We (Mason & I) had a discussion about his birthday which is coming up in September - I know, it's over 3 months away but those months go quickly! - and when given a bunch of options decided he wanted a super hero party. More specifically Superman , Spiderman & Batman :)
Last night I spent a little bit of time looking up ideas for cakes and invitations and there are some great ones out there! Clearly I'm going to have to incorporate red, blue, yellow and black... no problem (ha!)
Here are a couple cakes & invitations that are fantastic (but I saved the best for last... ):
I'm often inspired to create things when I can't find what I'm looking for in stores. Last year I saw a little girl with a cute animal backpack and wanted something for my little guy. When I couldn't find anything I liked I went to work creating my own. At the time I was (and still am) in LOVE with felted wool and ended up creating about 10 different ones and gave a lot of them to family & friends as Christmas presents.
My felted wool toddler backpacks
Everyone who's seen them has gone crazy over them but they're an insane amount of work - some of the faces alone take me 3-4 hours to do because they're all hand-sewn. So I thought I'd test out an easier and faster craft felt version done entirely using the sewing machine. I think it turned out pretty well!
My Baa Baa Black Sheep Toddler Backpack
(c) Jacs Of All Trades 2011
I came across this post a little while ago that said you could create 'ice cream' from plain old frozen bananas. I found the idea intriguing and bookmarked the site.
Last night my baby girl had a fever and I thought it might be a perfect time to test out whether bananas could be a delicious (healthy) cold treat.
I love Facebook. It has allowed me to reconnect with fabulous people who I've met throughout the years. One of those people is an old friend of mine from high school who just moved into a new house with his family. He sent me a quick message yesterday asking if I had any ideas/tips for painting on a kids wall.
Here are the three easiest ways that I know of:
1) Using a projector to create a mural
You can use one of the old-school projectors that your teachers used to use. Or if you have a projector at work, you can hook it up to your laptop at home and project straight onto the wall that way too (this also skips the 'creating a transparency' step).
This is the least expensive method (provided you don't go out and buy a projector!) and the primary benefit is that you have complete control over the creative because you can use any image that you like. The drawback is that it can take a lot of time if your mural/images are detailed and if you aren't comfortable painting it may seem a little daunting.
We had a birthday party yesterday morning and the night before I realized I hadn't made the card! I'm not an artist, my drawing and painting skills are pretty rudimentary but I try not to let that get in my way when I'm doing things! This is my quick and non-artistic way to create a hand-painted card for a little boy.
I was at my friend 'A's place right before Mother's Day, she always has amazing ideas and she did this really cute craft with the kids that completely inspired me.
I love the idea of having a piece of your little ones with you, but it's hard to find ways to do it that don't look silly on a grown-up!
I've missed posting so much over the last couple weeks! Unfortunately, the work that has kept me away isn't done so it's likely my posts will continue to be sporadic for the next while. However, while I had a little time tonight I thought I'd show you how things turned out. I don't have many pictures and the ones I do have aren't great quality - but they'll do :)
