2011 CALENDAR - NEW YEAR NEW CALENDAR IDEAS

Each year Liam normally make me a special calendar.

I buy the slip in photo calendars and then he draws a picture for each months theme.....

but this year they haven't sold them :(

So I have had a look around but I am not taken with the massed produced ones.

I have had a look around the web and found some fabulous ideas.....

As you know I love our post it note Christmas Tree and I love this too!

A Post it note (sticky note) calendar (this is made on a notice board,

from real simple magazine.

A human calender

This is fun with a capital F!

I would have to make them alittle longer under the date as I wouldn't want to write on my friends faces. LOL

Blackboard / chalkboard calendar

from etsy.

 This calendar wall decal incorporates a black / chalkboard vinyl that you can write on and erase.

It is applied directly to the wall.

Another blackboard calendar

This is paint onto the wall.

Just add different percentages of white paint to the blackboard paint to achieve the grey tones.

So cute snake

But don't think I could cope with all the lines from dates for appointments crossing over everything else.


We May adapt this to a long snake that goes across a long page and back again,
so I can just have arrows above and below the dates.

MADE FROM A CARDBOARD BOX

and their favourite thing to play with was the large cardboard box!!!

you know what I mean, they can turn it into a race car, a bus, anything they want.

Here are some ideas....

so they can have their own adventure in a box.

here

etsy

family fun

This has to be my absolute favourite!!!


here

So cute!!! I feel party inspiration coming on!

here

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here

These are not too practical but look fab!!!



just the body box would look great!

My favourite site for inspiration a long time has been Mr McGroovy's 

where people post their fantastic cardboard box creations.

This carraige and castle would be a fantastic addition to my Princess party here.

There are some very, very talented people out there.

If you have some pics of cardboard box creations send them to me and I will add them.

HAVE A FUN STAY AT HOME FAMILY NEW YEARS EVE



Being a single mum, we say at home for New Years,

this doesn't mean we don't have fun mind.

We get our Pj's on and get comfy,

we play board games, watch a holiday movie

and have a special New Years supper (yes in Pj's)

and this year an addition of a  home made confetti (sprinkles) cake like this.

Then at the stroke of midnight we bring in the New Year with a Bang!

 If you can’t get out to watch the fireworks, like us, make your own!

Visit a local party store to buy party blowers and streamers

A fun and easy DIY project for your New Years party is creating handmade confetti!

Items from around your house such as tinsel from the Christmas tree, or tissue paper ,

are perfect for use on your festive toss station.

from Elizabeth anne designs

or

punched tissue paper

You could also make homemade blowers as a daytime activity

Instructions here and they are easy than you may think.

And don't forget the party hats

design sponge

I love this (and would be so easy to make with and elastic hairband),

But my 9 yr old son would not LOL

so here's a couple of hats for him

from here

and here

which both give instructions on how to make them.

Then once midnight strikes let your kids let loose as they celebrate the first moments of the New Year.

MAY 2011

BRING YOU ALL YOU WISH FOR YOURSELF

XXX

Mary Poppins Party Ideas

Guess what we've watched today?

My excuse is it's Christmas LOL.

So here's some ideas for a practically perfect poppins party.

WIZARD OF OZ PARTY

Well I don't think it's Christmas until we've watched

The Wizard Of Oz

So that's what we have done this afternoon.

And now my head is spinning with party ideas.

Just look at this stunning Wizard of Oz party table...