Minute To Win It Party Games

We featured some great Minute To Win It games on the QTO blog today. 

Fun!  Thanks to my cousin Claudia for sharing the idea and photos!

~ Sarah

 

Tween Birthday Party Activity: Memo Board Tutorial

 

Compliments of my partner for Quite The Occasion, Theresa, I have a great tutorial for the adorable memo board craft we did for Hollins' 10th birthday party.

 

Theresa writes:

 

Making a memo board was the perfect activity for a 10th birthday party; it was inexpensive and fun!  Plus it made a great party favor for the girls!  Here are the easy step-by-step instructions:

 

Only 5 supplies are needed:

 

- 12x12 cork tile (got on sale for 50% off at Joann Fabrics - cost was .80 apiece)
- 16x16 piece of fabric
- 12x12 piece of quilting batting
- Glue (hot glue is a great option, but we stuck with tacky glue for safety reasons and it worked great!)
- ribbon

First you attach the batting to the cork tile with a little glue. 

 Then lay the cork tile, face down, on top of a piece of fabric:

Next, wrap the cork tile like a present using glue:

Turn it over and here is what it should look like!  Easy and quick!

 Next it is time to jazz it up with ribbon.  Cut a few strips of ribbon, add a little glue, and affix to the board.  I used this crisscross pattern:

Turn the cork tile over and use a little glue to attach the ribbon to the back of the tile:

Add just a scrap of ribbon to make a loop for hanging your memo board:

 We decided to then take a piece of 12x12 card stock scrapbook paper to finish off the back just to make it neat and tidy.  Once you do that, flip your cork board over and, wah-lah!  Here is the finished product!

That cute felt flower is actually a push pin - it makes the perfect practical accessory for your new memo board.  And it is super easy to make:

Just cut out a few fun shapes from pieces of felt, add a few buttons, sew them together, and a attach a flat push pin and there you have it!  At the party, the girls used tacky glue to create their pins and it worked just fine.

 How cute is that?  And each board cost less than $5.00 to make! 

I love the board that birthday girl, Hollins, created!  Those flowers are fun and festive and I love the fabric print!

Craft, Create & Celebrate! Tween Birthday Party Activities

There is so much to share with this party that it couldn't fit all in one post.  Today I want to focus on the activities.  There were 5 distinct parts to the party:

 

1.  A Welcoming icebreaker- when the girls arrived my sister placed Disney character names on the backs of their shirts.  They had fun asking questions to figure out who their character was while they were decorating cupcakes.

 

 

2. Cupcake decorating - We did this in my sister's kitchen and the girls had fun chatting and decorating.

 

 

 

We used hard candies such as lemon heads and Mike & Ikes, basic white icing and cupcakes.

 

3.  Crafting - All of the kits were preset before the girls arrived.  A full tutorial on how we made our bulletin boards and felt push pins is coming.
 

We had lots of fabric the girls could pick from that coordinated with the flower theme.

Here is our sample board and pin created by Theresa:

 

And here is a finished board and pin.  Too cute!

 

4.  Snacks, Shirley Temples and Presents - we made the Shirley temples with ginger ale, cherries and grenadine.  Basic recipe that was delicious.

 

 

5.  Outdoor games until the parents arrived. My sister lead the girls in a fun game of spud for the last part of the party.  The girls loved it!

I love this photo!  What a sweet group of girls!

By the end of the day, they were all wearing their napkin rings as bracelets!

Even Reed joined in on the party fun!

 

It was nice to be able to spend some time with my Mom as well who helped me with the crafts and finishing touches.  

 

 

Family Unplugged Activity Book - Picnic in the Park Birthday Party Favors

I can't believe Reed's party is just one week away!  My baby will be one!  Ah!  As you know we are holding a picnic in the park to celebrate the big day.  We love the idea of everyone getting outside and having some good old fashioned fun with their family.   I wanted to continue with this idea for the party favor.  I thought of Frisbees for each family or even a game when it hit me to create an activity booklet with great ideas that do not require batteries or the latest technology.  Family Unplugged! 

I had always played capture the flag and kick the can when I was little but I knew there had to be more games out there.  So I started my search and I found tons of good ideas!  I wanted to share my ideas with you.  Have fun playing these games at your next party or with your family!  The image above is the cover page.

To make the book I placed four 3x5 pages on one standard sheet of paper.  I am going to print them on red, blue and yellow card stock to go with my theme and secure them with coordinating ribbon. 

Very unique party favor and easy to make!  Would be a great present for PE teachers too!