Tired of a Dead Cell Phone battery?

How frustrating is it to not be able to reach your teen when they are on the go? How many times have you tried calling your teen on their cell phone and they do not answer or it goes straight to voicemail? The ultimate excuse sorry mom my phone died. I am telling you if you are looking for a gift to get your teen this year. Get them a gift that will make both of you happy. Get them a cell phone charger. Cell phone chargers are also known as cell phone battery packs, these are also great for stocking stuffers. Teens are always on their phone. Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, texting and surfing the internet.

Teens are always on the go and wherever they go their cell phone goes right along with them taking selfies, texting, SnapChat, Instagram, Facebook and more. Which can be good if they have battery life on their cell phone. In which some cases the cell phones run out of battery life.

I remember an incident when my daughter’s cell phone died. My daughter had gone to a concert and she had texted me to let me know the concert is over and I could come and pick her and her friend up now. We are about 10 minutes from where the concert was being held so it worked out perfectly. I drive to go get her and park. I text her to let her know I was there and what street she could find me. So I wait 15-20 minutes, no reply back. So I said let me give her a call, no answer. I tried calling her friend on her cell phone, no answer. I call them a couple of more times straight to voicemail. By this time in the midst of waiting I have circled the venue 5 times looking for my daughter and her friend. I decided I am going to go back to the spot I said for her to meet me because maybe she did get my text and is finally on her way. At this point I am fuming. Finally, I get a call from an unknown number. I answer it because it could be her calling from someone she knows phone. I say “hello”. There is a guy on the other end of my cell phone and he says, this is blank I can’t remember his name so I will say “Ken from Hartford Police Department we have your daughter.” At this point I am like WTF? As you can imagine my heart started beating 5x faster than it normally beats and I had several thoughts going through my head all at once and not good thoughts; that’s for sure. Then the officer says don’t worry we are located right outside the venue. He told me where I could locate them. It just so happens she asked the Police officer to call me because her phone had died and that she knew she would get in trouble if she couldn’t get in contact with me. Luckily the police officer was there and able to assist her but who knows what situation she would have been in.  After this I decided I had to get her a back up cell phone charger also known as a cell phone battery pack to make sure this wouldn’t happen again. Do you remember as a teen we didn’t have a cell phone to rely on. We didn’t have to take pictures of a concert with our cell phones and upload to social media. If our parents were picking us up at a certain time and a certain place be there. Time has surely changed. Do you have a cell phone story when you were not able to get in touch with your teen and it scared the mess out of you? Comment below I want to know.

5 ideas you can steal now for your next Pajama Party

I remember when my daughter was younger we had plenty of pajama parties so to say the least I have had my fair share of planning pajama parties. I always made sure to create different activities so everyone would have fun.  Here are 5 activities/party ideas you can steal to entertain your next pajama party for girls age 5-8 years old. I will leave it up to you to know what age is appropriate and who will enjoy some of these pajama party ideas but I believe no matter the age they will all have a great time! Now let’s get down to the activities:

1. Coloring Books/Coloring Pages You can keep the little ones occupied when they start to arrive to the pajama party by having them color coloring books or pages with crayons or colored pencils –

Coloring keeps everyone occupied and relaxed until all the guests arrive. You can print free ones

online or buy a coloring book from the Dollar Store and tear pages from it. There all types of coloring books Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony, Frozen, Bratz, Disney Princess and so much more. You can go over to my FREE STUFF tab to download other coloring pages such as Strawberry Shortcake, Bratz and more or click on the link below to get one now.

Click here for a FREE printable coloring page

2. Sleeping Masks. Have guests decorate sleeping masks that can be created from foam paper. Items you will need:

Sleeping Masks – made out of foam paper

• Foam paper
• Gem or jewel stickers
• Sticker Foam Letters/Numbers
• Ribbon or Baker’s Twine

You can find templates of sleeping masks on the internet or email me and I will send it to you. Making sleeping masks this way is not messy. You don’t have to worry about glue or paint. Easy to clean with no sticky situations.

3. Spa. Every girl loves to be pampered. Let them begin to somewhat relax as you paint their little finger and toe nails. Make sure they have on their sleeping masks while you are painting their nails. Let them know it is a surprise after toes are done they can remove the mask and see there lovely painted nails. If you have gems left from the stickers they used earlier you can add it to the nails for decorations.

4. Glow in the dark bracelets – Let the Glow party begin. You can find these glow bracelets at Target for a $1.00. Have the little guests put on the glow bracelets and turn off the light. They can either prepare to watch movies or sing songs, or dance to their favorite tunes while they light up the rooms with their glow in the dark bracelets.

5. Decorate a Pillowcase – You can have the guests use Sharpie Markers to decorate pillowcases. Have the Birthday girl write her name. For example, Avery’s 5th birthday party. Then have the other girls sign their name on the birthday girl’s pillow. You can have them decorate them any way you wish. After that it’s pillow fight time!

I stand correctly…

So you decided to put together your own birthday party for your 5 year old. So you have the treats – check, you have goody bags – check, decorations – check, cake, check. Then you realize you have nothing to put the cupcakes on or the cake. Now what? Lay it flat on the table or make them stand out and shine so everyone can envy you for what you pulled off. Here’s a quick way to create a cupcake stand for less than $10.00. Here’s what you will need:

1. Gold Chargers (Dollar Tree)
2. Glass candy bowls, short vases, etc. (Dollar Tree)
3. Pink Confetti (Dollar Tree)
4. Glue Gun with glue stick

Now that you have all of your items. Let’s put them together. Begin dividing the bag of confetti and put them in your glass dish/vase. Then add Gold Chargers or whatever color Charger you chose on top of glass dish with confetti inside the glass dish, see which looks best to you. Once you have them set up start to glue the bottom of the Chargers to the top or bottom of glass and stick them together. Make set overnight or as long as possible. Voila your stand is ready for cupcakes, cakes or treats for your birthday party, baby shower or whatever event of your choice. Enjoy! Have you ever created your own cake stand? If so share your ideas here.

Easter Scramble

I have created a little Easter scramble FREE for you to download and print …

Source: Easter Scramble

Easter Scramble & Easter Egg Hunt Ideas

Hide Goodies in Plastic Eggs

Look into my Easter Bunny Globe

Try to find the Grand Prize in the Plastic Egg

This year Easter is March 27th. Children love when Easter comes because they get to visit the Easter Bunny and take photos, decorate eggs, have Easter egg hunts, and more. I used to have my daughter and nieces search for plastic eggs and I would hide goodies in them. Whether it was jelly beans, chocolate eggs, stickers or even money. I would put anywhere from a penny to a $20.00 bill. However much they found is what they won. You can always go the traditional route and boil eggs and have the children decorate them.

This year after the kids have decorated their eggs. Give them an activity to do. I have created an Easter Scramble FREE for you to download and print (please see link below) as many times as you like or share. Have children unscramble the words in a certain amount of time, whoever unscramble the most words wins a prize. While they are unscrambling words you can go out and hide all of those adorable decorated Easter eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt.

What are some party ideas/activities you do for Easter?

 

To download please click here >>EASTER SCRAMBLE

Have fun sharing!

 

 

5 Reasons to Have a Party This Spring

Today is March 20, 2016, the 1st day of Spring. Spring is one of my favorite seasons because there are plenty of reasons to have a party not to mention the weather is not too hot and not too cold. The April Showers brings the May flowers. Spring brings so many reasons to celebrate and have a party. Five occasions  you should start thinking about now on how you will celebrate.

1. Easter – March 27th. Time for Easter Brunches, Dinners, Easter Egg Coloring, Easter Egg hunt and more. Getting all the spring colors together to dye those dozens of eggs you need to boil or buying plastic eggs to hide little treasures in and hide so the little kids can jump for joy. The possibilities are endless.
2. Spring Break – Depending where you live spring break for the kids in April. If you are not going away on vacation for spring break you have to think of little ideas to do at home to keep the little ones occupied. Why not throw a movie themed party. Make popcorn, cupcakes, and more.
3. Mother’s Day – May 8th. I am a mom and of course I have a mom and I am thankful that she is still living. It’s a great day to honor your mom or someone who has raised you or has been like a mom to you. Whether it’s your aunt, sister, mom, anyone who is a mother. Bring them altogether and make breakfast for them. Bring them flowers or fruit flowers from edible arrangements. Have a lunch/dinner party. Have the kids perform there many talents for them, make a talent show!
4. Graduations – It’s a huge accomplishment and should be recognized by having a graduation party.  May and June brings flowers and sunshine. It’s time to bring the parties outdoors with a barbecue. That’s right if you haven’t brought out the grill. It’s time to clean the grill. Have a cookout and bring family and friends together to celebrate the Grad. Find out the grads school colors. If they are going off to college find out the college school colors. If not use their high school colors. If they are graduating from Pre-K decorate in their favorite colors. Get a photo booth or create your own with your own backdrop and  your own props. Play games such as bingo, cards, field day games, scavenger hunt, water balloon fight and more.
5. Memorial Day – May 30th. Celebrate by honoring our Civil War Heroes. Now that your grill is cleaned it’s time for another cookout. Red, white and blue theme!  You can bring the colorful strawberries, blueberries, and bananas to make a colorful fruit salad highlighting the red, white and blue theme. You can decorate cupcakes with red and blue. Play bingo, cards, and more. You can also break out the photo props for some creative memories.

Do you see why I love Spring so much. Several events that you can be held outdoors or indoors. The weather is beautiful and the birds begin to chirp. Get ready to do your spring cleaning and prepare for your events. Stay tuned for more party ideas and templates that you can enjoy for the above parties. Can you think of other reasons to have a party this spring?