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Feb
14
Here are the Valentine treats we made for my daughter’s class.
I had her lay down and I put in a ponytail where her hair touched the floor. Divide the hair in two and turn one section so it faces the other and they form a heart shape. Getting her hair to do this was not difficult, but getting her to lay still while I got the picture was.
Next I brought the photo into InDesign and laid some text on top, and created the back of the card with the ‘To’ section.
I had them printed as 4×6 photos. I had to make the image smaller than the print and trim them in order for them to work with the clear treat bags I picked up at the craft store. The finished size of the cards was about 5×3 and then folded down to 2.5 x 3.
Amelia then added her classmates’ names to the back of the folded card.
Fill the bags with candy, fold over the top of the bag, place the folded card over the bag and staple in the center. Done!
Feb
1
Here is a roundup of fun things to do for Valentine’s Day.
Crayon hearts from Whipper Berry.
Superhero Valentine from Zakka Life.
Valentine Bookmarks from Edda Photography.
Valentine Treat Bags from Martha Stewart.
Treat Bags at Kristin Eldridge Photography.
Photo Valentine Lollipops from Our Daily Doings.
And here are a few I have done in the past for my daughter’s classes:
Jan
20
ORGANIZE!
It’s on my New Year’s Resolution list every year. I’ve come to the realization that this project will never be complete. Instead of wishing my house looked like a Minimalist’s dream, I have to accept the fact that I have Stuff. And I will always have Stuff. I have 2 kids who like to collect toys. I have a husband who likes to collect techy gadgets. I like to collect graphic design books and yarn (I’m a knitter). My goal is to make room for the Stuff we love. It’s not a project with an end date. It’s a new lifestyle.
I bought this book years ago – One Year to an Organized Life. I like that you can start whenever you want, and pick it up whenever you please. I don’t do well with schedules. When an area of the house is getting particularly unruly, I’ll flip to that section in the book and spend a few hours in that area. The mood doesn’t strike me often, but when it does I like to take full advantage. The book gives good, easy and practical tips on making your life run more efficiently. There are a series of these books specializing in organizing your work, finances and a new one called One Year to an Organized Life with Baby. Definitely need to check that one out.
ONE THING A DAY
Unfortunately, the hours-long organization benders don’t come around very often. But I have found a method that works for me. One Thing A Day. Find just ONE thing you can get rid of. The One Thing cannot be normal trash like papers and old boxes. It has to be something that I would pack if I were to pack up my house for a move. My One Thing is trashed if it’s broken, or put in a donation box I have set up in the garage to be donated. Sometimes my One Thing is 10 ill-fitting shirts cleared out of the closet. Sometimes my One Thing is a broken slinky. But getting rid of One Thing a day is at the very least, getting me a tiny bit closer to my house being a Minimalist’s dream.
Dec
25
Merry Christmas from Metro Baby Cards!
Dec
21
My daughter decided she wanted a slumber party for her 7th (yikes!). Since she was the Red Queen for Halloween, we decided to go with an Alice in Wonderland Mad Tea Party style theme.
Invitation
[All information has been changed]
Favors
The kids were encouraged to bring dress up clothes for the Tea Party. I made crowns for each girl, and my daughter made the wands. These also served as the take home party favors.
Tea Party
Kid-friendly finger foods and Arizona Raspberry tea. We had ants on a log, ham/turkey/cheese pinwheels, heart-shaped PB&J, strawberry cream cheese with crackers, and banana, mango and strawberry fruit kabobs.
Cupcakes
The birthday girl with her cupcake. Happy Birthday Amelia!
Oct
31
Happy Halloween from the Red Queen and Chick.
Sep
20
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Aug
31
My youngest is very destructive. She can break anything in 30 seconds flat. She earned the name ‘Destructasaurus’ when she was almost 12 months old. So for her 2nd birthday, since she was entering the ‘Terrible Twos’ I thought a Destructasaurus theme was perfect. An image of Lily terrorizing New York City Godzilla-style came to mind.
Cupcakes
My older daughter played “Happy Birthday” on her ukulele.
The Birthday Girl with her cupcake. Welcome to the Terrible Twos Lily!
Aug
30
I am starting to plan my oldest’s 7th (what??? She’s turning SEVEN?!?) birthday party, and I realized I never posted her Music Party photos. She loves music and she loves dancing, so we went with a Music theme. Then she decided she wanted everyone to come dressed in their dancing clothes. I was concerned no boy invitees would come, but they did and all had a fantastic time!
Invitations
I did a variation of my Music Birthday Invitation design. Kids were encouraged to dress up in their dancing clothes and bring a musical instrument. (All info has been changed on the invitation.)
Back:
Chalk drawings to let the kids know they are at the right house.
All dressed up. You can see the favor bags on the left.
Waiting for her guests to arrive.
Cookies & Cupcakes
The cupcakes were made with marshmallow fondant. For making black fondant I added cocoa powder and a little black gel icing color. The music notes were cut out using a gumpaste mold. I had trouble with getting the fondant out of the molds, but figured it out. You need to flour the mold, press into the fondant, then slap the plastic down on the counter. The fondant music note will fly right out.
I intended to have music note cookies for the kids to eat, as well as go home with them in their favor bags. They turned out pretty much inedible. So instead I put them around the cake and food for decorations.
Games and Dancing
My wonderful mother-in-law served as the entertainment director. She dressed up in a tutu and scheduled all the games and dancing time to keep the party on track, and for once free me up to just watch, take pictures and enjoy the fun. My father-in-law brought his guitar and took care of the Hokey Pokey portion of the fun.
The birthday girl.
After cupcakes, the kids sat in a circle with the instruments they brought and had a [very noisy] jam session. They had a lot of fun, but the adults needed aspirin after that.
Aug
18
I have added new birth announcements to the website:
Be sure to check out all the boy birth announcements and girl birth announcements on the Metro Baby Cards site.