Grinch Party

 An afternoon with the cousins called for A "GRINCH" party. We made Grinch faces by ripping green pieces of paper for the face and stripes for his hat...not sure why I don't have pictures of the finished ones!

 I bought green tic tacs and found this cute picture to print and glue on.

 We made green gak...1 c. cornstartch and 1 c. water. Add food coloring and boil till desired consistency!

 My 6 year old drew this GRINCH for pin the heart on the Grinch.

 Marshmallows, strawberries, bananas and green grapes to represent :)

 Coloring pages
 Grinch drink....Green sherbet, sprite, with a drop of lime green food coloring

 Served with pizza for a fun night!!

ENJOY-
Mel

Ballerina Party

 Happy Birthday to my cute 4 year old Ballerina! 

I found these fun tutu's for each of the girls online. Check out Haloheaven.com that's where I got them for about $3 each. Such a fun take home gift for the girls instead of bags full of junk! :) I also made little pink bow out of the pre-made rosettes from Hobby Lobby and glued a few pearls to the middle. I put them all on alligator clips I bought from Sally's.

 Every ballerina loves pink!!

 Hung balloons on a string with a penny in them to keep them from moving around. 

 I made a banner/garland with doiles from Hobby Lobby and folded them in half and then sewed them in a straight line to connect them. I pulled out about 2 feet of thread before I started sewing so I would have so leverage to hang. I just hung it all with push pins!

Love the pink and yellow edible pearls. When I frosted the cupcakes, I didn't even use a tip...just grabbed a zip lock baggie and cut a small hole and wa-la! I started on the ouside edge and went in. If you have super thick frosting and want them taller, start in the middle and work your way out :)

 Party included: A bounce house

 Game: Pass the ballet slipper to music

 Activity: Learning some new ballet moves

 Picture posing of all the girls with their new tutu's. I later sent pictures to each of the girls via Facebook.

Birthday banner using paint sample cards and a cricket. I used vinyl so I didn't have to glue and paste but you could use regular paper too!

ENJOY-
Mel

Cheerleader Party

 I printed this picture to use as a decoration that I took before the day of the party. I got her cheer outfit form the BYU bookstore.

 Simple banner made from paper cut into triangles.

 I always let my kids choose their birthday dinner. This year it was noodles and pasta sauce with rolls and a fruit salad, and don't forget the corn on the cob! She loves it!!

 I found some printables, printed them, cut them out and put on a stick to be able to stand in the cake!

The kids had so much fun learning cheers!

 My friend's sister cheers at Fusion and we had her come and bring some friends to help teach.

 The girls loved learning stunts.

 Have to have a pinata!

 Decorating mega phones

 Photo booth with each cheerleader

 Played pin the pom pom on the cheerleader

Punched out circles using a "circle punch" and sewing them together for a banner.

ENJOY-
Mel