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Fun Blippi Birthday Party Ideas

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January 2, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Crafts, Facebook, Home Improvement, Instagram, Party, Pinterest, Social Media Leave a Comment

Get ready to party with these amazing and fun Blippi Birthday Party Ideas! Adorable Blippi cake ideas, party food, party décor and more!

Blippi Party Ideas

If you have a toddler or preschooler, Blippi is probably a constant in your home. Why not give your child the best birthday ever with a Blippi-themed party. It’s the perfect theme for children—bright and colorful oranges and blues with bow ties, glasses, and fun vehicles like planes, trains, and excavators. If you’d like some inspiration, we’ve pulled together 23 fabulous Blippi party ideas that are sure to make your celebration a splash. From Blippi cakes to orange and blue balloon arrangements and backdrops, you’ll find so many ways to bring this theme together.

Blippi Birthday Party

Blippi Cake Ideas

The cake makes the birthday party, and this adorable cake is sure to be a hit with Blippi fans. It features his iconic blue shirt, orange bow tie, and orange glasses. The child’s name is spelled out in fondant balloons along with the age inside a fondant star. | Sugar Bloom Cake Company

Blippi Shirt Birthday Cake Idea

This adorable Blippi 3-tier cake is a real show-stopper! If your kids are a fan of his songs about tractors, excavators, or planes, they’ll love this cake. | Baking Smiles NYC

Blippi Birthday Cake for 3 Year Old

If cupcakes are more your style, these Blippi cupcakes are cute as can be. They’re easier to make than you’d think if you buy pre-made fondant and cut it into the shapes you need. | Dessert Rose

Blippi Cupcakes

Wow your guests with a two-tier Blippi cake like this one. It’s crazy colorful and fun. The cake is decorated with lots of Blippi cutouts as well as candy bark and blue and orange chocolate molded to look like candy bars. | Looby’s Kitchen

Cute Blippi Birthday Cake

Keep it super simple with orange and blue swirl cupcakes like these. Add some sprinkles and some printable Blippi cupcake toppers from Etsy, and you’re all set. | Emilia’s Bakehouse Cafe

Easy Blippi Cupcakes Cake

These Nerf Party cupcakes are another terrific blue and orange option that fits right in with the Blippi theme. Plus, they’re in ice cream cones, which makes them way easier to eat without making a mess. | Mommy’s Fabulous Finds

Blippi Cupcakes in an Ice Cream Cone

Blippi Party Food Ideas

This orange punch would be fab at a Blippi party, especially served in blue cups with blue striped straws, as you see here. You’ll also find other great orange and blue foods, like tangerines (Cuties), Doritos, and more. | Biscuits N’ Crazy

orange party beverage for blippi party

You’ll find lots of ideas for orange and blue foods with this goldfish-themed party. The orange slices, Goldfish crackers, gumballs, and taffy are all great choices that you can use to add color to your table and sweets for your guests. | Red Chandelier

blippi party food

Go all out with your dessert table. This one has a cake, cupcakes, Blippi cookies, Rice Krispie treat pops, cake pops, and more all with the orange and blue theme. | Cantagallo’s Sweet Treats and More

Blippi Dessert Table

Blippi berries may be our favorite food on the list. They’re such a cute and creative idea. Kids and grown-ups alike will love these chocolate-coated berries decorated in Blippi style. You can easily try them yourself at home with orange, blue, and chocolate candy melts to dip the berries in. | Dipped by Dottoli

Blippi Party Food

Make DIY Blippi Cookies out of sugar cookie dough (homemade or store-bought) and pre-made fondant. They’re decorated fairly simply, so you should be able to make them following the simple instructions. | Mimi’s Dollhouse

Blippi Party Decorations

Learn how to make huge glasses, a bow tie, and suspenders to set up your cake and dessert table with this fun Blippi theme. It looks incredible. | Parties by Peggy and Trisha

Blippi Party backdrop

We love this table setup with an orange and blue balloon arch and glasses on the backdrop. The table looks fabulous under there, but you could have a similar design for a photo backdrop for your guests to take their pictures with some Blippi-themed photo props. | Kid-Time Party Balloon Decorations

Blippi balloon Garland

Here’s another table and backdrop with different types of balloons and a gold fringe curtain backdrop. | Harvest House

Blippi Birthday Party backdrop

This inexpensive table setup looks gorgeous, especially for an outdoor party. Adding your child’s favorite construction toys (or planes, trains, etc.) is a simple way to decorate with added expense. | Dream Team Events and Décor

Blippi Table Decor

Everything about this outdoor Blippi birthday party setup is fantastic! From the #3 balloon art to the orange and blue tables with balloon topiaries, the party décor is stunning and fun all at the same time. | 2 Uneek Creations

Blippi at home party

Grab some blue and orange paper pom-poms to scatter along the center of your tables for big pops of color that don’t require a lot of effort. | Bellwether Events

Blippi Table Decorations

Although this party has an Octonauts theme, you can take away many orange and blue décor ideas for a Blippi themed party. We love the party favors stand with the buckets and bags. The tassels hanging on the front of the table are gorgeous. Plus, the orange and blue macarons, the orange striped lollipops, and the blue JELLO cups would look amazing on your dessert table. | Kara’s Party Ideas

Blippi Party Favors

You’ll find several simple ideas here that you can implement for your Blippi party, like the utensils and tableware tucked into the bow tie napkins, the bow tie and suspenders décor on the table, and the orange glasses as Blippi party favors for the kids. | Her Party Pants

blippi napkin orange bowtie

Blippi Party Favor Ideas

These I Dig You favors are great for a themed Blippi Birthday party. Fill them with orange and blue candies if you want to match the traditional Blippi color scheme, or use Reese’s pieces, as you see here. | Fab Everyday

Construction Party Favors for Blippi

These Blippi cookies would be fab to send home with your guests. Wrap them in cellophane bags and tie a ribbon on top. Get cookie cutters with your child’s age, glasses, bowties, or vehicles to try them for yourself. | Tuff Ray’s Bakeshop

Cute Blippi Cookies

We love how these light blue Blippi gift bags serve as both favors and décor for this birthday party. Grab some light blue bags, print out some bow ties and buttons, and you have an adorable bag on the cheap. | Catch My Party

Attach these sweet Blippi valentines to your party favors. It doesn’t have to be around Valentine’s Day; they can pull double duty any time of year. They even make cute Blippi Invites. | Down Redbud Drive

Blippi Valentines

We hope that we were able to make your party planning easier with these Blippi party ideas. Pin this post so you can refer back to it later if needed.

Blippi Birthday Party Ideas

Blippi loves construction vehicles. As seen in our Construction party ideas, make a sand pit in a baby pool, complete with excavators and trucks. A baby pool can also be used to make a ball pit! Take a look at these party for more ideas.

Find more party ideas for boy sand girls.

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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



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How to Make an Igloo

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November 30, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media Leave a Comment

Your beginners guide for how to make an igloo. Using a few handy tools and lots of creativity, create a DIY Snow Igloo with beautiful easy DIY stained-glass windows made from ice blocks.

Easy Igloo - DIY Backyard Snow Cave

If you live in an area where winter means snow days, making an igloo is a fun way to spend some family time. It keeps the kids busy and because it takes time, they will be delighted to see how hard work pays off!

Wondering if an igloo for kids is right for your family or area of the country? You don’t have to live the artic tundra or even Canada to build this backyard snow dome. Just make sure you have enough snow and the the perfect temperatures. This easy and simple igloo was created in Kentucky… you hoped I would say Florida, right?! Sorry only sand castles and beach games for you Sunshine State!

Did you know there’s a technique to making a really great igloo? In this blog post we’re going to learn the best techniques and how to make an igloo for kids. Let’s get started!

How to Make an Igloo Out of Snow

You may be wondering how to build an igloo, especially if this is your first time. These beginners guide directions will help you make a great play structure your kids will love! It’s a great snowy day project this winter that the whole family can participate in too!

Supplies

  • Aluminum Foil Bread Pans (We used about 60 loaf pans that we picked up here. Also check your Dollar Tree)
  • Snow
  • Water
  • Cold Weather
  • Gloves
  • Shovel
  • Buckets
  • Optional: Food coloring
  • Optional: Snow saw


How to Make an Igloo out of snow

Preparation

To prepare for your project, wait for a day with enough snow and for a forecast where the temperatures will be below freezing for consecutive days in a row. This project does time take time and patience so you need consecutive days that are below freezing so you can get to your finished project.

As soon as the snow falls, get started freezing your blocks.  The best way to make an igloo is to use crunchy snow that’s cold and wet. Not only will it be easier to pack, but you’ll get a better structure when your igloo is done.

How long does it it take to build an igloo?

As they say, Rome was not built in a day! Since building a solid igloo building takes time, make sure you have a forecast where there consecutive days of a freezing temperatures. Using about 60 bread tins for snow bricks, it took 3 days to build a solid igloo snow shelter.

In addition, the best igloo snow is often found after the first day. Fresh snow is no good, it’s far too powdery and weak. So enjoy that dry snow when it falls but know that older snow is more crunchy. Using a wet snow mix is a lot easier to form into shapes like snowballs, snowmen and igloo building blocks. However, that doesn’t mean, you can’t began making your bricks until the perfect packing powder comes.

Make Snow Bricks

DIY Snow Bricks with Food Coloring

Fill disposable bread tins with water to make ice “bricks” for the base. To make the traditional igloo blocks more fun, add food coloring for different colored bricks.  The colored ice will make a cool look when the sun shines through your igloo. Set the tins outside and let them freeze until they are solid.

Draw a Circle

While your snow blocks are forming, make a circle on the ground tundra (aka backyard) ground. In our igloo, the diameter was about 6 feet. Leave approximately about a two foot opening the circle for your entrance tunnel and doorway. Just like the Inuit still do it in the North, laying your snow blocks in a spiral is the best way to create a solid dome structure.

Using your shovel, gathering buckets of snow or an pile of snow to be used later for brick packing.

Lay Your Igloo Foundation

DIY Igloo Spiral Circle Base

Remove your snow bricks from the mold and form your base layer of the igloo with your colorful ice bricks, leaving an opening for the door.

Gather a shovel and some cold, crunchy snow from nearby in buckets or large organization bins. Pack the snow on top of the ice bricks, letting the snow fill in the cracks. 

Cement Your Walls with Packed Snow

DIY backyard Igloo

Pack down the first layers of snow blocks with gloved hands or a plastic snow shovel. Packing down loose snow on your blocks of snow will make your igloo strong and sturdy.

Continue adding bricks to your structure, packing each one down before you add the next layer. Make sure that no snow blocks are sticking out at weird angles by using your shovel. If needed, bevel the edges with a snow saw or use a tool to cut off any excess blocks after packing them down.

Hose it down

When all your bricks have been laid down, hose it down or pour some water on top. Careful not to saturate your existing igloo. Your goal is to add just enough water to freeze it in place. This is like adding wet glue and then allowing it to dry.

Repeat the Steps

How to make an igloo

Repeat the process of freezing your blocks. Layering more ice blocks. Finally adding packed snow and water to freeze and form your snow cave.

Check out your work! Do you see any odd angles or weak spots? Use your shovel and snow saw as necessary to make improvements before letting the structure dry and harden. Make sure that all the blocks are packed down securely so you have a strong, sturdy igloo. Smooth out any cracks by adding packed snow and a bit of water to freeze.

Preserving your Snow Cave

After you’re satisfied with the structure of your igloo, leave it to dry overnight. Your igloo should last for days in the right weather, providing tons of snowy entertainment. If you begin to see cracks in crevices of your structure, repeat your steps of top power snow, packing and adding water.

If taken care of, you’ll have an awesome igloo that will make a fun activity on cold winter days!

For wintery fun, use flameless candles inside of the igloo and have a glowing dinner under the stars. Perhaps crawl in your entry way and have a hot cocoa treat and a fun book before bed.

I hope this beginners blog post helps give you some ideas on how to make an igloo with your kids or family.

Igloo Safety Tips: Stoves and fires are not recommended for the inside of smaller igloos without air holes.  A simple doorway should provide enough air so that ventilation holes do not need to be added to your backyard igloo. Please note that snow houses can collapse from poor snow conditions, increase in air temperature from body heat, failure to let the mound harden enough, or from people climbing on top of the igloo dome.

Have fun this winter and stay safe!

More fun winter activities:

If you are loving the colder weather and the white ground covering, take a look at these Snow Day Ideas and snow activities for kids. Pin to Pinterest.

As a former Floridian, turned winter enthusiast, take a look at these Winter Hacks for keeping you and your home warm. So many good nuggets of information. Pin to Pinterest.

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



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Princess Party Games

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November 23, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Baby, Birthday, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Games, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Party, Pinterest, Printable, Recipe, Social Media Leave a Comment

If you had a magic wand that could sprinkle fun on our child’s princess birthday party, it would produce these engaging Princess Party Games.  Enjoy these royal stamp of approval girl games, princess snacks & princess-themed party ideas.

Princess Games to Play

Is your princess having a birthday soon? Throw a fun party fit for a princess with fun princess party games that entertain her and her friends for hours! Your little princess will be so thrilled with the royal treatment that she’ll be talking about it for years to come.

We have put together some Princess Party Ideas including princess activities to play with your guests. Here are some creative ideas including some Disney princess inspired games to play that will make your child’s party the best in all the land.

Princess Games to Play

Enjoy being a part of the fairy tale with these fun princess party games! There’s something for everyone whether your princess loves to get active with a game like the Mermaid Tail Relay or prefers a more laidback activity like a Princess Wand Making craft.

Here are a few of the games your princess can look forward to:

Princess Cake Walk: Cut out different sized pieces of cake and have the kids march around the room to music, stopping at each piece to eat it. The child with the smallest piece wins a prize.

Dress Up Contest: Have your guests dress up in their royal best and walk on stage for inspection

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo: Cinderella fans will love this magical take on Duck Duck Goose. Use a magic wand to tap princesses for an extra touch of fun!

Poison Apple Bop: Keep the poison apples in the air, but once the music stops… POP! It’s time for a fun princess challenge hosted by the Queen herself.

Magic Carpet Rides: Join the excitement as this Princess Jasmine spin on musical chairs takes your party to new heights. Kids love this prince and princess game and will hurry to make sure they find a spot to sit as the music stops.

Princess Charades: Only a true princess can master this game of acting! Much like Ariel, you have to get your friends to guess what you’re trying to tell them without using your voice.

Tangled Rapunzel: Who wouldn’t get tangled up in all that hair?!! This is a silly game of wrapping your fellow princesses in long, golden “hair”. Using crepe paper, find out who can wrap their friend the fastest. Then break free from long locks and wrap the next player! Which team can finish the fastest?

Princess Party Games Printable PDF

It’s time to put the play in your party plan. Get these printable Princess Party Games PDF. Set includes ten engaging and fun games for girls from treasure hunts, to relay races, wand making and more. All with the Royal Stamp of Approval!

Princess Party Games

These princess games are mostly fitting for preschoolers to young ladies. Think ages 3 – 7. Princess Games PDF comes with princess games directions and supply list.

Princess Party Games Printable

Free Printables

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

Princess Snacks

princess party food

Of course, no party is complete without snacks! Dress up your royal party with some delicious treats that will enchant the guests.

Mermaid Bread: You can’t go wrong with this easy yet fun take on classic fish shaped sandwiches. Kids love making their own and eating them, too! Simply serve pieces of bread cut into a mermaid tail shape with whipped cream cheese spread on the bread. Serve with sliced strawberries to place as mermaid scales and a small pretzel twists to use a “tail” sticking out behind. See more Mermaid Party ideas.

Wishing Well Dip: This is a creative spin on the classic snack, fruit and dip. Dress it up with some sparkly glitter sprinkles to make it fit for royalty.

Crowned Cookies: For a fancier version of this popular snack, use a sugar cookie recipe to make delicious cookies in the shape of crowns. Serve with chocolate and vanilla frosting for dipping along with fruit puree or jam spread in between two halves of the cookie. You can pick up a crown cookie cutter here. Also use them to shape little tea cakes.

Strawberry, Mint, Lemon Water: Let your princesses feel fancy with a light fruit drink like this strawberry, mint infused lemon water looks in our tea party ideas!

See more Princess Party Food in our princess themed party ideas post.

There’s no doubt with these fun princess bday party games your daughter is going to feel like royalty. Getting the royal treatment with these fun games and snacks is sure to make for a celebration she’ll never forget! After these fun engaging activities at her birthday party, chare she sleeps soundly like Sleeping Beauty.

Also take a look at these Princess Party Ideas. Pair theme with your princess-themed games for an exciting gathering. Pin to Pinterest.

princess birthday party ideas

Take your party guests on a Birthday Treasure Hunt. This can be done for the princess to find each birthday gift. At the end of the birthday scavenger hunt, have all the goodie bags! This can also be done as a family birthday tradition within the immediate family.  Pin to Pinterest.

Birthday Scavenger Hunt Clues



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Vintage Bird Prints – Free Downloads

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November 9, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Home Improvement, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media Leave a Comment

Vintage bird prints and bright life to any home décor style. Enjoy these free downloads and prints including free Audubon Birds of America prints.

Vintage Bird Prints – Free Downloads

You guys, I don’t know what happened but I have become a bird lady. Okay, I do know what happened, I moved into a wooded area with a creek and suddenly I found myself buying bird seed and handing up bird feeders, and then more bird feeders, and then more bird feeders.

As the birds have come, I have begun hanging up bird prints. I know, this makes me officially crazy. However, I find something so beautiful about vintage bird prints. Plus the bird home décor style goes incredibly well with my love for Grandmillenial Design.

where to print Audubon prints free library

Free Audubon Prints

If you are a lover of beautiful bird prints, you likely know the name John James Audubon. Audubon was was an American painter and expert on birds. His combined his love of both art and birds turned into a plan to make a complete wildlife illustration of all the bird species of North America.

The best news for bird lovers is everyone has access to free John James Audubon’s Birds of America prints. Each one of Audubon’s paintings is now available as a free high-resolution download. You too can own a variety of beautiful bird by Mr. Audubon himself!

Search the vibrant digital library by bird name or begin flipping through the pages to find one that fits your home décor color palette. No purchases necessary.

How to Print Your Vintage Printable

If you want to print Audubon prints, consider sending to a local print shop or an online service. While it’s very easy to get your digital download saved and printed from your computer, these vintage prints will stand out the most when they are printed on quality paper and with quality coloring. You want them to look like fine art prints for collectors, no one will know they are free!

I personally send all my free Audubon prints to Staples. Learn how to print at Staples Copy Center.


How to frame Audubon prints of birds

To frame Audubon’s prints of Birds of America, first get a copy of the print. You can digitally download Audubon’s high-resolution images of birds, or you can pick up some resources.

  • Audubon’s Masterpieces: 150 Prints from the Birds of America
  • Treasury of Audubon Birds: 130 Plates from The Birds of America
  • Wall Art Made Easy: Ready to Frame Vintage Audubon Prints

These books are excellent resources for creating Audubon galleries without having to print the images yourself. They come on high quality gloss paper, as any coffee table book would.

I highly suggest you get copies of the prints and frame them yourself. The best places to find frames for Audubon Prints are…

Where to buy frames for prints

  • Frames for prints on Etsy
  • Framebridge Frames
  • Frames for Prints on Wayfair
  • Custom Picture Frames
  • Target Picture Frames for Wall
  • West Elm Gallery Wall Frames
  • Michael’s Picture Frames for Wall
  • Pottery Barn Wall Frames
  • Frames for prints on Amazon
  • Walmart Picture Frame Sets

If you search Google, there are many framed Audubon prints for sale. However, these same images you can download for free cost hundreds and even thousands of dollars.

More Vintage Bird Prints

Vintage bird prints framed are timeless and classic. They can be incorporated into any home décor style – traditional, modern, grandmillenial, farmhouse, shabby chic and more. Save money on the print and invest in the frame by downloading free vintage prints for your home.

examples of vintage bird prints with free downloads

Set of four vintage bird prints with eggs (top left) | Ella Claire Inspired 

Set of six vintage bird illustrations (top right) | The Birch Cottage

Set of six vintage bird prints in the kitchen (bottom left) | Town n Country Living

Vintage bird prints gallery wall (bottom right) | The Painted Hive

Vintage feather print art (top right) | Remodelaholic

1920’s bird and egg prints (top and bottom right)| Knick of Time

Beautiful vintage birds with nest (bottom left) | The Vintage Month

The Graphics Fairy has a huge collection of free illustrated bird prints. This bird prints library is over 52 pages long and inclues 100s of illustrations of birds. Go through Karen’s bird print graphics page by page or use the search bar to be more specific about the type and style of birds you like.

Some of the best bird illustrations for me include…

Free Printable Bird Images

  • Birds and Eggs Prints
  • The Best Bird Images
  • Tropical Bird Illustrations
  • Shorebird Images
  • Vintage Blue Bird Images
  • Bluebird Images
  • Swan Images
  • Cardinal Images

… and since we are talking about birds from the, self-proclaimed, bird lady here are some of the best bird feeders and the wild best bird seeds that I have found. If you are a nature enthusiast, take the art of the world to a beautiful natural setting – your own backyard! Pin to Pinterest.


Speaking of DIY Wall decor, these Gallery Wall Ideas are perfect for your pictures and photos.  Pin to Pinterest.

Mix some of your vintage bird prints into a Plate Gallery Wall Decor too! Pin to Pinterest.



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Thomas the Train Party Ideas

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Toot Toot. The party train has gathered some memorable Thomas the Train Party Ideas for your little one! Gather inspiration from other moms who created the perfect train birthday party with Thomas and his friends!

Train Party Ideas

There’s two, there’s four, there’s six, there’s eight…. okay, really there are twenty fun and creative Thomas the Train Party Ideas for your toddler birthday boy or girl!

Our little man is turning two and in an effort to perfect his party, I had to gather Train Party Ideas to perfect his day and maybe help in perfecting your day too!  From creative entrances, unique party favors, ways to display your food car, and cute party favors, we have an abundance of memorable themed party ideas for your little conductor!

Toot Toot! Happy birthday!

Thomas the Train Birthday Decorations

You don’t have to break the bank when decorating for a Train Party. Decorations can be as simple as balloons, free party banner printables, and tape to create train tracks. Take a look at these low-cost Train Party Décor ideas.

Toot Toot! The party train is leaving the station and inviting guests to come aboard. Any little train lovers will adore the train tracks to this party. I love how red balloons flank the porch lights. Follow the tracks. Choo Choo party fun ahead!| Nellie Design

Want a freebie? We do too! Download your FREE Printable Train Birthday Banner – Happy birthday! Print, cut, and hang on ribbon or yarn. I suggest printing at Staples for quality printing. | Doodle Bug Designs

One more freebie. Download a Free Yellow Railroad Crossing Printable. This can be hung many places around the home. Put it on the wall, at the door, in the yard, etc. | Printable Signs

Thomas the Train Party Food

We have to share our Character Cake Tutorial – you guys this is so easy and can be done with any character – Thomas, Percy, Emily, Toby and other thank engine friends! Using a classic Thomas color sheet, take a look and figure out our Birthday Cake Hack! | Frugal Coupon Living

For tasty treats, look at this! It’s like party decorations and party food in one. We love this display of fun ideas for setting up your food table! I love that this train set offers quick and easy clean up. Use bread pan tins from The Dollar Tree and toss at the end of the party. | Amidst the Chaos


Red, yellow, green… These Stop Light Fruit Kabobs are great for your railroad crossing. If you worry about tooth picks and smaller kids, have adults guide the fruit to the child’s plate taking off the bamboo skewer or alternatively, make small fruit individual fruit cups for each party guest. Ding, ding, ding. | Bebeh Blog

Another cute ideas for your Train Food Cars. It looks like painters tape makes the tracks. Painters take make adorable train tracks on the table and also gives you an outline for your Thomas birthday party food. | Kristine’s Kitchen

Train party tip! Use train cookie cutters to shape mini sandwiches or cookies. Ideas for sandwiches include ham, peanut butter and jelly, egg salad, and more. Be aware of allergies. | Get the Train Cookie Cutters Here

Thomas Birthday Party Supplies

What is your little conductor going to wear? Personal touches are a must to let your little one shine. We love this Personalized Thomas the Train Birthday Outfit. Don’t forget the boys overalls! | Little Lulu Designs

Did you know that Dollar Tree plastic table cloths can create a great backdrop for a photo booth. In addition, create memorable photos with these Train Photo Booth Props. All Aboard! | Get Them Here

What are you going to gift your guests? Pick up these adorable Thomas the Train Party Favors Boxes (also in a pattern not for a two year old!) Find items like small toys to fill the box. | Orange Party Duck

This is the best for birthday fun and is so simplistic. Make own homemade Thomas the Train Costume. Include many of the popular Thomas the Train characters like Percy, Thomas, Henry, and more. Have train boxes for each one of the kiddos. | Hello, Wonderful

Another freebie – yes, please! Download your Free Printable Thomas Water Bottle Labels. These would not get wet, well. It would be best to have your water bottles displayed on a table instead of an ice chest. Cheers! | HaleGrafx

These are cute Party Favor Ideas – Train Whistle, Banana and Conductor Hat (all together in a set on Amazon!) Everyone will have lots of fun with that wooden train whistle. | Get The Train Party Favors & Costumes Here

How are you inviting your passengers? These Personalized Train Ticket Invitations are so cute! They make a perfect, frugal friendly Thomas the Train Birthday Party Invite. | Coral Balloon

Turn your paper straws into a Birthday Railroad Crossing. It would be very easy to make this on your own. Simply use a word document to make the X railway sign and buy paper straws. | Whirligigs Party Co

Hop on the party train and create the perfect Thomas the Train Party Ideas for your next gathering. #thomasthetrain Click to Tweet

More Free Thomas the Train freebies. Download these free Thomas the Train Tank Engine Thank You Notes. Sometimes what happens after the party is just as important as what happens during the party. Teaching your son / daughter to say thanks is important. What would Sir Topham Hatt do? | HaleGrafx

Make a sign for a Luggage Carousel or Baggage Claim for Party Favors or Present Drop Off. This gives you pretty train party décor but also is a great way to see your conductors and party guests out. Make sure everyone claims their baggage! | Project Nursery

Train Party Activities & Games

What will your passengers do? Download these Free Thomas the Train Coloring Pages and get coloring. Display crayons on a table and use a fun party activity. | Mom Junction

Looking for a Thomas the Train Party Idea – Toss the Coal is cute! This party game will be a blast for young kids.  | Catch My Party

Train party Games

Want more Thomas the Train games? Take a look at the Frugal Coupon Living store where we have plenty of ideas for Kids Party Games including Train Party Games. It’s time to put the play in your party plan. Purchase a set, download, and personalize by changing characters and words to match train themes.

 


Thomas the Train Party Ideas

Ready to party? Keep the kids entertained. Take a look at these 50+ Kids’ Party Games – indoor, outdoor, night, birthday.

We have more party ideas for your little one. Take a look at these Blue’s Clues Party Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Looking for a Poke Ball? These Pokemom Ideas are quite creative. Pin to Pinterest.

For more theme birthday party ideas, also check out our Star Wars Party Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Thomas the Train Birthday Party post originally published August 19, 2018.

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Princess Party Ideas

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October 26, 2021 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 Leave a Comment

Girl, put on your crown. This post is full of exciting Princess Party Ideas. Enjoy princess birthday cakes, party foods, crafts, princess 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, sparkles, fancy food, and all things pink. It’s time for a princess party! If you’re looking for 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 princess party ideas to use for your birthday bash. Happy planning!

Princess Birthday Cakes

JELLO Cupcakes Princess

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. | 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. | 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. It’s 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 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! | 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 the 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 Oreos 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 plastic tablecloth backdrop in different shades of pink. It’ll look amazing behind your food table, and you could do one for a photo backdrop as well. | 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 mostly fitting for preschoolers. Think ages 3, 4, 5 6 and 7. Set comes with princess games directions and supply list.

Princess Paper Dolls

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. | Red Ted Art

These adorable princess candy necklace party favor printables 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. You can also find this printable in our 25 Free Disney Printables post! | Five Marigolds

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

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. Making paper crowns is 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 ideas! If you’ve thrown a spectacular princess party, share your pictures with us.

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

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Cheers to another year!



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Elf on the Shelf Dollar Tree Ornament Wreath for Arrival

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October 21, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, DIY, Elf on the Shelf Ideas, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media Leave a Comment

Looking Elf on a Shelf return ideas? Follow this tutorial from Katelyn at JamesandHolly.etos for how to make a Dollar Tree DIY Ornament Wreath for Elf on the Shelf – so adorable, use as Christmas décor after Elf’s arrival. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

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Elf on the Shelf DIY Dollar Tree Ornament

We are back, so is the Elf on the Shelf! If you have been with us a long time, you know we have brought you a new Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily (in the months of November and December) for the past seven years. You can view our Elf on the Shelf Master List for a full list of ideas including every idea we have ever done.

Of course, if Elf comes back, he/she needs a really cute Elf on the Shelf arrival idea! First, let’s talk about the Elf doll.

Does Dollar Tree have Elf on the Shelf?

The original Elf on the Shelf doll only comes in a box with a book.  This set typically costs in the $30 range and is rarely is Elf on the Shelf on sale. Because of the price range, you will not find the Elf on the Shelf set at the Dollar Store. You can find this brand at many major retailers including Target, Amazon, Walmart.

That being said, for this DIY ornament craft you will need your own Elf on the Shelf doll or you can use the Dollar Tree Elf plush in boy or girl.

DIY Dollar Store Christmas Craft Supplies

For this DIY Christmas wreath, most supplies can be found at the Dollar Tree. For the DIY Dollar Store Christmas decorations you cannot find, Hobby Lobby, Amazon, or your local craft store are all great alternatives so you don’t spend a ton of money.

Supplies:

  • The Elf on the Shelf Doll(s)
  • Dollar Tree Pool Noddle (also consider wire wreath frame, grapevine wreath or styrofoam wreaths circles)
  • Dollar Store Ornaments (large, medium and small ornaments bring a nice mixture)
  • Wooden Letters (these are from Hobby Lobby, but similar one inch letters are here)
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Glue Sticks
  • Mini Christmas Pom-Poms (search the Dollar Store or similar ones here)

Frugal tip: Save money on new ornaments and use your old ornaments you no longer use on the Christmas tree or shop a flea market for vintage ornaments.

Craft tip: Want to raid your craft supplies? Other Christmas craft supplies you can bring into your Dollar Tree ornament wreath craft are small or large jingle bells, faux greenery, pine cones, or burlap ribbon for a pretty bow.

How to make a Dollar Tree Ornament Wreath

Elf on the Shelf Arrival Craft

To begin, Katelyn says gather all of your materials.

Using your hands or pliers, remove the tops off of the ornaments. This step is a bit of a hassle but makes the ornaments much easier to glue on later. Put the Christmas balls aside.

Dollar Tree Christmas Ornaments

Take your wreath frame (pool noddle) and cut bottom of the wreath circle with scissors or a knife. This will give your Christmas wreath an arch shape. This step is completely optional.

Start with the larger ornaments and begin gluing on the ornaments in a cluster kind of way. It does not have to be perfect.

DIY Christmas Ball Wreath

After the larger ornament goes on, add medium ornaments and small ornaments keeping in that cluster type of formation. Continue to wrap around the front and edge of the wreath. You will have hot glue strings along the way.

DIY Ornament Wreath Craft

When your whole wreath is glued with ornaments, fill in some of the gaps with mini Christmas pom-poms. Put your wreath to the side.

DIY Ornament Wreath with Pom-Poms

Lay out your message with your small wooden letters. This can say “I am back” “I missed you” or even a common Christmas quote message like “Merry Christmas!”

I personally like to count how many characters I use in the the message and start with the center character. For example for the message “I am back” there are 9 characters (7 letters and 2 spaces.) The middle character is a space. So I will put the m and b of centered from the center of the wreath and work my way to the right and left gluing one letter at a time. Have grace and forgiveness when laying down these letters. It can be hard depending on how 3-demensional your wreath is.

Elf on the Shelf Arrival Christmas Wreath

Voila! Your entire wreath is complete!

Have fun with this Christmas wreath. You could even use your ornament arch and have Elf drive through the center in a car or even an airplane. Perhaps set up an entire parade welcoming the fantastic arrival of your family elf.

Using your finished wreath’s leftover supplies, I would love to see want additional DIY Dollar Store Christmas decorations you make!

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Want more Elf ideas and craft fun? Visit Katelyn at JamesandHolly.etos on Instagram. They are an adorable Elf on the Shelf Duo. See also their Christmas ornament wreath from last year.

More Elf on a Shelf Return Ideas

It’s natural to want Easy Elf on the Shelf ideas for the entire season. Trying to create an elf craft in the night can be hard when you’ve had a busy.

Prepare in November for your First Night of Elf on the Shelf. That first need should have the most time invested. Save the Easy Elf on the Shelf ideas for later.

Elf Return Ideas

  • Elf on the Shelf Quarantined in a Mason Jar

  • Elf on the Shelf Trapped in a Balloon

  • Elf with a Thanksgiving Joke

  • Elf arrives in a hot Air Balloon

  • Elf arrives with a Christmas breakfast

  • Elf returns in a package

  • Elf bring Elf on the Shelf Rules

Also take a look at these really good Elf on the Shelf Arrival ideas. We are constantly adding more ideas, so check in to see what’s new. There are more Elf on the Shelf first night ideas than you could possible do in the time your child’s Elf visiting period of time.

For many of these Elf on the Shelf ideas, make sure you have an elf that can bend. You can do that easily with our Bendable Elf on the Shelf tutorial.

Elf on the Shelf Printables

Our most popular Elf on the Shelf printables can be found in our Elf Store. Shop Elf arrival letters, Elf costumes, our Elf Twister board, Jokes for Kids, our Magic Shrinking Machine and so much more!

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Elf on the Shelf on Social Media

Save these ideas because you will want to stay up to date on these ideas each Christmas season. We do our best to mix up easy and hard Elf on the Shelf Ideas.

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Multiple ideas are added each day to our Elf on the Shelf Ideas Facebook page. This is a great way for you to share your own Elf on the Shelf Ideas and share our ideas to your page. There are some good ones! Be sure to like the page!

Elf on the Shelf Pinterest Boards

We also are in charge of a Elf on the Shelf Ideas Pinterest board. On this board, we have invited other bloggers to share their ideas and free Elf on the Shelf Printables too! Be sure to follow the board!

Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!

What is Elf on the Shelf?

Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a elf doll. The book is poetic and in rhyme sharing the purpose of the Elf’s visits. The Elf visits each Thanksgiving. He/She goes and returns from the North Pole each evening. Every morning he can be found in a new location in the house. The Elf has been found in the refrigerator, fishing in the toilet, writing messages on the mirror or hanging from the lights. It is VERY IMPORTANT, the Elf is not touch each evening or his Christmas magic will be lost! Each family is able to name their special elf. The elves return to their home (Santa’s North Pole Work shop) every Christmas Eve. An Elf’s Story can also be found on DVD.


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Shocktails Printable Halloween Bottle Labels for 2-Liter Soda

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October 18, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Halloween, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media 8 Comments

Halloween is just around the corner and these printable labels offer a fresh and creative way to dress up beverages and food for both parties and trick-or-treaters. Learn how to customize and print spooky 2-liter Halloween Bottle Labels. Instantly download these October Halloween party printables and add character to any party.

Halloween Shocktails Bottle Labels for 2-Liter Soda

We are ready for cooler temperatures, falling leaves, pumpkins and all things spooky. It’s hard to believe how fast the year is going and that Halloween is just around the corner. We wanted to share with you this adorable printable when planning your classroom party, home party, or whatever festive event you have going on for Fall. When planning your menu, be sure to save this tasty Halloween Jalapeño Popper Mummies recipe. We promise you will love them!

The labels below come in one size paper, legal size which is 8.5 x 14 inch paper.

You can save these and print from your own computer or we give you step by step directions to save and print at Staples Copy Center. I personally find it more affordable to print at the copy center because I don’t have this paper and I save on printer ink.

Halloween Felt Board Quote

When planning your festivities, consider adding a felt board. Felt boards can say so much and add the perfect touch of Halloween Party Décor.

We love this one “If one door closes and another door opens… your house is probably haunted!” Also take a look at all of our felt board quotes for all occasions (not only for Halloween decorating.)

DIY Halloween Labels for Drinks

If hosting a Halloween party this October, you need these printable Halloween Drink Labels. They are a perfect complement to any spooky bash, transforming ordinary 2-liter soda bottles to a spook-tacular potion!

For these Halloween beverage labels, we used Dr. Pepper, Orange Soda, Cherry 7-Up, and Mountain Dew but you may adapt to your own drinks for Halloween.

Supplies

  • Four Soda Bottles – We picked up Dr. Pepper, Orange Soda, Cherry 7-Up, and Mountain Dew
  • Printer Ink
  • 8.5 x 14 Legal printer paper (Amazon has a great price)
  • Halloween Drink Labels

My goal for picking our soda bottles was looking for strong colors, flavors the kids would drink and bottle caps that fit the Halloween theme.


Instructions

Once you print your Halloween Labels, it’s very easy to wrap the bottle.

First, you can use scissors to trim off any printer paper that doesn’t have color.

Next take off the existing 2-liter bottle label. If you are not using cardstock, the label will show through the printable paper.

Take your bottle label and wrap it around the bottle. Use hot glue or tape to secure in place.

Then your done. Such easy Halloween party décor and such a fun addition to your tablescape with Halloween party food!

Can I use sticker paper on my Halloween Bottle Labels?

Yes, you can substitute your 8.5 x 14 printer paper for sticker paper (on Amazon) or even for cardstock. Just stick with the legal paper size.

Halloween Drink Labels

Halloween bottle labels include push pin doll, rat, vampire and zombie brew labels. Turn a soda bottle into a tasty Halloween drink – forget the cocktails, add the shocktails!

Truth Serum Halloween Drink Label

Zombie Virus Halloween Drink Label

Vampire Bite Halloween Drink Label

Rat Poison Halloween Drink Label

Halloween Shocktails Bottle Labels for 2-Liter Soda

To get your Halloween Drink Labels, pick them all up at a discount now!

Halloween Drink Labels Printable

DIY Halloween Potion Bottles

In addition to printable Halloween labels for drinks, you can make your own Halloween Decorations. DIY projects make very affordable Halloween décor. To make this Halloween Potion Jar Label you need upcycled bottles, spray paint, twine and permanent markers. You likely have many of these craft supply items in your home and anything you don’t have you can find at the dollar store.

DIY Halloween Potion Bottles

Distress the bottle with spray paint and accents.  For another brilliant idea, consider using hot glue to give the bottle texture and 3-d effects. You can paint over the dried glue. Also pull some outside elements like dried moss.

Other supplies to include are glass jars. glitter, cork and more. To finish, label your potion bottles with unique names like witch’s brew, snake venom, snail salvia, dragonfly wings and more.

Read more about how to make this Easy Halloween Potion bottle.

Free Printables for Halloween

We love sharing free printables for Halloween too! One of our favorites is the You’ve Been Boo-ed and We’ve Been Boo-ed printable. It’s such a cute and unique way to spread Halloween fun through the neighborhood.

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

To Order Your Printables at Staples*:

  1. Download all your images from this post. Each bottle label has it’s own PDF so you will have four files to download. (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
  2. Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
  3. Return to Staples print service page.
  4. Go to Start Project.
  5. Go to Documents Printing.
  6. Select the Buy Now Button under color.
  7. On the left column, select add files.
  8. Add your four files (Truth Serum PDF, Zombie Virus PDF, Vampire Bite PDF and Rat Poison PDF).
  9. Select upload.
  10. Select done.
  11. Give your job a name.
  12. Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be landscape.
  13. Change your media to legal 8.5 x 14.
  14. Select add to cart.
  15. Proceed to checkout. My total was $2.48 for four prints. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
  16. Enjoy!


One thing that is true about this website is we love printables. We love to find them, we love to give them! Since you are preparing for Halloween, make sure to save this post to Pinterest – 31 FREE Halloween Printables. Pin to Pinterest on your Halloween Board.

Also look at these Halloween Hacks and Tips – so many creative ideas for your home decor. Pin to your Halloween Pinterest Board.

Take a look at these Boo-tiful Porch Halloween Ideas and Patio Inspiration. Pin to Pinterest on Your Halloween and/or Home Boards.

We had fun with these 31 Inspiring Halloween Mantles and Tablescapes. Pin to Pinterest on Your Halloween and/or Home Boards.

Original date of publication: September 1, 2018.

 

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