Aidan's Buzz&Woody Party

{Sweet Gig}

I learned a little lesson this weekend. You can really throw a heck of a party without photoshop!  I thought throwing a little party for Aidan {who turned 2 yesterday} without all of my party "supplies" at home would be a real struggle...but boy was I wrong! 

{Prep}

Simple, easy, and fun.  That was my goal. 

Homemade cupcakes rock.  So do ziplock bags & sprinkles in cool colors!

{Stickers}

Stickers were the name of the game for decorating at this semi-last minute party. 

From making cupcake toppers...

{just sandwich 2 stickers with a toothpick}

to adding a few cute faces to the drinks...

to decorating drinking cups...

{this was a fun activity for the older kids}

I mean, from party bags, to invites, thank-you notes, etc.  You can't go wrong with stickers!

{The Goods}

I lucked out. At the beach I went into Bi-Mart {a Northwest store} and all of their party stuff was 40% off.   It was sweet.  I grabbed all I could find of Toy Story...tablecloth, stickers, streamers.  You just never know where you'll find good deals!

{Banner by Trav}

String, construction paper, and a stapler.  That's all it took! My brother Travis {Trey&Lucy's dad andTanya's husband} put it together for me while chatting on the couch, and it turned out so great!

I really liked it too because after the triangles were stapled to the string you could still adjust them where you wanted them to be!

Great job T-dawg!

{The Food}

With hotdogs as the main course...I mean, Aidan was turning 2 after all...I thought we'd better throw in some "healthy" food too. 

I recruited my sister in law Mary to make the fruit on a stick...didn't she do a great job?!

Aidan {hearts} ice from Sonic.  And really, who doesn't?

The spread...well, plus hot dogs and snow cones.;)

{Rowdys}

Then Aidan's party began. Complete with a bunch of super cute, super great kids!  Besides our awesome cousins...my old friend Jen brought her 4 babes over!

{Jen's youngest Meili is too cute.  I could really eat her up.} 

So fun.

{Birthday Boy}

It's hard to believe it was 2 years ago that this little man joined our family!  Aww. Can I just tell you how much I love this kid?  His smile melts my heart, his messes make me crazy, and his running wears me out...and I still can't get enough of him.

{Love the Cousins}

Thanks for making Aidan's birthday so special you guys! 

{Mama's kisses}

"Binkie, bankie."..."MAAAAA!!!!"...'Toot toot!'....'Truaaaaa!'..."Dada!'

Our little Buzz and Woody lovin', fast runnin', brother wrestlin', train obessed, blueberry eatin', car seat hatin', baba drinkin', diaper despisin', sweet little man. 

We love you Aidan. Happy 2nd Birthday!  Love, Dad, Mom, and big brother Ethan

Take that photoshop!

{If you are looking for some more great Toy Story ideas here's a link to Living Locurto...Amy has a bunch of great ideas and free printables!}

In the mean time you can watch this sweet video my brother Peter made. He's awesome.

Aidan's Birthday from rockon81 on Vimeo.

Quick Fday Banner

{Banner}

Hi all! This is totally last minute, but hey...that's how I roll these days!:) Just made this and thought I'd throw it up on the blog for those that want a quick banner.  I haven't even made ours yet, but you should be able to get the drift of what it will look like from the pictures below. 

Just download and print the 2 pages out, cut the letters out-- each one will be 4.25 X 5.5inches-- {great job for kids}, hole punch the top, & thread your string through. 

Should be fun to have up tomorrow!

{Hat GiveAway}

And if you're into hats...

my friend Jenn--from my fabric co-op--totally talented--super cool & chatty--is giving away a hat from her cute website.  you don't even have to become a facebook fan--just click on "like" and your entered!

Print your FREE New Year's Banner !

{Happy New Year Banner}
First you'll need to print out the banner. You can click on the picture above or click here to get the download. {The zip includes the banner, hat, and flags.} We used cardstock so the banner would be a little more sturdy. You could also print the banner out on different colors of paper and the would be totally cute.

Then cut out the letters. This should be easy since all you need to do is cut the 81/2"X11" page into fourths. {Each letter is approx. 4.25"X5.5"}
And if you can't wait for your mom to use the paper cutter, you can just get your own scissors and go for it! {Sidebar: He's a lefty, but used his right hand for scissors...hmmm!}
Now decorate those letters! Ethan chose to use blue glitter paint, but you could use crayons, markers, glitter glue, or anything fun to make your banner pretty!

Then we waited for the paint to dry...

And while we waited, we pulled out our leftover curling ribbon and cut it to make the banner. {This was a great project for Ethan: Measuring+cutting=a great time!}



And don't you worry about Aidan...he got a hold of some curling ribbon himself and had quite a good time with it!

Then we made holes on each side of the letters & used the curling ribbon to tie the letters together...



And it turned out so great!


{Party Hat}
Don't put those markers away quite yet! Its time to decorate your party hat!



Color, cut, tape, & make a few holes and you're almost done!



Let those creative juices flow...

{Party flags} Okay, these really are cute--I orginally had in mind to put these on toothpick to put on the finger food on New Year's...like cheese, olives, etc., but I couldn't find my toothpicks! So, they turned into little flags.:) I'm sure you can think of other fun ways to utilize these stickers!
These little guys print on address label sheets: Avery 5260/8160 They are in assorted colors so the kiddies can still decorate them if they want to.


So go and have some fun...and Happy New Year!