First day of School Survival Kit

I walked around with a BandAid brand first aid kit for about an hour in WalMart last night...hahaha!!! Here is my end result...

 I bought a tackle box and filled it with simple things.  Snickers, packs of gum, tic tacs, highlighters, hand lotion, hand sanitizer, etc.  You could use just about anything.  I printed the front label on full sheet label paper and designed a gift tag in photoshop.  My husband said I probably needed to put some tylenol in there (my dd and nephew are going to be in the same class...so this teacher needs more than a survival kit really.....lots of prayers), but I don't think you are supposed to give drugs to your child's teacher!    I personally prefer chocolate over tylenol anyway!

Our little ROCKSTAR is 2!

Happy birthday Easton!

So our little boy is 2 already and I just can't believe it!  Wow how the year has flown by!  This year I decided on a "rockstar" theme.  Completely different from the usual frilly pink parties I am use to throwing for my daughter.  (She has actually thrown me for a loop this year too.  She has requested an Art Party!)  You will see her party details posted after her party in September.   So...here we go....the venue was the School of Rock.  A learning center for those interested in playing some rock n roll!

All parties start with an invitation...right?  So here it is...

Party set up began here with the cake....

and this cake was sooooo yummy and absolutely precious!

and some rockstar cookies in the shapes of music notes, #2 stars and sunglasses!

 A closer look at the rest of the yummy details....I love the "rocker bar" hershey bars and the wrapped nerds!

Beverage station...

one of my favorite details was the "kool-aid" labels I designed!

 SOOOOOO....here's where the party began.  As each guest entered, they were given a backstage pass which granted them exclusive access to the party.  Here is where they "transformed into a rockstar" with glasses, beads, glow bracelets, tattoos and color/glitter hairspray and given a microphone of their own to start the show.

 The guests then had fun playing the guitar, drums & singing!  

There was also a station to design your own cardboard or inflatable guitar...

Each party guest left with a bag of sweets and a bag of goodies...

Here is a picture of my sweet family (or should I say, the little rockstar, his manager, his security guard and his #1 fan!)

 My little rocker in his rockstar shirt!

Thanks everyone who shared this day with us...I enjoyed every minute!

Printables created by Modern Moments Design!

one hot summer day!

On hot summer days, there are two things that come to mind....WATER & ICE CREAM!  I am a firm believer that you can't survive the Texas heat without both of these.  So, can you guess what we did today since it is 106 degrees outside.  Water balloon fights and homemade ziploc ice cream.

Ziploc ice cream is super easy for kids to make on their own and it is YUMMY!  

What you'll need:

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 cup milk or half & half

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

6 tablespoons rock salt

1 pint-size plastic food storage bag (e.g., Ziploc) 

1 gallon-size plastic food storage bag

Ice cubes

How to make it:

Fill the large bag half full of ice, and add the rock salt. Seal the bag.

Put milk, vanilla, and sugar into the small bag, and seal it.

Place the small bag inside the large one, and seal it again carefully.

Shake until the mixture is ice cream, which takes about 5 minutes

Wipe off the top of the small bag, then open it carefully. Enjoy!

Spiders, ladybugs.... all kinds of crawlers

My kids love it when we use all the eggs in the egg carton...especially my daughter.  She knows that means CRAFT TIME!  So, yesterday we learned about bugs.  All sorts of bugs....ones that fly, those that sting and my daughters favorite...."the beautiful ones" too.  She loves ladybugs and butterflies.  So....we pulled out some markers (you could use paint), pipe cleaners and some wiggly eyes.  Here are my kids creations.....

My daughter didn't want to stop...so, she also made a mask!  After that she turned into a cat for at least 1/2 an hour.