Samuel's Shark Party

Kept it really simple this year with a Shark Theme for Samuel's 4th Birthday party. My friend made this fabulous cake:

I made the following shark invitation (personal details purposely blacked out) on my computer. I used Avery postcard paper to print them and some foam stickers I found a Joann's to add the shark.

I wasn't sure what to make for party favors, but these turned out great. I bought everything except the stickers & bags at the dollar store. The stickers were what was left over from the invitation shark sticker package. I used Avery 2x4 labels for the bags. The bags were 97 cents at Wal-mart for 20 bags.

Next, I printed these on Avery 2x4 labels and stuck them to several items: mini plastic cups (to be filled with Goldfish crackers), dollar store buckets for utensils, and of course blue jello with Swedish fish in them.

Short Cuts

Short Cuts
Went to Michael's today to try out their new line Short Cuts. It's supposed to make jewelry making super easy. I used it to make the bracelet on top. I also made the bottom bracelet, but its not part of that set.

Might have to do a few more later. It took all of about 5 minutes to make it, but 15 minutes to decide what I wanted!

Easy Puzzle Storage

I've been looking for an easy way to store puzzles. It has to be easy enough for Samuel to be able to put it back when he is done. I came up with an inexpensive way! Take a plastic file box (a plastic crate works well, too). Use a slide closure check envelope to store the pieces, then "file" the pieces with the puzzle board and viola! instant puzzle storage! It works great for chunky and regular puzzles. Have puzzles with more pieces? Use a letter size poly envelope instead. Have boxed puzzles? Use the letter size poly envelope and cut out the front of the box and place it in the envelope.

Enjoy!