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How to Hide Amazon Orders from Kids

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December 12, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Amazon, Birthday, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Pinterest, Social Media Leave a Comment

How to hide Amazon orders from kids (and husbands!) Easy, one step, tutorial on how to keep nosey kids from discovering Christmas purchases, birthday gifts, and adult orders.

How to Hide Amazon Orders from Kids

So it’s difficult to write this post because I realized I also have to hide my Amazon purchases from you all too! Haha. Honestly, they are not bad, I just am asking myself do I really want to show my audience all the junk I am buying!?… Well here it is, in all it’s glory!

How many years where you when you….

So this year (with my assistance) my pre-teen girls have started shopping on Amazon. They got gift cards for their birthday and when something comes to mind that they want, they slowly have been using their Amazon gift card money. I have taught them each to create wish lists of their likes, but often times things end up in the cart and I have to be careful not to buy their “toys” the half a dozen times a day I shop on Amazon myself.

Realizing they were all up in my junk on Amazon, I had to do something. I actually though of contacting corporate. As if I had any pull to reaching the top ranking officials at Amazon… but it occurred to me. Then a friend totally saved the day! If that fact that you can hide your orders makes you mind blown, don’t worry, I have been shopping on Amazon since 2008 and I learned this yesterday (that is ten years later!)

I was yesterdays year old!

I have five kids. Going out into the public is not an option. I tried to enter the public the other day at my child’s chorus performance and I had my two year old pegging cars at my daughter’s elementary peers. In addition to throwing the cars, he was screaming during the entire performance so that half the audience had their head turned to him, not the chorus singers. Why would a shopping trip to Target or Walmart be any better? Hence my daily visits to Amazon.

I digress.

Full disclosure before starting. I am not for hiding things from your spouse. These are for hiding gifts and presents, not for living a secret life! If that’s your goal, please move on to another resource for your Amazon orders.

How to Hide Amazon Orders from Kids*:

In order to hide Amazon Orders from kids, you first need to sign into your Amazon account on your desktop or laptop. (I have not been able to get this to work on my phone.)

Second, on the right hand side of your Amazon bar (at the top of the screen) choose orders.

View your orders.

There are buttons beside each order. You are looking for the button that says Archive Order. Select that.

You will get a pop up message that says, “The archive limit is 100 orders.” This is true as of the time this post was written. Continue with choosing the Archive Order button in yellow.

There you have it. Your order is archived!

How to View Archived Orders:

You are limited to 100 archived orders. I definitely order more than 100 gifts. There is an option to view archived orders or to unarchive your orders. This is a little more hidden from kids, which makes it kind of nice.

First go into your account.

Look for the section Ordering and shopping preferences. Find Archived Orders.

Here you can see the items you archived. You can also unarchive your items if you are reaching your 100 count limit.

It is a good idea to unarchive items that you have already gifted making room for future gifts and items you never want the kids to see.

*Note: This post was written December 2018. Things change on Amazon. This is the directions for hiding orders as of the time this post was posted.

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Under Construction Party Ideas – Hard Hat Required!

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December 9, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media 2 Comments

Dump everything and join the crew for this set of Construction Party Ideas. When preparing for this bulldozer birthday party, a hard hat is required!

Under Construction Party Ideas

In October we had my son’s second birthday. I was sure it was going to be a Thomas the Train party and so we purchased the most adorable 2 year old train shirt. In addition to my purchase, I did amazing research on making the perfect train party. I tend to do that. Posts that go up on my blog are because we are moving and I need moving hacks or because I am expecting a baby after a big gap in my children and need reminders of newborn tips. I digress…

The Construction Cake

So my son’s two year old birthday rolled around and after purchasing our train shirt, I went on a hunt to find the most appropriate cake at our grocery store (I am frugal, I wasn’t headed to a stand alone bakery.) The train cakes were not cute, so we settled on a bulldozer cake and thus our party went from a cute little train theme to a Constriction Party with a precious little boy in a train shirt!… I am proud to say, I didn’t care!

Now that the party is behind us, I decided to go ahead and get that Construction Themed Birthday Party on the blog because getting things done late work when you are mother of five!

Set the table! If you’re on the lookout for ways to set and dress up your buffet table, then you’ve got to check this one out. This is one cool Construction Dessert Table! | 2 Little Love Birds

Welcome the crew with a homemade wreath made out of an orange extension cord. | Nestling Designs

Offer everyone relief with this Porta Potty Bathroom Door Printable – download and print.

If you are going to have the party, you must look the part! How precious is this backhoe construction tee?

Create a sweet backdrop alternating orange crepe paper, black crepe paper and caution tape. | SNL Parties

There is pretty cool Construction Garland available to make the best party table! We purchased this one from Target.

Have an area for construction party hard hats and Home Depot aprons (or orange safety vests). Near the entrance is great! | Catch My Party

Give everyone an activity to keep them busy. Wrap a kid’s swimming pool with black trash bags, fill with play sand and mini construction vehicles. | Fab Everyday

You might have orange fingers after you dig into these wrecking balls! You can put other snacks in hard hats for a cute Construction Tablescape for your eats. | Moms and Munchkins

Speaking of wrecking balls, turn a swing set into a wrecking ball area for play! You can wrap old shipping boxes with kraft paper and line them with black sharpie markers to make them look like bricks! | Source Unknown.

Construction Goodie bags can be made with candy and plastic orange cones! Pair with these construction party favor gift tags. | Hersheys

I have to give my 10 year old daughter credit for our dig in construction napkins and plates display. She used clip art to decorate the table and make the dump truck look like there was dirt inside.

Download your free construction party printables. | Color Me Meg

Make a grand entrance with a DIY Construction Barrier. | Dimple Prints

OREOS or chocolate donuts are a perfect idea for spare tires! | Huckleberry Love

Dump everything and join the crew for this set of Construction Party Ideas. When preparing for this bulldozer birthday party, a hard hat is required! #FrugalCouponLiving #BirthdayPartyIdeas #ConstructionParty

Grab your digger and make this chocolate cake construction zone – it looks like the messier the icing, the better! We love the idea of these orange cone candles! | Nestling Designs

Orange Solo Cups and white electrical tape make cute construction cones for the table. | Source Unknown

Lack the crafting talent… don’t worry, I often do! Grab this set of construction signs.

Label your tools! SNL Parties used clear paint cans and yellow plastic utenils.| SNL Parties

If you are having a construction party, you need something to demolish! Grab this Bull Dozer Piñata.

Back to the original party plan (which didn’t happen) – Thomas the Train Party Ideas. Pin to Your Party Pinterest Board.

You survived another year. Look at these Camouflage Camo Birthday Party Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Also enjoy these adorable Blue Clues Party Ideas. You’ve got mail! Pin to your Party Pinterest Board.

Also take a close look at these Star Wars Party Ideas. Pin to Pinterest on your Party Board.

Family Approved Minute to Win it Game Ideas

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December 2, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Entertainment, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Pinterest, Social Media Leave a Comment

Family approved Minute to Win It game ideas. These kid-friendly games will make family game night the ultimate party. These Minute to Win it Games for Groups, Kids and Adults include two to one hundred players, ages zero to whatever!

Family Minute to Win it Game Ideas

I have shared before how much our family loves Family Game Night. Sometimes incorporating board games with a larger group can become difficult. These Family Approved Minute to Win it Games are kid appropriate but also fun with Minute to Win it Games for adults (and perhaps play with a couple cocktails or two!)

Some of this list of Minute to Win it Games can be done during the Christmas season – in fact, the winter season is the best time to do them because sometimes the cooler temperatures keep you in doors and you have plenty of family members to make the games all the more merrier. Holiday minute to win it games don’t only have to be during Christmas. Play at Halloween, Thanksgiving, Spring Break and more.

Let us know your favorite!

Minute to Win It Party Invitations

First take a look at this list of Minute to Win It Invitations we found on Etsy. Some are instant download so you can immediately send to your friends and family!

Minute To Win It Birthday Party Invitation from Candles and Favors (top left)
Minute To Win It Birthday Party Invitation from Merrily Made by Mary (bottom left)
Minute to Win It Birthday Invitation from Asapinvites (top right)
Game Night Poster Minute to Win It from Designs by the Orchard (middle right)
Minute To Win It Birthday Invitation Free Straw Flags from Bees Knees Design Shop (bottom right)

Minute to Win It Party Post it Challenge

Take the post it note challenge. This is funnier than you think. How many post it notes can you put on your face in 60 seconds? Something tells me this looks easier than it is! See a list of World Record Date ideas on Dating Divas.

Minute to Win It Party Soda Can Chandelier

This Christmas or any other season, grab a stack of paper plates and empty soda cans for this Soda Can chandelier Minute to Win it Challenge. Using 15 empty soda cans (with the tabs removed) see who can stack the tallest chandelier beginning with one soda can as the base. Your chandelier must stand for three seconds before collapsing! Idea from Your Homebased Mom.

Minute to Win It Party Face the Cookie

Face the cookie in this cookie from the eye to the mouth Cookie Face Minute to Win it Game. Move cookies from your forehead to your mouth – no hands! We recommend OREOs – yum! Idea on Catching Fireflies Gifts.

Minute to Win It Party Drawing Challenge

You will need a stack of paper plates for this challenge. This drawing game is a fun challenge. You must draw a snowman (for example) while the plate is on your head. Consider other ideas like a house, cat, dog, car, etc. Minute to Win It Game Idea from Housing a Forest.

Minute to Win It Party Wrap Around

Wrap around… see who can make the best mummy in one minute! Crepe paper streamers are best for this game, consider doing different colors for different teams or use colors to match an occasion – for example, Christmas time would use green and red. This idea is from Play Party Plan.

Minute to Win It Party Say Ahhh!

Say Ahhh! Who can stack the most sugar cubes on their Popsicle stick in one minute… it looks like 12 might be the number to beat from Let’s Get Together.

Minute to Win It Pyramid Stack

Stack a 28 cups into a pyramid in 60 seconds… but wait, you must un-stack too according to the rules from Chica Circle’s Teen Minute to Win it Challenge.

Minute to Win It Yank Me

Yank Me requires some quick hands and reflexes. Stack cups on top of each other with paper slips in between each of them. Try to yank each paper without the cup falling and destroying your tower. The cup has to fall on another cup and then another cup and then another cup. Idea on Playtivities.

Minute to Win It On the Nose

Minute to Win it Games with Cotton Balls. Your Vaseline rubbed nose is your only tool in trying to move a cotton ball from one plate to another plate. “On the Nose” Minute to Win it Game requires each player pick-up a cotton ball with their nose and transport it to another plate without using their hands. Idea from Sophie’s Hope.

Minute to Win It Cotton Ball Challenge

Speaking of cotton balls, players are blindfolded and try to spoon cotton balls from the bowl on their lap into the bowl held on top of their head. Have the player sit down blindfolded. Give each player two bowls and a plastic spoon. Fill one of the bowls with cotton balls and put it on the player’s lap. Have the player hold the other bowl on his/her head. On go, have the player try to spoon cotton balls from the bowl on his/her lap into the bowl on his/her head. The player with the most cotton balls in the second bowl after a minute wins! Idea from Scrapbook Fairy.

Minute to Win It Suck it Up

Suck It Up Minute to Win It game is just like it sounds. Using straws players will need to suck the paper sheets and transfer them from one pile to another. Whoever does this first WINS the game. Idea from Playtivities.

Minute to Win It Junk in the Trunk

Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle until all of the ping pong balls are out of your Kleenex box in this Junk in the Trunk Minute to Win It Game from Housing a Forest.

Minute to Win It Elephant March

Put a baseball in pantyhose leg. Put pantyhose on head – careful, don’t cover your nose. Knock over the bottles with said pantyhose/baseball combination but waring, you can’t use your hands! Idea on The Chaos and the Clutter.

Minute to Win It M&M Elevator

Wrapping string around your ears, elevate M&Ms to your mouth on a pencil. First person to eat all three M&Ms wins. Directions on Nicole Blanc Photography

Family approved Minute to Win It game ideas. These kid-friendly games will make family game night the ultimate party. Two to one hundred players, ages zero to whatever! #FrugalCouponLiving #MinutetoWinIt

Minute to Win Movin’ On Up

Each player starts with a stack of 25 to 40 red solo cups with one blue cup at the top of the stack. Start by moving the top blue cup to the bottom of the stack, and continue moving cups from the top to the bottom until the blue cup is back at the bottom of the stack again. Idea from Happiness is Homemade.

Minute to Win It Bottoms Up

It’s like bowling but with your bottom, empty soda cans and a plastic Christmas Ornaments. No hands allowed in this fun Minute to Win It Game from Your Home Based Mom.

Minute to Win It Takeout Challenge

Minute to Win it Marshmallow games are great because everyone has marshmallows,right? How many mini marshmallows can you move to the takeout box – here’s the trick, you can only use chopsticks! Minute to Win it Game on My Honey’s Place.

Minute to Win It Saran Wrap Ball Challenge

Use this with the kids. This teen minute to win it games is one of my favorite games and I say, you must use full size candy bars (it’s just more fun that way!) Wrap candy until you make a giant Saran Wrap Ball. First place all players in a circle. One person begins unwrapping the ball and keeps whatever falls out. The player to their left is constantly rolling two dice. Then they roll doubles, the ball is passed to the left as are the dice. The same things occurs. Once the person to their left rolls doubles the ball gets passed again. This idea comes from Must Have Mom.

Minute to Win It Reindeer Antlers

This is such a silly game. Split into teams of three and give each group 15 to 20 balloons. One person places the pair of pantyhose on their head that have openings at the feet. Either the fastest team to blow up all balloons and stuff them into the pantyhose wins or the team that gets the most in a set amount of time wins! Idea from Party Games Plus.

Hosting a celebration? Whether at home for a birthday or take it to the classroom! You can add some some Minute to Win it Games at School. Also check out these Kids Party Game Ideas are sure to inspire your party and school or home celebration. Pin to Pinterest.

Of course, you can use these Minute to Win it Family games with just your immediate crew. Also take a look at these Memorable Family Game Night Ideas for your next family night. Pin it to Pinterest.

The Best Harry Potter Birthday Party Ideas

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October 14, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media 2 Comments

Creative Harry Potter Birthday Party Ideas to pull off the best wizard celebration. Magic Wands, Butterbeer recipes, DIY Quidditch snitches and more!

Harry Potter Birthday Party Ideas

“Wingardium leviosa” My spell has either enticed you to read further or has you levitating from your chair. Either way, I hope you area as captivated as I am with these Harry Potter Birthday Party Ideas. We found some of the best recipes (care to eat Butterbeer cake from a mug?) and most creative crafts (deliver owl mail) to pull off the ultimate, memorable wizard party.

You will want a brick wall backdrop to enter platform 9 3/4 and some Ferrero Rocher Chocolates to make the cutest Quidditch snitch. I promise the kids will talk about this party for years to come!

Also enjoy our other themed parties included Pokemon Party Ideas and Star Wars Party Ideas.

Use these free Harry Potter printables to create quick and easy Pillow Party Favor Boxes. Perfect for holding your favorite Harry Potter themed treats like Harry Potter Jelly Beans! | Bugaboo City

Forget the cake! This homemade Butterbeer recipe isn’t a drink. Its a Microwave Cake in a Mug! A perfect dessert for a Harry Potter birthday party. | Living Locurto

The Easy Golden Snitches are so simple you might find yourself making them for more than a Harry Potter Party! | My Poppet

Fill your belly with this Marshmallow Butterbeer Popcorn! | Sisters, What!

Bubble wands make the most perfect floating keys for your DIY Harry Potter Decor! | Tikkido

Grab this free printable, Have You Seen this Wizard? You will print and then place together. Note this website is in a different language. Google Chrome will translate for you! | HarryPotterParty.nl

Fill their party favor bag with something useful – A Harry Potter Pencil Wand. A hot glue gun is the trick! | Sisters What

Dry ice inside the cauldron helped to create fog and create a very exciting party effect! | Spaceships and Laser Beams

Another unique party favor bag are these Quidditch Treat Bags. | The Preppy Planner

These Harry Potter inspired chocolate frogs with boxes to match are so easy to make and add a fantastic touch to any Harry Potter party. You will need a frog mold with your recipe. | A Modern Homestead

You’re going to want a real talking sorting hat!

Use your printer to put Moaning Myrtle where she is definitely not wanted – like the bathroom! | Profmcgonagall101213

These super easy Harry Potter Owl Letter Holders would be great for inviting friends to your birthday party! | My Very Educated Mother

If you do not feel like crafting your own invitations, these Harry Potter Invites are precious! | ZarleeLuxCreations

Speaking of invites, don’t leave off the password. Blow up a picture of the Fat Lady to stick on the door. Password please! | Wattlebird

It’s raining mail – an acceptance letters! | Craftsterchic

What house will the sorting hat place you in? Make sure to have these Harry Potter DIY Felt Ties ready to assign to your party goers! | One Sweet Appetite

Follow the trail of spiders! Learn how to make magnetic spiders! | Delia Creates

Creative Harry Potter Birthday Party Ideas to pull off the best wizard celebration. Magic Wands, Butterbeer recipes, DIY Quidditch snitches and more! #FrugalCouponLiving #BirthdayParty #HarryPotter

These owl cupcakes add the perfect touch and a tasty dessert! | Sweetest Kitchen

The DIY Harry Potter Wands are so simple and made with hot glue and bamboo cooking chopsticks. | Boxy Colonial

Make your own DIY Quidditch Hoops for display or for a game! | Housewife Eclectic

Just a few simple ingredients to make this Harry Potter Potion Necklace. | The Scrap Shoppe Blog

This free banner printable is perfect for your party! | Paper Trail Design

We found this Wizard Bathroom sign on Birds Party and had to find it’s origin. You can purchase it here.

Also slowly scroll through this blog post for the ultimate list of Harry Pottery Birthday Ideas like Platform 9 3/4 Photo Wall! | My Poppet

Have a Star Wars Fan? The force will be with you when you take a look at these Star Wars Birthday Party Ideas! Pin to Pinterest.

Gotta catch ’em all! Anther wonderful collection are these Pokemon Birthday Party Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

You survived another year. Look at these Camouflage Camo Birthday Party Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Ice Cream Cone Pumpkin – October Birthday Idea

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October 11, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Halloween, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media 4 Comments

Want to take your pumpkin decorations a step beyond your typical carving? Take a look at this easy Ice Cream Cone Pumpkin tutorial. It’s an adorable idea for an October birthday celebration.

Ice Cream Cone Pumpkin

We got so inspired by our post un-carved Creative Pumpkin Decorations, that we took the challenge as well. While these pumpkins were pretty amazing, we think that we have the most exciting pumpkin yet!

No Carve Pumpkin

My third child’s (Eli) birthday is in October and I am always thinking of what I can do to incorporate his birthday and Halloween (without it being too scary!) I first made these cute Halloween Spirit Drink Labels, to share with you, plus I put together some yummy Halloween Kids Food Crafts. I wanted to take it a step further with our front door. The front porch has all the Boo-tiful Halloween decor, but it lacks something celebrating Eli’s birthday – thus the evolution of the Ice Cream Cone Pumpkin.

One thing to take in to consideration for this project is it takes time. You will need time for the pot to dry, the ice cream base, and the pink paint to dry. So about three different times where your project needs to “sit” before you move on to the next step.

Ice Cream Cone Pumpkin Supplies:

There are a few supplies needed for this project. I would say the most unique supply is the spray foam insulation. It was not something I had on hand. Keep this project in a well ventilated area. You have craft paint as well as the foam. Adult supervision is suggested for this project!

How to Make An Ice Cream Cone Pumpkin

Really easy directions. It will take a few days to complete.

First, protect your area by laying out a piece of newspaper or scrap paper in a well ventilated place. You will want to paint your terracotta pot tan and let it dry.

Once your pot is dry, you will place your pumpkin upside down into your large pot.

If you are doing this with the kids, this particular part is for ADULTS! Please read directions/precautions on your Spray foam insulation can. Put your gloves on and carefully spray a small amount of spray foam insulation around the bottom of pumpkin/top of the pot. Keep in mind that the foam will grow twice the size while it dries. Let it dry.

In a well ventilated area, carefully wrap (or protect) the pot and spray or brush two coats of pink paint onto the pumpkin and dried foam. Let your pink paint dry.

Glue a red pom pom ball to the top center of the pumpkin and a 2” bent green pipe cleaner in the center of the red pon-pom ball for the cherry and stem.

Cut your colorful pipe cleaners into 1/2” pieces and carefully hot glue them to the top and top sides of the pumpkin to look like sprinkles.

Measure and cut your tan pipe cleaners to be the same length as the bottom of the terracotta pot and glue vertically around the pot leaving approximately a 3” space in between.

Next, glue tan pipe cleaners horizontally around the pot leaving a 2-3” space in between to look like an ice cream cone.

To protect your pumpkin, bring your pumpkin outside and spray with a clear coat of spray paint and let dry.

Enjoy!

Easy Ice Cream Cone Pumpkin tutorial. An adorable idea for an October birthday celebration. Halloween Decorations that are a step above traditional carving. #FrugalCouponLiving #Jackolantern #Halloween

Pumpkin Decorations

Take a look at our other creative pumpkin decorations for Halloween – they go beyond your traditional carve. Pin to your Halloween and Craft Pinterest Boards.

Also enjoy these cute ideas for your front porch and front door – Halloween Porch Decor. Pin to Pinterest on your Home and Halloween Boards.

Peacock Cupcakes for Your Bird-Themed Party

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July 26, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media Leave a Comment

Birds of a feather flock together! We created the cutest and easy Peacock Cupcakes for your Bird-Themed Party. Your birthday party doesn’t’ have to be for the birds! Tweet, tweet!

Peacock Cupcakes for your Bird-Themed Party

Birds of a feather flock together. We have an adorable and easy peacock recipe for your flock. These cupcakes feature candy eyes, colored cake cups, premade cupcakes, candy sugar, chocolate melts and more. They would make the cutest dessert for a bird-themed birthday party. The kids will love putting these individual desserts together with you.

Supplies to Order Ahead:

Peacock Cupcakes for your Bird-Themed Party

Tweet, tweet. This birthday doesn’t have to be for the birds. Make these easy Peacock Cupcakes for your bird-themed party.

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
Yield: 6 1x

Scale

Ingredients

6 Prepared Cupcakes, unfrosted
1 Container White Frosting
6 Blue Ice Cream Cake Cones
12 Small Edible Eyes
Wilton Bubble Gum Sprinkles
8 oz. Wilton Chocolate Melts, White
8 oz. Wilton Chocolate Melts, Light Green
8 oz. Wilton Chocolate Melts, Turquoise
Purple Sanding Sugar

Instructions

Frost each cupcake with a layer of white frosting.
Cut the top rim off each blue cone and discard the top rims. Set the cone parts with the opened end down on a tray so bottoms of the cones are faced up.
Melt the white chocolate according to package directions and put it into a small plastic bag and snip the tip off. Put 2 dots of chocolate on each cone on the side near the top and press 2 eyeballs on. Put a dot of chocolate under the eyes and stick an orange tiny bubble gum sprinkle to those. Let the chocolate harden.
Melt the other two colors of chocolate and put each of those colors in their own plastic bag and snip off an end.
To make the peacock feathers, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pipe a feather shape of each color in a fan shape making sure the colors touch. Sprinkle the purple sugar on the white feathers. Put a little swirl of a different color chocolate on each feather to resemble the multi-color feathers of a peacock. My feather were about 3 inches long. Let these harden completely.
Use the white chocolate to make 6 little “W” shapes on the parchment paper no more than an inch tall. Take each of the chocolate colors and put a dot on each end of the “W” shapes. Sprinkle some purple sugar on the little white dots. Let these harden completely. These will be the little feathers for the top of the peacock’s heads.
On each cone on the opposite side of the eyes, put a dot of chocolate and stick a fan of the peacock feathers to it. It should look like the big fan of feathers is behind the cone body and the face.
On top of each cone right above the eyes, put a dot of white chocolate, and stick the little feather “w” to it. Let all the chocolate harden.
Put a peacock on each cupcake and press them into the frosting a little bit so they are secure.
These cute cupcakes are great for any zoo or animal party!

If these cupcakes, make you tweet, make sure to share your tweet with others…

Tweet, tweet. This birthday doesn't have to be for the birds. Make these easy Peacock Cupcakes for your bird-themed party.

So we sort of love creative cupcakes. I mean… who doesn’t? Take a look at some of our previous cupcake recipes and tell us your favorite!

This cupcake is so fun and tastes like the real thing – look at this Cotton Candy Cupcake Recipe. Pin to Pinterest.

You will never guess what makes these chocolate chips! Enjoy this Watermelon Cupcake Recipe. Pin to Pinterest.

What’s that swimming in the water? We love these Giant Squid Cupcakes (or Octopus) for summer or a beach party. Pin to Pinterest.

Don’t let the crabs pinch. Make these yummy Crab Beach Cupcakes also for summer or your beach-themed party. Pin to Pinterest.

Kids Party Games (For the Classroom Too!)

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July 8, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Education, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Pinterest, Social Media 2 Comments

Creative Kids Party Games for your celebration. These ideas transfer well to birthdays, outdoor gatherings, and even in the classroom! Warning: fun involved!

Kids Party Games (For the Classroom Too!)

Sometimes it takes some serious work to plan a kids’ birthday. You are in charge of a group of kids and need to keep them busy or things could go south really quick! Our last birthday party for my daughter’s 10th went really well because we did a good job planning activity so there as no room for the kids to get into trouble or come up with their own ideas of how to stay busy. In an effort to keep things fun, I researched for weeks before ideas of how we could get creative with our time. I wanted to share with you some of the kids party games for your own gathering or celebration. Many of these ideas are great for the classroom too!

Enjoy!

Did someone say Pass the Water? Take a look at these other games for younger kids! | Bash Corner

See who finishes their donut first in this game – donuts on a string! | Madly Stylish Events

This is a really cute site, these grandma’s know how to have fun with Squirt Gun races. | This Grandma is Fun

Make your own Giant Outdoor Kerplunk. | A Little Craft in Your Day

Turn your lawn into an Outdoor Twister Board. | Momma Told Me

This cheese puffs snack toss is the best – it might have my belly sore from laughs! | Parents.com

Shoot down cardboard boxes Angry Birds style. | Honey Mommy

Get ready to get wet with this water balloon wooden spoon race! | Kara’s Party Idea

Make a human bubble with Dawn Dish Soap! | Lindsay and Andrew

Turn your yard flamingo decor into a ring toss game! | Sugar and Cloth

Give everyone confetti in eggs – such a fun and memorable way to celebrate! | Oh Happy Day

This is exciting. Pop eggs into a fun surprise! | Studio DIY

The Shrink Wrap Candy Ball Game, grab the directions for loads of fun and candy! | Young Life Leaders

Toss on older clothes or a swim suit and get ready for Shaving Cream Water Balloons! | Handy Dandy Youth Ministry

Be sure to catch, the goal is not to get wet in this Water Balloon Challenge! | You Workin It

Creative Kids Party Games for your celebration on @frugalcouponmom. These ideas transfer well to birthdays, outdoor gatherings, and even in the classroom! #kidspartygames #frugalcouponliving

Get blindfolded and pass the cotton balls! | Creative Jewish Mom

This baseball birthday party is everything, but I especially love this water balloon batting practice! | I Candy

Off to the races with this Beach Ball Race! | These are the Days

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Unicorn Party Favors

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June 16, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media Leave a Comment

Hosting a Unicorn Birthday Party? Swoon over these whimsical Unicorn Party Favors. They are not only easy but adorable and cute for any unicorn lover!

Unicorn Party Favors

We were helping a friend come up with some ideas for her unicorn themed party and had to share with you this party favor idea. You can have the kids make it at the party for a fun little craft during the celebration or you can pre-make them ahead and send them home as party favors with the kids! They really are fun to make and require only a little assistance from adults!

We pre-bought candy, but another fun idea is to pick up a unicorn pinata and when children collect the candy from the pinata they can make this fun unicorn treat! I think Salt Water Taffy would be a fun, light colored candy for the unicorn!

Enjoy!

Unicorn Party Favors

Yields: 4 Party Favors (multiply as needed)

Supplies:

4 Clear Plastic Cups
4 Clear Disposable Piping Bags
1 pkg. Multi-Color Paper Confetti
1 Bag Mini Fun Mallows Marshmallows—fruit flavored
Pastel-Colored Candies (I used Sixlets, Taffy, and Lifesavers. Salt Water Taffy is fun too!)
Pink Cardstock or Construction Paper
4 Bag Ties
Curling Ribbon
Tape
Black Permanent Marker

Directions:

Fill each clear piping bag with marshmallows about halfway up. Tie them closed with the bag ties and cut off the top of each bag above the ties. These are the unicorn horns.
Use the pink paper, and cut out 8 little pink ears, about 2 inches tall.
Cut 8 pieces of the curling ribbon, 6 inches long. Tape the ends of 2 ribbons together to a piece of candy. Curl the ribbons with scissors.
Put a little confetti into each cup and put a unicorn horn in them with the points of the bags pointed up. Hold onto the horns so they stay up straight while you fill the cups with candy. This will hold the horns up.
Tape 2 little pink ears on the fronts of each cup at the top and draw 2 eyes under each ear.
Place the candy with the taped-on curling ribbons right on top of the cup in front of the horn. Have the curling ribbon hang down right between the ears, so it looks like a horse’s mane hanging down.
These cute unicorns would be fun at any party!

Of course, if you have party favors for a unicorn party, you need Unicorn Birthday Party Ideas! We gathered up some of our favorite ideas to top off your party decor and celebration!