Momma told me about... Birthdays

Toy Review: Bubble-Matic Car Wash by Hot Wheels

July 20, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
The automatic bubble blower sold me on buying this for my 2-year-old son who is a Hot Wheels fanatic!

Today was one of those too-hot-to-go-to-the-park days, so I decided to treat Kysen to an awesome new toy from our local Toys R Us!  Funny side note: when Kysen was a newborn I used to insist that I would never let him go to the toy store when he was old enough to “understand” where

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First Birthday Cake

July 12, 2011   Kristen   1 Comment
Make beautiful fruit-themed decorations on a store-bought cake for a super-easy and elegant 1st birthday cake idea!

I wanted to post, as I promised, what I ended up doing with the Best Candied Orange Recipe that I posted yesterday!  As I had mentioned, I was obsessed with these candied oranges, but before that, I was obsessed with Kysen’s 1st Birthday Cake!  It became so important to me that even now I have

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A “Refined” Trail Mix Take Home Treat

July 09, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
This bunny-themed take home treat was a big hit--making a good trail mix is a bit more complicated than I originally thought!

I promised to post more of my sister-in-laws baby shower ideas and I will not disappoint!  This is excellent take home treat idea that works for more than baby showers!  Just switch up the decorations and you have an elegant treat for your guests at your next birthday, Christmas gathering or any other special celebration!

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Cute Gift Wrap Idea

June 10, 2011   Kristen   3 Comments
Teach your tot to recycle and be resourceful with this super-cute birthday gift wrap idea!

A few years back I was in a pinch for my sister-in-law’s birthday present: what was I going to wrap that awesome present in?!  I thought fast and used my scrapbooking paper scraps (I knew there was a good reason i was saving those!) and came up with a gift wrap that I use ON

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How to Make A personalized Children’s “Coloring Book” Birthday Card

June 04, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
DIY Coloring Book Birthday Card

As Americans, we are by nature pretty darn vain and self-centered!  So what is better for an extra-special birthday card, than a card with your child’s picture on it!  I made this craft for one of my fiancée’s niece’s 3rd birthday.  For this craft, I was inspired by a recent Crayola coloring book page tool

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What is a good and safe birthday cake for my dog? Dog birthday ideas!

May 20, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
Doggie Birthday Cake & Feast

So your pooch is another year older and you want to give her (or him) a birthday celebration to remember!  It’s intimidating because there are quite a few things that can be toxic for doggies!  No chocolate, no raisins, no avocado—the list of what a dog cannot eat seems to get longer every year! I

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An Easy Recycled Cupcake Display Board

May 15, 2011   Kristen   No comments

I made this project on the fly and in a pinch!  I had made some beautiful strawberry cupcakes for my sister-in-law and I spent all my time on the decorating (the white-chocolate monograms) and not enough time thinking about how my beautiful cupcakes were going to arrive in safety and style at her house! I

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Easy Monogrammed Birthday cupcake decorating idea!

May 14, 2011   Kristen   No comments
Monogrammed Cupcakes with Display Board

I promise to follow this up with a post that has my grandma’s fabulous strawberry cake and strawberry icing recipe included, since I made the strawberry cupcakes seen in this pic with those recipes, but this post is all about this super-easy, fast and elegant cupcake decorating idea! I am also going to post a

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