featured hot cocoa party

What do you do when the weather outside is frightful? When sleet and ice close schools early, but there’s not a single snowflake to be found? Well, you could stay inside and pout and complain about the weather. Or you could throw an impromptu hot chocolate party for the neighborhood. That’s exactly what we did last [...]

Scaredy Squirrel birthday cake

When Scaredy Squirrel threw himself a birthday party, things did not go as planned! But Jackson’s Ultimate Scaredy Squirrel Birthday Party went off without a hitch on Saturday. Perfect weather. Adorable kids. Yummy cake. Lots of fun! In case you’re not familiar, Scaredy Squirrel is the adorable but anxious star of a series of books [...]

Scaredy Squirrel signs

We have a big milestone coming up on Saturday; my son’s 6th birthday party. All summer, he has been saying that he wanted to have a luau for this birthday, mainly because he wanted the shaved ice truck to come to our house. So, that’s been our plan for months. I even bought favors and [...]

popcorn buckets

We get invited to lots of birthday parties. Such is life with a 5-year-old. Whenever another party rolls around, I always struggle with what to buy, even when I know the birthday boy or girl well. Because I know that if their party is like most birthday parties, the kids will get lots of presents. [...]