Countdown Bags

countdown bagsSpoiler Alert: It is very possible that you will be very jealous by the end of this paragraph.  In fact, if I had read this post on another blog even the day before this trip was booked I would have turned green with envy and thought to my poor self “why don’t I ever get to do stuff like that?!”  Well my friends: I’m going to Bermuda.  For 9 days. Without my kids.  Wait, did you hear me right? NINE DAYS WITHOUT MY KIDS!!  IN BERMUDA!!!

I have very mixed feelings on this.  It all happened so fast and the stars aligned just so (aka my amazing mother in law who is willing to spend half of her summer break watching my three munchkins).  … Read the rest

It’s Great to be 8! birthday party & baptism ideas

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Whether you are planning a birthday party for a lucky 8-year-old, a  baptism or a baptism preview here are some great ideas and free printables to get you started!  Cause hey- it’s great to be 8!

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Free printables for a Great to be 8 celebration!

How to Make 8s out of Donuts!

To assemble the “8”s I used 12 inch skewers, and this amazing nutella baked donut recipe from wonky wonderful.   I’m a big fan of nutella friends.  (I did substitute milk for water in the glaze to make it a bit creamier).  If you haven’t joined the world of baked donuts yet, let me invite you!… Read the rest

How to Throw a Jake & the Neverland Pirates Party

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Jake is a staple in our house. The day they took Jake off of Netflix was the day I considered canceling my Netflix membership to make a statement. Spoiler: I’m all talk.

Started with the invites, (creaky frank is the font you want my dear!)

I can personalize this invite for you for $10, you will receive a digital JPEG file in return, if you are interested just send the details of your invitation to partylikeacherry@gmail.com

I tried my best to fashion the birthday party sequence of events after the show itself.  Party colors were black & red.  … Read the rest

Cops & Robbers (or police) Party

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Well, after putting in an embarrassing number of hours on my sons 5th Cops & Robbers birthday party it all came down to the weather forecast, which I checked ceaselessly the week leading up to the event.  Sure enough the foreboding 50% chance of rain went up to 60%, and then 70%… the night before it said 90% and it was time for plan B.  My sweet hubby suggested we hold the party at our church, which of course was probably the best idea.  But I already had the dining room partially decorated and an exact idea of where I wanted everything in my brain and the thought of transporting everything to another locale was giving me severe anxiety.  … Read the rest

the A-Z of throwing a Cars party

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Once upon a time my oldest turned 3.  He was ob-sessed with Cars at the time so naturally it was a cars party.  This was back in 2012, before the age of pinterest! (or at least before I was cool enough to know about it).  But thank goodness I still had the rusty, trusty internet to peruse for some ideas.  I found something somewhere where a woman had made cars out of boxes for the guests- GENIUS! I adapted her idea a bit (to make it more do-able for the artistically challenged) and only made three cars (not one for each guest) because he-llo, they took forever!  … Read the rest