Baseball Birthday Party
Holding a baseball birthday party is sure to hit a home run with your child and their friends. A baseball birthday party can be decorated using a favorite team or the game of baseball in general. Decorate the baseball party with baseballs, cut out round shapes from white cardstock; add black lines and red stitches with markers. Cover the table with a green tablecloth and scatter baseball cards over the table.
Baseball Birthday Party
Have the baseball party guests make personalized pennants from pre-cut felt or foam to take home. The baseball birthday party cake is made by stacking 2 round cakes, frosted with white frosting. Use black and red icing to add the baseball lines and stitching. Provide the kind of food for your baseball party that you would have a baseball game: hotdogs, sodas, cracker jacks, peanuts, etc.
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Butterfly Decor
Little girls love butterfly decor. This simple butterfly decor craft idea is easily tailored to your child’s favorite colors and can be modified for various uses. For a more vibrant butterfly decoration, be sure to paint all white areas with color. Let the butterfly decoration fly by tying a piece of fishing line or yarn around the neck and suspend from the ceiling.
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Butterfly Decor
What you need for the coffee filter crafts:
- Paper coffee filter
- 1/2 black pipe cleaner stem
- Water color paints
- Paint brush and water
How to make butterfly coffee filter crafts:
- Flatten the coffee filter and place it on a plate or newspaper to paint as the water will soak through. Set aside on paper towels to dry.
- Fold the coffee filter accordion style, with 1/2″ pleats.
- Fold the pipe cleaner in half and twist the stem around the filter to secure it in place.
- Bend the tips of the pipe clean stems over about 1/4″ to create the antennae.
- Fan out the butterfly wings.
- If desired, hand with yarn or fishing line.
Baby Shower Themes
The use of baby shower themes adds a special element to a baby shower. Baby shower themes may reflect the traditional colors signaling the gender of the baby, the theme of the baby’s nursery, or can simply be something fun or whimsical. Unique baby shower ideas will often make the event even more memorable. Whatever the theme, it is important to always keep in mind what the expecting mother would like. Selecting baby shower theme ideas is the first step that sets the stage for choosing invitations, decorations, and even food.
Baby Shower Themes
Traditional Baby Shower Themes
- Tea Party baby shower
- Garden Themed baby shower
- Peas in a Pod (twins) baby shower
- Pink or Blue baby shower (girl or boy theme)
- Noah’s Ark
- Little Angel
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Unique Baby Shower Themes
- Bling baby shower
- Green baby shower
- Couples baby shower
- Spa baby shower
- Make Over baby shower
- Adoption baby shower
- Co-Worker baby shower
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Second Birthday
Your child’s second birthday is going to be even more fun than their first. At their second birthday, your child understands that it is their special day and enjoys interacting with family and friends. Fun ideas for the second birthday party can be based on common television or storybook characters or a favorite type of toy such as a doll, barnyard animal or car.
Hold the second birthday party at a familiar location (home, relative’s home or favorite playground) and scheduled at a time when your child is at their best. Keep the second birthday party between 1 to 2 hours for more enjoyment.
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Second Birthday
Decorations:
- Cut out large number 2’s from brightly colored paper to mount on walls
- Photos of the birthday child
- Decorate with colorful balloons and streamers – taking special care to watch for popped balloon pieces that can be picked up and put into little mouths.
Activities:
- Finger painting
- Bean bag toss
- Puzzles
Nature Crafts
Nature crafts are simple activities that connect children to the natural world. Nature crafts make great seasonal craft activities. Winter is the perfect time to help birds make it through the cold season and easy kids crafts can help.
Putting out a pine cone bird feeder is a fun way to enjoy wild birds while providing a source of protein for them. Pine cone bird feeders are easy kids crafts that even young children can help make.
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Nature Crafts
What you need:
- Pine cone
- String
- Peanut Butter
- Bird Seed
How to make a pine cone bird feeder:
- Tie a piece of string around a pine cone.
- Cover the pine cone in peanut butter.
- Roll the pine cone in the birdseed.
- Hang the bird feeder outside and wait for the birds to come.
Snack Time
After school snack time will give kids more energy in the afternoon to concentrate on homework. Snack time is an important part of each day, giving children more energy to play outside instead of flopping down in front of the television. Skip the prepackaged items and take a few minutes to make easy snacks from scratch. Easy snacks do not have to be equated with junk food. Kids love to turn an eating occasion into an interactive experience.
Take the opportunity to cook together with your child these simple peanut butter granola bars. When you and your child cook together to make their own snacks you will begin to instill an interest in cooking that may help them to make healthy eating choices. Visit www.treasureboxkids.com for children’s clothing and ideas. Be sure to look through our archived blog posts for more activities, fun kids crafts, tips and birthday party ideas.
Snack Time
Ingredients:
1 large egg white
½ cup old-fashioned oats
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup sliced almonds
¼ tsp salt
½ cup peanut butter
½ cup light brown sugar
3 tablespoons oil
½ tsp ground cinnamon
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line an 8” square baking pan with 2 crisscrossed rectangles of parchment paper, leaving a 2” overhang at 2 opposite ends. In a large bowl, combine oats, almonds and cranberries.
- In a small saucepan, whisk together oil, brown sugar, peanut butter, cinnamon, salt and 1 tablespoon of water over low heat until sugar dissolves (about 5 minutes). Let cool slightly; whisk in egg white. Pour over oat mixture; stir until moistened. Spread evenly in bottom of pan; smooth the top of the mixture.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until top is firm. Let cool 10 minutes. Lift out of pan using paper handles. Let cool completely. Cut into bars.
