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Dinosaur First Birthday Party ROAR!

March 13, 2017
ROAR Dinosaur 1st birthday Party

With Harrison being a preemie, this 1st birthday really snuck up on us! The only toy he really loves is this little dinosaur that pops balls up and down. I thought a ROAR dinosaur First Birthday Party was a perfect idea! Here are some of the things that I did for his party. Hope you enjoy!

ROAR Dinosaur First Birthday Party Invitation

ROAR Dinosaur 1st Birthday Party Invitation

Dinosaur 1st Year Stats Chart
Dinosaur 1st Birthday Stats Chart

Dinosaur Fossil Dig

Dinosaur Fossil Dig with Graham cracker sand

I knew I REALLY wanted to do a Dinosaur Fossil Dig at his party but was struggling with a way to put it together. First, the party was in early March and the weather is unpredictable. I knew I would have to have the dino dig inside. I also knew that I did not want sand all over my house. Little ones also enjoy eating sand and I didn’t want that to happen either. I looked all over Pinterest for “edible sand” and found a couple of decent looking recipes, but they just weren’t the effect I was going for. I then thought about using my food processor and a cereal like Frosted Flakes (the generic kind). Kind of like making a breading for chicken. That would have been a cheap option but I felt that it was going to be too rough. Then I had the perfect idea of using Graham crackers!

Edible Graham Cracker Sand
Graham Cracker Sand
• 6 boxes of generic Graham Crackers
1) Using a food processor or blender, grind up the graham crackers.
2) Store in zip-lock bags for the party

Dinosaur Sand MoldsNext came the fossils. I looked and could only find expensive fake dino bones. I didn’t want to spend that kind of money so I decided to make my own. I got these dinosaur sand molds from Amazon and used the Air Dry Clay to fill them.

DIY Dinosaur Fossils DIY Dinosaur Fossils

Tips:
• The small pieces tend to crack so be careful removing them
• It took 4 days for the molds to dry, longer for the bigger ones

For the dig, I got these sand toys and used the shovels and pan. Figured this wouldn’t go to waste cause he would use it in his sand box this summer.

The sand box I have is this one: ROAR Dinosaur 1st birthday Party

 

I used my silhouette cameo to make this dinosaur happy birthday banner. Feel free to email me for a custom order of this banner. email: [email protected]

ROAR Dinosaur 1st birthday Party

Here is his 1 year old stats chart:
ROAR Dinosaur 1st birthday Party

Dinosaur Food Theme:

T-Rex Legs aka “Turkey legs”
Dinosaur Chicken Nuggets from Tyson
Dino Bones aka “Macaroni & Cheese”
Dino Scales aka Lays Potato Chips
Herbivores – Veggie tray
Prehistoric Dirt

I decided to save the money and just have my mom make cupcakes and my sister made his small smash cake.
I got these dinosaurs from Amazon and washed them and used them for the cupcake toppers as well as part of the Prehistoric dirt! The dinosaurs were 72 pieces for $6.50!!

To make Prehistoric dirt:
• I mixed 1 bag of chocolate instant pudding with 1 bay of dark chocolate instant pudding
• Fill the cups half way
• Take apart Oreos and use a food processor or blender to grind up the chocolate part of the Oreos.
• I used the dinosaurs to top it as well as gummy warms!

I used these dinosaur cookie cutters to make sugar cookies! They were a big hit!

The Turkey Legs turned out huge! But everyone seemed to love them!

The dinosaur decorations came from Hobby Lobby

FREE DOWNLOAD of the Dinosaur Food Signs

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Smash Cake

I got this dinosaur cake topper here. I know I could have made one but I was just feeling lazy that day and bought this!

Surprisingly my sister made this smash cake out of a small square cake pan. Used two layers and then hand cut them into circles after they cooled. I decided not to go out and get a smash cake made cause well he was just going to smash it! No sense spending a lot of money on something he was going to destroy.

It took Harrison a while to get into the smash cake but after about 5 min he just stuck his entire face into it!
ROAR Dinosaur 1st birthday Party
I decided I wasn’t going to be lazy when it came to his high chair banner. They are really simple to make just take a piece of ribbon and tie other ribbons on them! You can get this burlap banner from Amazon and just take it apart to use as the center piece. Then, I found this dinosaur from Hobby Lobby and glued it in the center. Simple, but effective and at only .77 cents!

ROAR Dinosaur 1st birthday Party

Pin the tail on the Dinosaur

Just like the classic game of pin the tail on the donkey. This was something I created for his party.

Pin the tail on the Dino

Dinosaur First Birthday Party
Dinosaur First Birthday Party

Everybody loved the Dino party! After this last crazy year, we couldn’t believe he is already one!

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog!

Have a great day!

-Johanna Ackerman

Birthday Party

MJ’s Rookie Year

August 9, 2016
1st Birthday Smash Cake Photo

MJ’s Rookie Year A baseball Themed First Birthday

1st Birthday Baseball Themed Invitation 1st Birthday Baseball Themed Invitation

MJ First Year Stats Board Visitor Home Painted Sign Concessions Banner Cracker Jacks and baseball cards for treatsPersonalized Baseball Cards For Birthday Parties
Personalized Baseball Cards For Birthday Parties

12 Month photo BannerMJ Turns 1 Baseball Themed Party MJ Turns 1 Baseball Themed Party 1st Birthday Smash Cake MJ Turns 1 Baseball Themed Party
1st Birthday Baseball Cake
Baseball Themed Birthday Snapchat GeoFilter

This past year has just flown by!  I feel like it was just yesterday that I posted MJ’s newborn photos. Atlas, my nephew MJ turned 1 and my sister asked me to help her with his baseball themed party. I turned my sisters vision into a reality. With his baseball themed invitation to his very own personal baseball cards that she put on the treat bags of Cracker Jacks. My sister made the “smash cake” all by herself!

• Invitations: Tags4Tots
• Banners Design- Tags4Tots
• Fabric Banner- Stuffsosimple
• Stat Board Design- Tags4Tots
• Baseball Card Design- Tags4Tots
• Cake Topper- SerendipityPartyShop
• 1st Birthday Photo Smash Cake Outfit- SMPstore
• 1st Birthday Smash Cake Photographer- Jessica Edwards Photography
• Baseball Themed SnapChat Filter- Tags4Tots

 

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Paw Patrol Birthday Party

February 10, 2016
Paw Patrol Birthday Party Invitation

Paw Patrol Birthday Party

I was blessed to get to design another birthday party for my twin niece and nephew! This year, Brooks is in LOVE with Paw Patrol (as most kids are these days!) So that is where the theme came from.

I would with my sister-in-law Keyna to design a great party off of her ideas.

Here is the Paw Patrol Birthday Invitation:
If you would like to purchase this design you can get the digital version for $15 HERE or you can let us print them for you with 25 cards starting at $39.99 HERE

Paw Patrol Birthday Party Invitation

Paw Patrol Birthday Party Invitation

Next came the table decorations. My sister-in-law found these decorations on Etsy and she wanted me to make her some similar:

Here are the ones that I created:

Paw Patrol Birthday Centerpieces

Paw Patrol Birthday Centerpieces

Paw Patrol Birthday Centerpieces

Paw Patrol Birthday Centerpieces

Paw Patrol Birthday Centerpieces

Paw Patrol Birthday Centerpieces

You can purchase the ones already put together by that Etsy seller for $15 a piece or if you want to save some money and DIY you can download the files from my Etsy account for $9.99 and make them yourself!

The centerpieces on my Etsy account come with everything you need for ages 1-5.

Paw Patrol Characters included:
• Chase
• Rocky
• Skye
• Marshall
• Ryder
• Zuma
• Rubble

Includes Images for 1st- 5th birthdays.

Purchase the Popcorn buckets here:
http://www.birthdayexpress.com/c/?ntt=dot%20treat%20boxes

Purchase Dowel Rods Here :
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033F4GSQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

Purchase White stuffing here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PXGUIVC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

TIP: I used small ramekins in each box to keep them from tipping over.

My sister-in-law used dog bowls to put the food in them, I thought that was a great idea!

Paw Patrol Party Ideas

Paw Patrol Party Ideas

 

She also had the cutest cake created for the party:

Paw Patrol Birthday Cake

Paw Patrol Birthday Cake

 

Instead of treat bags we did an “adopt a puppy” where the kids got their own stuffed animals. I believe she got the dogs from Oriental Trading.

Paw Patrol Adopt a Puppy

Paw Patrol Adopt a Puppy

I created this “Help Save The Day by Adopting a Puppy” Sign that can be instantly downloaded for $5 on my Etsy shop. I also created a Adoption Certificate that can also be purchased for $5 on my shop and then you can print out as many as you need!

Paw Patrol Adoption Certificate

Paw Patrol Adoption Certificate

Paw Patrol Adopt A Puppy

The Adopt a Puppy was a HUGE hit with all the kids!

 

Other Paw Patrol Party Ideas:

Paw Patrol Birthday Party

Paw Patrol Birthday Party

DIY Paw Patrol Cupcake Toppers for $5

Paw Patrol Cupcake Toppers

Paw Patrol Cupcake Toppers

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Essentials for Throwing An All That Ultimate 90s Party

June 27, 2015
How to throw an awesome 90s party

Essentials for Throwing An All That Ultimate 90s Party

Welcome to the 90s! The BEST decade yet!

Invite
Ultimate 90s Birthday Party
Perfect invitation for a 90s party. This can be customized for a surprise or no surprise. This digital copy of the invitation can be purchased and customized for $9.99 here on Etsy.

fashion
Zack Morris 90s Party OutfitZack Morris
1. Zack Morris
Get you a 90s sweater off of Ebay and a Zack Morris Wig from Amazon. Don’t forget the Zack’s Cell Phone.

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2. Mary Kate & Ashley
Plain pink t-shirts and overalls from Wal-Mart and then decorate them with flowers and ribbon!

90s Windbreaker Jackets
3. Windbreaker Jackets
Found these gems on Ebay

90s Fashion
4. Michael Jordan Nike Shirt and THOSE PANTS!
All found on EBay!

Jessie Spano Jessie Spano
5. Jessie Spano (Save By The Bell)
Easy to do outfit- Flower top, high wasted jeans and curly hair!

decor
Ultimate 90s Party Decorations
6. Stereo Systems 
In the 90s… bigger is always better! I was able to find this old stereo system from my grandparents basement. I took it and spray painted it gold for a nice centerpiece.

7. Pogs
The ultimate 90s game for me was Pogs! I was able to find some for real cheap on Ebay.

Party on, Wayne Party On Garth Sign Fresh Prince of Bel Air Chillin Out Maxin Relaxin All Cool We Were Merely Freshman Sign And All the Girls Say Im Pretty Fly For A White Guy Sign
8. Signs
I had signs all around the party space with 90s sayings. These can all be downloaded from my Etsy site. They are .99 cents each. You can instantly download them and print them yourself!

Welcome To The 90s Banner
9. Welcome To The 90s Banner
This banner is another one that can be found on my Etsy Store for $1.99 for the entire sign. Each letter is printed on a separate page. I printed the letters on different colors of paper for the sign.

Ultimate 90s Party Photo Booth Ultimate 90s Party Photo Booth Ultimate 90s Party Photo Booth Ultimate 90s Party Photo Booth Ultimate 90s Party Photo Booth Ultimate 90s Party Photo Booth Ultimate 90s Party Photo Booth Ultimate 90s Party Photo Booth Ultimate 90s Party Photo Booth Ultimate 90s Party Photo Booth Ultimate 90s Party Photo Booth
10. Photo Booth
Gotta have a photo booth featuring the best of the 90s shows and sayings. These are all available for instant download that you can print off from my Etsy store and then cut out and tape onto poles.

Food
Jessie's Energy Pills Save By The Bell
11. Jessie’s Energy Pills
I went to the candy store and got some candy that was the bone candy but it looked the closest to pills. I got these pushup containers and filled them with the candy. We took an old text book that we had and drilled holes big enough for the pops to sit in.

DIY Pizza Lunchables 90s party DIY Pizza Lunchables 90s party
12. DIY Pizza Lunchables
A great way to keep your guests entertained and involved in the party is to create a DIY station. This party featured a DIY Pizza Lunchable station. Took Pita Bread to use as the crust, squeezable pizza sauce and then all the toppings you want! We also had a Pizza Pizazz on standby incase someone wanted to cook their pizza.

Baskin Robbins Clown Cones
13. Baskin Robbin Clown Cones
This might not be a food choice for everyone, but when we were kids we always got a Clown Cone from Baskin Robbins for our birthday! Thought I would bring it back for my sisters birthday.

Ultimate 90s Party
14. Candy Cigarettes and Big Chew Bubble Gum

Ultimate 90s Cupcakes
15. 90s Cupcakes