Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Ninja Turtle Birthday

Ok, so I did some few crafts for my sons birthday. Just a few and nothing too complicated.
Man Hole Covers:


This is just cardstock. I cut out the rectangles and used my cricut to cut out the letters. Since it's the sewer I rubbed some ink pads on them to make them look dirty.
Ooze:
Not sure how you can have a Ninja Turtle party without ooze :) I was surprised by how many ooze/slim recipes are out there. I used this recipe because it looked like the ooze from the movie:


It was really easy to make! I have left over glue so I think making more would be a good rainy day craft for sure!

Pinata:
I never thought I would attempt to make a pinata but there is just something that happens to a mom when their child asks them ever so sweetly to do something. :) It wasn't hard to do it just took up way to much time. The process was not pretty either...I ended up using cardboard taped together to make the pizza shape, then paper mache, and then the tissue paper for the decoration. It cost me next to nothing too because I already had most of the items. However, I would rather pay the full amount for one at the party store next time!

I was worried it wasn't sturdy enough and it turned out that the pinata was pretty indestructible!

Rice Crispy Treats:
Instead of cake Jack wanted rice crispy treats. Well, to be exact he wanted them green, on a stick, and decorated like the ninja turtles faces. He got 2 out of the 3 requests. You can go that extra mile if you want but there was no way I was even going to attempt that.


That's it. Like I said, just a few simple things.
When I searched for Ninja Turtle party ideas I was less then impressed by what I found so maybe this can help someone out!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Birthday Boy

It's my little man's birthday week and I have been consumed with birthday stuff. More specifically his pinata...more on that in another post.
Here is a pic of his birthday shirt...I've never made him a shirt just for his birthday before but with his daddy being gone on his birthday I wanted to do everything I could to make it extra special.

I just made a stencil and used fabric paint..nothing fancy. I considered doing an applique and all that but then I came back to reality...why do all that work for one day? He is happy with it and is excited to wear it and that's all that matters right?