Even though Halloween and trick-or-treating aren’t really a big thing in New Zealand, last year, we decided not to let that stop us from our usual fabulous, group costume-y, October 31st festivities. Enter the most fabulous pastel Halloween party ever! Since we don’t really do scary or gory (which was 99% of the ‘halloween party […]
a paris themed birthday party
It’s no secret that Pi has loved Paris since she was teeny (remember her Madeline themed birthday party when she turned three? And the accompanying macaron and lolly station?). So it’s only fitting that, as she enters the land of double digits, she’d have a Paris themed birthday party filled with berets, macarons, mini eiffel […]
‘flower market’ for a paris themed birthday party
The trend of ‘create your own bouquet’ stations and flower bars at parties and showers is one of my very favorites. Since Piper loves it as well, we decided to incorporate a ‘french flower market’ into her Paris themed birthday party this year. The only catch? In the southern hemisphere (aka- New Zealand, aka- where […]
printable eiffel tower favor boxes
We had the most fun putting together a Paris-themed birthday party for Piper! It’s especially fun that she has such a creative eye and LOVES all the little party details (and equally fun that she’ll spend endless hours making paper flowers and assembling lolly boxes with me). When we figured out that our package of […]
edible gourmet birthday cookie dough
In Texas, our go-to neighbor and coworker Christmas gift was edible gourmet cookie dough. SO YUMMY (and so easy). Recently, the kids and I were talking about all-time edible gifts and this cookie dough came up. Conveniently, a couple friends had upcoming birthdays, so we had a chance to make a batch. This time we […]
DIY harry potter gift basket (and tons of HP gift ideas)
It’s so fun- this year Harry Potter’s birthday (July 31) coincides almost exactly with one of Burke’s best mate’s birthdays. And his friend LOVES Harry Potter (and is a Ravenclaw)! So, no brainer- we put together this Ravenclaw-themed Harry Potter Gift Basket as a birthday gift. Burke keeps calling it the “Harry Potter Power Pack” […]