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Family Games, Thanksgiving Memories

The Crane — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:26:05 +0000

As her family played more games together, she could see her family growing together, building memories, and laughing more. Games broke the ice when distant relatives arrived, they gave the restless ones something to do, and gave the shy ones a voice. The little cousins learned about the rough journey of the Pilgrims playing Cross [...]

Free Cookie Swap Cookbook on Kindle

The Crane — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:00:39 +0000

I stumbled across this darling little cookbook that is free on Kindle right now, and with the holidays coming soon, thought I’d pass it on to you. Isn’t the cover pretty? This is a one-stop book for a cookie swap and includes tips on how to plan a cookie swap party as well as recipes [...]

50th Anniversary Party Ideas

MamaDuck — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:00:54 +0000

When planning a 50th anniversary party, we love to focus on the memories and the love between the happy couple. While our 50th anniversary invitations are designed to begin your event in this way, we have also gathered ideas to make your party planning easier throughout the entire event! Ask each guest to bring a [...]

Race Car Themed Birthday Party Ideas

MamaDuck — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:00:10 +0000

Decorate the party location with checkered flags, as well as plenty of black, white & red balloons & streamers! Have races outside on a track made out of landscaping edging or traffic cones (use bikes, walkers, push toys, tricycles, etc). Use a kids play traffic light to start and finish every event. Prizes can be [...]

Undersea Fish Themed Birthday Party Ideas

MamaDuck — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:00:44 +0000

Here is a collection of all of our undersea, ocean & fish birthday party ideas that we posted over the past few days, feel free to add your own ideas in the comments below also. We have several photo birthday invitation designs in our galleries for your party also, or you may adapt any of [...]

Underwater Swim Creature Party Game

MamaDuck — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:00:07 +0000

To begin, guests stand in a circle, facing inward. Choose three underwater creatures and walk around the circle naming the kids in sequence – whale, shark, turtle, whale, shark, turtle, etc., so you have several of each underwater animal standing at intervals. When you call out the name of a group, the kids in that [...]

Fish for a Name Tag (Undersea Party Ideas)

MamaDuck — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:00:53 +0000

Make a fish-shaped name tag for each guest using thick, colorful paper. Decorate with markers and attach a paper clip to the mouth of each fish. Place all the fish in an empty kiddie pool or decorated box. As each guest arrives, hand him or her a fishing pole (sturdy stick with a yarn “line” [...]

Shark Punch

MamaDuck — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:00:15 +0000

This refreshing drink has a surprise *bite* lurking just beneath the surface! A day before the party, make shark ice cubes by freezing bite-sized gummy shark candy in ice cube trays filled with water. Let the trays stand at room temperature for an hour to remove the air bubbles before placing them in the freezer. [...]

Little Squirt Water Fun Gallery

MamaDuck — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:00:51 +0000

Party guests will have lots of fun testing their accuracy with this fun outdoor game! Set up several empty plastic pop bottles at a distance 8-10 ft from the place where players will stand. Lay a jump rope down for the line shooters must stand behind. Give each guest a squirt gun, and see who [...]

Turtle Shell Treats

MamaDuck — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:00:44 +0000

This healthy snack can be prepared quickly beforehand, or used as a fun activity during the party! Make one as a centerpiece, or prepare one for each guest. To begin, spread a large leaf of lettuce on a plate. Set a pear half (canned or fresh) in the center of the plate to make the [...]