Gathering inspiration for my mantel for Valentine's Day. Here are some beautiful ones :)


http://www.howdoesshe.com/be-mine-valentine-banner


http://casaresidence.com/valentine-days-decoration-and-kinck-knacks.jsp


http://atsecondstreet.blogspot.com/2011/01/vintage-valentines.html

Christmas decor

Here is a picture of my entryway and staircase- it looks way better in the evening...

Here is one pic of the living room.. I did the mantel a little different this year. I did it in mercury class with brick red accents.

Time to Make Holiday Memories!

Ok, so it's time to deck and halls and be jolly! So while the fam was in town for Thanksgiving, we went and got our Christmas Tree! Now, it was much more fun than it sounds... First, we took a horse-drawn hayride to the backlot for all of the fun. We were all given our own baggie with s'more ingredients to roast over a campfire. Also Santa was there with Comet, Cupid, and Donner. So we got to tell him what we wanted and got a picture, we even got to feed the reindeer! We seen geese, pigs, miniature horse, donkey, and a beautiful rooster. They also had a playground. The weather was perfect. We chose our tree and headed back. What great holiday memories! Isn't that what it's all about?

Here are some tried and true Thanksgiving traditions and recipes to make this year super special!

Martha Stewart Savory Thanksgiving Menu:

appetizer: Warm Fennel-and-Parmesan Dip
main course: Roasted Heritage Turkey
side dishes: Calvados Gravy, Cornbread, Bacon, Leek, and Pecan Stuffing, Cranberry-Apple Chutney
desserts: Black Walnut Shortbread Cookies, Gabrielle's Honey Pie, Pumpkin Layer Cake

Other then the traditional feast, here are some other Thanksgiving Traditions.

Halloween Classroom Ideas

Need some ideas for planning your child's classroom Halloween party? Here are some fun and easy suggestions:


>> Eyeball Toss (game)
>>Ring Around the Pumpkin (game)
>>Boa Bats (craft)
>>Halloween Bingo (game) (use candy corn for markers)
>>Decorate sugar cookies
>>Make Sucker Ghosts (craft)
>>Play Kid's Halloween Music throughout classroom party time:



Serve:
>>Fruit Punch
>>Carrots and Dip



>>crackers and cheese
>>spider crackers (craft)

Yo Gabba Gabba party ideas

Popular now with the preschool set, and why not? Who doesn't like music, dance, and fun? Here are some way to celebrate your child's birthday Yo Gabba Gabba-style!

photos of flatware and party favor buckets above from twopartssugar.com

>>Decorate with balloons and streamers in shades of orange, lime, and blue
>>Dance right along with The Dancey Dance Bunch!
>>Play Backyard Bingo with free printables from the official site!
>>Decorate tabletops with bowls of skittles and other colorful treats...
>>Serve Smiley Face Pizzas and juice boxes

>>Hand out toy microphones, bubbles, fruit snacks, and stickers
>>Yo Gabba Gabba party supplies, party favors, and solid partyware at Celebrate Express.

Smurftastic Party Ideas!

Host a Smurftastic Smurf party with these handy ideas!

-Decorate with blue balloons, streamer, and tablecovers.
-Serve blueberry muffins, blueberry yogurt, and blue ice cream (call them smurfberries).
-Hand out small Smurf figurines as party favors.
-Play a "Smurfy" game of hide and seek with the one being "it" dressed as Gargamel and the hiders as Smurfs!
-Use Smurf toys, stuffed or not, and use for decor and a table centerpiece.
-Set up a craft table with a plastic tablecover and set out a container of blue playdough and white playdough for each child. Have them make their own Smurfs out of playdough.

More Smurfy ideas and Smurf party supplies available at It's A Party-ful Life!

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