DISCLOSURE: I am part of the DecoArt Blogger Program and was provided product samples. In addition, this post may contain affiliate links that come at no cost to you. Know I only promote and share products I personally use and recommend! To learn more, please review my disclosure policy here. A party animals party theme is a fun one to take it any direction you choose. Go farm animals, jungle animals or a mix of anything you want! To make your party animals themed party a little more fun, paint your own animal figurines and dress them up to match your party decor as a cute centerpiece! I sometimes worry I'm making my kids jaded to the concept of birthday parties since I had been styling 1 - 3 a month in my home the last 2 years. When I asked my girls what party themed they wanted for this year's joint birthday party, after naming all the themes I just did that last month Brielle burst out with "animals!" I pondered her suggestion a few minutes and concluded that a party animal themed party sounded fun! I gave it my own flair and went with a black, white, orange and pink color scheme and began sketching out the party details and plans. Little did I know that my plans would be thrown for a loop when we decided to ... Continue Reading...
5 Ways We’re Preparing our Preschooler for Kindergarten
DISCLOSURE: I was compensated with a product sample by NameBubbles.com for this post, but the opinions are all mine and not that of the company! I LOVE their labels and have been using them on many of our products for years. Know that Spotofteadesigns.com only promotes products which have been personally tested and ones I’d stand behind. To learn more, please review my disclosure policy here. Time sure does fly! In just a few weeks our oldest will be heading off to elementary school to attend kindergarten! This won’t come as a surprise to her as we’ve been discussing the change and creating excitement about this next step for months now. Here are the 5 things we’re doing to prepare our preschooler for this next milestone of Kindergarten: Talking about it. Except for things that are meant to be surprises (like our winter trip to Disney) we tend to give our girls lots of notice about events coming up, especially something as life changing as going to a new school to attend Kindergarten! We have been talking about the changes A LOT to get her prepared on how the day will progress (reminder that she doesn't get fed a second breakfast there like she does at daycare) and how she'll be making lots of new friends. We call it ... Continue Reading...
Birthday Tradition: 1 Ice Cream Cake and All Spoons
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Are you looking to create a birthday tradition that will never go out of style and will always be delicious? Adopt my family’s birthday tradition including one ice cream cake and all spoons. Make sure to capture an annual photo of this memorable dessert consumption to enjoy for years to come! Sometimes traditions are planned and sometimes they just form over time. To me, doing things two times doesn’t make it tradition but when you purposely repeat it several times over and it’s a loved activity, it just sort of sticks. Like most first time moms, I restricted my daughter’s sugar intact her first year and let her loose on her first birthday cake at her birthday party (a few days before her birthday). We spent her actual birthday as a family of three at the beach followed by the start of our family birthday tradition. I grabbed a mini ice cream cake from the grocery store and three spoons and we all dug into the cold and creamy cake. Ok not all of us used a spoon, but ... Continue Reading...