Colours: Every colour?!? But yellow was highlighted (pun not intended) a little more than the rest. Location: Away from home this year at 4Cats Beaches! In past years, it was a celebration for everyone - my daughter, her friends, their siblings, and their parents. This year, we went for a smaller group where the friends … Continue reading Lil Sprout’s 8th Birthday – Let’s Make Faces
Lil Sprout has had a great time with her teacher this year. I like to give her main teacher a little gift of thanks. But it has to be useful! Since her Grade One teacher is very organized and a bit minimalist, I felt that something classroom related would work best. So, as you can … Continue reading End of Year Teacher Gift – 2018
Colours: Bright Pink & Dark Green Location: At the end of last year, our condo party room got renovated and it is gorgeous! We rented the room again since it allows plenty of space to spread out. (And the kitchen is twice as big as mine!) Food: Ok, we did it last year but … Continue reading Lil Sprout’s 7th Birthday – Butterfly Garden
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Little fairy gardens have become extremely popular - just look at all the suggestions on Pinterest! For us, it started as a gift for a friend. The birthday party theme was Peter Pan so we gifted her a door for Tinkerbell to travel through. The doors from Sugar Bush Fairies (Orillia, Ontario, Canada) are so … Continue reading Fairy Garden
Colours: White with hints of nuclear orange & glowing green! Location: This year, in order to do all the fun science activities, we decided to rent our condo party room. Lots of room to spread out and it allowed designated play and eating areas. Food: Since we would be running different science activities, food needed … Continue reading Lil Sprout’s 6th Birthday – Science Party
I need to go to the bead store. hmmm, we'll drop in after school pickup. I just need to grab one thing. We will be in and out in 5 minutes. Oh. So. Wrong. I took a five year old into a bead store. A bead store with shiny, bling, bling beads in a … Continue reading Little Buddha – Children’s Necklace
