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Birthdays are fun, why not celebrate the half!? These Half Birthday Party Ideas are perfect for the young and hold – ages 6 months to 100 years plus!

Half Birthday Party Ideas

Half Birthday Party Ideas

A half birthday celebration is a bit of a new thing… at least, I think. It is new to me!  Basically, half birthday are adding six months to your birthday and celebrating the halfway milestone.  Often they are recognized for young babies when they turn six months, but they are becoming more and more of a thing for young kids and even adults. My youngest kids (the twins) birthday is a few days away from Christmas, so think having a small June celebration, even if only a dinner a dessert, would be a fun way to celebrate them when the busy season doesn’t over shadow their birthday. If your child has a summer birthday, a half birthday is a way to recognize it when friends are not traveling or perhaps in the classroom.

Birthdays are fun, why not celebrate the half!?


Love this half cake idea from Beki Cooks Cake Blog. How cute is the back side?

Celebrate a half birthday in the classroom with these half birthday bag toppers and party favor free printables from Over the Big Moon.

Don’t forget the party hat. Lalalola has some cute baby designs for your six month old.

In the them of half, make half brownies and half cookies plus grab a free half birthday printable from Mother’s Niche. Place the sign in an 8×10 frame or on the front door!

Cut everything in half – the food, the plates, and the napkins like Beki Cooks Cake Blog.

Do small presents on the half hour like Mother’s Niche! It does’t take much – small gifts of candy, gift cards, loved chapstick, etc.

Half the burgers and hot dogs! Maybe add half a pizza! Cute ideas on Let Go Laughing.

Grab this Half Birthday Banner and buy it for every birthday in your home!

Have a special breakfast (the hostess aka you) gets to drink/eat the other half! Idea on a Mother’s Niche.

Make it a surprise party. People might expect a birthday around their birthday, but no one expects a surprise party on their half birthday! Love this party favor from Our Hobby House – Thanks for HALFing a good time! Consider putting in half a candy bar.

Have a half way to one photo shoot!  | Source

Don’t forget to pack a surprise lunch. No need to add gifts, just wrap up their sandwich, fruit and chips like Craftibilities.

Six months old?! How about this cute photo shoot. Fill the crib with balloons! | Source

These birthday balloons are a fun surprise and best of all will not be expected on a half birthday (notice they are half way down the door!)  Organize Your Stuff Now shows you how to fill them with money!

Make the table festive with little expense. These Kid-friendly place settings use kraft paper trimmed with a washi tape border. Disposable bamboo plates get dressed up with decorative washi tape cut to spell 1/2. More half birthday ideas from Camille Styles.

Confetti OREOs dipped halfway into chocolate make delicious treats. Recipe on Sprinkles for Breakfast.

As a gag gift, give them half the glass. Half full or half empty, your call! Great gift for dad. This half glass works as well.

Two Moms and a Blog filled the hallway with balloons. Weigh them down with quarters (for older kids) or tie them to small gifts.

Party and create half a masterpiece like this half birthday birthday at Dazzle White Frazzled.

It’s true! People who have more birthdays live longer! Celebrate with this quote and your favorite felt letter board. | Milk Honey Nutrition on Instagram


Six Months Old Half Birthday Party Ideas

Incorporate these Family Birthday Celebrations, as well. Celebrate on the half or on the whole! Pin to Pinterest.



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Raging Good Time Kids Glow in the Dark Party Ideas

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From an 80s themed party, neon sweet 16 to a late night summer rage party, have a good time with these must know Glow in the Dark Party Ideas for the kids. Make sure you include the black light!

Glow in the Dark Party Ideas

My research is done. I am so ready to throw one of my kids a glow party! I think I want this themed party as much as them. There are so many cool ideas to pull of the ultimate, most raging, glow-in-the-dark party for the kids.

Keep in mind, for the ultimate glow in the dark party, you will need a black light. Black light allows a neon spectrum, invisible to the natural eye, to glow. Otherwise, you will not have that pop with your colors and things will appear neon but not glow with the lights out!

Black lights emit most of their light waves just outside the range humans can perceive, in the Ultraviolet (UV) part of the spectrum. When a UV light wave hits an object containing substances known as phosphors, those phosphors will naturally fluoresce, and glow. Source: Today I Found Out.

Creative ideas Glow in the Dark Party Ideas for cupcakes, centerpieces, chandeliers, and even the pool – everyone jump in! Add this to your list of Summer Bucket Ideas for the kids!


Not included in this post are a Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt, How to Make a Glowing Egg, and a Glow in the Dark Volcano. Visit these posts if they are relevant to your Glow in the Dark Party.

Have a pool? Toss in glow sticks and enjoy a night swim. | Source Unknown

Create a glow-in-the-dark party your kids will love with your very own ring toss game. | A Pumpkin and a Princess

Did you know that antique Vaseline glass (also called uranium glass) glows under a black light? This particular kind of glass contains uranium and glows a vivid green. | tikkido

How beautiful are these glow in the dark lanterns? I suggest adding tulle to your mason jar before adding the the inside liquid of glow sticks. The liquid sticks to the glow and gives it a bit of a fireflies look.| From Panka with Love

Cotton candy anyone? You can order these glow in the dark cotton candy sticks in increments of 25. Buy yours here.

I love this glow stick chandelier on Grey Grey Designs. I could not figure out how to make it from the photo, so I found a close tutorial.

White paper lanterns, black light, glow sticks also make a magical chandelier. Get the type of glow sticks that come with open hooks that you can hang them inside paper lanterns otherwise use fishing line. Add a string of beads to create an exotic bo-ho look. | Party City

Get a printable template for these glow party invitations that really glow in the dark! | My Printly from HP

Blacklight reactive plates, cups and utensils make  good serving pieces. Buy them here plus this Etsy Shop has so many Glow in the Dark Party Supplies.

All you need for this DIY glow in the dark centerpiece is a foam sphere and some glow sticks. | The Cards We Drew

Go night bowling with water bottles and glow sticks. You will never guess what makes the bowling ball.| Growing a Jeweled Rose

Make your own homemade glow stick balloons. | Say Yes

Pick up white kraft paper to lay out your food. Also grab these blacklight reactive markers. You can label the food on the the table, directly on the paper. They will not glow in the dark when the lights are out but will pop/glow when a blacklight is on them. They show up as neon in natural light.

Speaking of tablescapes, take a look at this inspiring glow in the dark table. | B Lovely Events

Welcome! Have a festive entrance with this glow in the dark wreath. | Little Big

Play a game! Make glow-in-the-dark wiffle balls for a game of softball or for table decor. | Wait Til Your Father Gets Home

An easy way to add light to your tables or atmosphere, are these glow in the dark rainbow lantern. Pick up Hanging Mason Jars and Bracelet Glow Sticks.| Frugal Coupon Living 

Serve popcorn with Wilton Colormist.! Doesn’t that snack pop (pun intended)?! | YoYo

Did you know tonic water and JELLO make the frosting on cupcakes glow!? | Musely

Don’t worry, with these glow in the dark drinks, the toilet won’t be glowing the next day! These cups are decorated on the outside and adorable little stirs are added for the most precious topper! | Spaceships and Laser Beams

A lit wall full of neon ring floats and tubes makes a pretty awesome backdrop! | Design Boom

Party favors. Pick up these neon paper lunch bags and download this neon splatter paint luggage tags. We suggest writing guests names in glow in the dark paint.


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Ridiculously Easy Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes with Sprinkles

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Easy attached with the word ridiculous is always our motto. Enjoy these Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes topped with rainbow sprinkles. Perfect for any special or non-special occasion! Happy everything!

Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes

Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes with Sprinkles

Happy everything with these Cherry-Topped Sprinkle-Covered Chocolate Cupcakes. These cupcakes celebrate everything from birthdays to ice cream sundae celebrations to weekend baking fun. These chocolate cupcakes are easy to make using your standard boxed chocolate cake mix. After they cool, spend a little extra time with the decorations and you might trick everything into thinking you are a famous pastry chef!

Cherry it up! We do not add cherry favoring to this cupcake, but it’s easy to do so. One idea is to bake a cherry inside the cupcake before baking. Make sure to remove the stem. You can also substitute your vegetable oil for cherry pie filling when baking your chocolate cupcakes.

Ingredients and Supplies:


Chocolate Cupcake with Cherry

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Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes

  • Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
  • Prep Time: 20
  • Cook Time: 20
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 24

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners inside the red and white cupcake holders (make sure the cupcake holders can go in the oven and if not just place baked cupcakes into the cupcake holders).
2. Prepare the cake batter by mixing the cake mix with butter, eggs and water as directed on the box.
3. Fill each cupcake liner almost full with the batter and bake for 18-20 minutes (keep an eye on the paper cups in the oven).
4. Carefully remove the pan from the oven and the cupcakes from the pan to cool.
5. Place the large star decorating tip in the end of the bag and fill the bag with frosting.
6. Frost the cupcakes using the bag of frosting.
7. Top the cupcakes off with sprinkles and a cherry.

Notes

Cherry it up! We do not add cherry favoring to this cupcake, but it’s easy to do so. One idea is to bake a cherry inside the cupcake before baking. Make sure to remove the stem. You can also substitute your vegetable oil for cherry pie filling when baking your chocolate cupcakes

Our Pinterest community and I  would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final recipe.  Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes Directions:

First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners inside the red and white cupcake holders (make sure the cupcake holders can go in the oven and if not just place baked cupcakes into the cupcake holders).

Prepare the cake batter by mixing the cake mix with butter, eggs, vegetable oil and water as directed on the box.

Next, fill each cupcake liner almost full with the batter and bake for 18-20 minutes (keep an eye on the paper cups in the oven).

Carefully remove the pan from the oven and the cupcakes from the pan to cool.

Place the large star decorating tip in the end of the bag and fill the bag with frosting.

Frost the cupcakes using the bag of frosting.

Finally, top the cupcakes off with sprinkles and a cherry.

Chocolate Cherry Cupcake Recipe


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20 Baby Shower Games Printables You Will Actually Enjoy

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Save this list of twenty baby shower games. These baby shower games printables are free. Activities the mom-to-be, guests, and you will actually enjoy!

Baby Shower Games Printables

I have five kids. With my five kids, I only had two baby showers. Additionally, I have not attended a baby shower in years. Well, that isn’t true. I went to one about two years ago, and I was out out of place because it has been so long. So research had to be done to find you all the best.

In my discovery for this post, this is what I learned. The internet does not lack baby shower games. You guys, there are 100s. Additionally, each game has about a dozen versions and is found on about another 1,000 blogs.  So I did my good duty for you all and put together the best baby shower games that won’t throw you into an instant snooze. If I found the game multiple places, I found what I thought was the best version. Additionally, all these games offer printables. Free printables. You’re welcome (wink!)… and congrats to the happy parents!

Take a look! We have more Tips for Throwing a Baby Shower including recipes and more baby game ideas. Also, these Baby Milestone Monthly Printables are adorable for photographing a baby’s age. Download this freebie for yourself or print as a shower gift with an 8×10 frame.


Baby Shower Taboo from Fun Squared. Divide the guests into two teams and have someone draw a card. She needs to get her team to say the word at the top of the card, but she can’t say the 5 words below it as she describes.

Words for the Wee Hours from Happy Home Fairy. I was so happy to stumble upon this printable. Julie is a friend of mine for 20 years (where does time go) and she has some amazing printables. Print these Words for the Wee Hours. Challenge shower guests to make their own, but you can display yours on a clothes line with clothes pins.  Vote on the funniest sayings or the phrases that make mom laugh the most. Now I am dying for a friend to have a baby so I can gift these messages.

Name that Baby from DIY Network and TomKat Studio. Have each guest bring a baby photo of themselves. Post the photos on a board along with a printed number. Throughout the shower, guests can study the board and take a guess at who is in each photo. Guest with the most correct guesses wins. Up to 12 guests.

The Price is Right from Tula Mama. Set up a table with the items listed on this sheet. Have guests fill out their card with their best guesses for the price of each item. The person with the closest price of each item scores one point. The guest with the most points wins a prize.

He Said, She Said from Unoriginal Mom. Just like the bridal shower game, is this fact about mommy or daddy. Pick up the free printable lips and mustache as well as the header for the game. But personalize for yourself in a Word Document.

How Sweet It Is from Lil Luna. Fill out the matching pregnancy term to the candy bar. For example, girls name would be Baby Ruth. Have a basket of candy bars mentioned in the game. Most likely, everyone will have these answers right, so give he bar to who shares the answer with the group when going over results.

Baby ABCs from PJs and Paint. Ready, set, go. You are timed trying find a baby related item that begins with each letter. If there are repeat letters (like two people choose diapers for D) a point is not awarded. Person with the most points at the end wins. Make sure your words are unique and baby related!

What’s in your Phone from Inspiration Made Simple. It’s basically the same concept of “What’s in your Purse?” but baby shower edition. Each participant earns points for the item that they have in their phone. Things like having the Pinterest app or having the baby shower in your calendar.

Pass the Prize from Tula Mama. Similar to pass the present, start the game off with one person. Normally the baby’s mama! Mama has to pass the gift off to someone who matches the description in the line of the poem. Keep passing the gift with each line of the poem until the final line of the poem is read.

Celebrity Baby Names from For the Love of George. See who knows US Weekly best with this parents to celebrity baby name match.

Children’s Book Emoji Pictionary from Sugar and Soul. Ooohh, this one is a challenge. Identify the children’s book from the emoji given. Person with the most number of books right at the end, wins.

What’s In Your Purse from Inspiration Made Simple.  Similar to what’s in your phone game, gain points for the odd things you might find in your bag… Granola bar? Hammer? Photo of the kids?

Baby Jeopardy from Tula Mama. I will take “Nursery Rhymes for 300, Alex!” Play everyone’s favorite television game, the game of Jeopardy with all things fitting for a baby!

Name that Tune from Play, Party, Plan. Download this list of 50 songs with the word baby in the title ranging from Justin Bieber to The Beatles. See who gets the most songs right, first.

Name that Artist from Play, Party Plan. Contrary, as if at a poetry reading, read the lyrics to songs and see how many people can guess the artist. “They say were young and we don’t know, we won’t find out until we grow…” – Name that artist!

Match the Baby and Mama from Hey, Let’s Make Stuff. Match the mama to her baby! This animal mother and baby matching game is both challenging and fun.

How Long is Each Animal Pregnant from Paper Trail Design. Guess the gestation period for each animal; a fun baby shower game that is easy to pull of and isn’t overly annoying.

Baby Scavenger Hunt from Plan the Perfect Baby Shower. Riddles and rhymes, the race is on to score the prize! Follow these baby related clues in this baby shower game.

Baby Trait from Sugar and Charm. What will baby look like? Will his/her eyes resemble mom or dad? How about their hair color. Everyone shares their guess and at the end the mother to be shares hers. Whoever matches with the mom most, wins!

Wishes for Baby from Lauren Makes. Maybe not a game but a very good way to send off the baby and mother to be. These wishes for baby can be laminated and binded for the parents and child to keep forever! If laminating, print on cardstock.


About printables, I like to order my prints from Staples. It saves on ink and is only a few short miles from my home. I pick-up at the store, but of course you can upload them online and then have them shipped to your home.

To Order Your Printables at Staples*:

  1. Download and save your image from this post.  (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
  2. Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
  3. Return to Staples print service page.
  4. Go to Start Project.
  5. Go to Documents Printing. Select Browse.
  6. Select the Buy Now Button under color.
  7. On the left column, choose add file.
  8. Select upload.
  9. Select done.
  10. Give your job a name.
  11. Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be portrait or landscape.
  12. I changed my media to 8.5×10 and the media to 67 lb cover stock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel.)
  13. Select add to cart.
  14. Proceed to checkout. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
  15. Enjoy!

*Note: these Staple print service steps were added in Winter 2019 The directions may change as the website changes. They should give you a general outline of how to upload and order a print on Staples.com.

Don’t stop here! There are more Baby Shower Tips including recipes and more baby game ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Share this with the new mama (or the experienced mama) – Need to Know Newborn Tips, Hacks and Tricks. Pin to Pinterest.

Celebrate each month with these Monthly Baby Photo Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.



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Trailer Park Murder Mystery Party

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Who dunnit? It’s a Trailer Park Murder Mystery Party. Themed Trailer Park Tragedy party decor, costumes, tablescapes and recipes to pull of your ultimate Redneck bash.

Trailer Park Murder Mystery Party

Trailer Park Murder Mystery Party

Red Solo cup, I fill you up! Let’s have a party… Redneck Style!

One of my dearest friends had a party I was incredibly jealous not to attend. With her living thousands of miles (and a continent) away, I forgave her for the lack of an invite, but i told her to take many pictures so I could live vicariously through her photos. Not only did I get to scroll through endless digital photos, I gathered them together to share with you all so you too could enjoy the celebration – a Trailer Park Murder Mystery Party!

What is a Murder Mystery Party?

A murder mystery party is a themed game played with a large group of people. Party-goers are assigned roles, with one individual secretly playing a fictitious murderer, and the other attendees each providing a character to fit the theme. The attendees work together to solve who among them is the criminal while not getting murdered themselves!


Trailer Park Tragedy

For her guidance, she referred to Night of Mystery Trailer Park Tragedy. There she got printables, invites, and a list of character, descriptions and directions for completing her perfect murder mystery party.

I didn’t want to leave you all hanging. I know we are both feeling left out of this party of a life time, so to warm both of our redneck hearts, I gathered together some of the most creative White Trash Bash party ideas from around the web. Use these DIY decorations, tablescapes and recipes, and free printables (made by yours truly!)

Recipe for Disaster

This trailer park tragedy is a recipe for disaster. Let us all lift our Red Solo cup and offer a toast to finding the murderer! Cheers y’all!

Party Tip: If you are the host/hostess, do not become the main character or narrator. It is hard keeping track of food, drinks, talking with guests, and staying in character!  It’s best to sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor (prep) and enjoy the dinner show!

Home is where you park it! Welcome to the trailer park! Get ready for adorable party decor and trailer park party ideas.

Tuna fish cans, bean cans, and newspaper – they all make pretty centerpieces. Just add a tea light!

Hang a clothesline. We hand dyed these old clothes to make the perfect Trailer Park Clothesline. There were a few ways we made different items of clothing. First, we bleached old red and black boxer briefs. They held a little bit of the color but looked filthy and old once bleached. Second, we also took red clay (dirt) and rubbed them into white t-shirts, socks and fabric with rocks. Begin by wetting your fabrics. Then add the dirt. The rocks will help break down the fabric, cause some tears and really grind the dirt in the clothing. Lastly, we dyed some of the fabrics with Kool-Aid. It looks like something red was placed in a white wash. It also gave some of the fabrics a nice pink look! WE thought pink male underwear was perfect for our trailer park.

Make your own watering hole, I mean plastic barrel cooler using this 55 gallon Blue Plastic Drum. A few nails and 2x4s and you have your legs! | Katie Mayed

Speaking of coolers. Try to refrain from having garbage cans on the premise. Adding used plates and cans only adds more decoration to your lawn.

Add an invisible ink message for clues. You can get an invisible ink pen with UV light here. | Ikatbag

Beer can hair rollers are a must – follow this YouTube tutorial on how to make them! | Photo Source

Brown kraft paper using for crafts or parcel helped make our outhouse door. Remember to keep that S in reverse! Amazon has a lot of funny toilet paper! (You can purchase an outhouse door cover here if you don’t want to make one.)

Every party has a pooper and this flower needed a pot. Problem solved using a toddler potty seat. (Normally these can be borrow from someone’s back yard – just look around the trailer park and leave a note!)

To make this beer box garland backdrop, we had hooks in our beam every foot. The beam is about 11 feet across. The beam to the bottom of the last box was about 6 feet, this allowed us to fit 4 boxes on the vertical rope. We weaved first box through the rope and tied near the top with a knot. We fed the rope through the second robe and added another knot. We continued this process with two more boxes for at total of four boxes per vertical rope. We took all our ropes and tied them to the horizontal rope about a foot apart. The hooks were helpful in giving us the exact amount of distance.

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Pink flamingos printed from the Night of Mystery Trailer Park Tragedy.

Every queen needs a handbag! Get 1.88 inch painters tape and write Gucci, Chanel, LV or whatever your designer brand. It could be kind of funny to do a very cheap brand anyways, like Old Navy or something already budget friendly.

When hosting a party, add a beautiful floral centerpiece. We find Vlasic pickles make a beautiful vase for flowers. Plus save money on the flower water because they already come with a pretty green water inside. Look for flowers in your neighbors yard instead of going to the store – those cost to much anyways.

Every Murder Mystery Party, needs a few accessories. Pick up these props and must have accessories for your Trailer Park Tragedy!


This inexpensive fire alarm meets most southern fire code inspections. With this Jiffy Pop Popcorn Fire Alarm, a reoccurring popping sounds goes off when a fire is present.

We saw this “Bell doesn’t work sign” online but it didn’t come with a printable, so we made you one! (Source)

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You have to have the right food! Serve these Corn Dog Tin Muffins. | The Diary of a Real Housewife

Everyone needs a good rink. This Killer Trash Can Punch is a must! | LeafTV – Laura Vryhof/Demand Media

Every murder mystery party has to have a vote, who do you think did it? We think Always Maxi Pads make a nice voting box. How beautiful is that blue and green color combo?

To fit the theme, make an edible blood cake or cupcakes for your visitors. | The Girl Who Ate Everything (including blood!)

Update! We also have our own Edible Fake Blood Cupcake Recipe – take a look at the surprise inside!

Make your own chocolate covered pretzel cigarettes with this recipe.

Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cigarettes Ingredients:

Other Supplies:

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Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cigarettes

  • Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
Scale

Ingredients

  • Pretzel sticks
  • 10 oz package of red candy melts
  • 10 oz package of white candy melts
  • Black food coloring
  • White sparkling sugar

Instructions

  1. Pour your white candy melts into a microwave safe bowl. Place your bowl in the microwave heating for 30 second increments, stirring occasionally until melted.
  2. Once melted, dip your pretzel sticks into the melted chocolate until it covered most of the stick. Lay on wax paper and let dry.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix your white sparkling sugar with black food coloring. Add a little bit at a time and add as needed until you get the perfect color of ash.
  4. Pour your red candy melts into another microwave safe bowl. Place your bowl in the microwave heating for 30 second increments, stirring occasionally until melted.
  5. Once melted, dip the edge of your pretzel sticks into the melted chocolate.
  6. Immediately place into the black sparkling sugar to give your pretzel some ash.
  7. Lay on wax paper and let dry.


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Trailer Park Murder Mystery Party Tragedy

Stick with a theme! Looking for other themed parties? Take a look at these Harry Potter Birthday Party Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

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Easy Buttery Popcorn Cupcakes

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Easy Buttery Popcorn Cupcakes – Creamy, sweet and topped with popcorn shaped marshmallows, this dessert is the perfect addition to a movie party, circus themed party, backyard movie night or family game night.

Popcorn Cupcakes

You know what has been my most favorite things about the kids growing up. They now can get in the kitchen and bake… and guess what?! They love it! I do too. Last week my daughter made lime sugar cookies with a lime butter cream frosting. This was using ingredients we had in the house too! So lately, I have been pinning more than just dinner recipes. I have been pinning baking recipes I want them to bake instead of me.

I wanted them to make these Popcorn Cupcakes for our Family Game Night.  I also thought they would go perfect with a Backyard Movie Night, as well. But honestly, the possibilities are endless. Bake for an Oscar Night Movie Party, Circus Themed Party, or even a Girls Sleepover!

Enjoy!

See these cupcakes in our Backyard Movie Ideas for the Outdoors and our Family Game Night Snack Ideas.

Supplies and Ingredients:


Print

Popcorn Cupcakes

  • Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

Ingredients

  • Cupcake mix (calls for oil, eggs and water)
  • Miniature marshmallows
  • Vanilla creamy white frosting
  • Yellow gel food coloring
  • Food safe paint brush
  • White cupcake liners
  • Red and white cupcake holders
  • Mixing bowl
  • Hand or stand mixer
  • Fork

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners inside the red and white cupcake holder (make sure the cupcake holders can go in the oven and if not just place baked cupcakes into the cupcake holders).
2. Prepare the cake batter by mixing the cake mix with oil, eggs and water as directed on the box.
3. Fill each cupcake liner almost full with the batter and bake for 18-20 minutes (keep an eye on the paper cups in the oven).
4. Carefully remove the pan from the oven and the cupcakes from the pan to cool.
5. Fill a decorating bag with vanilla frosting and cut a tip off the end of the bag.
6. Frost the cupcakes using the bag.
7. Carefully press a fork into the side of each marshmallow to make the look more like popcorn and stick them onto the frosting.
8. Dab a small amount of frosting on about 5 more marshmallows and layer them on top of the first layer.
9. Mix a drop of yellow gel food coloring with 1/4 cup water in a small cup and use a food safe paint brush to paint the yellow food coloring water onto part of each marshmallow to look like butter.

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Popcorn Cupcakes Directions:

First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners inside the red and white cupcake holder (make sure the cupcake holders can go in the oven and if not just place baked cupcakes into the cupcake holders).

Prepare the cake batter by mixing the cake mix with oil, eggs and water as directed on the box.

Fill each cupcake liner almost full with the batter and bake for 18-20 minutes (keep an eye on the paper cups in the oven).

Next, carefully remove the pan from the oven and the cupcakes from the pan to cool.

Fill a decorating bag with vanilla frosting and cut a tip off the end of the bag.

Frost the cupcakes using the bag.

Carefully press a fork into the side of each marshmallow to make the look more like popcorn and stick them onto the frosting.

Then, dab a small amount of frosting on about 5 more marshmallows and layer them on top of the first layer.

Lastly, mix a drop of yellow gel food coloring with 1/4 cup water in a small cup and use a food safe paint brush to paint the yellow food coloring water onto part of each marshmallow to look like butter.


Also enjoy these BBQ Grill Cupcakes. Share at Father’s Day or a Picnic! Pin to Pinterest.


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Camouflage Camo Birthday Party Ideas

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Camo Birthday Party Ideas – Camouflage party theme for the hunter, outdoor enthusiast, army soldier or survivor aka mother of five with twins celebrating their first birthday.

Camo Birthday Party Ideas

Camouflage Camo Birthday Party Ideas

I cannot believe I am putting this post together. As many of you know, almost a year ago (December 2017), my husband and I were blessed with twins. Twins are hard enough but these two happened to be the cherries on what was already a “larger” family. You see, these boys added numbers four and five to our mix, making us Langston Party of Seven.  I began planning for a larger first birthday. This was because the twins birthday is very close to Christmas (December 22) and I figured it was knocking two birds with one stone when we visited Florida. Getting the family together for Christmas and also for a one year old birthday celebration.

The First Year

I began researching ideas. Camo never came to mind. In fact, neither of us being hunters, it was very low on the list. My husband then stated, “Hey, let’s make this birthday about us. We survived the first year.” His phrase stuck. We survived and instantly the baby birthday celebration took on a whole new meaning, the survival of the first year for my husband and I.

We Survived

SO that is what it is. I share many camo birthday party ideas for the outdoor enthusiast, I share camo birthday party ideas for the army soldier, but I also share camo birthday party ideas for the parents of five kids who survived the first year of having twins. We did it husband! We survived! 

Camouflage Camo Birthday Party Ideas

Platoon punch, the watering hole, scent killer, deer stand juice – this camo party drink station is perfect for whatever your theme. | Catch My Party

This Call of Duty display can be easy used for other party plans. Our survival stacked boxes might say mommy juice or daddy juice.  A hunting party might say ammo or deer feed. Get creative with what fits your theme. | FoxTMomma

Military, Nerf, Camo Birthday Party Idea – how fun is this target party backdrop? You can buy target practice papers here. | Catch My Party


Parties aren’t complete without banners. Grab this Camouflage Fabric Triangle Garland. You can also get this plastic one too.

If this is a red neck party, you will need your Red Solo Cup, otherwise take a look at these 16 oz plastic army green camo cups. Not only are they great for drinking, but they make nice party favors.

For this hosting a hunting camo party, this Melissa and Doug life size deer is not only a nice decoration, it makes a nice gift for your little hunter. How sweet is this little Amazon reviewer.

Camo dipped pretzels make a sweet snack. A few of these patterns look complex, I suggest green or brown chocolate covered pretzels with camo sugar sprinkles. | Source

Go to an army surplus store and/or hunting store and purchase camouflage nets to decorate your yard and/or house. You can also set up tents around the yard if you have any that are military colors.

This army party tablescape offers a lot of inspiration. It makes a cute use for your camouflauge netting. | Kara’s Party Ideas

This eight year old Nerf War Party was really creative. It’s a great way to incorporate a camo theme without declaring hunting or army as your theme. Take a look at all these inspiring camouflage party ideas! | Catch My Party

We also love this camouflage homemade firing range using orange solo cups – creative! | Catch My Party

Deer droppings (chocolate covered peanuts, almonds or raisins) make a lovely treat! | Stick Pony Creations

This petal effect icing technique can be used to create a camo cake for any occasion – army, hunting, or survival of the kids!| I Heart Baking

Also look at this tutorial – how to make camo fondant. | Little Bunny and Bear

I thought this hunter party backdrop was pretty cute – how adorable are those deer heads?

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Here is a complete set of camo plates, napkins, and cups.

You cake can also be camouflage theme – take a look at this camo cake technique. | Creative Homemaking

We went with something else but I considered this camo birthday onesie for a long time for the twins.

Get inspired by this hunting party food table. | Catch My Party

I love the camo table runner on this army party tablescape. | Super Mommy


Camouflage Birthday Party Ideas

Also enjoy these Construction Party Ideas. Pin to Pinterest on your Party Boards.

Also take a look at these Star Wars Birthday Party Ideas. Pin to Pinterest on your Printable and Party Boards. 



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Family Birthday Celebrations – How to Celebrate Every Member!

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Make every member of the family feel special with these Family Birthday Celebrations. Creative ideas and family traditions for celebrating every year of life!

Family Birthday Celebrations

Family Birthday Celebrations

As the kids in our home increase, the birthday parties with friends decreased. Our girls were 7 and 8 when their younger brother came and 8 and 9 when their additional brothers (twins) came. That being said, there were years that it was easy (and affordable) to throw them a yearly birthday party with friends. They have gotten older, and less interested, and I have been researching ways to make them feel loved at home without spending hundreds of dollars.

Below are creative ways to make your younger kids, your spouse, or your teens feel special on their date of birth!

Make sure you get all the way to the bottom of this post because we have a really creative away for you to pay it forward and for you to give back to others each and every birthday – such a wonderful lesson for you kids! It comes with a free printable!

Birthday Party Themes

Also take a look at these birthday party themes on Frugal Coupon Living.

Family Birthday Celebrations

Start the day off with a hearty breakfast! Funfetti Birthday Waffles are the best birthday breakfast a kid could imagine! | Domestic Super Hero

Speaking of breakfast, who wouldn’t love this birthday drink – a sprinkle rim milk glass for their morning milk! | Catch My Party

How about this wake up birthday surprise? Nothing is more festive in the morning than being caught off guard by a Balloon Avalanche. Tutorial on Simply Kelly Designs.

College Birthday Care Package with Themed Birthday Cake Food

Just because your child is away, doesn’t meant you don’t have to celebrate! College Birthday Care Packages are the best! Notice the birthday cake themed food!


Decorate the hall with balloons, streamers and a birthday sign! Idea found on Trey and Lucy.

Decorate the front yard with a sign. This is a Happy Birthday yard sign you can use with every family member!

Don’t forget a sweet lunch for your loved one. Get inspiration from this Birthday Bento box from Lunch Box Dad.

30 gifts for 30 years…. what a cute surprise (do with any age!) Source

Have a birthday scavenger hunt to find gifts! | Play. Party. Plan. (also in our Scavenger Hunt printables!)

The best part of dinner or the pizza is the dough – make a fun money gift box during dinner! Source

Speaking of something yummy, make this candy bar birthday card (you can also see our Candy Bar Sign.) Source

Don’t forget the bathroom mirror – leave a morning message wishing happy birthday. Idea from House of Hendrix.

This is a fun way to give money! If you have a light sleeper, put the balloons up when they are at school and your child can enjoy their birthday surprise when they get home. Idea from Living Locurto

Have a teenager… maybe a husband that would appreciate a birthday prank – decorate the car with balloons, streamers and more!  Idea from House of Hendrix.

My Frugal Adventures does something cute. She loads the floor with balloons. One of the balloons is a starting point for a scavenger hunt of her child’s favorite things.

Speaking of a scavenger hunt! The starting point is when their alarm goes off! You can make the scavenger hunt last all day or be done in five minutes. Adorable birthday scavenger hunt printable on Play, Party, Plan.

Leave a message in the driveway for when they get home from school or work! Source

If you have one that can take a joke, have two cakes including this exploding birthday cake – when the cake is cut, pop! Get details on The Dilettante Files.

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Text a teen – sometimes getting through to a teenager is through their phone. Try these “My favorite things about you!” Text something for every year of life! | House of Hendrix

If they are not in your home (or even if they are) make a birthday box like this. It can be a care package if you have to send it to a child at college or away! | Source

Spell it out! List all the ways your child is loved with a large poster! This idea comes from one creative mama, my friend Cara at The First Grade Parade.

Get creative with the gifts like this favorite things birthday gift card note! | Fun Squared

Don’t forget others! My cousin is above and beyond with everything, always making her kids feel special 365 days a year. She takes their birthday a step further by having the do random acts of kindness for others. They left these at the dollar store!… Because she is so awesome, I made a printable for you to do the same!

Have the kids color the background – rainbows, polka dots, doodles, their name – whatever!

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Family Birthday Traditions

Celebrate a half birthday with these Half Birthday Ideas – 6 months to 99 1/2 years old. Pin to Pinterest.

Hosting a birthday? Take a look at these Kids Party Games. Pin to Pinterest.

For your child’s home birthday, why not host a family game night? Take a look at these Family Game Night Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

You can also incorporate these Family Game Night Snack Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.



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