Amanda's Parties To Go

Monday, February 4

Valentines Freebie!

IT IS FREEBIE time!

Just in time for Valentine's Day!

Here are super easy ideas that will please boys and girls!

YOU ARE A GREAT CATCH!

Favor treats are always fun!

It makes me happy to give someone a cute little package that is handmade.

To package this treat you will need scrapbook paper(optional), FREE Valentine treat topper, clear bags, scissors and a stapler.

If you use the scrapbook inside the clear bags, make sure you cut the scrapbook paper slightly smaller than the bag. Place the swedish fish inside and place the treat bag topper over the ziploc bag. Staple to attach together on each side of the treat bag topper.

This one is my favorites!! How cute is this?
Just download the FREE Valentine Fish Bowl and cut. Place the fish bowl printable inside a clear bag(I got mine at the Dollar Tree) and the red swedish fish.

Tie with a cute bow and you are done! Super cute and easy!

To create this look, simply download the FREE Valentine treat toppers and glue it to the metal pails. I found the metal pails at the Dollar Tree (3 for $1). Fill the pails with red swedish fish. Easy peasy!

Just the way I like it! ;)

DOWNLOAD FREEBIE HERE

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

XOXO,

CRIS

Friday, January 11

Valentines Party

What a lovely Valentines Party I'm sharing today from the talented Ellen of Ellen Bessette Events. Ellen put together a stunningly sweet party for a little girl given by her grandmother. What a wonderful idea! And best of all, she used Valentines Party printables to embellishment her beautiful party, too.

Ellen says, "I wanted this party to be perfect! Ruffles, pink and lots of sweets!" And then the wind came. Wind can be a party stylists worst nightmare and that day, I think it just might have been for Ellen. She says, "The wind nearly destroyed my setup and blew my handmade heart backdrop into tangles, blew over a flower arrangement and broke the crystal candlestick, name place cards and food labels went flying, etc."

Poor, Ellen! But seriously, you would never know from these gorgeous photos. After the chaos of the wind and quite a bit of reassembling, Ellen says, "But the girls had a great time and at the end of the party that’s really all that matters! The girls enjoyed lots of fun crafts, facepainting, running around the yard with their tutu wands, filling their bags with goodies and a scavenger hunt at the end of the party."

Thank you so much for sharing your hard work and beautiful party styling with us, Ellen! You brought my Valentines Party printables to life!

Wednesday, November 28

Reindeer Games - New Printables Set for Holiday Parties!

I'm so happy to share this brand new printables set with my readers today!

I think this REINDEER GAMES SET will be a holiday hit and help lots of moms and teachers plan holiday parties with ease. The set is packed full of printable files for a super fun party -- there are great ideas for games and decorations including centerpiece signs, cupcake toppers, banners, hot cocoa bar printables, candy bar wraps, hershey kiss circles, drink wraps and so much more!

Invitation Sold separately here

THE REINDEER GAMES PRINTABLES SET

is on sale now in the shop for only $15.00.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Saturday, November 3

FREE Thanksgiving Printables!

It's FREEBIE Time!

Amanda's Parties to Go has a brand new, super fun FREE Thanksgiving printable just for you! It's packed with colorful, vibrant designs and kid-friendly activities that will keep them entertained, too. The printable includes lots of goodies to help you decorate the kid’s table not just for thanksgiving but for any fall festivities.

And even better, Cris McGrath from Crissy's Crafts has styled a fabulous Thanksgiving party to inspire us all today. I hope you love all of her creative ideas as much as I do.

About the party Cris says, "For our Give Thanks play date, I set up the kids table outdoors since the weather here in Phoenix is very mild during Fall. I purchased a few pumpkins to use as center pieces and embellished them using silk flowers, ribbons and painted polkadots.

Using the coordinated paper and turkey icons from the set, I made cute crayon holders using toilet paper roll that was placed beside each place setting along with an activity sheet from the printable set. I also used the coordinated paper as placemats, the larger turkey icons from the set were used to decorated the back of their chairs.

The dessert table was as colorful and fun as the kids table. Using fabric that coordinated with the printable, I created the backdrop by covering a piece of foam board and added the Happy Thanksgiving banner. An orange polkadot fabric was used as a tablecloth.

The kids enjoyed some yummy cake pops, sugar cookies, trail mix, cupcakes and turkey sandwiches. At the craft station, kids made turkey hats using the coordinated paper from the printable, painted wooden indian masks, made cute turkey decorations and colored the turkey printable also from the set.

Favors were displayed on an old kid's fence decorated with color coordinated paper bunting. The kids had so much fun. If you have good weather in late fall, staging this party outdoors might be a fun way to do a kids’ table at your Thanksgiving dinner. "