Party ideas

Birthday parties, themed parties and the food, decor and games that went with them.

  • Twilight Watch Party Drinking Games: The Ultimate Twi-hard Guide

    The Twilight drinking game: sip and shot rules for every movie, extra rules for each of the five films, a marathon schedule with run times, the drinks, and games for the non-drinkers on the couch.

    Updated Sept 2026

  • Twilight Party Ideas from Forks: Decor, Menu, Games and a 3-Hour Plan

    Twilight party ideas at home: Forks-at-dusk decor in moss green and crimson, a welcome sign, the cutlery set, the menu, games, music and a three-hour timeline, on three budgets.

    Updated Sept 2026

  • Harry Potter Party Games and Activities for a House Full of Wizards

    Nine Harry Potter party games for a normal house, by age: a Sorting Ceremony, Quaffle toss, a Marauder's Map trail, a Horcrux hunt, wand making, Muggle Quidditch, a photo booth and a potions station.

    Updated Sept 2026

  • 20 Harry Potter Party Snacks and Treats

    Twenty Harry Potter snacks straight from the books, each with ingredients, steps, yield and time: Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes, Chocolate Frogs, Treacle Fudge and more.

    20 recipes Updated Sept 2026

  • Harry Potter Party Decorations: 11 Zones for a Normal House

    Harry Potter party decorations for an ordinary house on a budget: DIY floating candles, a Great Hall dining room, a Platform 9¾ doorway, a potions bar and seven more zones, with buy lists and steps.

    Updated Sept 2026

  • Harry Potter Birthday Party Cake Ideas

    Fifteen Harry Potter birthday cake ideas, starting with Hagrid's pink cake from the movie as a full recipe, then a Hogwarts castle, a Sorting Hat, Hedwig, a Golden Snitch and more, sorted by skill.

    13 recipes Updated Sept 2026

  • 11 Non-Alcoholic Cocktails for a Star Wars Party

    Eleven non-alcoholic Star Wars drinks for kids and drivers: blue milk, Yoda Soda, a Wookiee root beer float, Kyber Crystal lemonade, Hoth chocolate and more.

    11 recipes Updated Jul 2025

  • 14 Star Wars Party Snacks and Drinks: A Galactic Food Menu

    Fourteen Star Wars party food ideas for a birthday, May the 4th or a movie night: Hutt dogs, Death Star doughnuts, Stormtrooper pops and blue milk, each with a recipe, a picture and a make-ahead plan.

    14 recipes Updated Sept 2026

  • Dinosaur Party Food Ideas: When Prehistory Meets the Kitchen

    Dinosaur party food ideas that kids actually eat: bronto burgers, pterodactyl wings, carnivore meatballs, herbivore dip and Jurassic jello, with a grocery list.

    12 recipes Updated Jul 2025

  • 11 Out-of-This-World alcoholic cocktails for Star Wars themed party

    Eleven Star Wars themed cocktails for a grown-up party, with a recipe for each, from a Lightsaber Lagoon to Dagobah Swamp Juice and a Rebel Raspberry Fizz.

    11 recipes Updated Oct 2024

  • Eat Better and Move More in 2016

    I know just about everyone has a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight. I have more that once and maybe it worked for awhile but the truth is I in horrible…

    Published Jan 2016

  • Game Themed Birthday Party

    Well I’m officially in a new club now, I am 40. In an effort to have the best and most fun party ever I asked for a game themed party. My secret mission…

    Published Feb 2015

  • My 40 Fave Turning 40 in 40 days

    Yep you read that right! I will be 40 in 40 days. So for the next 40 days I’m going to celebrate the big day here on the blog with you. What better way to…

    Published Jan 2015

  • Monster Marshmallow Pops

    It’s been hard but I have held back on doing anything Halloween related until today. Happy October!!! I have the perfect thing to kick of this great…

    Published Oct 2014

  • 1st Birthday Garden Party with Birds

    I can’t believe my baby is 1!!! Seriously, where did the time go?!?! We celebrated Sadie’s birthday with a Birdie (because everything is birds for her-her…

    Published Jun 2014

  • Make Dinosaur Footprint Marshmallow Pops

    I’ve been on a marshmallow pop kick lately and really, can you blame me, they are easy and yummy. As I was planning Nolan’s Dino Party I knew I would be…

    Published Jun 2014

  • Dino Party

    I know it’s been a long time since I have posted…. I’m back with a PARTY!!! We celebrated Nolan’s 3rd birthday with a dinosaur theme recently. I wanted to…

    Published Jun 2014

  • Personalized Wedding Gift

    Well this weekend we went to a fun wedding for my cousin Megan and her new husband Dustin. I’ve been really looking forward to her wedding especially…

    Published Sept 2012

  • Quick Easy Scavenger Hunt

    I wanted to quickly share with you a quick and easy Scavenger Hunt. I know I’m not the first person to think of sending kids into the woods on a scavenger…

    Published Sept 2012

  • Craft Party

    Over the Labor Day weekend I hosted a craft party. Invitations were sent out over Facebook to a few family and friends. I intended to have a small party…

    Published Sept 2012