Saturday, August 11, 2012

Logan's Pirate Party



This has taken me FOREVER to actually post. Logan's birthday was actually back in February but after all this superhero party planning I had to get them up. So here is the infamous Pirate party.


We made an x to mark the spot instead if the traditional balloons and if course a pirate flag flew over the house.


The kids were greeted by a live pirate who helped them get pirate ready with a bandana, hat, sword, spyglass and tattoo (temporary of course).


 
Of course no pirate is can be without his ship. I got lucky and our regular bouncy house company we use had the ship available.

We had boat dogs and grog and a treasure chest cake made from scratch.  



The kids had a blast and we played pirate music. The ended the party with a treat bag filled with rock candy and chocolate cannon balls.




Till next time,
Jen

Friday, August 10, 2012

DIY Oatmeal Packet Tutorial

Sorry for the wait. As promised here is the Oatmeal Packet tutorial. I used a sewing machine for this. I know it sounds strange but .... IT WORKS!

You will need:
Sewing Machine
Lunch size paper bags (I used the larger sized bags)
Thread

1. Take your flat paper bag and fold the bottom in half. Stitch up the end right above the bottom. I sat and did this two all 8 bags I used for making oatmeal with.

2. Sew another seam all the way across 5 inches above the last seam.

3. cut all the way across directly below the second seam sewn.

4. Now you will want to lay all of your packets out and dispense your ingredients for your oatmeal packets. You can find my recipes here.

5. After you have all the bags filled you can stitch up the other end. Make sure to push all of the oatmeal to the end of the bag that is already sewn.

6. Now you can decorate the front. Make sure you don't push through the bag! I used some crayons to decorate ours!

Enjoy,
Jen