Annabelle's Princess Painting Birthday Party

 Today, I share with you our daughters princess/painting birthday party, what a blast it was. Well, to explain the obvious here, our Annabelle loves princess' and painting (ANY painting or crafts) so we combined the two and had a great party.

Here is a look thru photos of the decorations, cake and painting fun. (for privacy of the other kiddos and their families photos don't show them all)

Yes, I dressed up like Ariel, she loved it so it was worth it!

We had everything laid out and ready, aprons, brushes and palette, and everything (including floor under tables) covered with brown paper and pink duct tape... ummm, yes we anticipated messes with 18 toddlers and young children painting!

Loved this idea... Chalkboard (wood we painted with spray chalk board paint) and her age and fun questions/answers!

 

Now to show you the cake... And how it came to be, be sure to scroll down and see the finished product. It is simple and fun, Annabelle loved it and that is what matters!

 

 

 

 

Party favors were candy, princess sticker and command strips to hang their art work at home without messing up mommy and daddy's walls. The mini paint cans were an adorable touch. They can be found at... Oriental Trading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We had a wonderful little play ground at the party location, of course that was a hit with the kids too!

Happy Birthday our Princess!

 **photos labeled were taken by my husbands cousin, Abby, with Charming Rose Photography. She did a wonderful job and we thank her so much!
**** Oriental Trading, if you haven't used them in the past, they have an awesome selection of party supplies, plates, decor, party favors etc. Visit them at Oriental Trading Home Page

DIY Sea shell picture frame *craft*

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Well, we had a great family vacation to the beach recently and had plans to make a memoir craft for the grandparents/aunt & uncle but we were a but delayed. Finally, we were able to get this done and the kids had a blast. If you are looking for something fairly cheap and easy to do with sea shells you find on fun beach trips with the kids, this is it.

What you need:

Bare wood frames 

Craft paint of choice (we used brown)

Foam brush

Hot glue gun

Glue sticks

Picture prints for frame when finished

Shells (rinsed and dried) :)

Brush paint onto frame and let it dry and then select shells (this was the kids favorite part, I had to write on the back of frames with a marker whose was whose because my daughter had specific shells for specific people's frames) arrange on the frame how you want them and then glue around edges of the shells and put in place. So easy, so fun, so cute!