For the treat bags at my son’s party I wanted to make something special, and “Robot”. I first started making Marshmallow pops as a way of using up the extra melted chocolate when I made cake balls. At some point I realized that it was far easier than making cake balls and guess what, my…
{DIY} Robot Cake for the Birthday Boy!
My son is a leap baby and this year, his fourth birthday, is actually his first actual birthday. Kind of a big deal. He’s been planning his “Robot Radio” Dance Party since last summer and when it came to the cake, his demands were quite specific (this is clearly my son). Yes he is only…
{DIY} Present Sack Pillowcases
For many years I worked as a clothing designer and manufacturer. I got to play with great fabrics and this led to adorable clothing for my kids and a prodigious fabric stash for myself. I also got burnt out on elaborate sewing projects. I literally put my machines away, for years. However, as my second…
No Melt Ice Cream Cones
It all started with a bag of Mega Marshmallows. We needed a party treat, and we needed it fast. What was in the house? Peanuts. Coconut. Mega Mallows. Chocolate… Ice Cream cones! It just so happened that the oversized marshmallows fit perfectly into the ice cream cones sitting unused in our pantry. Dunk Mega Marshmallows…
Red White & Blue Cake Bombs for July 4th
Forgive me please… but these little cake balls really are the bomb! You can use your favorite cake ball recipe for these but I used a BabyCakes Cake ball maker to bake the balls. I’m all about easy and prefer plainer, fluffier cakeballs to the frosting mixed-in cake balls. For the cake batter I “doctored”…
Candy Leis for Graduation
Leis are a popular gift for graduates here in So. Cal. My older daughter was gifted with a beautiful orchid lei at her recent 8th grade graduation. But I’d never seen a candy lei until my sitter started making one for a gift today. Tomorrow my 5th grader is also graduating. She’s moving up to…
Star Wars Party: Disney Star Tours Style
Looking for some Disney Star Wars Party inspiration? I recently attended the opening of the new Star Tours attraction at Disneyland (this is a whole other post!) and the party to celebrate at the Disneyland Hotel. Wow. When Disney does a party, they do it well. You might not be able to spring for the…
Halloween Parade, Candy Haul & Post Mortem Projections
Another year – another fun night of Trick or Treating. This year the candy was exceptionally plentiful in my community. After two years of more sober candy gifting (cheaper candy, few full size bars) I take it as a sign of the economy improving. As far as I am concerned, it’s as much a leading…
80’s Birthday Party Ideas & Presents
If you are going to have an awesome 80’s birthday party, I suggest you have some awesome crafty blogger friends like my pals Carrie from This Mama Makes Stuff and Kelly from Just Spotted OC and According to Kelly. You may not recognize them here in their “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun/Papa Don’t Preach” get…
Super Hero Comic Cupcakes
My 2 & 5 year old sons settled on the theme of Super Heroes for their joint birthday party. It’s a really fun theme for this age and there are so many great sites out there providing inspiration for party decor and activities. I took notes over at Living Locurto and downloaded a mask template….
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