DIY Pink Flamingo Birthday Party Decorations & Free Printable Templates


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Sunshine girl asked for flamingo decorations for her birthday party this year. Our walls are scattered with a flock of flamingos and I’m going to share with you a free set of printable templates to make your own flock. FIVE. How can we be celebrating her fifth birthday already? A flamingo theme isn’t surprising, since sunshine […]

April 4, 2018

Minnie Mouse Birthday Party Decorations


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Throwing a Minnie Mouse birthday party can be simple and inexpensive with these easy homemade decorations. A few weeks ago I shared the cake from our daughter’s Minnie Mouse 4th birthday party. Another day I’ll share the food. Today is all about decorations. When it comes to a kids party, my motto is ‘keep it […]

April 19, 2017

‘You Are My Sunshine’ Birthday Bird and Sunshine Garland


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Decorations for a You Are My Sunshine Birthday party can be as simple as this bird and sunshine garland and a photo banner. In March, we celebrated our daughter’s second birthday. The house was decorated with a ‘You Are My Sunshine’ photo birthday banner, strung using patterned paper covered clothes pins. To brighten things up a bit, we made a […]

April 9, 2015

A Laid-back Open House Couples Shower


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We recently hosted a couples wedding shower for a young couple who live out of state. Since most of their friends and family in Minnesota hadn’t seen them in a while, it was a special day to celebrate and reconnect. It was our pleasure to celebrate as they prepare for their big day! Time was limited, […]

May 23, 2014