Kim Byers
The Celebration Shoppe
Here are a number of fun and very creative place card ideas for your Thanksgiving table: 1. Cookie – the only problem with these would be that they might not make it to dinner! {wink} 2. Nature – we found the place card idea Thanksgivingcard Blogspot. With a few leaves, acorns and a little glue, anyone …
I mentioned a few weeks ago that we were having a Halloween Block Party. To show our spirit for the evening we’ve been busy with lots of fun and spooky DIY Halloween craft projects… including this ghost. All you need is: 3 yards white bridal tulle 6 inch diameter Styrofoam ball Sheet of black construction …
For your next pirate bash, make your very own mini ships as table decoration or even as placecard holders with this fun recycle project from Kaboose! What you’ll need: 3 cardboard egg cups (or open walnut shells) Brown acrylic craft paint Paintbrush ¼ cup modeling clay or play dough 6 toothpicks 1 sheet white paper Scissors …
There is nothing quite like a pumpkin patch in the fall. The trees are beautiful and the kids are in heaven, always looking for the largest pumpkin in the patch to see if they can move it. For those of you lucky enough to visit a farm this year, here are a few tips on how to …
This easy Halloween craft made my little guys smile. Not only could they make them, but they could quickly pull them apart to eat them! This is a perfect kid craft for a Halloween party! All you need are: Suckers Black pipe cleaners (4 per spider) Plastic eyes Glue Here’s how: Take four pipe cleaners …
Skip the knife and mess of carving pumpkins this Halloween and instead try decorating your pumpkins with DIY masquerade masks! The craft room was abuzz this weekend working on ideas for our block’s Halloween party. My oldest helped with this one; he cut out the Frankenstein template for me, minus the bolts… okay, so …
Let’s make witch broom favors for Halloween with paper bags and sticks! All of your guests can fly high, on a sugar hight that is, this Halloween with these fun and simple handmade broomstick party favors. I’m making them for our annual Halloween party and I know the kids are just going to LOVE them. …
Decorate Halloween pumpkins without carving! Not only is it easy (and not messy!), but your pumpkins will last longer! Our boys get so excited about Halloween each year that we typically buy our pumpkins in mid-September. So that we can enjoy our pumpkins longer, we outline a carving template on our pumpkins and …
A fun craft for any child birthday is to create a character photo op. We made this one for our cowboy birthday party so that the children could stand behind it and wear the cowboy hat. All you need is: 48″ dowel, ¾ inch in diameter (available at the hardware store) Two wire ties Hot …
No respectable pirate bash is complete without a pirate flag flying! And don’t let the number of steps keep you from trying this cool craft. It’s actually very easy and is a fun addition to the celebration. Plus, this craft can be repurposed for play or even bedroom decor after the party is over. Here are …
