Haley's 4th Birthday Party

Haley wanted a Hello Kitty Birthday, we didn't have much money to spend on her party but did a lot of DIY stuff and she loved it.

I got a cupcake stand for cheap and glued these jewels on it. I also got some Hello Kitty sugar pieces at Wal-Mart for like $2. I added them to the chocolate cupcakes we made and it almost looked designer.

So you know how at parties have the yummy party mix called "puppy chow"? We just switched it to "Kitten Chow" and it fit right in.

We got a big bog of twizzlers and named it "Kitten Whiskers". Isn't it cute!

Here is the little set up for the present/favor table. I made these flower balls which have gotten lots of use for birthday parties, photoshoots ect. All the girls had pink princess crowns to wear around for birthday.

We also had a fruit tray, hummas and pretzel crisps, a meat and cheese tray and a veggie tray. For the adults we had sodas and juice boxes for the kids.

We made kitty masks out of paper plates and the girls colored and signed a huge paper for Haley to hang up in her room.

Really the only thing that cost the most was Haley's cake. It was a Hello Kitty small round cake surrounded by pink cupcakes with Hello Kitty rings.(I didn't get a chance to get a really good pic of the cake but it was an ordered cake from Albertson's so not too fancy).

Aren't these girls the cutest!

For party favors I  got a pack of pink bags from the dollar store and we filled it with little toys and candy. I drew eyes on the bags, with a kitty nose cut from foam and whiskers cut from construction paper.

The party was a blast and everyone had fun. And the best thing was Haley was thrilled with everything!

Serenity's Tangled Party

My beautiful little Serenity turned 5 last week! It took me quite a while to plan her party, but it turned out awesome and she had a great time.

I got her a Tangled shirt to wear for the party. Isn't she pretty!?

 

 

 I had a table laid out with a poster for each girl. There were crayons and markers to make art like Rapunzel did in the movie. They also got a foam wand to decorate with glitter shapes.

 

I made each girl a long braid from yellow yarn and glued it to a headband.

 

 

This was our marvelous food table!

 

 

I handpainted a cardboard sign to be like the "Snuggly Duckling" on the movie. I cut the duck out of paper but painted the rest.

 

 

I made cupcakes and dyed the frosting green. I added a fake purple flower on top. The stand was also handmade from cardboard, styrofoam rounds and purple wrapping paper.

 

 

 I made jello boats from blue jello, half a mandarin orange and a toothpick with a purple flag.

 

We also had chips and dip, meats and cheese and fruit all served in frying pans. Notice the golden flower in the back? Yep got that in there too. (If you have seen the movie Tangled you will get the significance of it haha) I made brownie cake pops as well. I stuck them in styrofoam floral blocks covered in purple wrapping paper.

 

 

One of the games we did was pick a duck from the tub. If you got the duck with an X you got a prize!

We also played "Throw pascal in the pan". The girls threw rubber lizards into a frying pan.

 

 

This was our present table. I made the tower in the back from a pringles can, paper, yarn and fake moss. I wish I had gotten a better pic of it, it was a pain to make but turned out really cool!

 

 

I love her face, she was so excited about everything!

 

 

And here is the masterpiece tower my hubby and I made. He constructed it out of cardboard and I painted it and attached flowers and yarn hair.

 

 

Fun times!

Buffalo Chicken Dip

This is one of my favorite dips! It's not the healthiest thing I've ever made but boyyy is it good!

Ingredients

1 cup ranch
1 8oz package of cream cheese
2 cans of chicken or 2 cups shredded chicken
3/4 cup hot sauce (Franks is my fav for this recipe)
2 cups cheddar cheese

1. Drain chicken and warm in pan on medium heat. Add hot sauce and mix well.

2. Cut cream cheese into cubes and add to meat. Stir and heat until well mixed. Stir in ranch and cheddar cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste.

3. I usually transfer to my crockpot at this point and set on low.