April 18, 2012
Cinco de Mayo is only a few weeks away (and it’s on a Saturday this year – party on!), so it’s time to start planning your fiesta! A Mexican themed party is a super easy color-scheme to work with – stick to red, white and green (to go with the Mexican flag) for your main ...
April 17, 2012
I came across this amazingly colorful dessert table from a birthday party while perusing Baby Lifestyles (an excellent resource if you’re searching for birthday or shower ideas!) and just had to share it. It has my most favorite thing: a super-duper colorful candy buffet! This candy rocks because the party planner has gotten maximum color ...
April 4, 2012
One thing that can really make your candy buffet stand apart is having unique scoops for serving up your treats. It’s easy to forget how important scoopers are, but if you are serving unwrapped candy (like M&Ms, Skittles, etc.), you’re definitely going to want something to scoop with to keep little kids grabby-hands from spreading ...
October 17, 2011
Here’s a really fun and creative way to have a candy buffet at your upcoming Halloween party – make it a “specimen table” and label all the candy spooky names like “Freshwater Leeches” (Black Licorice Wheels) and “Human Blood Capsules” (Hot Tamales). You can download a free printable of spooky specimen names here, and we’ve ...
September 5, 2011
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E ! What a sweet birthday party theme this little Mickey Mouse party turned out to be. The bright colors and familiar mouse ears make it obvious why these theme is a timeless classic for little kids’ birthday parties. The candy bar is delightful and we’ve recreated the list here. That way, if you ...
September 2, 2011
These party pics that we saw on www.TheTomKatStudio.com are simply adorable. What a lucky little kid who was the recipient of this beautiful “Sweet Shoppe” themed birthday party. Take a look at these pics! All photography is from www.PillowThought.blogspot.com via www.TheTomKatStudio.com
July 15, 2011
I came across these party pics on the amazing blog GloriousTreats.com. I love that the party theme is simply “Candy”, leaving the party planner open to a broad range of a candy, decor and games. GloriousTreats.com actually has multiple blog posts detailing her planning process, including sources for where the apothecary jars that hold the ...
June 10, 2011
Last week we offered some tips on what candy would make an excellent Baby Boy Shower Candy Buffet, featuring yummy candies in blue hues, and since that color scheme is only good for about 50% of baby showers, we want to offer some tips for Baby Girl Shower Candy Buffets! Stay tuned for next week ...
May 17, 2011
Wow, Memorial Day and the (un)official start of summer is just around the corner! What a perfect time to have a friendly BBQ bash with your friends. And speaking of friends, our friends over at Hostess With the Mostess just published a great article about summer BBQ’s and included links to free printouts to help ...
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May 9, 2011
I ran across this birthday party idea and thought it was just the cutest thing for a young girl! BirthdayPartyIdeas.com has so many awesome party ideas with details on all aspects of the party – decor, games, goody bags, food, etc. Check out this link for the specifics, but one thing they did leave out ...