Throwing a slumber party can be disconcerting because the main thing you’re going to think about is the mess, the noise, and containing all that energy from your guests. But, a slumber party is one of the best ways to build friendships and connections. Thus, in order to have a successful slumber party, you need […]

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This Chocolate Explosion Cake looks amazing and tastes as good as it looks! This is a chocoholic, chocolate lover’s dream cake – perfect for birthdays and special occasions! This chocolate-loaded cake is covered with various chocolate bars and candy and is actually SO easy to make! There are 500+ Recipes, including more themed birthday cakes, on […]

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If you are looking for free Peppa Pig party printables then you have hit the jackpot! I’ve got a huge set of Peppa Pig printables that has everything you need to throw a wonderful themed party! Peppa Pig Party Printables I made these printables for my niece’s 2nd birthday party who was obsessed (which most […]

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To celebrate the release of the animated movie Smallfoot, I’ve made this set of free printable Smallfoot Party Printables, that fans of the movie are going to love! These Smallfoot Party Printables contain everything you need to throw an awesome Smallfoot party and can be downloaded and printed for personal use. The free printables include party invitations, […]

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It’s been forever since I made a full party free printables set, so with the Blu-ray & DVD release of the hilarious animated musical film SING, I bring you my SING Movie Party Printables!  Everything you need to throw an awesome SING party can be downloaded for personal use! The free printables include party invitations, […]

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I’ve harped on quite a bit on my blog, and YouTube Channel about my upcoming 40th birthday. I wanted to celebrate this milestone age with my family and friends, and the only way to do it was to have an early unbirthday party, as we are on holiday for my actual birthday in September. I’ve already […]

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If you’ve been reading my blog this week, you’ll know that it was my son’s 16th birthday. It’s been a busy week, with meals out and friends and family over. Yesterday, we celebrated his birthday at home with my family, and to mark the occasion, I wanted to create the floating photographs for Liam’s 16th, as […]

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Back in October my gorgeous niece turned 1! My sister asked if I would decorate for the party as well as make the cakes, and of course I was more than happy to oblige. I decided a while back that I would work around an owl theme, because she had lots of different owl toys […]

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For my son’s 14th birthday, we had a small family gathering at home and I threw an Army Themed Party to celebrate. I decided to bake some camouflage cupcakes (always the easiest and quickest cakes to make for a celebration, especially since I was a pretty bad mum and left it to the last minute!) […]

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My son turned 14 at the weekend, and I threw a family gathering to celebrate. I decided to go along with an army/military theme, and whilst I didn’t get as much done as I had wanted to, I pulled everything together in just a couple of days. My son was happy and that was the […]

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For my first ‘Flashback Fridays’ post I’ll be telling you about my 35th birthday in 2011…I threw an  ‘At The Hop’ 1950s themed party. {My Sisters & Me} The idea popped in my head when my husband and I were discussing party themes, and since I love the 1950s, I ran with it! I started looking […]

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Couldn’t have a Nintendo themed birthday party without playing Nintendo now could we?! I decided that we would have a Mario Kart Tournament…for ease we played on the Wii and to pick who was versus who, I placed every one’s names in a hat which my son then picked out. It was some serious competition! […]

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Here’s how I decorated the room for my son’s Nintendo themed birthday party… I had a bunch of little plastic figurines of Nintendo characters – Donkey Kong, Mario and all his gang and a shed load of Pokémon. So wherever I could find a suitable place for them to go…they went! I had some heart […]

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On my blog viewing ventures I often come across adorable mini milk bottles, and was able to source some (finally!) a few months ago. I put them in a cupboard to use at some point…and forgot all about them. As I was having a tidy up of my party ware, I spied them and it […]

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Corn Dogs: a very American snack. When we were out in Florida last summer, we got our first taste of them and loved them! I came across a recipe online for corn dogs and thought I’d give them a whirl for my son’s Nintendo themed birthday party. Whilst mine didn’t turn out quite as smooth shaped as […]

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During a StumbleUpon session I came across several blogs that had dip ideas for Superbowl, both savoury and sweet. I have never thought to make a sweet dip before and thought, “why not?!” I took the opportunity to make one for my son’s Nintendo themed birthday party and came up with Diddy Kong’s Peanut Shoot […]

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