Party Ideas

Over 75 different DIY party ideas including decor, birthday cakes, party favors, printables, and more for you to make for your child's next birthday.

Over 75 DIY Party Ideas

From LEGO party ideas to Baby Yoda party ideas, you'll find a wide variety of party ideas for boys and girls. Plus these ideas cover a wide age range with Olaf and Winnie the Pooh party ideas for younger kids Minecraft and Fortnite party ideas for tweens and teens.

Scroll down and find the best cupcake ideas, party snacks and even birthday party decor that become bedroom decor like our BB-8 paper lantern did for my youngest son. Don't worry nothing I make is complicated or requires special skills, so if I can make it then you can too!

Disney Pixar’s Coco Crafts, Recipes, & Activities

byKaren•February 25, 2018

Disney Pixar’s Coco is now available on Digital and will be on Blu-ray/DVD on Tuesday, making it the perfect time to plan a Coco party. From crafts and color pages to treats and decorations, you’ll find lots of adorable ideas for hosting a Coco themed birthday party or movie watching night below. And don’t forget about grabbing a copy of the movie, we were sent a copy to review but everyone can buy the Coco Blu-ray starting on Tuesday, February 27th or buy the Digital HD version now!

Coco Party Idea: Coco Crafts and Activities

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Coco Party Idea: Coco Treats and Recipes

Coco Party Idea: Watch the Movie

Watching Coco is also the perfect activity for a Coco party too! If you loved watching Coco in the movie theaters, you will love owning the Blu-ray or Digital HD version even more. You’ll find some fun bonus features including several deleted scenes and it explores the music of Mexico, the breed of dog that inspired Dante, How to easily draw skeletons, the crew’s experience traveling through Mexico to experience Dia de los Muertos and much more.

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Easy Chocolate Football Cookies

byKaren•February 3, 2018

Easy and fun are my two favorite types of projects, these easy chocolate football cookies are both of those things!

Easy Chocolate Football Cookie Recipe

The best part of about these easy chocolate football cookies is you can make it from a cookie mix. This chocolate football cookie idea is for people that are short on time or want something simple.

Start with a package of sugar cookie mix and add 2 tablespoons of unsweetened baking cocoa to make it chocolatey and the perfect shade of brown for a football.

Be sure to chill the dough for a few hours before rolling the dough to make football cutout cookies. Bake your chocolate football cookies according to the cookie mix directions.

Once cooled, use white frosting to pipe on the white laces. You can make your own frosting or keep this whole project simple and use a can of vanilla frosting.

I like to pipe my frosting using these bags. A ziplock bag with the end of cut also works.

Football Activity for Kids

Prep the materials ahead of time and you can turn it into a fun football activity kids at your super bowl party.

Or make up a big batch to put out with the rest of the football party food.

Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

If you want to make a little more elaborate cookie recipe. Try adding strawberries and whipped cream for a fun chocolate strawberry shortcake cookie idea.

It’s an easy way to upgrade the simple chocolate football cookie idea.

Trolls Holiday Cookies

byKaren•November 28, 2017

Our Trolls holiday cookies are sponsored by the Trolls Holiday movie available at Walmart.

From buying my kids a new ornament each year and driving around to look at Christmas lights to decorating cookies and watching holiday movies, we have plenty of favorite holiday traditions this time of year. We kicked off the holiday movie watching the season with the Grinch followed by the new Trolls Holiday movie on NBC. It was a fun way to end Black Friday after putting up our Christmas tree and doing a little shopping. If you didn’t catch it or have kids dying to watch the Trolls Holiday movie again, don’t fret, you can now buy your own copy!

Trolls Holiday Movie

The new Trolls Holiday movie is available exclusively at Walmart starting 11/28. The Trolls Holiday movie is about Poppy helping the Bergens find a new holiday to celebrate. Everyone will be laughing or cringing at Poppy’s crazy holiday ideas. And for all of the Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick fans out there, you should know the whole cast is back with a new original song, plus a sweet cover of Madonna’s Holiday!

Before we settled down to watch the Trolls Holiday movie, we decided to make some crazy trolls holiday cookies, similar to my ugly Christmas sweater cookies. It ended up being the perfect choice because there was some crazy trolls holiday sweater action in the movie!

Trolls Holiday Cookies

We utilized some pink and blue frosting and sprinkles, in addition to some traditional holiday sprinkle options and came up with a few crazy looking Trolls Holiday cookies. I also printed up an image from the Trolls Holiday Movie I found online to serve as inspiration.

Let your kids make the cookies before you watch the movie or after. Either way, it’s a fun activity and delicious holiday movie treat. Be prepared for it to get a little messy!

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Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Cookies

byKaren•November 26, 2017

Need Ugly Christmas Sweater Party ideas or a unique Christmas cookie recipe? Combine them together an make Ugly Christmas Sweater Cookies that are perfect for adults and for kids to make. It's great party idea for teens too and they are super easy to make and then eat! Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Idea | Ugly Christmas Sweater DIY | Christmas Cookie Recipes Kids

Tis the season for holiday parties! My favorite kind of parties are ones that are yummy and fun. A couple of common holiday party ideas are a Christmas cookie decorating party or an ugly Christmas sweater party. I think both ideas are fabulous but I had a brilliant idea recently to combine them. I thought it’d be fun to make an ugly Christmas sweater cookie bar, perfect for any holiday party you are planning. Instead of wearing ugly Christmas sweaters to the party, your guests are decorating and eating them.

How To Throw A Christmas Cookie Decorating Party

As with any Christmas cookie decorating party, the prep is similar.

Step 1 – Bake Ugly Christmas Cookies

Start by making your sugar cookies the day before your party. You will want to roll out the dough and use a sweater-shaped cookie cutter to create sweater cookies.

Step 2 – Prep The Frosting

For this project, I went the easy route and bought a few tubs of pre-made buttercream frosting. I did decorate the containers with craft paper and washi tape I had on hand. If you have the time, homemade frosting usually tastes better.

Step 3 – Gather Lots of Sprinkles

The more sprinkles the better. Keep in mind that we are decorating UGLY Christmas sweaters, you will need a variety of sprinkles in different colors and shapes. Keep them organized and accessible in a muffin pan.

Step 4 – Decorate your cookie party setup

Add a few decorations to add a little holiday flair to your cookie party set up!

Step 5 – Let Them Decorate!

Get ready to decorate ugly christmas sweater cookies

Prepare yourself, it might get a little messy. 😉

Let them decorate their own ugly christmas sweater cookies

But it’s super fun to come with crazy cookie designs. You could even try and match the ugly Christmas sweater you are wearing!

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Cookies

Bonus Step – Award Prizes

Kick your Christmas cookie decorating party up a notch by combining it with an ugly Christmas sweater party & decorate ugly Christmas sweater cookies!

Just like a regular ugly Christmas sweater party, you could judge the sweater cookie results and award ugly Christmas sweater prizes! Or just eat them. 🙂

More Holiday Treats

New Years Cookies made using cake mix that are so easy to make
Skip the frustration and make a seriously Easy Gingerbread House using Rice Krispies treats.
Christmas Tree Brownie Pops are super fun to make with the kids.

Pumpkin Pie Toppings Bar

byKaren•November 21, 2017

Thank you to Tyson Foods for sponsoring today’s Pumpkin Pie Toppings Bar.

Having a DIY toppings bar is all the rage for party food nowadays. While I’ve seen plenty of toppings bar ideas from hot cocoa and cupcakes to hot dogs and baked potatoes, I’ve yet to see a pumpkin pie toppings bar before. So, in honor of fall and Thanksgiving later this month, I am sharing my ideas for a sweet pumpkin pie toppings bar, perfect for all your fall festivities.

Pumpkin Pie Toppings Ideas

The most important part of your pumpkin pie toppings bar is having a wide variety of toppings to choose from. Everyone’s tastes buds are different so having 5-8 different options should appease just about anyone.

The most obvious topping for pumpkin pie lovers is whipped cream. Whether you go with a homemade whipped cream or opt for a can from the grocery store, you definitely want whipped cream on the table! I’ve also seen pumpkin caramel candy, so I think caramel sauce is another fun topping idea for pumpkin pie.

More pumpkin pie toppings bar ideas

Personally, I think chocolate makes just about everything better. I know my boys love pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, so mini chocolate chips were another must-have topping idea.

Peter’s favorite kind of candy is white chocolate, so I also bought a bag of white chocolate chips. Chopped nuts (walnuts in our case) and coconut also seemed to pair well with pumpkin pie. Additional varieties of nuts, streusel, or even toffee bits could make good additions to a pumpkin pie toppings bar as well.

Let’s not forget about the star attraction, the pumpkin pie. I am all for fun ideas that are easy to pull off so I opted to buy a Sara Lee® Pumpkin Pie. Pumpkin Pie is perfect for all your special fall meals, with a traditional flavor your guests expect because they are made from rich, smooth pumpkin with a special blend of cinnamon and spices.

Pumpkin Pie Toppings Food Tents

A totally optional but fun idea is to use food tents to label your toppings. I created a simple set of food tents for my pumpkin pie toppings bar. Design your own or download mine here. Don’t worry I included a blank one, so you can label any additional toppings that you want!

Don’t forget to add a little fall decor and then you are done. You are ready to show off your sweet pumpkin pie toppings bar to your friends and family.

Now let your guests go wild with the toppings! Will they eat their pie plain, traditional with a dollop of whipped cream or go crazy with lots of toppings?

You can find lots of different Tyson® products at Albertsons Supermarkets. I found my Sara Lee® Pumpkin Pie at my local Albertsons, along with the rest of my pumpkin pie toppings. I love using Sara Lee® frozen desserts because they make celebrating with family and friends easier. With an easy dessert hack like a pumpkin pie topping bar, it’s simple to make dessert extra special with minimal effort.

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of CLEVER and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

Disney Junior Vampirina Craft

byKaren•October 26, 2017

Today, I’m sharing a fun Vampirina paper lantern I made to celebrate the show and 7 fun facts I learned about the show from Executive Producer Chris Nee! I know this Vampirina craft would make excellent Vampirina birthday party decoration too!

If you haven’t had a chance to watch the show yet, Vampirina is about a young vampire girl who faces the joys and trials of being the new kid in town when her family moves from Transylvania to Pennsylvania. Check out the fun clip below before reading the Vampirina facts I am sharing from Chris Nee below. Then scroll on down to see my very easy Vampirina craft, a Vampirina paper lantern.

While in LA for the Thor: Ragnarok press trip a few weeks ago, we stopped by Disney Junior to speak with Executive Producer Chris Nee about her new Disney Junior show VampirinaChris Nee is the creator of the very popular show, Doc McStuffins. The new show, Vampirina is based on children’s picture book Vampirina Ballerina.

7 Fun Facts About Disney Junior Vampirina Ballerina Show

1. Chris wrote the character Gregoria for Wanda Sykes. It was a leap of faith because 1) she didn’t know if Wanda would take on the roll and 2) Gregoria is a pretty cantankerous character for a preschool show. I love Wanda’s character Gregoria on Vampirina.

Photo Credit: Allison Waken / AllForTheBoys.com

2. Vampirina’s teacher Mr. Gore is inspired by Chris’s own 6th-grade teacher, also named Mr. Gore. The real Mr. Gore was a teacher that every younger student was terrified to get but ended up being one of the greatest teachers she ever had. Everyone has their own “Mr. Gore” in their life, so it’s easy to love a character celebrating an awesome teacher.

3. Vampirina is able to go outside in daylight because of some very intense sunblock. I’d love to find out what SPF that sunblock is, we could use some of it in Arizona year-round. 😉

4. Broadway composers, Dimond and Kooman are the music composers for Vapirina. It’s the first Disney Junior show with a Broadway musical sound. Chris really wanted the show to have music parents could stand since you’d be watching (and hearing it) a lot.

5. Speaking of Broadway, Patti LuPone has been cast to play Vampirina’s grandmother, Nanpire.

6. It’s 2017, so they wanted to make a show where the family is not ashamed of who they are in any way. And emphasize that it’s ok to say you’re different from me and I still want to be your friend. We can still find common ground and being different is acceptable.

7. Isabella Crovetti voices Vee (Vampirina) and has an amazing singing voice. She’s a Broadway level singer that luckily lives in Los Angeles.

Watch Vampirina on Disney Junior and Disney Channel (and on the DisneyNOW app). Follow Disney Junior on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

DIY Disney Junior Vampirina Paper Lantern

Who’s ready to make a fun Vampirina craft? This is a great craft for any little fan of the show to make to hang in their room or perhaps as a Vampirina birthday party decoration!

Vampirina Craft Supplies:

Lilac paper lantern
Black, white and purple duct tape
Black construction paper
Pink washi tape
Popsicle sticks
Parchment paper
Vampirina image (to use as a template)

Disney Junior Craft Idea

I found an image of Vampirina online and then blew it up so the face was similar in size to that of my paper lantern. I used it to trace the eyes, mouth, and teeth on to parchment paper. Attaching duct tape to parchment before is essential when cutting it. Then I added the face to the paper lantern.

I cut the batwing pigtails from black construction paper and attached a popsicle stick to the back, so they wouldn’t flop around. Be sure to add a strip of pinkish tape at the base of each pigtail.

That’s it. It’s a pretty easy Vampirina craft to make since you are simply tracing and cutting! Be sure to help little ones with the scissors if they want to make their own Vampirina paper lantern.

Thank you, Disney, for hosting me during the Thor: Ragnarok press event.

Cars Land Halloween Guide | Celebrate Haul-O-Ween at Disneyland

byKaren•October 24, 2017

Thank you, Disney, for hosting me at Disneyland to celebrate Cars Land Halloween fun!

I love visiting the Disneyland Resort during the holidays, especially Halloween Time. In the past, the Halloween fun was solely at Disneyland. This year Halloween Time has expanded to Disney California Adventure and more specifically Cars Land!

The residents of Radiator Springs actually celebrate Haul-O-Ween and dress up in their favorite “car-stumes.” I think Mater makes the cutest vampire. Plus you will hear a new lineup of kooky Halloween-inspired songs as background music in Cars Land. Haul-O-Ween coincides with Halloween Time at Disneyland from September 15th through Halloween.

We celebrated the upcoming release of Cars 3 on Digital (10/24) and Blu-ray (11/7) by visiting Cars Land a few weeks ago. Check out all the fun Cars Land Haul-O-Ween fun we experienced below and I’ll even share some fun Cars Land Halloween ideas you can use at home, perfect for a Cars 3 Movie night!

Cars Land Haul-O-Ween Attractions

Both Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree and Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters are themed for Halloween with fun decor and music to accompany the special Haul-O-Ween experiences. Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree becomes Mater’s Graveyard JamBOOree with new song parodies of Monster Mash (Monster Truck Smash) and Purple People Eater (Purple Fender Bender). Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters becomes Luigi’s Honkin’ Haul-O-Ween, also with new Haul-O-Ween inspired music and decor.

Cars Land Haul-O-Ween Costumes

Don’t miss your favorite residents of Radiator Springs dressed up for Halloween “car-stumes!” Lightning makes a fantastic superhero. New resident Cruz Ramirez is a pirate. Red the Fire Truck is a silly clown and DJ is a punk rocker.

And don’t forget Mater is dressed up as a vampire! If you get lucky you can meet one of the residents of Radiator Springs all dressed up for Halloween at the Cozy Cone Motel!

Cars Land Halloween at Cars Land Food

A variety of Cars Land Halloween food is available during Haul-O-Ween. Car-achnid Pot Pie, Grape “Ghoul”-ant Shake and Mini Candy Cone Pie at Flo’s V8 Cafe. Vampire Mater Bread at Fillmore’s Taste-In.

Slow Burnin’ Mac & Cheese Cone and a Spoke-y Cone Macaron filled with marshmallow buttercream and candy corn at the Cozy Cone Motel. Cozy Cone Motel also serves Junkyard JamBOOree Mix which is flavored popcorn with “nuts and bolts.”

More Cars Land Haul-O-Ween Fun

How cute is this spider-car? It’s a spooktacular fun photo opp for anyone that is brave enough. Disneyland super fans might recognize that the Haul-O-Ween designers repurposed a “Toadmobile” from Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride to create the spider car!

Don’t miss all the Haul-O-Ween fun throughout radiator springs including Sarge’s Pump–kin Patch, Witchy Miss Lizzie’s shop, Scary the Scare-car and Fillmore’s Yard Art. Stop by the lobby at the Cozy Cone Motel to see the miniature model of the Cozy Cone motel made out of season candy. Keep your eyes out of car-achnids, there are 30 of them lurking around Radiator Screams! Ramone’s House of Body Art celebrates the Day of the dead with ‘ofrenda’ to celebrate the life of the town’s good friend, Doc Hudson and a sugar skull decorated car out front.

Don’t miss the rest of the new things at Disneyland this fall, including the fact that you can now check out Haul-O-Ween at Cars Land before Mickey’s Halloween Party because tickets include admission to both parks 3 hours prior to the start of the party!

While at Disneyland we were lucky enough to have a VIP guide that escorted us around the park, so we didn’t need to use the new Disney MaxPass on this visit. However, I can’t wait to check it out on my next visit to the parks with my family. It allows you to make FASTPASS reservations from an app on your phone so there is no more running around the park between rides and you get unlimited Photopass downloads for that day!

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The perfect way to celebrate the In-Home release of Cars 3 on Digital and BluRay is with your own Cars Land Haul-O-Ween party! Who doesn’t love a themed movie watching party to kick the fun up a notch! Check out all these Cars Land Halloween party ideas, I bet you will find a couple to help you host an amazing Haul-O-Ween party at home!

Cars Land Halloween Party Ideas

Cars 3 is now available on Digital and will be available on Blu-ray 11/7. I had a blast seeing the movie at the Cars 3 Premiere at Disneyland earlier this summer and am so excited to watch it again at home with my friends and family.

Disneyland Halloween Treats: Cars Land Haul-O-Ween Cookies

byKaren•October 18, 2017

Last week I spent an evening at Disneyland to experience Halloween Time during the Thor: Ragnarok press trip. When I found out we would be taking some time to enjoy the Disneyland Resort on our trip, I was beyond excited. Disneyland is my favorite place to hang out in and write about, especially during the holidays!

Cars Land Inspired Cookies

This year Disney California Adventure joined the fun with Cars Land getting a very immersive “Haul-O-Ween” celebration. Radiator Springs is completely decked out with festive decorations. Naturally, some scary treats are also available during Haul-O-Ween like Spoke-y cone macarons at the Cozy Cone Motel. Those cookies (picture below) inspired me to me to make my own version of Cozy Cone spooky cookies.

HALLOWEEN-THEMED EATS AND TREATS at the Disneyland Resort

Aren’t they adorable? They are perfect for a Cars themed Halloween party. Check out how easy the Cars Land inspired Halloween cookies are to make below.

Cozy Cone Spooky Cookies Ingredients

Yellow Cake Mix
3/4 C butter
1 large egg
2 TB Milk
orange food dye
buttercream frosting
candy corn
black frosting/gel icing

Cake mix cookies are fairly easy to make. Simply combine the cake mix, melted butter, egg, and milk. Don’t forget to add the orange dye. Then chill the dough for a few hours before rolling it out.

I didn’t have a cone-shaped cookie cutter but I made my football pennant cookie cutter work. A simple Christmas tree cookie cutter would work even better since all you really need is a triangle.

I used a knife to cut at the bottom of the cookie off, making it into a basic triangle shape before I transferred the cookies to a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 6-8 minutes and cool completely. The cookies sort of puff up and round out, so it’s a very forgiving cookie shape.

Decorate Cars Land Haul-O-Ween Cookies

There was a little inconsistency between my cones, but I managed to pair most of them up by size and shape. Then I slathered one cookie with buttercream frosting and added candy corn around the edges.

Top it with it’s matching cookie and then decorate the top with black icing. I think chilled black gel would have been easier to use. Mine was at room temperature and it was a hot mess. So I used black icing from a tube that worked ok.

I think the faces are supposed to be scary car grilles? I’m not sure. This is a picture of the real Cozy Cone Motel decorated for Haul-O-Ween so you can see the inspiration for the original cookies.

These are ridiculously sweet cookies, so there’s no need to make too many of them.

Who’s ready to make their Cars Land Haul-O-Ween Cookies?

AZ Air Time Tucson Birthday Party

byKaren•October 8, 2017

AZ Air Time Tucson

We discovered AZ Air Time on a trip to Scottsdale over 4 years ago. It was a lot of fun and we wished there was a Tucson location. Then almost like magic, they opened up a Tucson location about a year later. 😉 We’ve been going to AZ Air Time in Tucson ever since they opened up. There are a couple of reasons why AZ Air Time Tucson is the best indoor family trampoline park in Southern Arizona.

AZ Air Time Tucson Activities

Dodge Ball
Trampolines
Rock Climbing Wall
Bouncy House (for little kids)
Basketball
Foam Pit

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AZ Air Time Tucson Pricing

Check their website for daily specials. They even pop up on Groupon every few months if you are on a budget.

AZ Air Time Tucson is Comfortable

There is plenty of seating for parents who don’t want to jump, plus free wifi. There is also air conditioning which is key in Arizona. They even have a few of those massage chairs you can pay to sit in while your kids relax. Peter jokes about going to AZ Air Time just to use them. There’s also a snack bar in case you jump yourself hungry!

Best Tucson Birthday Party Venue

Their party options make it an affordable Tucson birthday party venue. They offer three different party packages depending upon your budget with a few add-on options. The Twice As Nice party option is the perfect party set up for us. It’s 2 hours long and includes jump socks for all the kids plus pizza and drinks. The host sets up the table in their party space with your color choice in table clothes and paper products. We went with orange this time for Quinn’s candy corn themed party. You just show up with the cake and kids. The party host takes care of everything else.

The party packages offer 1, 2 and 3-hour jump options and semi-private and private party rooms are available. There are outside food limitations but you are allowed to bring in veggie trays, fruit trays, chips, cake, ice cream, etc for your party. AZ Air Time makes it easy to host a fun birthday party without the prep and clean up you have at home!

We are regular customers of AZ Air Time Tucson and were thrilled when they offered to host Quinn’s birthday party in exchange for sharing our experience with you. We think it’s the best birthday party option in Tucson.

Candy Corn Party Ideas

byKaren•September 29, 2017

It all started with a duck or rather a rubber duck. My boys have been collecting mini rubber ducks lately. When we found the wide variety of rubber ducks that Oriental Trading sold online, I let Quinn pick out his favorite to put in his birthday party goody bags. I figured it would be a good way to choose a party theme. That is how we ended up with a candy corn themed birthday party this year. It’s a little silly but Quinn loved and it was rather easy to pull off. If you are planning a candy corn themed party, don’t miss these simple candy corn party ideas.

Easy Candy Corn Party Ideas

Candy Corn Party Decorations

The easiest way to decorate for a candy corn party is with simple orange, yellow and white decorations. We had our party at a local trampoline fun center so my decorating was limited. They did provide orange tablecloths and paper products. I added this adorable candy corn paper lanterns to the center of each table. I think adding orange, yellow and white balloons and party streamers would have been fun too. A candy corn pinata would double as a decoration and party activity!

Candy Corn Food Ideas

Again sticking with an orange, yellow, and white theme makes the candy corn party food ideas easy. I opted to make a candy corn veggie tray for our party. It worked well with the pizza the party place served. You could make a similar fruit tray with oranges, pineapple, and jicama or cheese tray.

Not everyone loves candy corn, so we opted to just decorate Quinn’s chocolate cake with yellow and orange Reeses Pieces instead. Candy corn themed cupcakes are an easy DIY option.

Candy Corn Goodie Bags

We filled the party goodie bags with the candy corn rubber ducks that inspired the party theme. We also added candy corn flashlights and little bags of candy corn candy. Everything was cute, in theme and perfect for our candy corn themed party.

Candy Corn Party Invites

Keeping it simple, you could just go with orange or yellow invitations from a discount store. I found adorable invitation ideas on Etsy that inspired me to make my own invites using Canva. If you are comfortable using a graphic design tool like Canva, then it’s fairly simple to make your own. If not, I’d recommend picking up candy corn party invitations from Etsy.

A candy corn party theme isn’t limited to just birthday parties for crazy candy corn fans, it’s also a fun theme for a Halloween party or Fall festival.

Oriental Trading provided a few of the products mentioned for review purposes. No compensation was received. As always, all opinions and experiences are my own.

Vampire Donuts

byKaren•September 13, 2017

Halloween is coming and along with it all the fun Halloween decorations, costumes, and treats. I recently started watching Van Helsing on the Syfy channel. Vampires aren’t as cool as zombies but the show is fun (and a bit intense). It’s definitely not a show I can let my boys watch though. We can, however, start watching the adorable new Disney Junior show, Vampirina next month. It looks super cute! In honor of Halloween and its ultimate mascot, how about making some vampire donuts?

Vampire Donut Ingredients

1 box of cake mix + required ingredients
White Wilton Candy Melts
Black Icing
Red Icing
Wilton Candy Eyes
Brach’s Vampire Teeth
Wilton Donut Pan

Make Vampire Donuts

Start by making the cake mix according to the directions. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray the donut pan with non-stick cooking spray. Use a measuring cup for easy pouring. Pour the donut mix into the donut pan, making sure not to fill all the way to the top. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Let the donuts cool for 5 minutes.

Decorate Vampire Donuts

Melt white candy melts in the microwave or with this Wilton Melting Pot. Dip the top of the donuts in the white candy melts.

Everyone loves donuts, even the undead! Check out these homemade vampire donuts, perfect for a fun Halloween themed treat.

Place two candy eyes above the donut hole. Place two vampire teeth below the donut hole. Use the black icing to create hair above the eyes. Don’t forget the V of the hair! Then use red icing to create blood coming from the teeth. Done!

Everyone loves donuts, even the undead! Check out these homemade vampire donuts, perfect for a fun Halloween themed treat. Halloween Kid Recipe | Halloween Recipe | Halloween Party Food | Halloween Food

Happy Halloween!

Race Car Party Ideas

byKaren•August 9, 2017

When I previewed Mickey and the Roadster Racers last year, I knew it would be a hit with my boys. After sharing fun Puppy Party Ideas in June to celebrate the Puppy Dog Pals, I’m happy to be partnering with Disney Junior again to share Race Car Party Ideas in honor of Mickey and the Roadster Racers!

Add some extra FRiYAY to your Friday with these fun Race Car Party Ideas. From super simple to slightly more complex, everyone will be a winner with at least one of these ideas!

Race Car Party Ideas: Food

Race Car Graham Crackers

Aren’t these race car graham crackers adorable!? You could make a matching set or vary the colors and let everyone make their own favorite race car graham cracker!

Stoplight Brownies

Stoplight brownies are even easier to make. Simply cut a pan of brownies into skinny rectangles and add a red, yellow and green chocolate candy to the top of each one. If you like your treats extra sweet you could frost the brownie first before adding the candy.

I also created a simple race car themed printable food tent to label my stoplight brownies. Go ahead and print your own set of race car party food tents too. I think labeling party food with themed names, makes it extra fun.

Additional Easy Race Car Food Ideas

Go ahead and print a few of the blank food place cards and create your own fun party food ideas. Some popular ideas include mini chocolate donuts (spare tires), and long veggie crudites or chocolate dipped pretzel rods (dipsticks). Another easy idea is this fun Mickey and the Roadster Racers snack cone printable. Print out a set, roll and tape them into a cone shape and fill them with your favorite party snacks like popcorn or goldfish crackers!

Race Car Party Ideas: Activities

Mickey Roadster Racers Hat

Check out this super easy Mickey Roadster Racers Hat tutorial for a fun race car party idea. You just need a red hat, some felt, and a glue fun. It would make a fun party favor or be an excellent start of a Mickey and the Roadster Racers Halloween costume! You may want to check back, I have a hankering to make a costume Mickey Roadster Racer myself!

Printable Mickey and the Roadster Racers Activities

Printable Racing Ears | Disney Junior

Goofy Racer Coloring Page | Disney Junior

Mickey Racer Coloring Page | Disney Junior

Donald Racer Coloring Page | Disney Junior

Roadster Racers Box Cars | Disney Junior

I love the idea of making Roadster Racers Box Cars and turning them into a fun dress up costume. Pair it with the Mickey and the Roadster Racers Hat and you would have a fun Mickey and Roadster Racers Halloween costume! We made Disney Planes costumes out of cardboard boxes a few years ago. Check out those costumes for a tutorial and tips on how to turn a box into a costume.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Disney Junior.

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Step 4 – Decorate your cookie party setup

Step 5 – Let Them Decorate!

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