CHRISTMAS SALT DOUGH 2

I just love this salt dough garland by Katie Elliot.

Something else on my I want a go list.

Have fun with your family!!!



FREE PRINTABLE HALLOWEEN BANNER / BUNTING

Yes somethings in life ARE free!

Thought I would share this cute find with you, from Lee Lou blogs.

She also offers free blog templates, buttons and backgrounds.

How cute is that!!!

FREE PUMPKIN CARVING PATTERNS

Just sorting out some patterns for Liam and his friends to carve over the halloween half term holidays,

and thought it you save you some time if I shared my list of sites.

(Some sites also offer paid patterns)

To the left are some we have made.

SPOOK MASTER

K O A

CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN

PUMPKIN LADY

PUMPKIN MASTERS

PUMPKIN GLOW

DOT COM WOMAN

BHG

HUB PAGES

FANTASY JR

Cyberhaunt

ehow

Hersheys

zombie pumpkins

                                                   Kraft Foods

                                                  Scissor crafts

(The little ghost in the vase/3rd photo is cut out of voile and stuck on the inside rim of vase, made loads and spread them through the house)

Happy Halloween!!!

LEGO BIRTHDAY PARTY

Last year I was asked two hours before we were due to go to a party for ideas

of what to do with four 9 year olds, for a birthday on December the 28th.
So an indoors activity was the only option.

I remembered that they had a huge box of lego, so suggested they build cars and race them down a ramp/track (which was a plank of wood on a slope)

It kept them happy for the whole three hours
(until the cars fall apart that is, then we had grumpy men in training, LOL)

So it got me thinking about pulling a lego party together.

And here it is ............

INVITATIONS


I love this idea from here

or

You can make and print your own here

BANNER / BUNTING
Made from lego printable paper and white letters added.

or

made from Lego minfigures / heads clip art


DECORATIONS
Build the childs name in Lego



Made from card and raised dots made by using faon sticky pads.



ACTIVITIES

Race car building and racing is fab.



All that's needed (besides the lego) is a long plank of wood,
paint it, and put lines down the middle
 (plastic tape from a DIY store works great)

You know how competitive kids get,
so make a start and finish line to prevent cheating. Hopefully LOL



You could even give each child a bad driving certificate free from here

TABLE SETTING

You can buy black and white (like the checkered flag at the Grand Prix etc) table cloth.

CUPCAKES

You could also use an ice cube maker/tray, and mould coloured icing to put ontop of cupcakes.

or

A mini figure ice cube maker / tray to mould chocolate figures to put onto of your cupcakes.

BIRTHDAY CAKE

Instructions from here.

FAVOURS

Printable boxes filled with sweets and small lego kits.


THANK YOU NOTES

A photo of each child's lego car on top of the checkered table cloth.


You can also make Lego style thank yous, invites, bunting
by using the lego font from here




You can change the text and back ground colours.

WITCH HALLOWEEN PARTY

I have been asked by a friend for ideas for a cutesy witch party for halloween.

I knew I wanted nice bright girlie colours but very little time

so I had a look around for some printable ideas.

And they were too good not to share, with you. 

There are alot of creative people out there, just look at the pictures below.

INVITATIONS

These witches hat invites are easy, just print, fold and send out.

COSTUMES

Easy NO SEW witch costume...

A piece of 1"-1.5" wide black elastic, tied to desired waist measurements

A roll of tulle / net 25m long and 25cm wide (so you only need to cut the length stripes, easy peasy!!!) in black, pink,and purple (any two colours you like plus black)

Measure child from waist to just above the knee, then double this = length off netting.

Cut the net into lots strips to above mention length.

So now you should have long strips of netting 4" wide.

Pick up one strip fold in half length wise

Place loop under black elastic

Thread netting ends over the black elastic and through the loop of netting at the top

and pull all the way through.

 Repeat this with all netting alternating colours until black elastic is barely visible.

You can always stagger the lengths of different coloured netting

and cut them to a point as this is more pleasing to the eye.

Were with a brightly coloured t-shirt or maybe a plain black or white one and bright stripey legging or tights.

And to finish it of make a cute witches hat fascinator using a pattern from here.

or
make a paper/card witch hat from here.
If you want a small hat just reduce the size and add elastic under the brim so it stay's on.

BANNER / BUNTING

How cute is this from Nap Time Journal?

Just sooooo cute!

DECORATIONS

Lots of the spiders from the bunting hung with black ric rak braiding.


From Nap Time Journal

Broomsticks (Paint the handles bright green and add a purple bow at base of handle) standing against the wall by doorways.

Witches hats (put a bright coloured bow around the brim) on coat hooks and on shelves.

CUPCAKES

Look at these sweet spider cupcakes from creative cupcake recipes

Don't know why I can't centre this pic.
Sorry!!!

CUPCAKES PICKS

Free printable from Livinglocurto

GAMES
Of course you have to have bobbin apples. Make sure you have loads of towels handy!

Witch hat ring toss: stuff three witch hats full of paper and toss embroidery hoops.

I always find a treasure trail is popular:
print off a witches hat clip art, number them and add words associated with Halloween

No.9 FRANKENSTEIN

and get them to find ten or so. give them a score card to record the Halloween names they find.



1.                                          

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FAVOURS

And these witch shoe favours from SkipTo My Lou are adorable

Free downloadable templates available on her site.

I just love all the bright colours against the black.

Have a Cute Halloween Girls!!!