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How to Throw a Great Dog Birthday Party with Items From the Dollar Tree
This year my son turned 12 and requested a dog themed birthday party…how fun is that! As usual everything seemed to come together for a fun party that was enjoyed by all our guests. One of the main ideas was to serve food in doggie bowls that actually looked like food a dog would eat. This created so many funny moments as the boys devoured their treats. Here is a “ruff” idea of what we served our guests when they arrived at the Dog Party: Dog Water Bowls (made with blue Jello) Dog Chow (recipe here) Mini Hot Dogs Dog Pound Lollipops (Oriental Trading Co) Puppy Chews (Pepperoni Sticks) Dog…
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Wizard of Oz Birthday
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Ding Dong the Witch is Dead… I love getting creative in every area of my party planning and had so much fun with this theme. A classic movie like the Wizard of Oz is just loaded with iconic decoration ideas. For starters, there’s the Ruby Red Slippers. These shoes are the star of the show and are just the thing to sit on top of the Hostess ding-dongs. At the front entrance I used the sparkly red shoes my daughter wore last Christmas to represent the scene where the house fell on the Wicked Witch and she lost her prized slippers. I love being able to…
