Garden Theme Surprise Birthday Party

June 5, 2009 By

This past weekend we celebrated my moms birthday.  We had a surprise party filled with garden elements for her.

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The table was decorated with a lemon cake, favors and garden tools.

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I made pots with my mother’s initial on it and attached flowers to the front.  Each pot had a packet of seeds in it for all of the guests to take home.

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These are gluten free brownies with toppers of my mothers baby picture.

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My mothers favorite color is blue so to stay with the garden theme and the color blue, I made different candle centerpieces for the tables.  Some were filled with rocks and others were filled with blue water.

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For the food, I used gardening pots to display a lot of the food.  This is a cheese log and crackers that are served on terra cotta saucers.  The silverware was also placed in a pot with a baby picture on it.

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As appetizers, we had fruit, caprese sticks, cheese and cucumber sandwiches.  I put fences with labels in the fruit dip and cucumber sandwiches.

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For lunch we served sirloin sliders which I forgot to take a picture of.  My mom was surprised with other gifts after everyone ate.

We had family and friends to enjoy the celebration and I think that everyone had a great time!

Filed Under: Decoration, Food and Drink, Outdoor Party, Party Central, Party Favors

End of School Celebrations

May 27, 2009 By

It is that time of year that parents have to plan what to do with their kids for the summer.  Before you start stressing over summer events have an end of the year celebration with your child’s class and teachers.  There are so many options in planning something like this.  You can keep it simple and plan a picnic at the park so the kids can play, have a pizza party, celebrate with an awards party or  have a “Welcome Summer” party outside by the pool.

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Everyday Celebrating had a great post on School’s Out from Family Fun.

I stumbled upon this great post from Roots and Wings about End of the School Parties.  They have some great ideas for your kids.

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Don’t forget to thank your teachers with a special thank you gift.  I love this idea from Tip Junkie.

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Here is another idea from Family Fun for your teacher.

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Cap off the school year with a day of fun and celebration!

Filed Under: Graduation, Kids Parties, Party Central, Uncategorized

Memorial Day Barbecue

May 20, 2009 By

It’s almost time for a long weekend so plan a barbecue with family and friends.  Start with patriotic decorations like this one from Taste of Home.

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Plum Party has some fun decorations for a party like these place mats and pull apart crackers.

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Sur la Table also has some great patriotic decor.

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Start the barbecue by serving a Sweet Liberty Fruit Wreath.

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On the grill, try Beef Kebabs, Grilled Honey Barbecue Chicken or don’t forget the Cheeseburgers.

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Serve cold Raspberry Lemonade with colored sugar on the cups.

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For dessert, end with this delicious Patriotic Trifle.

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Memorial Day is a time for remembrance and observance but it is also a time for socializing and celebrating.  Have a great barbecue!

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Filed Under: Decoration, Food and Drink, Memorial Day/July 4th, Party Central
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