Here is Sean...very proud of Mummy's hard work!
Surveying the options ahead of time...they sure did choose carefully!
This was SO fun to watch! The teacher does a little show with the birthday child...I wish I had known that before...I might have shown up for every birthday!!!
The class with their control panels. Everyone made their very own robot control panel and wore it for the afternoon.
I sure do love Kindergarten!!!
Alicia and her Mom planned a flower theme...it is quite popular around here. We based in on the cookies on sticks (another favourite!) and went from there. We also created monogrammed tags and clipboards along with toppers for their goodie bags. The papers all coordinate and looked great!
We hope you had a great time girls!
So, rather than consume it, the popcorn was next adhered to mini-cupcakes...
And finally, I popped (pun totally intended) them into a popcorn box and took them to our fireworks. The kids loved them! They are small but a lot of work and a lot of fun!!!
For the adults, I made mint chocolate cupcakes with mint icing...but I think it was mostly the kids who ate them...do you know any kids that don't like cupcakes???
Sweet eh?
The birthday banner...this was a whim (actually it all kinda was!) but isn't it sweet! And fortunately the hostess decided to humour me! ;)
Finally, the crowning touch...
I also included 6 tiaras for the girls, which I forgot to take a photo of...silly me! I was mostly excited to get the package shipped out. The tiaras are super cute...I will be sure to take photos next time I do some up!
Well, have a good night everyone!
There is a lesson here I am certain. As I face many challenges and am trying to make the right decisions for our family over the next few days and weeks. I think that if I am patient it will all come together. Patience isn't easy to find...but if I wait maybe the answers will come.
So, how could I not make these cupcakes covered, just covered in Oreos? Big Oreos, little Oreos...it's all good!
But you can never go wrong with a little icing either...
Then a few Ladybugs from Skittles...I kinda feel like a Fairy Godmother...well, maybe I shouldn't let it go to my head! But boy I do believe that these could make sunshine on a cloudy day.
Here they are all set up and ready to go for the big event. This is the stand that DH made me last year...doesn't it look great? I sure do love it...and him too for that matter.
Anyway, time to get myself moving over here...hope you all had a Great Mother's Day.
Next on the list was something to remember our tots and their abilities by...I had fun designing these (yes, I truly can take the credit for these puppies...) We made a book as well as 4 coordinating cards. This way Mums can give away the cards but still have the book to refer to.
Finally, I packed up a bag to share with my favourite newspaper editor (sorry guys if there are any other local editors reading this blog please own up and I will bring you a bag of something yummy right away!) I want to keep everyone happy...there was a great article done about Creative Bug back in January so this was a bit late getting there but I did make it...
I didn't actually give him the greeting card...but I thought it might be sweet to include it in the photo (sorry for the shameless pun).
Mine weren't as nice and smooth and even as yours but they were still delicious! Then as I was reading about your Peanut Truffles that you made with Nutter Butters it made me think of good ole Canadian Maple Cookies. Have you ever had these? Well, I decided that since the truffles are actually pretty easy to make I better try a batch of these...
Well, sorry for the blurry photo but here they are...
So Bakerella, what I was wondering is if you would like a box of Maple Cookies so you can try these puppies yourself. They sure are yummy! In the meantime I am going to do my best to get some Mint Oreos (they don't sell them in Canada) because I am dying to try them!
And the great little rhyme?
Now here are the decorations I shipped out...
I love that I am not the only one that still sends out Thank You Cards...and these sure were fun to make!
So, thanks for stopping by! And well, I hope that this is a good place to start to get featured on the Creative Party Blog!Hello to Ms Laumann and all those who support her through this website.
I recently read the article "Child's Play" in Today's Parent Magazine and just couldn't get it out of my head. You see, we moved to Beamsville, a small agricultural community in the midst of Niagara's Wine Country almost 2 years ago. Our home backs on to the centre of our community, the Lincoln County Fairgrounds which has been located there for over 150 years. The article really struck a chord as our community is in a battle with the town about this space. The property has been sold to a local developer who would like to build 470 dwellings. It is a sad day for us.
As I watched cars unload children, coolers, chairs and soccer equipment this morning I was deeply saddened. It would seem that they are going to pave our paradise and put up an apartment building? Well 3 or 4 in fact along with a myriad of stacked town houses, and detached homes. As we work in our garden we hear children and their parents cheering on the games, you see there is a whole tournament going on right there in the centre of our town. It is a little quieter in the winter but the fairgrounds are home to our town's arena so there is a constant flow of traffic. Our local schools walk to the arena to go skating at least 4 times over the winter, we walk to all of our childrens' soccer games in the summer, people run their dogs, play baseball and simply meet there. Not only is this a local meeting place for sports but it is also the home of the Strawberry Festival and the Lincoln County Fair.
There are people in our community that are working together to try to stop this development and create a space that would be even more functional. They would like to see a community centre, a new library, a bigger arena and maybe even a historical museum to commemorate the town and the space. We believe this would be wonderful but it takes a lot of momentum and support...
I do not know all of the bits and peices about it...mostly just that the cheers of the summer and the commardery of the winter may soon end. They will relocate to the outskirts of town so we will all have to drive and it will no longer be accessible to our children, our teens, ourselves.
I know it's a lot to ask but boy would it ever be amazing if we could have a spirit and a voice like yours supporting us. Supporting our community and its dreams. That would be something.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Community Spaces and the wonder of Child's Play. It meant a lot to my husband and I.
Heather Habgood
5059 King St., PO Box 618
Beamsville, ON
L0R 1B0
Anyway, I would like to invite you all to join me for a session on Mother's Day Refections! Here's the deal...I would like you to come crop with me and for this time only I will include everything you need to complete the layout featured in this post! So for only $10 you can come use my stamps, my die cutting machine (I have lots of new fun shapes and alphabets now!) and any other non-consumables you can find. 
I can't believe that I have been a mother for almost 7 years now...time is slipping through my fingers. When I saw these pictures of Sarah and how much she had changed but yet stayed the same they cried out to me!
Don't know where to start? Start in my workshop and we'll get you scrappin'!
