DIY Party Mom: September 2016

Tracy Aviary Special Deal for Salt Lake City Friends

Come enjoy spending time with all of our feathered friends here at Tracy Aviary for the day! Marvel at our newest exhibit Treasures of the Rainforest, partake in one of our free interactive bird shows, or get close with some of the birds during an Amazon Adventure or pelican feeding. Get 2 for 1 Admission at the Tracy Aviary today!

Are you in the Salt Lake City area? Have some family fun with the Tracy Aviary.

Tracy Aviary connects people with nature through the world of birds.

With more than 135 species and 400 individual birds on display, guests are able to wander our 8 acres and appreciate the different colors, sizes, and sounds of our feathered friends. Daily bird shows and bird feedings give guests up close and personal experiences.

Open 9 AM- 5 PM, 363 days a year.

Come enjoy spending time with all of our feathered friends here at Tracy Aviary for the day! Marvel at our newest exhibit Treasures of the Rainforest, partake in one of our free interactive bird shows, or get close with some of the birds during an Amazon Adventure or pelican feeding.

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3 Halloween Printables and Dare to Share Saturday

Dear Hubby went out of town this week with work and I ended up getting so busy with being Mom--Mom taxi, Mom chef, Mom entertainer, Mom everything that I ended up taking the week of this week as far as blogging goes.

So I don't have a whole lot to show you this week if you look back over the posts, but I did have a lot of fun and activity with my boys...and that's what I hope all the ideas that I share each week helps us to do-- spend more time with our families in fun ways.

If you saw me on Instagram, the boys and I went rollerskating this week. It's been years since I went and it took me a long time to get my "sea legs" under me, but when I did, we had a blast. I know we are definitely going to go again (plus, it was great exercise which is definitely something I'm trying to do more of now that the heat is breaking a little.)

I used all the declarations I've been making for the fall festival next month and decorated my house (for safe keeping!) this week. 🍂🍂 I just love how the mantel and TV area turned out. Don't you? 🍂🍂 #falldecorations #manteldecor #falldecor #flowerarrangement #ontheblog
A photo posted by Kim (@kimskandykreations) on Sep 16, 2016 at 11:16am PDT

I did manage to get my Fall decorations up this week while the boys were at school. I love how they turned out! I took the flower arrangements, fall leaf lights, and made a fabric pennant banner to decorate my mantel and TV area. I just need to go get some fall wax melts to complete my transformation to fall.

I can see that you guys are starting to get in the fall mood too. If you missed it, go and check out these 3 Halloween printables shared at last week's Dare to Share Saturday.

1. Halloween Lunch Box Notes by Gluesticks

2. Bandaid Ghosts Halloween Printable by C.R.A.F.T.

3. Happy Pumpkin Spice Season Printable Card by Bombshell Bling

I can't wait to see what you've been up to this week!

An InLinkz Link-up

30+ Inconceivable Princess Bride Gift Ideas for the Ultimate Fan

Celebrate the ultimate love story with Buttercup and Wesley with these inconceivably awesome Princess Bride gift ideas. You won't have to fight the horrors of the Fire Swamp to enjoy these prints, jewelry, activity books, and more.

Are you a Princess Bride fan?

Okay, seriously...who isn't? After all, it's not just a "kissing book", there's "fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles... " Everything you need for the perfect book, movie, or party...

While thinking about hosting a movie and dinner party, I went online and started to look at ideas. I stumbled upon the most amazing Princess Bride products. There's prints, jewelry, cake toppers, figurines, activity books, and even a crown.

If you've been looking for someone to find you the top 30 great Princess Bride fandom products....

Here you go.

"As You Wish."

Coloring Book

Typography and Quote Print

As You Wish Cake topper

Iocane Powder Pint Galsses

Quote Wine Glasses

Buttercup Crown

Inconceivable Definition T-Shirt

As You Wish Pillow

Wesley and Buttercup Print

As You Wish Game

Metal Bookends

Full Movie Script Poster

Princess Bride Art Print

Iocane Powder

Buttercup's Red Riding Dress

Inigo Montoya Car Magnet

Miracle Max Sign

Planner Stickers

As You Wish Pendant

Have Fun Storming the Castle T-shirt

Peg Dolls

Princess Bride-Opoly

Good Night Sleep Well Print

As You Wish Bracelet

Precious Moments Figurine

Quiet Book Pattern

Death Cannot Stop True Love Print

Scwamble Game

VHS Upcycled Notebook

Charm Bracelet

If you loved these products as much as Wesley, Buttercup, and I did...check out the Princess Bride Party board.

How to Make Fall Leaf Garland Lights

Bring the color of fall into your home with these beautiful fall leaf garland lights. You can easily make these yourself in just a few minutes and have a lighted fall leaf decoration to celebrate with at Halloween or Thanksgiving this year.

When I made my Fall Floral Arrangements (see the beautiful wall décor above?), I knew I wanted to create some lights and pennant banners to tie the arrangements together along the wall at our Fall Festival party next month. (Yes, I'm getting a jump on them early this year! Go me!)

Plus, don't you just love lights? And fall leaves? And fall colors?

So of course, we needed to add some fall lights to our decorations. And of course, they needed to be cheap and easy since we are planning to make a bunch of them to add to our Fall Festival party at church this year.

These Leaf lights fit the bill beautifully. And they look so amazing over my door while I wait to take them to the party next month.

To make these lights for your door or fall wall décor, you'll need:

Fall Leaves
Christmas Lights
Hot Glue Gun and glue sticks
Scissors

If you were lucky enough to find a bag of fall leaves, like those here, you can skip this step. But if you had to buy a floral arrangement to get your leaves, then you'll need to cut your leaves off the stems at the base of the leaf.

Create your own Lighted Fall Leaf Lights

Add a tiny bit of hot glue to the top of your light and quickly place the top of the fall leaf on the glue. Allow to dry securely.

I admit I was worried about the glue gun, the leaves, and the heat of the lights, but so far everything has been working perfectly and there has been no troubles. But be sure to use with caution and at your own risk.

Hang your fall leaf lights over a door or along your wall for some beautiful fall decorations.

Once it gets dark, turn on your lights and enjoy the wonderful fall glow coming from your DIY Fall Leaf Lights!

If you love this idea, plan the ultimate fall celebration with these other great party sources.

If you are looking for more fun Thanskgiving party ideas, check out these great ideas.

An InLinkz Link-up

3 Fun Family Party Ideas and Dare to Share Saturday

Wow. I'm glad that was a short week because I am ready for the weekend!

Dear Hubby and I have been married for almost 22 years now and in that time, I can count the number of times that we've had the house to ourselves on NO hands. It's never happened. The kids have always been around and while I love that, I look forward to a few quite moments when it's just the hubby and I.

We try and make it Date night at least every other week. It doesn't always happen, especially during sport's seasons, but I think it's super important to put alone time with your spouse on your to do list as often as possible.

But this weekend our two youngest are headed to go camping with their Scout Troup. I never though this day would happen, but Dear Hubby and I have the house to ourselves tonight. We can go out and not worry that the kids will kill each other while we are gone or that we'll get that dreaded "I'm hurt" call (yes, it has happened. I never did see the end of Batman thanks to 12 stitches.)

So tonight we'll be partying it up and having a good time just the two of us. I just need to figure out what we are going to do. I want to make it special since we won't be on a time crunch, so I've been scouring the town trying to find something fun to do.

Or maybe we'll just stay in and play some games or Netflix and Chill. I'm tempted to purchase this Ultimate Intimacy Pack from the Dating Divas. I love their date night ideas and think it would be fun to try this.

I hope you get to enjoy the weekend too! If you are looking for some fun family time, check out these 3 great party ideas from last week's Dare to Share Saturday.