Well, they haven't gone anywhere! You can still buy them, people! And they're just as cool as ever! I buy mine off of Amazon. Now, you can buy name brand still. But I buy these cheaper ones. They come in clear and white.
Some ideas for how to use them:
1. magnets – we made Christmas ones!
2. necklaces and bracelets
3. keychains – I put these together because the only difference is the length of the chain they're attached to. I made this one with ink and my son's fingerprints.
4. brooch – clearly these are not going to be as fancy as the ones your grandma used to own, but they will be personal and interesting and cheap and easy.
These are quite easy to make. Simply follow the directions on the package! I use permanent markers and permanent inks to make designs on the paper. Then, cut them out. Punch a hole if you plan to make it into a necklace, bracelet, or keychain. Now put them on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and put them in a preheated oven. Watch them shrink before your very eyes! Take them out when they're done (about a minute or two). Attach a chain or magnet or whatever you need to finish your project! You're done!
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Minion Party Favors
It's been 3 weeks since I last posted. So, now that I'm back, I am ready for some fun stuff!
I for some reason absolutely love party favors. I know a lot of people think that they're a complete waste of time and money, but seriously, don't you kind of wish that you could go home with a swag bag after every party you attended? I think that would be pretty cool. I have been collecting things for 3 months to put in these favors for a couple reasons. 1. This helps to spread out the cost. 2. I buy things as I see them. And 3. I have been planning his party for 3 months and I keep getting new ideas; so every time a new idea comes, I collect something new!
In the past, I have put together really cheap favor bags that cost me maybe $1/bag and I just didn't feel like doing that this time. I wanted things that kids would really enjoy instead of some cheap favor toys that parents would throw away as soon as they got home.
So here are the amazing bags that I put together and the price breakdown of everything:
1. Yellow Reusable Bag = $1.75
2. Happy Birthday Cup = $1.60
3. Minion Playpack = $1
4. Fruit Snacks = $0.40
5. Minion Bracelet = $1
6. Candy necklace = $0.50
7. 2 pieces of Minion candy = $0.15
8. Minion sticker sheet = $0.40
9. Goody bag from the zoo = FREE!
Total = $6.80
Now, that may seem like a lot to you, but these are just some ideas. I go above and beyond what most people do for birthdays. And I'm sure everyone has their favorite thing. Mine happens to be gift bags.
Just for fun, let's take a look inside the goody bag that the zoo sent home with everyone! It looks like this:
Contents: Activity Page (coloring, word scramble, maze, code puzzle, word find), Color by Number at the Zoo Coloring Book with stickers, Paddleball Game, rubber bracelet, stamp, pencil topper eraser, ruler, 3-pack of crayons, and a coupon for one free youth admission to the Miller Park Zoo.
I for some reason absolutely love party favors. I know a lot of people think that they're a complete waste of time and money, but seriously, don't you kind of wish that you could go home with a swag bag after every party you attended? I think that would be pretty cool. I have been collecting things for 3 months to put in these favors for a couple reasons. 1. This helps to spread out the cost. 2. I buy things as I see them. And 3. I have been planning his party for 3 months and I keep getting new ideas; so every time a new idea comes, I collect something new!
In the past, I have put together really cheap favor bags that cost me maybe $1/bag and I just didn't feel like doing that this time. I wanted things that kids would really enjoy instead of some cheap favor toys that parents would throw away as soon as they got home.
So here are the amazing bags that I put together and the price breakdown of everything:
1. Yellow Reusable Bag = $1.75
2. Happy Birthday Cup = $1.60
3. Minion Playpack = $1
4. Fruit Snacks = $0.40
5. Minion Bracelet = $1
6. Candy necklace = $0.50
7. 2 pieces of Minion candy = $0.15
8. Minion sticker sheet = $0.40
9. Goody bag from the zoo = FREE!
Total = $6.80
Now, that may seem like a lot to you, but these are just some ideas. I go above and beyond what most people do for birthdays. And I'm sure everyone has their favorite thing. Mine happens to be gift bags.
Just for fun, let's take a look inside the goody bag that the zoo sent home with everyone! It looks like this:
Contents: Activity Page (coloring, word scramble, maze, code puzzle, word find), Color by Number at the Zoo Coloring Book with stickers, Paddleball Game, rubber bracelet, stamp, pencil topper eraser, ruler, 3-pack of crayons, and a coupon for one free youth admission to the Miller Park Zoo.
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Summer Bucket List
It's officially May. It's time to start thinking about summer fun! And if you're like me, you have almost every weekend planned for your summer already.
Every year, we like to make a list of things we want to do during the summer. That being said, we don't always do everything on the list. We just try to do as many things as we can! It helps us make the summer fun and keeps us from getting bored. And since school ends in just a couple weeks (about 3 for us!), I thought now would be a good time to make our list! Scroll through the list to see if there's anything you might want to add to your summer bucket list!
30 Items to Put On Your Summer Bucket List This Year:
1. See a Drive-In Movie
2. Have a Water Balloon Fight
3. Go play Mini Golf
4. Swim in the Pool
5. The Beach
6. Visit Family
7. Slip & Slide
8. Backyard Camping
9. Make S'mores
10. Go hiking
11. Go for a paddleboat ride
12. Wash the car
13. Go Bowling
14. Go to the Farmer's Market
15. Go on a roadtrip
16. Watch fireworks
17. Take a train ride
18. Make homemade popsicles
19. Go to a baseball game
20. Visit a carnival
21. Go to the zoo
22. Visit the children's museum
23. Go fishing
24. Walk through botanical gardens
25. Go to some horse races
26. Go to an art's festival
27. Visit an amusement park
28. Have a photoshoot
29. Make cookies
30. Go to a kids building workshop
I really hope that your summer is awesome! Just like I'm sure that ours is going to be. I'll let you know at the end of the summer how many of these things we ended up doing!
Every year, we like to make a list of things we want to do during the summer. That being said, we don't always do everything on the list. We just try to do as many things as we can! It helps us make the summer fun and keeps us from getting bored. And since school ends in just a couple weeks (about 3 for us!), I thought now would be a good time to make our list! Scroll through the list to see if there's anything you might want to add to your summer bucket list!
30 Items to Put On Your Summer Bucket List This Year:
1. See a Drive-In Movie
2. Have a Water Balloon Fight
3. Go play Mini Golf
4. Swim in the Pool
5. The Beach
6. Visit Family
7. Slip & Slide
8. Backyard Camping
9. Make S'mores
10. Go hiking
11. Go for a paddleboat ride
12. Wash the car
13. Go Bowling
14. Go to the Farmer's Market
15. Go on a roadtrip
16. Watch fireworks
17. Take a train ride
18. Make homemade popsicles
19. Go to a baseball game
20. Visit a carnival
21. Go to the zoo
22. Visit the children's museum
23. Go fishing
24. Walk through botanical gardens
25. Go to some horse races
26. Go to an art's festival
27. Visit an amusement park
28. Have a photoshoot
29. Make cookies
30. Go to a kids building workshop
I really hope that your summer is awesome! Just like I'm sure that ours is going to be. I'll let you know at the end of the summer how many of these things we ended up doing!
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