Here are the remainder of the fun ideas we used for my son’s Stellar Space-Themed/Rocket birthday party. The day before the party, I took my son to Denny’s for his birthday breakfast, and to buy 10 of these cool rocket cups. After searching around on-line, I knew these would make the best favors, and the […]
Archives for September 2008
Blast off–The Rocket Launch!
September 30, 2008 by 6 Comments
The main event of the birthday party was the rocket launch–and it was a big hit! (Or should we say, “a blast!”?) My husband and I used empty 2 liter pop bottles, glued on fins and nose cones and spray painted it all to make the rockets. This post has the link where we got […]
Rocket Party–Astronaut Food & Drink
September 30, 2008 by 9 Comments
Our little astronauts were treated to a kid-friendly space-themed feast at our Rocket birthday party. All of that rocket building and launching can work up quite an appetite. Here’s what we had at “launch time.” Remember these cafeteria trays from our “Back to School luncheon”? Well, it turns out, they make good astronaut trays, too. […]
Share the Insanity!
September 30, 2008 by 1 Comment
Carrie from Oikiology 101, taught me how to make my own html button! I’ve been wanting one for a while now! So if you are a little crazy, too, let the world know it, by nabbing my button!
The moon is made of cake (birthday cake!)
September 26, 2008 by 14 Comments
Our astronaut birthday boy needed a birthday cake that was out of this world so we landed on the moon as the perfect cake for the occasion. (get it?) This is a strong contender for the easiest cake I’ve ever made. I’ve used this Wilton Sports Ball Pan Set (affiliate link) for all kinds of cakes–except for any […]
See Dick and Jane decorate my loft???
September 24, 2008 by 8 Comments
(Inspiration board made up of Michael Miller fabrics, and IKEA furnishings)In a couple of weeks, my mother, who is a magician with a sewing machine, is coming to visit me. My dad is coming, too, and they don’t come to sight-see or vacation–they come to work! I am trying to get my brain organized enough […]
Cookies for Nie
September 20, 2008 by 3 Comments
For weeks now, I have been following the story of Stephanie Nielson (Nie Nie) and her husband Christian, who were in a private plane crash and are now trying to recover from very critical burns. I’ve checked in daily with Nie’s, sister Courtney, on her blog, cjanerun–at first, for updates on the victims, and then […]
Top Ten Home Tour…and I need some input, please!
September 19, 2008 by 9 Comments
Laurie, over at Tip Junkie, is inviting us to share a tour of some of our favorite things in our homes, for her “Talk To Me Tuesday” Feature. I’m going to cheat a little since we recently moved, and really haven’t started decorating our new house. I’m going to show pictures of decor from our […]
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