I never fully appreciated the scope of a child’s full-blown obsession until my daughter met the Octonauts. After an 18-month obsession, my daughter finally had the Octonauts birthday party of her dreams. Complete with a homemade Octonauts crew hat, a creature report and plenty of ocean-themed food, the party was …
I have been known to make overly complicated decorations for parties. But sometimes, it is the easy decorations that are the most striking. As is the case with these hanging jellyfish decorations from my daughter’s The Little Mermaid Party (also to be used for my daughter’s Octonauts party later this month). …
When planning my daughter’s under-the-sea The Little Mermaid party, I wanted to include hints of Ariel. But I didn’t really want it to be a cartoon. I wanted to create some elegance to the party for her favorite princess. Labels Inspired by the silhouette of Alice I used for a previous …
When planning my daughter’s The Little Mermaid Birthday Party, I knew right away that our little mermaids had to have homemade tails. It was a must. So I did what any crafty, DIY mom would do and hit up Pinterest. I saw several versions of tails made out of a …
Rainbow Looms have taken over the suburbs (probably the city too). The kids love them, and the parents do too. Instead of playing video games and using high-tech toys, playtime has gone old school with little girls and boys lined up with their looms weaving bracelets, necklaces, rings and much …
My daughter fell in love with The Little Mermaid the day she found her sister’s singing necklace. She was 13 months old and she toddled around the house singing Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh… So it was only fitting that her second birthday should be The Little Mermaid themed. I had so …