Splatter Paint Birthday Party

Living at a camp definitely has its advantages.

Like when it's your birthday and you want to have a splatter paint hullapalooza and there's a room all set up for that very thing. With black lights even. And upturned barrels for paint to go on top and drumsticks to beat them with so paint goes everywhere!

We also had squirt bottles and paint brushes to make sure everyone was adequately splattered.

Here's the birthday girl in all her splatter glory.

and the crew...

A dip in the lake helped to get a little of the extra paint off.

Fun times.

For more info about the camp where we live, click HERE.

DIY Birthday Tee

Here are my

two favorite two-year-olds

and the t-shirts I made for their birthdays...

I was inspired by these shirts I saw over on Dana's blog, MADE.  She used the first letter of the child's name and added some super cute embroidery.  You can find her tutorial here.

I'm not much of a hand sewer but I liked the color that the embroidery added.  So, instead,

I layered different colors of t-shirts. 

I used old shirts that I had on hand

(don't we all have some old or unloved t-shirts hanging around that could be put to better use?),

cut out the shapes,

and sewed it all together. 

A few tiny tips:

-sew around the numbers before sewing the shape onto the shirt

-it is easier to sew on multiple layers of t-shirt material

-use a smaller stitch

Also...

the sprinkle shirt tutorial was part of a series of crafts and projects all for BOYS!

Check out the rest of the projects under the heading Celebrate the Boy on Dana's blog.

 

Dylan Turned 2!

I love this age.  Some people love rocking the babies and maybe shed a tear when that baby starts to crawl and then walk and then run.  But I say "bring it on!"  I like it when they have a little bit of independence and LOVE to hear what comes out of their mouths!  Their limited vocabulary, L's that sound like W's and C's that sound like T's...presh.us. 

So, to celebrate the great grand age of two, we had a party.
Now, there are a lot of great birthday ideas out there.  Themes galore.  Cake, decorations, games, snacks, and favors to go with those themes.  And we have had some of those parties before.  Joe's third birthday was a pirate party.  They found buried treasure.  Dad tried to steal it but was captured and forced to walk the plank.  We had a fabulous time.  D's party was a fabulous time, too.  Just a bit simpler.
We went to, ahem,
Mickey D's. 
Don't judge. 
I brought balloons.

And made him that awesome shirt.  (Tell you how later this week.)
And I invited some of his sweet friends to come run around and scream with him in an enclosed space. 

And I gave him ice cream.

Bonus, the happy meal toy was a 2 year old sized light saber.
So, if you are stressing out about your child's next birthday party, don't sweat it.  Keep it simple. 
Balloons + sugar = instant party.
I mean did you see his face? 
He was lovin' it!