!

 

Just right click and save as to download each 8.5 x 11 sign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 



Fathers Day Printable and Treat

Who needs a fun idea for Father's day?

I know, I know....Mother's Day is coming first!

But, I know what I am doing for my sweet Mother

so, I have moved on to Father's Day!

My girls and I came up with this fun printable

and made some homemade chocolates with this

fun mustache mold!

What do you think?

I think it turned out pretty cute!

You can find the printables here in my Etsy shop!

Elves Wanted: Holiday Class Party

I know we have not even gotten to Halloween yet...

But I am so far behind I am just now sharing my

daughters 2nd grade class party from last year!

On with the party and details!

I decided on an Elves Wanted theme party!

Classic colors of Red, White, and Green decorations

As you know with class parties, you have about 30 minutes to set up!

That puts party people to the test!

I love the rush though!

Does that make me crazy?

Here are the details....

The kids had sweet treats and played a few games and crafts!

Cupcakes serve a crowd!

I used a cardboard box and wrapped it up with white paper like a gift!

I used a second smaller box to display these swirled lollipops.

Popcorn and sweets!

One of the kids favorite treats are Rice Kripies!

I drizzled these with red chocolate and arranged them standing

for a more interesting display.

I hand stamped these flat spoons with "Fa, La, La, La, La",

and inserted them into the treat!

My very sweet cookie friend on Etsy at

A Cookie Jar

made these cookies specifically to match my

printable set!  They were so cute...and TASTY!

After a few treats it was time for Reindeer games....

Pin the nose on the Reindeer!



Each student decorated a cocoa cup insert

to take home and enjoy over the holiday break.

This was my last year to host an intimate class party!

This year it is done as a grade level?

How does you school do it?

Never to early to start planning those holiday parties!

You can find all of these Elf Printables in my Etsy Shop!

Come by and see this party and many others!

Vendor Sources:

Printables: Simply Creative Printables

Cookies:   A Cookie Jar



Sneak Peak: Witches Playdate!

Tomorrow kicks off Halloween for us

with a friendly witches play date.

I love Halloween!!

Who doesn't really?

Here is a little sneak peak at what I am

working on for tomorrow party...

These sweets will accompany the sweets table!

Printables in my shop this week!

Stay Tuned...or else....!

Breakfast Push Ups

I have really been loving all of the fun ideas

I find over at Pinterst!

If you have not been able to visit their site

Go NOW!!

RUN!!!

Okay, Okay....I found this sweet new use

for the push up containers that you can

find here!

Cinnamon Roll Push ups!

I never thought to do breakfast!

Find the Tutorial for these over

at Tip Junkie....Another great site!

Also, if you are looking for these little containers,

I have them in my shop!

Here is a BONUS!

With every order in September and October,

I am giving you a set of

Halloween Printable Party Circles FREE!

Just mention you saw this on my blog!



Rainbow Push Pop Cakes Tutorial

Good Monday Morning!

I have a fun and tasty treat for you today

with all of the instructions to make them

yourselves!

Remember the Rainbow Push Pop Cakes

I made for my daughters Art Party here?

I am here to show to make your own!

Rainbow Push Pop Cakes

Materials:

2 boxes of White cake mix

3-4 cans of white frosting Or if you can make your own buttercream...

Go for it!

All the eggs, oil & water necessary to make the cake mix

Food coloring

Five 9″ round cake pans

5 bowls

Oil & Flour

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Oil & flour your two pans.

2. Mix up the two white cakes in your electric mixer using the directions on the box.

3. Divide the cake mix evenly into 5 bowls.

For me that was about 1 1/2 cups plus about 1/3 cups of batter in each bowl.

4. Using your food coloring, dye each bowl a different color.

I started with 2 drops of color in each bowl.

You can always add more to darken.
I recommend Williams Sonoma Food Coloring paste.

5. Bake your layers.

I bake 2 pans at a time for 13 minutes.

Baking times will vary per oven.

Remember these are thinner and require less time

than a normal cake.

6. Let the cake cool before assembly.

7.  I like to place the cakes in the refrigerator

to make them easier to cut the circles

without crumbs going everywhere.

Assembly:

(Click on picture to enlarge)

1.  Assemble the push up containers
(If you need them, you can find them here)

2. Use the push up containers open end to cut

circles in your cake. 

(You can do this with the cakes still in the pans)

3.  Cut 1 circle in each colored cake

4.  If your cakes didn't cook evenly you

might have the cut the circles in half to

make them smaller.

5.  Assemble them in the order of

colors you like the best.

I did Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red

6. Place the BlueCake in the bottom of the push up.

(It makes it easier to push the stick up

the container and then place the cake inside)

***Note****

Only raise the stick on the first layer.

7.  Push the cake down to the bottom with your finger tips
 and add frosting.

Use plenty of frosting so it fills the container.

And makes it extra yummy.:)

8.  Keep layering cake and frosting until your container is full.

It take a couple of tries to get the hang of it but, I promise it is

super easy and kids and adults will love them!!

**One of my biggest tips is to use a good amount of frosting between the layers.
You can see in my picture that the layer between the Blue and the Green
looks the best.  That is because I used more frosting. 
You need to almost cover the cake completely to make sure you have enough.

Happy Baking!!

So Proud to be an American and Share...

Happy Red White and Blue to all of you!

I have some more freebies that I designed

for your July 4th celebrations!

Remember those Patriotic Printable Pie labels?

Well, I have some matching items to go with them!

First, individual Sparkler Holders!

These would make great favors!

And to add to the collection...

2 inch party circle

Water Bottle Labels....

Banner Lettering....

"Let Freedom Ring"

Hope everyone is planning a fun

July 4th celebration!

I would love to be a tiny part of your day!

Just click on the Scribd box on the right

side of my blog to get all of these

downloads and more!

Happy Independence Day!

Customer Feature: "Ahoy, It's A Boy"

"Ahoy, It's A Boy"!

Sweet Customer Morgan came to me

wanting me to help her with a baby shower for her sister.

Mom to be's favorite colors for her little boy to be were

Navy Blue and Green.

Love!

First thing that came to mind was Nautical.

So we ran with it and here are the details

from the shower.

Drink Tags were embellished with silver anchor charms

and tied up with jute.

Banner, Water Bottle Labels, Amazing Cookies and Cake Pops!

Mini Candy Bar Wrappers for a sweet treat....

Guess what's in the Bag game.

Every bag had a baby item in it that Started with the Letter on the front

of the bag...B...for Blanket etc.

It was a lot of fun working on these shower printables!

Thanks Morgan and Mom to be Melissa for allowing

me to share her special day with all of you!

If you would like your own baby shower printables,

come visit my Etsy Shop and

get your own Nautical Themed Collection.

Collection includes:

Invitation

"Ahoy, It's a Boy" Pennant Banner

2 inch Drink or Favor Tags

Blank Fold Over Labels

Mini Candy Bar Wrappers

2 inch Party circles with Whale and Anchor

Water Bottle labels

Gift Log

Guest Sign Sheet

Baby Boy Pennant Banner

Bingo Cards

Come by and see the collection!

Picasso Art Party!

My sweet little girl turned 4 last week and

had been talking about an Art Party for months!

It was the first time to invite classmates over

to her house for a party and she was beaming

with excitement!

I have so many pictures so bare with me

in this super size of a feature!

The little artist were greeted by a

birthday balloon wreath!

So super easy!  You must make one! 

And my Sweet Birthday Girl!

Don't you love that shirt!

The ever fabulous Kristina at Modern Frills never disappoints! 

 They are great shirts! 

The first task for my Mini Picasso's

were to make Picasso Pops!

My daughter's help me smash up colorful candies

and place them into bowls divided by colors.

Each guest made their own lollipops!

I wish I had pictures of the finished product...

however I had my hands full!

(Note to self:  Hire a Photographer!)

After making their Picasso Pops,

each little artist found their art supplies

in the Art Cubby that I set up.



Next, my little artists were off for a little

sand art fun!

After finishing their sand art, they painted

their own Picasso Masterpiece.

The kids were so creative! 

Who needs a little treat?

The kids had a little snack with painting

from these fabulous Kandy Kones

by Posh Party Pretties!

Starving Artist?

Yes, after all of that hard work, it was time to eat!

I kept the table design simple.

A row of colorful pails with matching pinwheels lined the table.

I cut the place mats out of colorful foam sheets

and added the dots to make a painters palette.

I tied up the gable boxes with a tag that

read "Starving Artist" and attached a paint brush

for a little added touch.

After all of that fun and lunch....

it is time for some sweets right?

Raibow Lantern hung above the Sweets Table...

I knew I had to have this ruffled table skirt as soon as

my daughter said "Art Party"!

The sweets table included this Fabulous Cake,

Cupcakes, Painters Palette Cookies, Colorful Gumballs,

Crayola Jelly Bellies, and last but not least..

Rainbow Cake Push Cakes!

The kids all made their own gumball masterpiece

to take home with them.

I had so much fun making the push cakes!

I had a little snag with the box displays

and had to serve them upside down,

but hey...it worked.

If you are looking for a tutorial to make you own
push ups head over to this post:
Rainbow Push Up Tutorial and Recipe
Looking for your own push ups?
You can find them here:
Simply Creative Printables

The kids loaded up their Art Cubby with Sand Art,

Paintings, Gumballs, and this fun little favor!

The favors were 4 small containers with

colorful playdoh in each. I tied them up with

some twine and included a mini polling pin,

and heart shaped cookie cutter on top!

I had so much fun planning this fun and colorful party

for my daughter!

Art is such a fun activity for little ones!

Needing to plan your own Art Party?

Here is a list of useful Vendors to help:

Party Printables:  Simply Creative Printables
Push Up Containers:  Simply Creative Printables

Gable Boxes:  Container Store

Birthday Shirt:  Modern Frills

Stripped Lunch Bags:  Sweet Shop Lulu

Kandy Kones:  Posh Party Pretties