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Disney Princess Birthday Party Ideas

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February 18, 2023 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Baby, Birthday, Crafts, Facebook, Games, Hacks, Home Improvement, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Party, Pinterest, Printable, Recipe, Social Media

published date: October 26, 2021
modified datt: February 18,2023

Girl, put on your crown and princess dress. This post is full of exciting Princess Birthday Party Ideas. Enjoy princess birthday cakes, party foods, crafts, princess-themed party games, party favors, and more! If the crown fits, wear it!

Princess Party Ideas

Your little princess is turning another year older. You know what that means. Bring on the crowns, costumes, sparkles, fancy food, and all things pink. It’s time for a princess party!

Before we begin, let’s set the foundation for hosting a princess party and then learn how to create your on DIY Disney Princess Birhdtay Party on a budget!

How do you host a princess party?

Guess what, it’s easy to keep a princess party at a low-cost. There are plenty of great DIY princess birthday party ideas that you can do yourself.

Become a great princess party host when your try some of these fun money-saving ideas

Have DIY Dress Up

For a princess party, you need plenty of great props. Many little princesses might come dressed up, however, others might be looking for a few fun accessories to adorn.  Princess props include costumes, wands, and crowns. No need to spend on expensive Disney brand items. Grab knock-offs at The Dollar Tree or a set of fun dress-up items on Amazon. You can use the actual event to make your own princess wands with wooden dowels, ribbons, and more.

Create DIY Entertainment

Princess characters for hire can get quite costly.  Saving on birthday party entertainment is actually quite easy. These memorable princess party games are perfect for keeping your young queens active and entertained. In addition to kids’ party games, try some of the princess party activities like wand-making, nail painting, and princess training. While you do such magical crafts, turn on process movies in the background.

Go on a Magical Treasure Hunt

In addition to fun process games and party activities, you can offer a royal treasure hunt filled with finding Disney princess party favors or birthday presents for the guest of honor. Grab a scavenger hunt based on your party location like an at-home scavenger hunt, outdoor scavenger hunt, or even a birthday party scavenger hunt. With each clue, have small mementos including necklaces, rings, crowns, candy, or birthday presents.

Narrow Down Your Disney Princess Theme

Narrow down your Disney princess party ideas by choosing a specific princess. For example, if your child loves cinderella, have a blue, silver, and white color palette to direct your princess decor ideas. Create fun DIY balloon garland out of your color palette. Search Pinterest for cinderella party food ideas like blue gum balls, blue chocolate dipped pretzels wands, Royal Carriage carrots, and more. Narrowing down a color palette based on your desired Disney process helps you with tableware, napkins, streamers, and a color scape for your Disney princess birthday decorations.

If you’re looking for more frugal tips and ideas to plan the perfect princess birthday party, you’re in luck. We’ve got loads of cute ideas for princess cupcakes, princess games, pretty party food fit for royalty, and lots of décor, favors, and crafts that the kids can make to keep them entertained.

From tea party scones to strawberry cupcakes to sparkly pink slime to send home with every princess, you’re sure to find some excellent princesses party ideas to use for your birthday bash.

Happy planning, let’s go have a ball, a princess party ball with these cute ideas!

Princess Birthday Cakes

JELLO Cupcakes Princess

For get the birthday cake! If cupcakes are more your style, you can’t get any prettier (or pinker) than these lovely raspberry JELLO cupcakes. The white chocolate buttercream icing makes these cupcakes ultra-sweet. They’re a nice change of pace from your usual chocolate or vanilla cupcakes. Simple sprinkles give the cupcake some texture your birthday princess will love. | Saving You Dinero

Rapunzel Cupcakes Princess Party

Rapunzel is a really popular princess, thanks to the Tangled movies, so these Rapunzel cupcakes could be perfect for your little princess. We love the bold colors of the purple icing with the yellow “hair” trailing down the side of the cupcake. And you can use a boxed cake mix and store-bought frosting for these, making them easier to prepare than you’d think. | Well If She Can Do It

Strawberry Cupcakes Princess Cake

Indulge your sweet tooth with these pretty pastel strawberry-filled cupcakes. It’s a vanilla cupcake recipe, and they’re filled with strawberry jam. This recipe makes a small batch of only seven cupcakes, so if you’re planning on lots of party guests, make sure to triple the recipe. Add a fun gumball for sweet treat cake toppers. | Amanda Wilens

Strawberry Filled Cupcakes Recipe

How about some strawberry cupcakes that are full of real strawberry pieces throughout? They’re topped with a pink swirled vanilla frosting and a large pink gumball on top to complete the look. | Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt

Princess Party Food

Elsa Princess Drink Hot Chocolate

Throwing a princess party in the fall or winter months when the weather’s chilly? The princesses will surely welcome this gorgeous, warming cup of Elsa white hot chocolate. These princess party drinks are rich, creamy, ready in less than 10 minutes, and perfect for any princess. | Baking Beauty

Chocolate Chip Scones Tea Party

If you’re considering a tea party, no tea is complete without some delicious scones. These chocolate chunk scones will go over well. This recipe makes eight scones, and they look lovely when cut into heart shapes and surrounded by pink flowers. | Amanda Wilens

Princess Tea Party finger sandwiches

Speaking of tea, you’ll need some finger sandwiches for the affair. Since they’re served cold or at room temperature, you don’t have to worry about keeping them warm or reheating them! | Aleka’s Get Together

Cinderella Party Food Pumpkin Pinatas

Are you going for a Cinderella theme? If so, these magical pumpkin piñatas are an absolute must. They’re filled with lots of fun candy inside and will delight all the little princesses at your party. | Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt

Princess Party Food

Try foods themed after all the Disney princesses! There are many ideas here, like Anna’s sandwiches in the shape of crowns using a Princess Crown Cookie Cutter. Also try fairy bread in honor of Cinderella’s godmother, Tiana’s lemon frog cake, and more. | Play Party Plan

gray stuff oreo recipe

Belle’s grey stuff is super popular at Disney parks, but you can easily make it at home for your princess party! It’s basically Oreo pudding. Adding the sugar pearls to each dollop of pudding makes it look extra fancy. | Lil Luna

Princess Party Food OREO Belle

These Beauty and the Beast Oreos are almost too pretty to eat. Almost. The Oreo treats are covered in yellow chocolate melts and topped with white icing and sugared red roses. They’ll look gorgeous on the dessert table. | Mommy Musings

Princess Party Décor

How to make a tablecloth backdrop

To make a significant visual impact for just a few dollars, try this DIY plastic tablecloth backdrop in different shades of pink. It’ll look amazing behind your food table, candy buffet and you could do one for a photo backdrop as well. This aurora inspired backdrop screams all things pink. Adjust the homemade princess party decoration ideas to a tablecloth colors to fit your favorite Disney princess. | Smart Party Planning

Princess Party Activities, Crafts & Favors

princess birthday party games

Get ready to entertain your guests… your princesses… with these princess party games. Ten engaging and fun games for girls from treasure hunts, to relays, wand making, and more. Add these princess games to play to the party plan.

This princess birthday party games printable set is most fitting for preschoolers. Think ages 3, 4, 5 6 and 7. Set comes with princess games directions and a supply list.

Princess Paper Dolls

Now we need a few low-cost Disney Princess party supplies. These princess paper dolls will make beautiful party décor and could be given out as favors or used as a party craft, too. You can even save them after the party to decorate your little princess’s room with her favorite Disney princess. | Red Ted Art

For more Disney Princess party ideas, these adorable princess candy necklace princess party favors will be a hit with the girls! They have an unbranded look, so they’re great for a general princess theme but could work for a Disney princess party, too. These could even be used as invitations. You can also find this free princess-themed birthday party printable in our 25 Free Disney Printables post! | Five Marigolds

A princess party theme needs an amazing crown or tiaras. You’ll be amazed at all the beautiful ideas in this post from Dinner at the Zoo, but one of our favorites was having the flower crowns for girls and gold crowns for boys so that everyone got something to sit atop their head, just like real princesses and princes. Other ideas that we loved were the jewelry selection station (with beaded and candy jewelry available) and the face painting station. | Dinner at the Zoo

Fairy Slime princess party favor

Want a fun princess themed birthday party favor? Make batches of fairy slime to give to the princesses in attendance! Parents will appreciate that there’s no food coloring so that it won’t stain kids’ hands. It’s still lovely and sparkly, though. | The Best Ideas for Kids

Fairy Slime Princess Party Favor

For slime fanatics, this princess slime is another excellent choice. It’s made with only three ingredients and is pink and sparkly. What more could you ask for? Put in little jars with a ribbon tied around, and you’re all set. | Simple Everyday Mom

Princess Playdough Party Activity

How fun is this pink princess cake mix playdough? It’s perfect if you’re throwing a party for toddlers or preschoolers. However, if you want to make this taste safe, you’ll need to use edible glitter instead of real glitter. | Crayons and Cravings

Princess Party Crafts

Princess Party Crafts

Any Disney princess or Little Mermaid fan will love making this Ariel papercraft. You can print and cut all the pieces to make it easy for the kids to assemble their own mermaid in just a few minutes. It’s super easy to change out the hair and skin color, too, just by changing out the color of craft paper. | Ottawa Mommy Club

Paper Crowns Princess Party

No princess can be without her crown. Every little girl will enjoy making paper crowns as a great way to kick off the party. You’ll need some yellow or gold construction paper or scrapbook paper and lots of pretty stick-on jewels. | The Craft at Home Family

Princess Wands Party Activity

A proper princess needs a wand! Making paper leaf wands can be a super fun craft for the kids, especially if they gather their own sticks, get to choose their ribbon colors, etc. Of course, if you don’t have time for an extended craft, you could always reassemble them or at least prepare all the materials beforehand. | Barley and Birch

snow white princess party craft

Here’s another princess papercraft that’s super easy to set up and make. If Snow White is one of your child’s favorites, they’ll love this craft! It looks just like her, doesn’t it? | Ottawa Mommy Club

We hope you enjoyed this list of princess birthday party ideas. We’d love to feature even more perfect princess party ideas! Share your princess-themed birthday party pictures with us if you’ve thrown a spectacular princess birthday party.

princess birthday party ideas

Keep the party entertaining with these Kids’ Party Games. Some of the best party activities for kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Need more Kids’ Birthday Ideas? Enjoy Themed Party Ideas for Kids, Adults, and Families.

This also includes our Popular Tea Party Ideas, perfect for a Princess Birthday Party.

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You can keep parties small or even celebrate small celebrations every six months. Take a look at these…

  • Family Birthday Celebrations
  • Half Birthday Ideas
  • Surprise Birthday Party Ideas

Cheers to another year!



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Super Adorable Alphabet Handprint Art & Crafts

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February 16, 2023 by Ashley Langston Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

published date: July 26, 2022
modified datt: February 16,2023

When it comes to creative and fun for kids, this adorable Alphabet Handprint Craft is the best. This printable alphabet handprint crafts activity is great for early learners as well as preschool-aged children who love messy play! Create an adorable handprint alphabet book or fun keepsakes for mom and dad. Have fun learning all the letters A to Z with these adorable Alphabet Handprint Crafts for Toddlers.

A to Z Alphabet handprint art for toddlers

When the kids are little, it’s fun to find creative activities and crafts to do with them. And let’s be honest, the kids will be super pumped to dip their little hands in paint and be a part of creating the alphabet sitting right next to you.

The really fun part about this handprint crafts activity is that every page focuses on a letter of the alphabet (and has a super cute and fun saying to go along with it!)

How do you keep the paint from staining kids’ hands?

Some paint will stain hands and sometimes, there isn’t anything that you can do about it. Instead of acrylic paint, the BEST way to keep the paint from staining their hands is to use a washable paint (like this low-cost set.)

You can also add a tad bit of lotion on their hands and have them rub it in before dipping their hands in the paint. This is a great way to add an extra barrier to their skin and can help avoid having stained hands for weeks!

Why are handprint crafts important?

I get it – I’m a parent (and former classroom teacher) and I know the thoughts that surround messy play. But, in my mind, messy play is great for creative play, imaginative play, and fine motor skills as well. In addition to working on fine motor skills and creativity, hand, and fingerprint art leaves a piece of history behind. It captures tiny hands on a certain date and year so you can look back at the little handprints and ask yourself through nostalgia “how did they grow so fast?!” It’s two birds with one stone – learning and sweet keepsake crafts.

Since each printable letter of the alphabet has a space for the kids to dip their hands in paint and be a part of the process, this will also keep them engaged during the entire alphabet activity. That is HUGE for little kids!

Super Adorable Alphabet Handprint Craft

letters of the alphabet crafts for preschool

Are you ready and excited to print out this activity and get started? Keep in mind that the kids can go at their own pace and don’t have to complete the entire alphabet in one sitting! But if they want to keep going – let them!

Supplies

Many of these supplies are ones that you’ll probably already have at home. If you’re like me, you may have a special craft section in your house that you keep stocked with options at all times!

  • Paint (of various colors)
  • Crayons/markers/colored pencils
  • Printer
  • Printer paper

A to Z Alphabet Handprint Crafts

We have plenty of fun STEM Projects for Kids and Creative Lettering Books and Marker ideas that the kids are sure to love as well.

This printable alphabet handprint activity includes the following:

  • printable worksheets for every letter of the alphabet
  • space for handprints on every page to create a fun picture
  • fun sayings and “puns” on each page to work on reading skills
  • the alphabet letter to color in with colors/markers/colored pencils

Fun handprint Dinosaur Craft for Toddlers

Letters of the Alphabet Crafts

  • Apple Letter A Handprint Craft
  • Bee Letter B Handprint Craft
  • Crab Letter C Handprint Craft
  • Dinosaur Letter D Handprint Craft
  • Elephant Letter E Handprint Craft
  • Fish Letter F Handprint Craft
  • Goose Letter G Handprint Craft
  • Heart Letter H Handprint Craft
  • Ice Cream Letter I Handprint Craft
  • Jellyfish Letter J Handprint Craft
  • Kite Letter K Handprint Craft
  • Lion Letter L Handprint Craft
  • Monkey Letter M Handprint Craft
  • Nest Letter N Handprint Craft
  • Octopus Letter O Handprint Craft
  • Peacock Letter P Handprint Craft
  • Queen Letter Q Handprint Craft
  • Rabbit Letter R Handprint Craft
  • Sun Letter S Handprint Craft
  • Tree Letter T Handprint Craft
  • Umbrella Letter U Handprint Craft
  • Volcano Letter V Handprint Craft
  • Wings Letter W Handprint Craft
  • X-ray Letter X Handprint Craft
  • Yacht Letter Y Handprint Craft
  • Zebra Letter Z Handprint Craft

The really fun part about this handprint alphabet printable is that once the kids are done, and all the pages are dried completely, you can then create an alphabet book for them to showcase and save!

What are the benefits of Alphabet Art Activities?

By incorporating artwork into alphabet letters you are promoting early literacy bringing auditory learning to kinetic learning. The child had heard the letter, visualized the letter, and now they are working with their hands to further imprint (pun intended) the letter into their memory bank.

These handprint artwork activities promote…

  • aids in early reading
  • develops vocabulary
  • helps with letter recognition
  • connects how printed text is associated with the spoken language
  • promotes sound recognition (when verbal instruction is incorporated)
  • supports the development of cognitive, social-emotional, and multisensory skills

Directions

All you have to do is print to get started!

Get the Alphabet Art Printable Set (below.)

Checkout.

Download it to your computer.

Open the printable alphabet pages in your PDF viewer.

Place card stock in your printer.

Push Print.

Gather up the rest of your supplies and rainbow-colored paint (we suggest washable tempera paint) and rock and roll capturing our child’s handprint in time!

There’s nothing quite like showing off your very own published handprint alphabet book when you are done. Or hang it on your child’s room wall for some cute little art gallery wall.

Plus these pages include adorable little sayings or jokes bringing a little fun to your handprint artwork.

What handprint crafts can I make with this handprint alphabet printable set?

Handprint crafts make an adorable keepsakes for children as well as parents and grandparents. Turn your fun craft activity into one of many ideas including great keepsakes and great gifts, as well as, fun art.

Kids will have so much fun making one of the following…

  • Gift for Mom or Dad

  • Gift for Grandparents

  • Adorable Handprint Alphabet Book

  • Framed Wall Art

Alphabet Handprint Art Printable PDF

Ready to have these alphabet art printables in your hands (pun intended.) Instantly download this printable art set for your preschool classroom, for your family and friends. If you are a teacher, this printable alphabet handprint craft set is the best because you can use it year after year, season after season, especially as you introduce a new letter of the alphabet. Use in a preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.

printable handprint art alphabet crafts for kids

Get your printable worksheets today and get ready to have fun with your messy little artist!

Download and Print A to Z Handprint Alphabet Art Set Here

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How to Print at Staples

Don’t have a printer? You can print at your local print shop or your Staples Printing Center. Watch this video for how I print my PDF documents at Staples.

More Arts & Handprint Crafts

Ready for more fun handprint art? Take a look at these handprint craft ideas for mom and dad. Make the entire set or let the child choose their favorite template. Then turn a simple handprint into a cute handprint card for mom or dad. You can print this activity on cardstock or create on printer paper, cut and glue the item to construction paper.

handprint crafts for kids

Love to capture tiny handprints in time? Enjoy these fun child’s handcraft crafts ideas for kids including Mother’s Day Handprint Art and Father’s Day Handprint Art (both with footprint art ideas too.) They are adorable father’s day and mother’s day crafts and are cute ways to gift a treasured keepsake handprint art for mom or dad!

Fun halloween handprint art printable for toddlers

During the holiday season, also take a look at this Halloween Handprint Art set. Little hands will have fun with Halloween crafts with cute-themed animals and themed Halloween characters including ghosts, a spider, pumpkins, and more. Add googly eyes to each character for a little bit of fun. Pin to Pinterest for the October season.

Christmas Handprint Art Work Printables

We don’t stop at fall – enjoy Christmas handprint crafts too with this fun Handprint Christmas Set. Kids of all ages will enjoy making a Christmas tree, snowman, angel, Santa, reindeer, and more. Construction paper can create cheap framing and these handprint art ideas can quickly be used for a Christmas handprint keepsake. Pin to Pinterest.

How about turning tiny fingerprints into animal art. Enjoy making snakes, lions, tigers, monkeys and giraffes with this fun Fingerprint Art for Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Alphabet Scavenger Hunt Printable for Toddlers

Working on the alphabet? Try this fun Alphabet Scavenger Hunt! Enjoy this fun letter treasure hunt. Preschoolers & young readers race through the home/classroom as they discover objects that start with each letter of the alphabet in this cute alphabet scavenger hunt printable. Pin to Pinterest.

 

You messy little monster might also enjoy these. Enjoy these easy Paper Plate Preschool Crafts are a great way to make even more fun crafts using supplies that you probably already have sitting around the house!

Display your fun arts and crafts on a child’s art wall. Create a an easy, low-cost artwork gallery wall for kids. This great addition adds a fun pop of color to your home’s décor!  Pin to Pinterest.

 

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final Alphabet Handprint Art.  Leave a comment here or on Pinterest!



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Fun Birthday Countdown Ideas & Cute Numerical Gift Tags

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January 10, 2023 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

published date: January 10, 2023
modified datt: January 10,2023

A birthday countdown is exciting. It creates anticipation and excitement. Take a look at these ideas for a birthday countdown that includes a buildup of excitement plus adorable birthday countdown gift tags. 

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Do you know one thing we all have in common? Everyone has a birthday. Some are celebrated more than others (can I get an Amen mamas?) Others are celebrated with sweet touches and thoughtful gifts.

Countdown Ideas for a Birthday

Birthday countdowns are exciting because they are visual representations of the timeline to the big day. They are especially good for younger kids but they can be exciting for teenagers and even adults. Count down the days until the actual date of the birthday or countdown the number of gifts – perfect for a milestone b-day.

numbered gift tags for a birthday countdown

In anticipation of an upcoming birthday for an extra special birthday boy or girl, try these Birthday Countdown ideas.

Numbered Birthday Cards

numbered birthday cards for a birthday countdown idea

Hit the Dollar store and grab a dozen or so birthday cards. Number them in order and write a special message on each card. The birthday girl or boy can open one birthday card each day until their birthday celebration. Instead of you writing all a dozen messages, have special family members, aquantiences, and friends write messages too. This can include coaches, teachers, friends, and family. Instead of receiving all their birthday cards in one day, they receive them slowly allowing the recipient to savor each message.

Gift Cards For Each Year

one gift cards for each year of life for a birthday countdown idea

Grab gift cards as a build-up to the special occasion. This is especially fun for a milestone birthday. For example, for a ten-year-old birthday present idea, have ten gift cards. Ten days before your child’s birthday, give them a new gift card each day. These gift cards can be small and large all the way from $5 to $20. They don’t have to be the same amount. Or for younger kids, give them a gift card the value of their age. So for a sweet 16 birthday, gift sixteen $16 gift cards. You can have duplicates to places like Amazon or Starbucks if you want the values to add up.

Birthday Advent Calendar

happy birthday advent calendar for a birthday countdown idea

Recycle your advent calendar from Christmas or make your own 12 days of birthday DIY Advent calendar. Turn this holiday-themed decor into a cute and creative birthday countdown calendar. Fill small boxes or bags with a little gift like sweet treats and surprises in anticipation of the arrival of your child’s birthday. You can use these free Advent countdown stickers and make your own DIY countdown calendar for a birthday.

Electronic Countdown Clock

birthday countdown clock for a birthday countdown idea

Start a fun countdown clock. This can be done with a birthday countdown internet clock or you can get an interchangeable countdown clock timer that has a face you can change for all your important calendar dates including vacation, retirement, Christmas, and birthday! Your birthday kiddo will love watching the numbers change.

Birthday Countdown Chain

paper chain for a birthday countdown idea

If you were a child of the 80s, you know paper chains. Grab construction paper and cut strips of paper to make your own DIY Countdown Paper Chain. This is a great visual for younger kids and they will love tearing apart the newest chain paper each morning when they wake up each day of their birthday week. On the slips of paper, you can even use markers to write sweet birthday wishes or birthday tokens/coupons for future activities. If making your own chain is not your thing, grab a low-cost birthday countdown chain on Amazon. Just add numbers to each ring so you can watch the days go by and the numbers get smaller.

Birthday Countdown Punch Out Calendar

punch out calendar supplies for a birthday countdown idea

This idea is super fun and is a play on a punchout advent calendar (as seen in our Christmas Care Packages.) These fun punchout calendars are sold during the Christmas season but you can easily make your own. Glue plastic SOLO cups to a board – anywhere from 10 to 20 cups is the perfect amount. Fill your plastic cups with small trinkets, candy, and/or toys. Cover the opening of your cups with tissue paper. Using rubber bands will easily cover your openings. Number your cups from 1 to whatever. In a gift punch, the person opening the gifts, “punches” the cup in to see what gift they are getting! This is a really fun option for someone who wants to make a birthday even more special.

Birthday Bucket List

birthday bucket list for a birthday countdown idea

Why have a birth day when you can have a birth month? Celebrate the entire week or the entire month of your child’s birthday with a birthday bucket list. Use the ideas we supply or fill in your own family bucket list ideas with activities that are fitting to your special birthday guest of honor.

Numbered Balloon Pop

birthday balloons countdown for a birthday countdown idea

Hang ten balloons on a string. This can look like balloon garland or you can fill the balloons with helium and have them reach the ceiling. Before you fill the balloons with air, roll a $1, $5, $10, or even $20 bill inside the balloons. You can even add confetti. Each day before the big day, pop a balloon and collected the money! It’s like an individual pinata filled with cash. Watch that wallet fill up with money!

Birthday Box

birthday box for a birthday countdown idea

A birthday box is super fun. This can come in the form of a shipped birthday care package or you can grab the largest, most oversized box you can find – can you imagine a refrigerator box? WOAH! Fill the entire box with your son/daughter/spouse/significant other’s presents. Number these gifts and allow your special someone to open a new present each day.

Numerical Birthday Presents

Printable Birthday Countdown Gift Ideas
Lastly, how about birthday countdown gifts? Similar to a DIY Birthday Countdown Box only using gift bags (or boxes.) Allow your child to open gifts with our cute Birthday Countdown Gift Tags.

Read below to see how you can make your very own birthday countdown gift with numerical gift tags!

Birthday Countdown Gift Ideas

We’ve figured out ways to create a birthday countdown, now what about the birthday countdown gifts? If you are looking for a gift idea or two, try some of these craftsy ways to make your friend’s birthday countdown extra special. Customize your numerical gift tags for your friends or family’s birthday celebrations.

  • Add a photo or a small memento to each tag for an extra special touch.
  • Make sure the tags reflect their hobbies, interests, and personality.
  • Personalize the tag with a handwritten note of love, birthday wishes, and appreciation!
  • Create custom labels for each day leading up to their birthday.
  • Include creative prompts like “Back in [year], we did…” or “We had so much fun at [place] together!” to stir up sweet memories and conversations.
  • Use different materials like wood, fabric, or paper for a unique look and feel.
  • Fill each bag or gift with a birthday coupon with activity ideas including a movie night, baking cookies, a manicure, and more.
  • Embellish each tag with glittery letters, rhinestones, or other crafts supplies or decorations!

The big question is HOW will you use them to make an upcoming birthday even more special?

Try some of these cute ideas with these cute printable birthday countdown gift tags.

Birthday Countdown Gift Tag Printables

printable birthday countdown ideas

Birthday countdown gift tags are a fun way to add excitement and anticipation to a friend or loved one’s birthday celebration. Gift tags are typically small cards or labels that are attached to each gift given during the days leading up to the recipient’s special day. The tags generally have the current day number printed on them, e.g “Day 3 of 10” with creative prompts and decorations you can add yourself!

How to Use Birthday Countdown Tags

Including the number of birthday countdown ideas we shared above, there are a few ways you can use these numbered birthday gift tags.

Gift Countdown

One of the most popular ways to use these birthday countdown gift tags is by using them on the actual gifts that lead up to the big day. You can tape them or glue them to the gifts as a countdown. Feel free to add ribbon or bows to the gift to make it look even more special! This is cute for a big and important number like a sweet 16 or 21st birthday! Wrap 21 gifts and give a gift each day from day 21 until the actual date.

Actual Day of Birthday Countdown

When the birthday you’re celebrating gets here, you can use the birthday countdown gift tags as a gift counter. With this route, you open one gift at a name in numeric order. This is fun for someone who likes to open a lot of gifts and have everything just a tad more extravagant. It’s super fun to add a little pizzazz to gifts and this is an extra way to do it!

Birthday Scavenger Hunt

Feel free to get even more creative and use these birthday countdown gift tags for a birthday treasure hunt. As your seeker goes on their birthday-themed scavenger hunt, you can have numbered presents along the way.

Birthday Countdown Wishes

Use the back of the birthday card tags and write sweet birthday countdown says for your son/daughter. These can be sweet birthday messages from mom or dad but they can also be sweet birthday sayings from siblings, friends, and extended family.

Creating new birthday traditions is fun and I hope these gift tags can help! These birthday countdown gift tags include numbers 1 all the way to 40. Laminate them and use them year after year as cute birthday gift tags for each family member.

numbered birthday countdown labels for gifts

However, you use them, With these tips using the birthday countdown gift tags will be easier than ever. I bet you can find a way for it to make your birthday person feel extra special for their day! Share with us your ideas in the comments.

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More Fun Birthday Ideas

Birthdays don’t have to be expensive. If you are looking for a few low-cost birthday ideas that make the recipient feel extra special, take a look at these fun birthday ideas.

We are family…. If celebrating with your family is a thing, look at these family birthday ideas and fun birthday traditions. You will not only need but want to make an annual tradition for each special person in your home! Pin to Pinterest.

Fun fact! Did you know that people who have more birthdays live longer? It’s a true story. Use that birthday quote next time you need an excuse for a half-party. Celebrate the half-birthday too with these half-birthday party ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

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Out of this World DIY Superhero Party Ideas

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December 6, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Crafts, Facebook, Home Improvement, Instagram, Party, Pinterest, Social Media

published date: May 31, 2022
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Host a superhero-themed party that is sure to be a hit without a ton of time, money, or effort. Enjoy the best DIY superhero party ideas, recipes, décor, games and more to make planning a party easy-peasy.

The Best Superhero Party Ideas

Planning a themed party can be a lot of fun. And with so many popular Marvel, Avengers and DC movies being released in recent years, it’s no wonder that superhero parties are becoming increasingly popular. Chances are you are here with super hero party ideas that might be low-cost or budget-friendly. We can help!

If you’re looking for some ideas to help you plan a fantastic superhero birthday party, look no further. This post is packed full of superheros theme party ideas to get you started! From decorations and easy superhero party food ideas to Superhero games and activities, we’ve got everything you need to make your child’s party a success.

Happy planning! Enjoy another year of blowing your candles…. it will go in a flash!

Superhero Birthday Party Cakes

superhero cakes near me Cute Superhero cake idea for cake maker

Learn how to make the coolest three-tier superhero cake using a Cake Boss kit. It combines Spiderman, Batman, and Superman into one fun dessert the birthday boy or girl will absolutely love. You can go with a homemade spiderman birthday theme and keep everything in the middle layer web or incorporate all of your favorite Marvel and superhero characters and have layers for each. | Viva Veltoro

Adorable Superhero cake idea for birthday party

This cityscape style birthday cake is amazing! It’s a fairly simple superheroes theme city skyline design too. All you need for the buildings are fondant sheets, a knife to cut the shapes, and edible markers to sketch the building designs. When ti comes to cakes it’s really possible to keep your diy superhero themed food simple. remember you audience is toddlers and young kids! You can always blame your low-cost superhero cake mistakes on receiving help from the birthday boy or girl. | Play Party Plan

2 Tier spiderman cake idea for superhero party cake

What could be better than a cake featuring Spider-Man, Superman, and Batman? Spider-Man is climbing up the side of the cake, while Superman holds up the second tier with Batman standing on it. Super cool! | Frog Prince Paperie

Cute suphero cake toppers and dessert table idea

Turn any cupcakes into superhero ones with these printable superhero cupcake toppers. The buildings that the cupcakes are sitting on are super cool, too! Just grab cardboard boxes, construction paper and create a cute dessert table tablescape. | Less Than Perfect Life of Bliss

easy spiderman cake

Make a Spider-Man cake with homemade fondant using this tutorial. It shows step by step how to cut and shape the cake and pull everything together. Even if you’ve never worked with fondant before, you can tackle this easy cake. | Amanda’s Cookin’

easy captain america cake idea for superhero birthday party

Now a low-cost, very easy Superhero cake. Grab M&Ms, maybe even pick up a store bought cake.Don’t want to try anything fancy? We don’t blame you. You have enough to worry about with planning a party. Use this easy Captain America cake idea to turn any white round cake into a patriotic cake using red and blue M&Ms. | Cleverly Simple

Superhero Party Food

When planing superhero food ideas, go with the colors of your characters. Red, blue, black, yellow – whatever the character, plan food around that. By laying colors together you can make shapes and more that bring forth the design of the food for the superhero party. For example, gather fruits and make a fruit snack board that create the head of spiderman.

fun superhero party food spiderman strawberries idea

You’ve gotta feed the masses. Let’s start with easy food for a superhero party. Any kid who’s obsessed with Spider-Man will go crazy for these cute strawberries! Plus, it’s a healthy-ish snack you can feel good about serving to everyone even if the berries do have a little icing on them. | Living Chic Mom

fun superhero party idea easy pretzel bites

Captain America would be proud of these shield pretzel bites decked out in red, white, and blue. It’s so easy to make this superhero snack ideas, too. | A Grande Life

spiderman drink idea for birthday party

Turn any red punch into Spider-Man punch by simply placing a spiderweb on the front of the pitcher. Pretty clever! We also love the fruit kabobs and superhero sandwiches here. | Meaningful Mama

DIY cookie for captain america super hero party

These ‘design your own shield’ cookies are genius! Provide sugar cookies, frosting, and blue and red candies to allow your party guests to make their own edible Captain America shields. | Play Party Plan

hulk punch for superhero birthday party

Mix up some Incredible Hulk punch for the party. This mean green drink is made with Sprite, lemon lime Kool-Aid mix, fresh limes, and green and yellow food coloring. It’ll quench any superhero’s thirst. | Simplistically Living 

captain america jello idea for avengers party idea

For more superhero party food ideas, why not this fun idea? Wiggly, jiggly Jell-O is always a hit with kids, especially when it looks like Captain America’s shield! The superhero cookies look scrumptious as well. Warning: I did make JELLO for a recent birthday party of my younger kids and no one seemed excited with wiggly superhero party food. Instead of layers of JELLO,w hata bout layers of fruit? Just a thought. Keep the same idea and make a start with white fondant on top.  | Creative Juice

fun marvel party food thor pretzel and marshmallow hammer idea

For a super simple party treat, make these edible Thor hammers using pretzel sticks, marshmallows, and edible silver food color. They’re easy to put together in just minutes. You could even send them home with party guests in small cellophane bags tied with ribbon. | Simplistically Living

marvel party ideas captain america fruit platter party food

Cap would be proud of this fruit platter that’s decorated with blueberries, marshmallows, cherries, and strawberries with a star bowl filled with fruit dip in the middle. | Catch My Party

fun superhero drink idea marvel

Use density to create layered superhero drinks for the kiddos. The yellow and red Iron Man drink looks incredible! | The Cards We Drew

Superhero Birthday Party Décor

fun captain america party decor bunting garland

Decorate your superhero party with this amazing Captain America shield banner. Cut it out on your Cricut or Silhouette Cameo. Your little superhero can hang it up in his or her room after the party. | Hey Let’s Make Stuff

cute diy superhero birthday party invites

Making your own superhero invitations is easier than you think. Glue the printable template to a piece of yellow cardstock (or any other background color you’d like), and complete it with a photo of your child inside along with the party details. | Meaningful Mama

diy captain america water bottles lables

Use construction paper to make these cute Captain America water bottle labels for your superhero party! They’ll be quick and easy if you use circle hole punches and star punches to cut out the shapes in a jiffy. | Big Family Blessings

superhero photo booth diy prop

Make a superhero photo prop for all your guests to take pictures with. This design featuring Superman and Wonder Woman is completely adorable and relatively easy to make. | Feeling Nifty

superhero food table idea

Superhero party decoration ideas can quickly be costly. One simple way to add pop to your party is with these fun word bubbles with phrases like Zap!, Pow!, and Bam! Put them in your centerpieces, on the walls, or even on top of the cake. | Meaningful Mama

diy batman cupcake

Use these Batman cupcake liners to turn any cupcakes into superhero ones. It’s as simple as printing the Batman symbols and gluing them to the front of the black cardstock cupcake liners. Pretty simple, right? | Laura’s Crafty Life

diy superhero backdrop low-cost superhero party decor

If you want to make a cute background for photos, try this colorful cityscape backdrop. For this DIY city skyline, use foam or poster board in blue, red, yellow, and black to make the tall buildings in various shapes and sizes. It makes a nice superhero party backdrop. | Meaningful Mama

Superhero Party Games and Activities

Superhero training is important. Don’t let not planning party activities become your kryptonite. For ideas on what to do at a superhero party, check out this list of hilarious superhero party games! Our favorite is the Spider-Man game. You’ll use sticky hands to try to collect as many spiders as you can on your web.

Instead of going on your own superhero obstacle courses online, you’ll find lots of other fun ideas here, too! Plus quickly download these printables so you have a full list of superhero games for kids with directions and a supply list. | Frugal Coupon Living

superhero party craft activities diy paper plate mask idea

Make your own superhero masks. You can either set up a crafting station at the party or make these paper plate superhero masks ahead of time if you want to give them out as favors. Instructions are included for Superman, Batman, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and the Hulk. | Meaningful Mama

superhero party activities canvas art

Cool party ideas might include a bit of art. You can, of course have superhero coloring pages but what to step it up? Have a superhero art party! This is such a fun and creative activity for kids, especially older ones who still love super heroes. It also can be used as a DC or Marvel themed party for adults. | Michelle’s Party Plan-It

Superhero Birthday Party Favors

dollar tree superhero party favor batman flashlight craft

We LOVE these bat signal flashlights! You can grab inexpensive flashlights for a buck at the dollar store like Dollar General or Dollar Tree. Don’t forget the batteries! Add a bat symbol over the glass, and you’ve got yourself a handy dandy bat signals the kids will have a blast with at the party. | Catch My Party

low-cost superhero party favor lollipop

While these superhero lollipops have a Valentine’s Day message on the, you can certainly make them without a message. Use paper or felt to make tiny eye masks and superhero capes, using a hole punch and tape to insert the lollipops and hold everything in place. | One Creative Mommy

diy superhero party costume and party favor idea

It’s not a superhero party if you and your guests aren’t decked out in your favorite superhero gear. Sew a quick cape (or make a no-sew version), whip up a logo on your Cricut or Silhouette, and apply it to the cape. This create an easy peasy superhero costume and doubles as superhero party favors! | Hey Let’s Make Stuff

DIY batman mask

You don’t need any special tools at all to make this cute Batman mask disguise! Simply download the template, trace it onto heavy cardstock or craft foam, and add an elastic string to go around the head. These easy and frugal masks make terrific party favors! | Laura’s Crafty Life

DIY Superhero mask printablef or photobooth party

Grab these printable superhero masks to use as favors or as props for a photo booth. Kids and adults alike will have a blast posing for pictures with them. | Artsy Craftsy Mom

superhero birthday party ideas

We hope you’ve enjoyed this list of superhero birthday party ideas. Pin it so you’ll have all the ideas handy when you’re ready to shop, plan, and decorate.

We love making a birthdays special. this can include events with friends or small private events with family. Take a look at this huge list of birthday party ideas for kids and don’t forget to download and print the best party games based on themes!Themed Party Ideas for Kids

We loved a good themed party. Take a look look a more fun birthday party ideas for boys and girls.

  • Pirate Party Ideas
  • Jungle (Safari) Party Ideas
  • Minnie Mouse Birthday Party Ideas
  • Winter One-derland Party Ideas
  • Cat Party Ideas
  • Tea Party Ideas
  • Spa Party Ideas
  • Blippi Birthday Party Ideas
  • Baby Shark Party Ideas
  • Fortnite Birthday Party Ideas
  • Spy Party Ideas
  • Disney Princess Party Ideas
  • Thomas the Train Party Ideas
  • Troll Party Ideas
  • Blue Clues Birthday Ideas
  • LEGO Birthday Party Ideas
  • Camping Party Games
  • Mad Scientist Party Ideas
  • Star Wars Party Ideas
  • Camouflage Camo Birthday Ideas
  • Toy Story Party Ideas
  • Space Party Ideas
  • Glow-in-the-Dark Party Ideas
  • Pokemon Birthday Ideas
  • Harry Potter Birthday Ideas
  • Paw Patrol Party Ideas
  • Rockin Geology Rock Party Ideas
  • Sleepover Party Ideas
  • Art Birthday Party Ideas

You can keep parties small or even celebrate small celebrations every six months. Take a look at these…

  • Family Birthday Celebrations
  • Half Birthday Ideas
  • Surprise Birthday Party Ideas
  • Birthday Party Games for Kids



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Box of Sunshine DIY Care Package with Free Printables

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December 6, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

published date: December 06, 2022
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Help someone beat the winter blues with this DIY care package. It includes fun gift ideas and free printables for making a cute box of sunshine gift.

cute box of sunshine diy care package free printable

Care packages are a great way to show someone you care, especially if they are going through a tough time. You can make a care package for anyone – a friend, family member, or even a stranger. They’re perfect all year long because kindness is always in season! Put together a box of sunshine for someone today with this easy DIY care package tutorial and fun care package printable!

DIY Care Package

A care package is a gift box full of fun items. This can be a parcel or cardboard box filled with activities, foods, trinkets, luxury items and/or thoughtful gifts. They are typically sent to a person through the mail service (FedEx, USPS, UPS) but can also be hand delivered.

A care package doesn’t have to be expensive, but it should be thoughtful and personal. There are so many different ways to make a care package. You can include anything you think the recipient would appreciate, whether it’s food, activities, or just some words of encouragement. The sky’s the limit!

What do I put in a care package?

What happens when an amazing, scrapbook-loving mother of five starts loosing kids to college? She transfers her scrapbook making to college care packages. Kristen, an amazing mother and friend, has created some of the best care package ideas I have ever seen. She starts with a theme and she gets rolling with incredible items to put inside the packages.

You don’t have to be a mother of five or a former scrap-booker to make amazing gift boxes. You simply have to know what to put inside a care package. To make your own care package, start by gathering all of the items you want to include. Try to stay on a theme and go from there. Of course, the theme can be “a few of my favorite things…” (meaning personalize it to yourself and the gift receiver.)

Here are some ideas to get you started. Choose a few items from each category to make a special treat the gift receiver is sure to love!

Food Items: non-perishable snacks, candy, gum, tea, coffee, favorite foods, healthy snacks

Activities and Entertainment: books, puzzles, board games, crafts, adult coloring books

Encouragement: positive affirmations, encouraging quotes, a handwritten note, bible verse cards 

Trinkets: Mugs, bookmarks, framed photo, postcard with a sweet gift message, favorite items

Once you have your care box items, it’s time to put together your care package!

Care Package Ideas

If you’re still not sure what items you’d like to add to your care package, take a few minutes to think about the person you’re giving it to. For example, a care package for a college student during exams might have some fun snacks, maybe a soft blanket, and a calendar of positive sayings.

Do they love sewing? Maybe reading is more their thing. It could be that their favorite thing in the world is you and some photos, and handmade items would be the perfect choice.

fun college care package ideas

Care Package Ideas might include…

College

While many of us might have memories of late night parties and the ability to do whatever we want, college can be difficult. Being a way from home can leave college students feeling lonely and a bit insecure when it comes to new situations on campus. A college care package is perfect for reminding a young adult suffering from homesickness how much you love them. College care package ideas and opportunities are available all year long. Sweet treats and baked goods offer a taste of home during semester and final exams (add extra for the roommates!) In addition, college kids will appreciate a package offering a re-stockpile of essentials, school supplies, basic needs, and décor for the dorm room.

Military

Service members and/or military families will appreciate trinkets from home. Any family over seas or in a foreign country  can tell you there are things they miss form home. Military care package ideas can include a piece of home include candies, foods and treats found in your common grocery store. This can include men and women on deployment or military spouses and kids displaced by service in a foreign country.

Birthday

You say it’s your birthday! Celebrate the birthdays of family and friends with a special occasion gift box. This can be something sent over UPS or even hand delivered yourself. A birthday care package is an excellent time to add the recipients favorite things. If working on a budget, put a birthday gift box together with the help of fellow family and friends for a really large and special care package.

Holidays

Play into the theme of a the holidays and make sure to include some of the most random holidays too. Easter, Christmas, Halloween, Valentine’s Day and St. Patricks’ Day are all perfect times to send a care package. Toss in all the themed candies and snack items that fit the holiday theme.  For example, for Christmas include holiday lights, Christmas tree cakes, some of your favorite cookies, hot cocoa and maybe even an ugly Christmas sweater.

Sick

How about a care package for sick friend or cancer patient. Self-care items are excellent for those undergoing chemo, radiation or with other aliments. In a get well soon care package, add items like soup, lavender soap, chamomile tea, and other stress relief goodies like essential oils and a diffuser.

New Mom

A self care package is perfect for a new mom and young baby. In addition to a thoughtful gift for the new arrival, think of mom. What could you have used as a new mother? It’s hard to bundle sleep but what made aid in making the transition easier. Practical items might include new sleep shirt, your favorite coffee, a relaxing robe, bathtub tray or sleep mask are all excellent things she can use when around the house taking care of a new baby.

Thinking of You

There doesn’t have to be a reason for a care package for family and friends. Create a just because care package with favorite snacks and treats of a best friend, extended family or a long distance relationship to boyfriend or girlfriend.

How to Make a Box Of Sunshine

What makes a sunshine box perfect for anyone? Sunshine is a great gift theme for a friend or family member because it’s such a cheerful, happy thing. It really can be used for any of the care package ideas. Use for a new mom, cancer patient, college student, friend or even family. It’s the perfect way to show someone you’re thinking of them and that you wish them nothing but happiness!

free printable care package box of sunshine printable notes

To make your own little box of sunshine, start by gathering some of the items you want to include. We included many yellow things that are perfect for the “sunshine” theme.

Box of sunshine gift ideas can include thoughtful items like…

  • Banana Chips
  • Juicy Fruit gum
  • Lays potato chips
  • Honey
  • Lemon Heads
  • Lemon Tea
  • OREO golden cookies
  • Simply Lemonade
  • Popcorn
  • Sunscreen
  • Yellow socks
  • Sunglasses
  • Sunflowers and other faux flowers
  • Burt’s Bees lip balm
  • Candle
  • Peanut chocolate M&Ms
  • Pencils
  • Dish towel
  • Drink mixes
  • Rubber ducky
  • Highlighters
  • Glow Sticks
  • Sticky notes
  • Yellow confetti
  • Yellow crinkle paper shreds
  • Amazon gift card
  • Yellow balloons
  • Bananagrams Word Game

The list doesn’t end here. In your free box of sunshine care package printable set, there is a whole page of sunshine themed ideas in the kit, so there’s no stress trying to find the perfect items. Many of these care package ideas stick to a yellow or orange (sunshine) theme for good vibes and sheer fun!

box of sunshine care package ideas free printable

Then find a decorative box or basket that will fit the items. Add some sunshine-themed items like sunglasses, a beach towel, sunblock, a good book for by the pool… anything that makes your friend beam.

Last but not least, don’t forget to add the adorable notes and printable tags from the box of sunshine printable PDF and you’re set! Consider printing on 8.5 x 11 sticker paper so you can cut, peel and place on the outside of the cardboard box.

Download the Box of Sunshine Care Package Printable Now

Shipping a Care Package

If you’re shipping the package, make sure to choose a sturdy box and reinforce the flaps so nothing gets damaged in transit. Fill the bottom of the box and around the items with packing peanuts or crumpled up paper. If you are using the sunshine theme, this yellow crinkle cut paper is ideal for not only a ray of sunshine when the package is open, but also for protection of contents. Filling the box with “fluff” will help keep your items from moving around too much.

There you have it! Your very own DIY care package complete with a fun care package printable and a box of sunshine that will make anyone smile. Now go make someone’s day today or plan this fun activity for Random Acts of Kindness Day!

More Cute Care Packages

Are you inspired? Want more DIY Cute Care Pcakges you can make?

Take a look at these fun gifts to send in the mail including monthly and seasonal themes as well has punny phrases! Find plenty of DIY Care Package Ideas and Printables for military members, care takers, college students, friends, girls, boys, and more.

Cute Care Package Ideas

Free Care Package Printable

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Where to buy care packages?

If you’ve gotten this far and you are completely overwhelmed with the idea of making your own care package, that is okay. For close to the same amount ask making a personalized care package, you can also buy care packages online.

where can i buy care packages online

The best place to find a care package is from creative sellers. Etsy has amazing care packages made by creative people. Take a look at these cute care packages you can buy.

  • Care Package for Him
  • Care Package for Her
  • Care Package for College Students
  • COVID Get Well Care Package
  • Care Package for Cancer Patient in Chemo
  • Love & Hugs Thinking of You Care Package

In most cases, Etsy sellers will ship the care package for you leaving nothing but the thought to your DIY part of the present.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your care package ideas.  Leave a comment here or on Pinterest!



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17 St. Patrick’s Day Games Minute to Win it Style

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December 2, 2022 by Ashley Langston Filed Under: Birthday, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Games, Instagram, Party, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Spring

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Are you ready for some fun? These St. Patricks Day Games Minute to Win it Style is perfect for family and friends! Use for family game night or a fun St. Patty’s Day themed celebration. When it comes to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, add some hilarious and creative challenges and make it a party. 

fun minute to win it St. Patricks' Day games

Ever since we started playing games on the holidays, we’ve been obsessed with keeping that tradition. It’s safe to say that these fun St. Patricks Day games don’t disappoint. With seventeen different games to do, you and the family will have so many options for having a blast!

The great part about playing Minute to Win It games is that they’re perfect for all ages. The kids can join in and play right along with the adults – making it an even playing field (and, in fact, sometimes the kids have an advantage in some of the games because of their agility and size!) Pair older kids with younger kids for guidance. These minute to win it group games are perfect for a classroom St. Patrick’s day party, family game night, youth group and more.

If you’re looking for fun St. Patricks’ Day activity ideas, you’re in the right spot. Find out why these 60 second games are the way to go.

one minute games for st patricks day

Minute to Win it Games for St. Patrick’s Day

Did I mention that in one download, you get 17 printable games? That’s a lot of options – and a lot of crazy challenges. While I won’t list them all out, here is a sneak peek of a few of the games that will keep your little leprechauns on their toes.

Penny Stack

minute to win it penny stack st patricks day game

How to Play: Players might stack 25 pennies in just one minute. The kicker? They can only use one hand. The first player to stack all, wins!

Supplies: Pennies, stop watch

Gold Digger

minute to win it gold digger st patricks day game

How to Play: Mix chocolate pudding and cool whip, and then drop in six Skittles. Decide if the participants get to use hands, spoons, or their mouths to find the Skittles. The person who finds the six skittles first, wins.

Supplies: Skittles, cool whip, chocolate pudding, spoons, stop watch

Defy Gravity

minute to win it defy gravity st patricks day game

How to Play: Give each person three balloons of different colors. If they can defy gravity and keep all three balloons in the air and not let them hit the floor for an entire minute, they win!

Supplies: Balloons, stop watch

Threading Rainbows

minute to win it threading rainbows st patricks day game

How to Play:  Have a pile of Fruit Loops and a pipe cleaner. In one minute, players have to thread the fruit loops onto the pipe cleaner. The real challenge though? They can only use one hand! The team with the most loops on their pipe cleaner at the end of one minute was the winner.

Supplies: Fruit Loops cereal, pipe cleaners, stop watch

Pinch Me

minute to win it pinch me st patricks day game

How to Play: Fill a bowl of with Skittles. Each player will use one hand to pick out all the green Skittles and move them to another bowl. If they pick up another color, that candy is subtracted from the final count. Player that moves the most greens, wins.

Supplies: Skittles, bowls, stop watch

See how much fun the games are? And they’re a huge variety, too! Some have St. Patrick’s Day food, some have simple supplies you can pick up in the St. Patrick’s Day party decor section of your local store. The dollar tree is also a great resource.

No matter the game you choose, all are guaranteed to have a ton of laughter and fun.

Can all ages play Minute to Win it Games?

Absolutely. That’s the great part about these kid-friendly games. Everyone, from children up to adults, can join in on the fun. Just be sure to stay close and be ready to hop in for help as needed. You can also pair players into a mix of age groups so adults can help smaller children.

Some of these games will need parental supervision and help to get them set up and ready to play. This is why using this printable PDF pack is the perfect family-friendly option.

Supplies

  • Printer
  • Copy paper/Cardstock
  • Laminator (this is optional – but I love laminating my stuff!)
  • St. Patricks Day games for kids and adults printable (see below)

In addition to the common supplies listed above, you are going to need a few other things to be able to play the games. While this isn’t an all-encompassing list, this does give you an idea of how fun (and tasty!) the St. Patty’s Day games will be!

  • Popsicle sticks
  • Straws
  • Fruit Loop Cereal
  • Skittles
  • Cool whip
  • Pudding
  • Balloons
  • Water
  • Pennies
  • Lucky Charm Cereal
  • Plastic snakes
  • Blindfold
  • Bowls of various sizes
  • Potatoes
  • Cups
  • Cotton balls
  • And more!

The entire list of supplies is on the printable – but don’t worry. Most are just common items that you have lying around the house. I’ve kept this as simple as possible for you.

What’s St. Patrick’s Day Games are included?

Here is everything that you’ll get with these printable Minute to Win It Games for St. Patrick’s Day (17 awesome activities!)

  • Treasure Stack

  • Rainbow Candy Sort

  • Defy Gravity

  • Gold Digger

  • Pinch Me

  • Ring Toss

  • They’re After My Lucky Charms

  • Nose Mover

  • Shamrock Shake

  • Potato Famine Roll

  • Coin Bounce

  • Threading Rainbows

  • Suck It Up

  • Irish Who

  • Penny Stack

  • Snake Toss

  • Lucky Puzzle

Everything in one nice simple printable, ready to start playing right away! It couldn’t be easier!

Grab your stop watch and let’s play! The hardest part will be remaining the winner on the leaderboard*! Is the luck of the Irish on your side? Happy playing.

*Please note: Gloating is a must. Irish dancing encouraged by whomever wins!

St. Patrick’s Day Minute to Win it Games PDF

Kick off the fun holiday with these fun games. They might not be traditional St. Patrick’s Day games, but they’re certain to become a tradition in your family! Use the fun games for a family game night or take them to a St. Patricks’ Day party. This printable game set will put the play back in your party plan.

st. patrick's day minute to win it games printable

This party game set is an instant download. All that you have to do is print out the games and get started. These are perfect for a simple celebration at home with family or guests. You can also use them for classroom party with friends. The set includes instructions and a supply list.

What you get with your St. Patrick’s Day Minute to Win it PDF File:

  • 17 St. Patrick’s Day Games Minute to Win It Style PDF Instant Download
  • Bonus: Minute to Win it Score Card Template

St. Patrick’s Day Minute to Win it Games Printable PDF Files

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St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt

Looking for more St. Patrick’s Day Games? Pair this fun St. Patty’s Day Game set with a fun treasure hunt. The leprechaun has left behind chocolate coins and other fun treats.  Your crew can race through the house on a St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt. Leave behind a chocolate gold coin prize with each clue or a giant pot of gold at the end of the game.

More Minute to Win it Games

Are you ready for more games that are pushed by time? We love them in our house, and I think that you will love even more options, too!

This 18 Fun Back to School Games – Minute to Win it Style! will have the kids reading and excited for the school year! Pin to Pinterest.

Make sure that you play these Fun Outdoor Minute to Win it Games when the weather is nice! PIn to Pinterest.

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Sixty second challenges are fun ideas for keeping the activity at a fun pace. These themed minute to win it games create excitement and lots of laughs.

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See a huge list of themed holiday Minute to Win it Games. Enjoy summer, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and more seasonal themed Minute to Win it games.

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You can see the entire list of these games in the Frugal Coupon Living shop, just look under the seasonal Minute to Win it Games Ideas Tab!

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The Best Fortnite Birthday Party Ideas

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November 8, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Party, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media

published date: August 01, 2021
modified datt: November 08,2022

Get ready to host the ultimate Fortnite party with these low-cost, easy-to-do Fornite Party ideas. Some of the best Fortnite Birthday Party Ideas including Fortnite party foods, games for kids, birthday party décor & more!

The Best Fortnite Party Ideas for Kids

Fortnite is one of the most popular games on the planet, so it’s no surprise that it’s one of the most requested birthday party themes. However, if you’ve done your research, you may have found that there aren’t a lot of ready-made Fortnite themed party supplies out there. Or if there are, they cost an arm and a leg. But don’t worry; we’ve found some epic Fortnite birthday party ideas that you can make yourself.

In this list of Fortnite party ideas below, you’ll find simple ideas for the cake, cookies, drinks, and other Fortnite-themed desserts. We’ve found some simple décor that’ll help bring the theme together. If you’ve got a little time, putting together your own Fortnite party favors is a cinch, too. We’ve even found a couple of games you can play to keep the kids entertained.

Ready to get started? Let’s go with these Fortnite Party ideas!


Fortnite Birthday Party Food

Looking for a Fortnite birthday cake that’s not too hard to make? You’re in luck with this Supply Drop Cake idea. All you need is a box-shaped cake, fondant, letter cookie cutters, and a yellow balloon inflated with helium. Of all the amazing cakes on Pinterest, this is the easiest idea for the average person (not a professional cake decorator) to pull off. This Fortnite cake is a double whammy because it also makes a cute centerpiece. | Parties Made Personal

In addition to this low-cost cake idea, if you are looking for an easy cake topper. Search Google for a Fornite image and print on cardstock. Add toothpicks with tape to make your own DIY Fortnite birthday cake topper.

This Durr Burger recipe is epic. If you have the time, you’ll be the party MVP for making them. They’re pretty simple to execute, but if you’re short on time, you could always order the burgers and add the tongue and the eyes yourself. Just make sure you get tall, meaty burgers because a flat, squished burger won’t do. | The Starving Chef

How scrumptious do these Fortnite Llama Bars look? They’re almost too pretty to eat. The blondies are packed with the purple and teal colors of the Loot Llama and topped with Fortnite sprinkles to complete the look. | Cutefetti

Anyone who plays the game will recognize these V-bucks Cookies right away. But don’t worry—they’re almost effortless. Use packaged sugar cookie dough to make the cookies and decorate them with dyed icing. You can pull these cookies together in no time flat. | Hunny I’m Home

Speaking of V-bucks, these V-bucks Cupcakes are a nice addition to your dessert table. Instead of a Fornite cake, try individual sweet treats on your food table. They’re more fun than just using cupcake toppers, but they’re still easy enough that they won’t take loads of time to decorate. | Saving You Dinero

When it comes to Fortnite party supplies, having life is a must! Medkits are a hot item in Fortnite. They’re rare, but they restore you to full health. These Fortnite MedKit Rice Krispies Snacks will be a huge hit with the kids as they enjoy them and pretend to restore their health. They’re easy to make with either homemade or store-bought Rice Krispie treats, fruit roll-ups, and a bit of icing. Add labels to quickly identify the food. | Hunny I’m Home

Kids will love drinking this Fortnite Slurp Juice at your party! Make it by combining Hawaiian Punch, Gatorade, and food coloring. Follow the tutorial to get it just right—you want the drink to look layered instead of the green and blue colors mixing together. | Simplistically Living

Set up a Fortnite Party Charcuterie Board packed with lots of sweets and treats like chocolate-covered popcorn, Skittles, M&Ms, lollipops, and other purple, green, or blue candies. | Desert Chica

Fortnite Party Décor

For some super simple decor, add this Fortnite Bandage Pringles Can Craft to your table. Just print out the wrapper, use a glue stick or hot glue gun to apply to your can, and you’re all set. If you have lots of Pringles cans, you could even fill these with inexpensive favors and send them home with your party guests. They make really cute and inexpensive fortnite party decorations.  | Hunny I’m Home

If you’re hosting your Fortnite party in the fall, this Tomatohead Pumpkin is such a fun idea! Of course, if it’s not pumpkin season, you can recreate this with a large red ball. | Desert Chica

This Fortnite Llama Mini Piñata can be used as decor or as a candy for a cute party favor. Just hand out goody bags before the pinata hitting. Wouldn’t it be fun if you had a llama piñata that when hit, it rained chocolate coins. It would also make an excellent decoration for your child’s room after the party’s over. | Red Ted Art

Here’s a larger Loot Llama pinata made from an inexpensive unicorn piñata from the dollar store. If you’ve seen the price on the llama pinatas in the party supply stores or online, you know this tutorial is totally worth your while. | Always Expect Moore

Use these free printable Shield Potion Wrappers to turn blue Kool-aid individual drinks into Shield Potion. Just print and tape. What could be easier? | DIY Inspired

Fortnite Birthday Party Favor Ideas

Use slime and little plastic vials with corks to make these awesome Fortnite Shield Potion Necklaces. Not only would they make excellent party favors, but the kids can make them as a party craft so they’ll have something fun to do. | Simplistically Living

Slide these Fortnite coloring pages into a gift bag along with some markers or crayons for an inexpensive party favor. There are three different coloring sheets here—a Boogie Bomb, Raptor with a Chug Jug, and a Loot Llama. | Kids Activities Blog

Make a dozen or so of these Fortnite Llama Corner Bookmarks to add to the favor bags. There’s a video tutorial, so it’ll be super easy to do, and the kids can help! What a fun bookmark to keep your place in your favorite books. | Red Ted Art

Kids can’t get enough of slime. It’s ooey, gooey, stretchy fun and pulls them away from their games for a while, so why not? Make several batches of this Fortnite Chug Jug Slime to put into small containers to give out as party favors. Put it in large jars as you see here to add to your decor. | Kids Activities Blog

Fortnite Party Games

Video Game Themed Party Games for Kids

Make sure you have this list of  Video Game Themed Birthday Party Games. It’s time to put the play in your party plan. This game party set includes 12 party games for kids are sure to keep your party goers and gamers entertained with a Fortnite party theme. From capture the flag, Nerf ammo freeze tag, grenade drop and more, the party games will keep the soldiers entertained.

Find the Fortnite supply drop on the battlefield! This game can be as challenging or as easy as you’d like to make it, depending on the kids’ age levels. For younger kids, just hide the supply drops in easy spots. For older kids, put them in bushes, behind rocks, etc. This would be fantastic during a Nerf war… you could hide DIY shield potions, Chug jugs, etc. in them to “recharge” the players. These drop bag ideas can also be used a party favors and filled with prizes or goodies. | Get Your Holiday On

Set up a Nerf target practice board and bring out your stash of Nerf guns to see who has the best aim. Make sure you provide eye protection if you plan to have a Nerf war. Inexpensive sunglasses or goggles from the dollar store should work just fine. | Catch My Party

We hope this list of Fortnite birthday party ideas has helped you get inspired. Get your floss on for a fortnite dance off.

Happy planning your very own budget-friendly Fortnite Battle Royale!

Many of these Camouflage Camo Party Ideas will overlap with a Fortnite Birthday Party. Pin to Pinterest.

The fun doesn’t stop there! Make sure to keep the kids engaged and enjoying every birthday party with our 17 Birthday Party Games for Kids. Traditional Kids Party Games and Unusual Kids Party Games the kids will enjoy. Also look at our set of 50+ Kids Party Games Set.

Enjoy these Girls and Boys Party Themes Ideas for Kids, Adults, and Families.

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You can keep parties small or even celebrate small celebrations every six months. Take a look at these…

  • Family Birthday Celebrations
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Cheers to another year!


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Printable Nutcracker Activity For Kids

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November 8, 2022 by Ashley Langston Filed Under: Baby, Christmas, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Games, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

published date: November 08, 2022
modified datt: November 08,2022

Everyone knows that the holiday season wouldn’t be complete without the Nutcracker Ballet! This Printable Nutcracker Activity for Kids is so much imaginative fun. Not only can they print out the various Nutcrackers scenes, but they’ll have the printable paper dolls to go along with it, as well. When it comes to Christmas Placemats Activities, adding this printable Nutcracker scene activity to the table might be the perfect holiday addition. 

cute nutcracker printables christmas activity set for kids

Part of getting excited and ready for the holidays is thinking about all the Christmas classics from the past. Since The Nutcracker Ballet is one that everyone loves and knows, it just makes sense to have fun activities surrounding that theme!

What I love about this holiday printable activity is that it’s a great way to get the kids active and involved. They’ll love being able to turn the pages, change the scenes, and have the paper dolls be a part of the fun.

They could even have their own Nutcracker theater and put on quite the play! Have everyone in the family gather around and sit down to watch the show. It’s truly magical to see the excitement of Christmas through the eyes of the kids!

If you’re looking for fun Christmas activities, look no further than this printable Nutcracker scene. It’s a fun place-setting idea, a great interactive activity, and a fun way to get everyone excited for the holidays.

How does this printable Nutcracker activity work?

christmas crafts printable nutcracker activity set for kids

It’s as simple as printing out the pages and then piecing them together to make fun scenes from The Nutcracker. The paper dolls can be used on every page to make the story come to life.

Once it’s put together, there are parts and pieces that can be moved around and used differently throughout the rest of the printable set.

This is where creativity and imagination come into play and makes it super fun to use over and over again. Flipping the pages and having the paper dolls in various different scenes is a simple way to make this Nutcracker idea and activity unique and different every time.

Can this nutcracker printable be used by one person?

You bet! It’s a super fun activity for one or multiple! All you have to do is print, and then whoever wants to join in on the fun can absolutely do so. This is a great way to imagine and then make it happen, which is what little kids love to do!

I do recommend that there be a part of adult hands to help out with the little hands in making and putting this together. Adult supervision and help are always welcomed. (plus, the bonus of creating it together is an awesome memory!)

Supplies

  • Printer
  • Small, sharp scissors
  • Glue or glue stick
  • Cardstock or printer paper (I love this set!)
  • Laminator (this is optional – but I love laminating my stuff!)
  • Ruler or straight edge
  • printable Nutcracker arts & crafts activity pack on nine template sheets

What’s included with this Nutcracker theater scene printable?

cute printable nutcracker set

In this Nutcracker printable pack for kids, there are:

  • printable scenes
  • printable directions
  • paper doll printables

Use this for fun Christmas Decor for Your Home or a great way to get the kids to have imaginative and creative play ideas as well.

This would also be super cute to have on the holiday table as a unique centerpiece or even a fun place mat on the kid’s plates to give them something to do with their hands while they’re waiting for dinner.

How to create a Nutcracker Travel Set

Perhaps while you create your christmas craft, turn on Youtube the classical music from the Nutcracker by composer Tchaikovsky. This might give you a little inspiration and Christmas cheera s you make your Nutcracker traveling set.

how to make nutcracker travel set

First, download and print your printable nutcracker activity set. If working with preschoolers or toddlers, have older children or adults guide them through the activity. We find cardstock works great but printer paper is just fine.

To begin, use the ruler and back blunt edge of your scissors to score the two dotted lines of Page 1. Fold both of the lines inward to form the base.

Next cut out the flap from page 2. Use the ruler and back edge of your scissors to score the single dotted line. Fold this line back.

Place the flap over the right, short edge of the base. Glue the underside of the flap to the front, outside, folding it over the base, forming an envelope.

Open the base up all the way with the white side up on a flat surface. The flap should be on the right.

Cut out the two pockets from page 3. Score along the dotted lines of each envelope and fold these inward.

Apply glue to the flaps and adhere each pocket to the bottom left and bottom right of the base. Line the edges up with the outside edges of the base page.

cute nutcracker scene printable

Next, cut out the top and side curtains from page 4. Score the curtains along the dotted lines. Fold the flaps back.

Apply glue to the flaps of the middle curtain and glue it to the top of the base, carefully centering it in the middle, about I/8th of an inch from the very top edge. After the middle curtain dries in place, flip it up.

Now, glue the two side curtains in the same manner, lining them up along each side edge of the base page. Set aside.

land of sweets nutcracker printable scence

Cut out the three stage scenes Prom pages 5 – 7. Fold each scene in half, carefully folding, then creasing them down the middle.

Glue the back right of scene 1 to the back left of scene 2. Next, glue the back right of scene 2 to the back right of scene 3. This will create a small booklet of scenes.

Next, open up all curtain flaps. Glue the backs of the booklet in place, carefully centering it between the two side curtains and about I/16th down from the top curtain flap fold.

To change scenes, open the three curtain flaps, turn the booklet page, then place the curtain flaps back down into place.

printable nutcracker scenes

Cut out all dancers and decorations. These items don’t have to be cut exactly. It’s Pine to leave some white space around the edges. Categorize the items and place them into the correct envelopes, Dancers or Decorations. (These would be fine laminated if you want to keep them in good shape.)

Now carefully fold the Nutcracker Kit in half. Use the flat end of your scissors or the end of a ruler to re-crease the folds so they are sharp.

Finally, cut out the long band and decorative sticker from page 2. Starting at the center front, hold the end in place, then wrap the long band all the way around the short width of the base kit, creasing the band as you go.

Apply glue to the back of the decorative snow-flake sticker to connect the band in the front. Make sure that you only glue the band together. Don’t glue the band to your base!

Enjoy your entire land of sweets travel kit during the Nutcracker season.

Printable Nutcracker Activity for Kids

printable nutcracker activity set

Be sure to print out all that you need to create the Nutcracker scenes! Once you start putting it together, you’re going to be amazed that such a simple activity creates such an amazing result.

I’ve found that when I introduce new activities during the holidays, it’s a fun and simple way to create a brand-new family tradition that everyone loves and looks forward to.

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More Christmas Ideas and Activities for Kids

Once the kids get into the idea of creative fun, they’re going to be looking for even more printable Christmas activities that they can do.

If that’s the case, be sure to check out this Elf on the Shelf Free Christmas Countdown activity so that they’ll know when the big day is here! This nutcracker dramatic play set can even be delivered by the Elf doll. Take a look at all of our Elf on the Shelf ideas for the entire season. Pin to Pinterest.

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For more Christmas crafts and activities, look at these fun homemade Christmas ornaments for kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Enjoy these Christmas Eve ideas like watching the nutcracker Christmas movie, baking a tasty recipe or making a Christmas Eve Box with your family. Pin to Pinterest.

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Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your printable Nutcracker Activity ideas.  Leave a comment here or on Pinterest!



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