DIY Marvel (Easter) Gift Basket

 To go hand in hand with the post I shared earlier, here is another themed Easter basket that could be used for any occasion, this time for Marvel fans. Again, I printed Marvel activities from the internet along with the clock from Loki, and I bought my brother a Hawkeye shirt I happened to come across in advance at Five Below. The card I handmade read "As you Marvel at the miraculous Easter story, I hope you enjoy this super gift!" But a card could say something like "I hope you have a marvelous birthday!" This gift was very simple, I like to keep celebrations Loki. Sorry, I'm going to stop now.

I hope you find this handy!

-Lauryn

Graduation Gift Idea for Boys

 Hey, everyone! Here's a quick little gift idea I did for my brother's graduation gift last year. This can be easily customized. I titled this as a gift for boys, but it could also be a gift for girls too, of course. My gift had four parts:

1. A lunchbox (which my brother was in need of and got to use at an upcoming camp. This could be replaced with a different sort of tote, bag, backpack or suitcase.)

2. A water bottle (again, this was something I knew my brother needed, but could be replaced with a mug or even kitchen appliance.)

3. A card (I hand made mine to make it more personal.)

4. A gift card/certificate (I did one to my brother's favorite smoothie shop, A to Zinc. Go by what you know the person loves, and conceal it inside of the bag/lunchbox.)

That's it! 

If you're looking for a last-minute, easy but personal graduation gift, I hope this comes in handy!

-Lauryn

Jacob's Music-Themed Graduation Party

 Hello everyone, here is one of many, many events from a while back (this was from June) I am trying to get caught up on. This was a surprise graduation party for my brother themed around his passion, music. It was not as big and grand as I hoped, but I did what I could. I had tons of help from friends and family who deserve credit for many of the great puns, who helped with the photo display, favors, displays, balloons...actually everything. (Thank you Jessica, Bernice, Robert, Edwin, Mont, Lillie, Morgan and Hayden!) They did a great job of setting up. I was foolish and made the mistake of putting out a record to sign (and forgot the pen to sign it with) in the sun, so that melted into a weird,  crumpled shape. I also used candles as part of the party favors. Shockingly, they too melted in the approximately ninety-eight degree weather and ruined the favor bags. The beautiful cupcakes came from our local Cornelia Sugartopia (I don't remember if the toppers were from somewhere else, though). Despite some chaos and mistakes on my part, I think my brother had a great time. The color scheme was mainly gold, dark blue, with some added pops of dark red and black. 

Thank you for visiting! I hope this at least gives you some pun ideas for any music graduates you might know!

-Lauryn

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