Where Did The Time Go? Let's Celebrate!

My baby is turning 6 today. SIX! Where did the time go???

Wasn't it just yesterday that she looked like this?

It's gone by so quickly!

I had all these great plans to make all these great party favors for her birthday party. Well, life happened and here we are. The only thing I successfully accomplished (besides planning the party) was making these candy necklaces for her little guests.

I saw them on the Family Fun website a month or so ago and thought the girls would love them. And they are really easy to make.

Measure out a piece of Saran Wrap. Make sure it's long enough to be a necklace! Then place little candies along one edge. We chose to use Hershey Kisses (because that's what I had in the house). =o)

Next, roll the candy in the plastic wrap and make a "snake".

Tie pieces of ribbon between each piece of candy.

And tie the ends together!

And voila! There you have it!


My first couple were with an expensive light pink ribbon I bought. But I didn't think it was colorful enough so we got out the curling ribbon and used bright pink and purple. My daughter thought this was much better.

She's being goofy...
Happy birthday Ellie Cakes!

Balloons or Works of Art?

My daughter turned 5 last week! I wanted to do something special for her birthday but am constantly amazed at how much everything costs. To book at party at most places it's at least $200. And that typically doesn't include cake or food or party bags. I don't know about you but that's a little out of my budget.

So I thought and thought and tried to come up with something special, entertaining and not too expensive. Then a friend of mine brought me a business card and said "I saw this guy at Chevy's and he was great. Check him out." The business card was for Balloons Made Art so I gave them a call.


My daughter's party was amazing! (I know I'm a little biased but it truly was!) Justin (the balloon guy) did a fantastic job. He was funny and interacted with the kids. He had color printouts of the balloons that he can make so the kids could all chose what they wanted. And his creations were incredible!


Ariel even has a belly button!

Since my daughter was the birthday girl she got to pick out a more intricate design. (They were coded so you could chose how fancy or time consuming you wanted the balloon art.) She chose Belle, since her party was a Princess party.


We had 25 kids there and he was able to do balloon art for all of them in an hour and 8 minutes. The kids all loved watching him twist and fold and create works of art out of balloons! And they got to take home their creation. It was well worth the money! Smiles, laughter, kids wide eyed with wonder... priceless!