Sunday, June 21, 2015
Holy Ghost Sharing Time Lesson
I was recently called into the primary presidency. I had my first sharing time lesson today. I just thought I'd share what I did because it ended up being pretty easy, low maintenance and low prep. I chose 6 stories, 3 of which were examples of the Holy Ghost guiding and 3 of which were examples of the Holy Ghost protecting us. You can find the stories I used here. I put 6 strips of paper, labeled "Story1-6, on the chalkboard. I let them shoot a nerf gun at the strips of paper. Whichever paper they hit (or were closest to) is the story I'd read. After the story was read I asked them whether the Holy Ghost was guiding or protecting. It worked pretty well. The kids loved shooting the nerf gun. It wasn't frilly or pretty by any means, but the kids had fun!
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Summer Cake Smash
When I think of summer I think of watermelon, fireworks and red, white and blue. With my baby born at the beginning of the summer I couldn't help but do a red, white and blue themed cake smash. And I happen to love the nautical look right now. So there you have it.
The cake smash was super easy to set up. Just tape balloons to a wall, cut an anchor out of cardboard and spraypaint it white. Love it!!!!
The cake smash was super easy to set up. Just tape balloons to a wall, cut an anchor out of cardboard and spraypaint it white. Love it!!!!
Monday, June 15, 2015
Under the Sea Birthday Party
Things have been a little crazy lately, but I have some fun posts as of a result of the craziness of my life!! One of my favorites is today's post. I loved this Under the Sea Party. It was A LOT of work, but so worth it! And it was fairly budget friendly too!
I tried to have a good combination of sweets/healthy food. So here's what we have:
Seaweed grapes- I found an awesome deal on grapes the Saturday before the party, so I put them on skewers and put them in the freezer until just before the party. And who doesn't love frozen grapes?!
Ocean Jelly- Blue raspberry Jello with whipped cream and swedish fish on a bed of graham cracker crust.
Goldfish Crackers
Shark Gummies- I found them in bulk at Winco.
Ocean Juice- Blue Koolaid packet with sugar and a 2 Liter bottle of Sprite.
Cake- Obviously!!
Starfish- Watermelon
Octopus Seaweed Dip- Yellow Bell Pepper cut to look like an octopus topped on a bowl of spinish dip.
For decorations I wanted a backdrop that I could use to take pictures of each of the kids. I've seen some really cute backdrops that used a lot of ribbon and lace. They are super cute, but a little out of my budget. So I just used streamers and some mesh netting I found at Joann's for a couple bucks. The netting was originally about 12 inches wide, so I gut them into thirds. I really liked how the shiny netting added to it. (plus, netting...fish...Just makes sense, right?!) I did add a couple strands of ribbon, but I don't really feel like it added anything extra to the backdrop.
The tablecloth was one of my favorite decorations! It was really simple, and fairly cheap to make too. I used fabric I found at Joann's. The sequin-like material make it look like scales, though there was some material that looked even more like scales, but I wasn't about to spend $25 a yard on the fabric, even if I could use a coupon on it! The fabric I got was $8 a yard and I used a 50% off coupon. Doesn't get much better than that! My table was 42" square, so I just got enough to cover the top. I used strips of tulle for the "skirt" part of the table. I needed about 3 1/3 yards for a 3 foot high table. I only did three sides, though, so if you were going to do all 4 sides, you will need more.
I also used a fishing net from the dollar store to hold up some balloons. I attached some starfish that I purchased here onto the fishing net.
I wanted the girls to be able to dress up for their picture, so I made a little mermaid skirt and a starfish headband. I used the tutorial for the mermaid skirt found here. For the headband I got sequin stretchy trim from Joann and used some shabby chic flowers, wedding veil netting, furry trim and a starfish. I'm pleasantly surprised with the results!!
I also made an octopus out of a balloon and streamers, and jellyfish out of balloons, tulle, a plastic tablecloth, and ribbon. I love the way they turned out too!!
And what's an under the sea party without a few fish?! Just a warning, though. Without a filtering system, you'll need to find a way to continue to give them oxygen. I added some tap water (maybe not the best way) that seemed to help add some oxygen to the water. Sadly, our fish didn't last too long...
For party favors I made some pearl necklaces with large pearl beads and some ribbon. (I had to use a needle and pliers to get the ribbon through, because the pearl holes were so small.)
As for the cake...I can't, by any means, claim that as my own! I have an awesome friend who traded me a cake for a photo session. Otherwise that cake probably would have cost me $75.
Games: For an under the sea party you have to have water games, right?! We set up a couple kiddie pools for them to play in. One had a board across it for a "walk the plank" game. The favorite, by far, was the slip'n'slide. We have a wonderful little hill in our backyard that is perfect for sledding in the winter and slip'n'slide in the summer. The kids LOVED it.
All in all, it was a super fun party. I have to say, I'm glad it's over. Now I can start stressing about my newest adventure, and coincidentally, my newest post series...Videography. To stay posted on all my adventures, be sure to sign up for email notices!
Seaweed grapes- I found an awesome deal on grapes the Saturday before the party, so I put them on skewers and put them in the freezer until just before the party. And who doesn't love frozen grapes?!
Ocean Jelly- Blue raspberry Jello with whipped cream and swedish fish on a bed of graham cracker crust.
Goldfish Crackers
Shark Gummies- I found them in bulk at Winco.
Ocean Juice- Blue Koolaid packet with sugar and a 2 Liter bottle of Sprite.
Cake- Obviously!!
Starfish- Watermelon
Octopus Seaweed Dip- Yellow Bell Pepper cut to look like an octopus topped on a bowl of spinish dip.
For decorations I wanted a backdrop that I could use to take pictures of each of the kids. I've seen some really cute backdrops that used a lot of ribbon and lace. They are super cute, but a little out of my budget. So I just used streamers and some mesh netting I found at Joann's for a couple bucks. The netting was originally about 12 inches wide, so I gut them into thirds. I really liked how the shiny netting added to it. (plus, netting...fish...Just makes sense, right?!) I did add a couple strands of ribbon, but I don't really feel like it added anything extra to the backdrop.
The tablecloth was one of my favorite decorations! It was really simple, and fairly cheap to make too. I used fabric I found at Joann's. The sequin-like material make it look like scales, though there was some material that looked even more like scales, but I wasn't about to spend $25 a yard on the fabric, even if I could use a coupon on it! The fabric I got was $8 a yard and I used a 50% off coupon. Doesn't get much better than that! My table was 42" square, so I just got enough to cover the top. I used strips of tulle for the "skirt" part of the table. I needed about 3 1/3 yards for a 3 foot high table. I only did three sides, though, so if you were going to do all 4 sides, you will need more.
I also used a fishing net from the dollar store to hold up some balloons. I attached some starfish that I purchased here onto the fishing net.
I wanted the girls to be able to dress up for their picture, so I made a little mermaid skirt and a starfish headband. I used the tutorial for the mermaid skirt found here. For the headband I got sequin stretchy trim from Joann and used some shabby chic flowers, wedding veil netting, furry trim and a starfish. I'm pleasantly surprised with the results!!
I also made an octopus out of a balloon and streamers, and jellyfish out of balloons, tulle, a plastic tablecloth, and ribbon. I love the way they turned out too!!
And what's an under the sea party without a few fish?! Just a warning, though. Without a filtering system, you'll need to find a way to continue to give them oxygen. I added some tap water (maybe not the best way) that seemed to help add some oxygen to the water. Sadly, our fish didn't last too long...
For party favors I made some pearl necklaces with large pearl beads and some ribbon. (I had to use a needle and pliers to get the ribbon through, because the pearl holes were so small.)
As for the cake...I can't, by any means, claim that as my own! I have an awesome friend who traded me a cake for a photo session. Otherwise that cake probably would have cost me $75.
Games: For an under the sea party you have to have water games, right?! We set up a couple kiddie pools for them to play in. One had a board across it for a "walk the plank" game. The favorite, by far, was the slip'n'slide. We have a wonderful little hill in our backyard that is perfect for sledding in the winter and slip'n'slide in the summer. The kids LOVED it.
All in all, it was a super fun party. I have to say, I'm glad it's over. Now I can start stressing about my newest adventure, and coincidentally, my newest post series...Videography. To stay posted on all my adventures, be sure to sign up for email notices!
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