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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

How To Catch A Leprechaun Kit

This review is based strictly on my opinion. I was provided the sample free of charge by Oriental Trading to provide my honest review. No other type of compensation was received. All ideas and opinions are my own.

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Every St. Patrick's Day we build a leprechaun trap to catch that little green rascal and every year he gets away!

Not this year.

This is the year our daughter swears she WILL catch a leprechaun!

I wanted to help her out with some detective work so I put together this "Catch a Leprechaun Kit" filled with all the essentials one would need to catch that shamrock-lovin' bandit. With the help of Oriental Trading, you can build an adorable kit your kids will have a blast with!

What you'll need:

To catch that wee little fellow, you'll need a handy kit to keep everything in one place. This DIY lunchbox was the perfect size to hold all the leprechaun catching necessities. Click HERE to download the shamrock printable. Adhere the shamrock to the front of the lunchbox and you're all set to start filling up your kit!

Everyone knows leprechauns are attracted to shiny things and shiny things are usually found at the end of the rainbow. I filled a cellophane bag with chocolate gold coins and plush rainbows and tied it all together with green baker's twine. Print and cut out the leprechaun bait tag HERE and tie it to the bag.

A little rainbow glitter notebook is the perfect way to record insights, thoughts, ideas, questions, and observations about those little green guys.

Click HERE to download the shamrock printable to place on the notebook. Be sure to use a green pen while writing so you won't get pinched!

The lucky leprechaun binoculars craft kit is a fun activity for the kids to put together. Once it's ready to go, the little detectives will be on their way to spotting those tiny creatures!

While the St. Patrick's Day sleuths will be following clues to catch a leprechaun, they'll be needing a place to put the evidence. From gold dust to green glitter, there's bound to be evidence that needs to be labeled and placed somewhere for safe keeping. These shamrock-shaped favor containers are a perfect fit to collect all the proof that leprechauns are real!

Click HERE to download the evidence shamrock. Tie around a mini green magnifying glass and you're all set!

Looks like we're getting closer to finding our emerald wearing guy!

Woohoo! It looks like that leprechaun bait worked and all our hard work paid off! We followed tiny green footprints and found our adorable little leprechaun at the end of the rainbow!

Kids will have a blast this St. Patrick's Day with their leprechaun catching kits and who knows, you just might catch a wee little lad yourself!

Thank you for stopping by!

Saturday, February 10, 2018

St. Patrick's Day Treat Box

I love celebrating St. Patrick's Day with kids. From building a leprechaun trap to having an entire breakfast colored green. It's so fun to see the excitement and wonder in their eyes as they wake up the morning of St. Patrick's Day to see if they caught a leprechaun while they chow down on green pancakes and sip green milk.

Even if we don't catch a leprechaun, those little gnomes always leave a good luck gift for the kids.

They're quick and easy to put together, so let's get started!

Supplies used:

Lime Green Favor Gift Baskets

Small Favor Tubes

Chocolate Gold Coins

Skittles

Bakers Twine

Fill a small tube with Skittles or any kind of rainbow candies. Tie several strands of bakers twine around the goodie basket handle and favor tube.

Download the rainbow printable HERE and attach it to the front of the box.

Fill to the brim with chocolate golden coins, Rolos or any other gold candies you can think of.

And there you have it! Quick and simple leprechaun goodie bags for the kids. Won't they love waking up to a pot of gold? I know I would!

Thanks so much for stopping by and may the luck o' the Irish be with you!

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Friday, February 9, 2018

Valentine Gift Box Ideas

Hi there! I'd love to share some sweet valentine packaging ideas with you today.

When I saw this adorable paper collection from Doodlebug Design, I knew I had to create some fun gift ideas. I love giving little gifts to friends and family for Valentine's Day and these boxes were quick and easy to whip up.

"I soda like you."

Using my Cricut machine, I cut out these cute fry box and added these fun soda bottle stickers on the front. Simply fill the box with paper shred and treats and you're good to go!

"I love you from the bottom of my tart."

How sweet is this little gift bag? The polka dots and tiny toaster with the tart are just the sweetest little combo. Embellish the gift bag with ribbon and mini pom poms and this little bag is ready for gift giving!

"I'd love to take you out!"

This take out box is perfect to give your sweetheart. Fill it with with your honey's favorite treats and tuck a gift card to your favorite restaurant inside. It's sure to be big a hit!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope your Valentine's Day is wonderful!

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Adorable Baby Shower Favors

Hi friends!

Our sweet and amazingly talented friend Laura from Make Life Lovely is having a baby girl!

With the little bundle of joy coming soon, some wonderful friends and I decided to get together to throw Laura a virtual baby shower.

Surprise, Laura!

For my contribution, I wanted to make adorable baby shower favors.

I love the Simple Stories Faith Collection and thought it would be perfect to create sweet favors with.

Using my Cricut Explore Air 2 machine, I cut out these darling favor boxes. In Cricut Design Space, search for "box template" and these fun template will pop up.

After you have cut out and assembled the favor boxes, cut out "Oh Baby" from Cricut Design Space and attach to the front of the box.

Fill the favor boxes with goodies, lip balm and lotion and you will have an adorable baby shower favor your guest will love!

Be sure to check out the rest of the virtual baby shower for Laura by visiting all these talented ladies!

To visit all of the amazing hosts and their projects for our virtual baby shower, visit each one by clicking the links below:

Invite by Jennifer of Jen T By Design
Mocktail bar by Dawn of Revel and Glitter
Cake and cupcake toppers by Susan of SugarPartiesLA
Baby washcloth lollipop bouquet by Annaliese of Made of Sugar and Spice
Custom confetti by Brenda of Giggle Hearts
Photo backdrop blanket by Bri of Halfpint Design
Baby shower Mad Libs by Nathalie of Press Print Party!
"Wishes For Baby" cards by Deanna of Mirabelle Creations
Shower favors by Esther of The Bakers Party Shop
More shower favors by Rachel of Fawn Parties

See all of the fun with our hashtag #BabyLovelyIsComing

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Copper and Marble Wedding Tablescape

Disclosure: As a member of the Oriental Trading Fun Squad, I received compensation and/or products in exchange for my styling and crafting services.

If you're a fan of the copper and marble combo, you'll definitely want to check out my copper and marble wedding tablescape on the Oriental Trading Fun365 site.

Check out how to make these lovely copper leaf place card holders and marble clay trinket dishes that will pair beautfully with your copper and marble tablescape.

Head over to the Fun365 site for all the details and inspiration!

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Valentine Classroom Handout Ideas with Oriental Trading

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Valentine's Day will be here before you know it and I'd love to share 5 fun valentine classroom handout ideas with Oriental Trading.

We go together like bacon and eggs

Who doesn't love a good pun? I loved these silly bacon and egg plastic eggs and knew they'd be perfect for a valentine handout. Simply fill the eggs with treats, wrap them up in a cellophane bag and attach the tag.

You can find the tags HERE and after you print and cut them out, add these cute bacon and egg pop up stickers found HERE. Be sure to print the tags in wallet size!

You're So Cool, Valentine

Aren't these plush ice cream toys the cutest? These will be a classroom favorite for sure!

Print out the "You're So Cool" printable in wallet size HERE and attach with ribbon.

What do you call a very small heart?
A Valentiny!

Valentine's Day flipping sequins plush hearts are all the rage with my daughter and her little friends. I'm even obsessed with them!

Kids will LOVE this silly joke attached to their valentine gift!

Print out the joke tag HERE in wallet size and attach using bakers twine or ribbon.

Whale you be mine?

How adorable is this classroom handout? These mini stuffed whales are a fun and loveable valentine that the kids are sure to love. There are a variety of tiny, darling whales so the class will have a lot to choose from!

Print out the "Whale You Be Mine?" tag HERE and print in wallet size. Tie the printable to the plush whale uisng bakers twine or ribbon and your valentine will be ready to go!