Modern Ninjago 12th Birthday Party

Hey everyone! Today I am sharing a last-minute, modern Ninjago-themed party I threw together for my brother Will's birthday back in August. The Mandolorian party I shared recently was for his party at our grandparents and I was originally just going to reuse those decorations due to great fatigue and not being prepared, but I ended up doing this other theme he also requested on his actual birthday, admittedly the morning of. I am glad I was able to do both parties, but I wish I could have done more. This year was strange where we could not invite people, but we tried to make it special all the same. I made balloon swords for favors (I was just using what I had on hand for everything), I used his Lego figures and my mother's metallic bird for decorations, as well as the same photos and frame from his previous party, I used the same balloons from the Mandolorian party and I made a banner with pens and acrylic paint. My mother made cookie cake and he got to decorate the cake how he wanted. He let me help, too. We (but mostly Will) did a Ninjago-themed cake. 

I hope you enjoyed and that this helps with any last-minute parties (especially Lego) you may throw. Thanks for stopping by!

-Lauryn

DIY Lego Father's Day Gift (That Kids Can Make)

Hello! Here's another gift back from Father's Day using Dollar Tree Lego (which technically aren't Lego but some other brand, but still). I helped one of my (small) close friends make this. She did a fabulous job. This gift is super easy, and it's a great gift for children to create. I found the idea through Pinterest at this website (The Seasoned Mom). I don't have the instructions on my website since this wasn't my idea, but the link has the instructions and it's pretty self-explanatory. You just need a permanent marker, Lego, a jar, and supplies to make a label and/or tag. My label was just brown paper, pen, and tape. My tag was made with brown paper, string to attach it t the jar, and pen. You can stick a bow or label on top, too, if you'd like. The idea is that children write their favorite memories with dad onto the Lego. I hope this comes in handy for somebody when Father's Day comes around again! Actually, this could really work for any occasion. Maybe somebody could use this for Christmas or an upcoming birthday?

I've got lots to share, so visit again soon!
-Lauryn

Modern Lego Starwars Party

Hi, everyone! Today I am excited to share my brother's tenth birthday party, which was a Lego Starwars theme. He actually had three parties, so I will soon share the other two as well. I went with Yoda colors for this party, which were green, brown and tan, and added gold. The gold letter balloons look a bit odd because I didn't have a D, so I used a backwards G. Also, I had to substitute the E with F and L. The stars were silver, but I hand-painted them brown and gold. I handmade the favors, which I'm afraid were a combination of favors I found on Pinterest, not my ideas. I will share them in detail in a future post. The 'Luke, I am your Water' was also an idea I found online from several paerties, although I made the printable. I copied the lightsabers I saw online for pretty much every Starwars party. There are lots of tutorials, and they are really easy to make. It was actually a pool party, and we blew up at least 150 water balloons, but I didn't get many pictures, so you can only see a small pile below. I handmade the poster and labels, and the cake was from Ingles. I mainly got my color scheme inspiration from this dinosaur party. I hope you enjoy!

I hope you'll visit again soon! -Lauryn