I'm a member of the Netflix #StreamTeam which gives me a great excuse to celebrate our family's favorite TV shows. When Fuller House first came out, I was thrilled, I'm a 90's kid and so of course I grew up loving Full House. What I didn't expect was for Aliceana our three year old daughter to watch the episodes of Fuller House over and over and over again. She ...
Budget Friendly Party Ideas
DIY Minnie Mouse Party Candy Bar
Last Summer we had a really big party for Aliceana, it was Minnie Mouse theme, as per requested by the birthday girl. I decided to make a candy bar, because they're awesome and simple. It turned out adorable and I just came across the pictures and realized that I never posted about it. Actually, there's a reason for that. We had a sick birthday girl on our hands, and that's ...
Lego Party Time!
Aliceana is such a Netflix kid. She loves everything from Fuller House (I had no idea that an almost 4 year old would enjoy Fuller House so much! I can quote every episode thanks to her binge watching the episodes over and over again) she also loves shows like Dinotrux and of course the new LEGO shows. She loves the LEGO shows, because well..LEGOs are the best, seriously. If ...
Super Heroes – Centerpieces for your comic book themed party
It's no secret that we're big fans of super heroes. So I decided to get a little crafty and make a DIY Super hero centerpiece, the perfect idea for any super parties. Bonus, you can use the containers after you're done and use them for..idk holding all of the itty bitty little action figures that are scattered around the house. It's amazing how often you'll find them put away ...
Last Minute Football Party Plan on a budget
Did your team surprisingly make it to the big game? Do you happen to have the biggest TV in your family? ..or maybe all of your friends have cut the cord and you’re the only one left with cable. Football games happen to be the most common occurrence for friends and family inviting themselves over for a good party. Don’t panic. Here's your last minute football party plan on a ...
Simple DIY Geeky Christmas Crackers
You'll find affiliate links in this tutorial to help you make these really cool Christmas crackers! If you watch shows from "across the pond" you'll notice a Christmas tradition that we don't have over here in America, but it's an awesome one. You'll definitely notice these in Doctor Who fellow Whovians. I'm talking about Christmas crackers, these great little tubes filled ...
Harry Potter Inspired Butterbeer Floats Recipe
You guys, it’s Harry Potter week! Psst, I did the math and Harry Potter is definitely turning 35 on the 31st. I’ve been reading Harry Potter since I was in third grade (because, yes I’m a decade and a month younger than Mr. Potter.) I’m thrilled that Harry Potter has weaved itself back into my life, now that Aliceana has turned 3 we decided that it’s time. It’s time that she’s ...
Homemade Honey Marshmallow Dragon’s Teeth (+ Behind the scenes at Dreamworks Animation)
If you follow me on social media, you know that I spent some time in California last week, I headed out to Dreamworks Animation on behalf of the Netflix Stream Team and got a huge sneak peek at Dragons: Race to the Edge (and Dinotrux, but I'll tell you more about that in August.) As always my opinions and words are still my own. After screening the first two episodes we got to ...
Marvel’s Daredevil Cupcakes
We finally finished watching season 1 of Marvel's Daredevil. It's probably the most ridiculously awesome superhero anything I've ever watched. The show captures the true grittiness of fighting. I don't know any other superhero show that has you worried about the characters injuries from 3 episodes back. Jeez Matt, learn when to stop fighting, you're going to break your stitches ...
Simple Princess Party Ideas
I created a fun little Sophia the First inspired party to celebrate Valentine's Day. We had some delicious desserts. I made triple chocolate brownies and served them with cream cheese frosting in small 8 ounce mason jars, with mini chocolate chips of course! I also dressed up some cute little paper straws by making foam tiaras and hearts. I completely missed taking a ...
PVC Pipe Game Day Goal Posts
When I was in high school I worked part time in a machine shop as part of the school to work program, I worked instead of attending my first two hours of class but still got credits, and made a little extra money, win win! I mostly cut material for the machinists but whenever the industrial maintenance guy showed up I got to help him with whatever project needed to be done. He ...