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Archive for the ‘Party Ideas’ Category

July 12th, 2008

Bring a Drive-in Movie Theater to Your Backyard with an Inflatable Screen

Recently, I was at Walt Disney World and saw a huge inflatable movie screen set up on the beach outside the Beach Club Resort.  The sun was just setting and lounge chairs were placed on the beach creating a really cool outdoor theater setting.  This week, I received information from Open Air Cinemas about […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 7 comments

June 26th, 2008

Games for Girls - Twister Pink

Time for the second post in my series of games for girls (check out yesterday’s post about Jenga Pink GirlTalk).  Today we’ll take a look at Twister Pink - a girlish twist on a classic game.
Twister Pink works just like the original Twister game.  Spin the spinner and put your hand or foot on […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 0 comments

June 25th, 2008

Games for Tween Girls - Jenga Pink GirlTalk

This week, I’m going to post about a variety of classic board games made just for girls.  First up - the Jenga Pink GirlTalk game.
Jenga Pink GirlTalk is a twist on the classic game of Jenga where players remove one wooden piece from a tower at a time trying not to let the tower […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 5 comments

May 27th, 2008

Oriental Trading - Great for Party Supplies, Favors, Decorations and More

Today I thought I’d share a resource that I love for kids parties - Oriental Trading Company. Actually, Oriental Trading has products for any kind of party you can imagine, but I love this company because they offer a full line of products to help you put together an awesome themed party.
For example, you can […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 2 comments

April 15th, 2008

Mini Bowling Game is a Big Hit - Sometimes the Smallest Toys are the Most Popular

Sometimes a parent buys a little toy from the dollar store or the “cheap” section at Wal-Mart or Target (for example, the little items you fill party bags with), and that toy is a bigger hit than any other toy you’ve ever purchased for your children.  That happened in our house today when my husband […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 0 comments

March 28th, 2008

Paint Your Own Soccer Ball - A Great Party Idea

Whenever I’m on a website looking for a product for my kids, I always try to take a few minutes to check out the clearance page.  You never know what you might find.  Today, I found one of those unique items that I don’t need right now but would be great when my kids are […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 1 comment

February 12th, 2008

A Valentine Party for Pre-Schoolers

Another mom and I are in charge of the Valentine’s Party at my four year old’s school. I love planning parties for kids and they can be a lot of fun.
When it comes to planning a party for a classroom full of 4 year olds, simplicity is the key. So we have planned a fun, […]

By Julie -- 1 comment

January 14th, 2008

How to Make Balloon Animals - The Poodle

It seems that a lot of you want to know how to make balloon animals. Well there are so many resources out there that can teach you just how to make balloon animals like the poodle, the moose, hats and all kinds of different items. Each week for a while, I will feature different […]

By Julie -- 1 comment

January 5th, 2008

Rollerskating - A Fun Pastime

Oh how I remember how roller skating was THE Friday thing to do - the 80’s were great weren’t they?
Well, for my daughter’s birthday, our of nowhere, she decided to wanted a roller skating birthday. I knew that had recently torn down one roller skating rink in our town and I couldn’t even remember if […]

By Julie -- 1 comment

December 17th, 2007

Clutter-Free Gift Ideas for Teachers

Every Christmas, the kids and I try to decide what presents to give their teachers. This year we are trying to cut down on costs, so we are making them all kinds of Christmas goodies - chocolate covered pretzels, sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies and M&M brownies. These are all things my kids can make […]

By Julie -- 0 comments

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