My Mommy Time is having a contest too!

Check out My Mommy Time Online for a great contest! She is giving away awesome charms from MrsCharming! I so want to win this!

Spooky Halloween Contest-- Win a Recipe ebook

We are so excited to have another great giveaway. And just in time to start getting ready for Halloween!!!

The prize is a cool Halloween Recipe ebook from Groovy Kids Parties! It has 50 awesome recipes! Plus you get 3 bonus books (a total value package over $200!) including Halloween Crafts ebook, Halloween Printable Games ebook and Halloween Drawings Ebook.


All you have to do is place a link back to this post on your blog and leave a comment here letting us know you would like to be entered.

The contest will run from today to Tuesday, September 9th! The winner will be chosen at random and announced Wednesday, September 10th.

You must have a valid email address to enter so that we can contact you!

To read our review on this ebook, click here.

Creative Recipes for an Awesome Halloween Party

It is coming to that time of year again...our favorite time of year over here at Pippin Party!

Halloween!

And I have to tell you I have gotten a pretty good start this year prepping myself for the ultimate Halloween party. The kids are going to be thrilled because I just came across one of the neatest Halloween recipe ebooks around. It is from Groovy Kids Parties!

And you know when it comes to Halloween, it isn't all about the costumes...it is about making the coolest, yummiest food!

And talk about cool Halloween stuff, in this ebook you can make it all. From Jack-O-Lantern burgers to Chocolate Witches Hats! There are 50 recipes, including tons of great photos to get you going for making the neatest Halloween treats! The creativity is brewing over in this book. And here's the best thing; the recipes are easy. We are not talking about going out and buying a million ingredients and taking hours of time to make them. The recipes have been tried and tested.

The kids could even help you make some of them. It will get them even more excited when they show their guests. If you are planning any Halloween parties in the near future, for kids or even adults, you can find ideas in here that will make you the ultimate hostess.

This year I know we are going to have an unforgettable party. I can't wait to see the reactions from people on the different foods. I love the Creepy Witches Fingers and Bat Wings! Now I am getting so excited to start my Halloween Party Bash!

http://www.groovy-kids-parties.com/halloween-recipes-ebook.html

Bachlorette Party - Scavenger Hunt Game

Since the idea of planning a shower has been on my mind, so has the most fun party of being in a wedding. The Bachlorette Party... A fun game for your bride to do the night of the party is a scavenger hunt.

Now with some of these you need to supply a few items, some drinks to get the party started, a condom veil, then you will need a marker, pair of panties, one dollar bill, chalk, stuff like that.

You can come up with all kinds of silly things to make the bride do, but remember to keep them clean, LEGAL, and not destructive. We always have a prize that the bride is working to get for doing the list. Could be a pair of blow up boobs, a gift certificate to Victoria's Secret, or a bottle on wine.

Here are a few ideas for a list...

Veil must be worn the rest of the night.

Since we know you lost your cherry, get yourself another one.

Steal a roll of toilet paper from a men’s bathroom.

With the chalk declare your love for groom on the street at least 10 times!

With the panties, find an open Jeep or Convertible and hang it from rear view mirror.

Use the permanent marker & find a guy to let you draw “ ( bride name) was here” somewhere on his body.

Find a stranger to buy you a shot.

Find a bartender to teach you a trick.

With $1 bill tip a guy that is willing to strip for you.

Must do a “blow job” shot that is…

Collect:
1 blue M & M
1 lemon
1 toothpick
1 sock – not your own
1 condom and not from your veil
1 menu

Tiki Party it Up!

It's a Tiki Party! A perfect summer affair.

This past weekend was a blast serving up Mai Tais, Margaritas, Pina Coladas and Bay Breezes.

Here are some tips that I am passing on from my party if you are planning a rockin' TIKI party.

1. You need not by a Tiki Bar--most of them cost a fortune (somewhere in $300-800 range) and they are a bit cheesy too. To get a really nice one you are talking in the thousands. Even to rent them it was costing somewhere in the $2-300 range. So, I decided to get creative. I took an old bookshelf covered it with a $5 straw mat and four $1 grass skirts. I also placed a cork board on top. Since the shelf was old, I screwed it to the top. Another piece of wood on top of that and then a simple table cloth. I borrowed some cute lantern lights from my sister and made a little sign from a small piece of wood laying around using my kid's black paint. Wa-la. A little tiki bar with tons of space in the back to hold the liquour, extra napkins and cups. And it only cost me about $15.

2. Serve your drinks with flare. Garnish those fruity beverages with pinneapples, cherries, orange slices and don't forget the little umbrella sticks!

3. Tiki torches rock--you can find them almost everywhere. My best deal was actually at Target where I bought two for $4.00. I also picked up Tiki candles in metal buckets. For other lighting, I borrowed metal lanterns from my sister and lined the walkway to the backyard with them. Since I couldn't see the walkway while partying out back, I didn't want to leave open torches out. The lanterns protected in glass made me feel much safer.

4. For another safety issue, since we were allowing guests to bring kids, I invested in a couple sitters. I arranged that kids 5 and up would be with one sitter who would be the game organizer and kids 4 and under to be with the other sitter. This kept them busy and allowed my guests to enjoy their drinks and know their kids were happy too.

5. Games- for the kids 5 and up, I arranged a treasure hunt. This is a little time consuming at first but it is the best way to keep those kids busy and active. I laid out clues in different spots and made 2 teams. I had about 20 clues for each team and the whole hunt took almost an hour. The clues ranged from descriptions of the next spot to trivia questions where they'd have to get the right answer to the host to get the next clue. If they got it wrong, they had a 5 minute penalty until they would be given the next clue. It turned out great. At the end, their "treasure" consisted of simple candy bags made in simple paper bags with "Tiki Gods" drawn on them. Other games for the kids included: water balloon toss, tug of war, Tiki Ring Toss, and Hula Hoop contests. I would have also included the limbo had I found the right size stick.

6. Decorations - Think, dollar store. I got some great faux flowers, plates and lays there. I put the flower lays and extra grass skirts out in a long basket for people to have some fun with. The strings of faux flowers looked great around the tables and hanging on the patio. With the fun table cloths, all bright colors and cool Tiki plates, I didn't have to go overboard with finding tropical napkins and plates, I just used plain solid, bright colors.

7. Lighting - this is key to your Tiki party. The torches are great, but the will not provide all the lighting you need once the sun goes down. I used several strands of electric lights; flower ones and lantern ones are the coolest on the patio near the food and drink tables. I think basic Christmas lights are fine too. I also found paper lanterns that were battery operated at Bed, Bath and Beyond. These were great for hanging in the tent. The would also look neat under the patio umbrellas. Another great find at Bed, Bath and Beyond were these prelit palm trees.

8. Food, ah the food. Some great Hawaain dishes were Carribean shrimp, Hawaain chicken skewers, fresh salsa (cilantro and mango...yum), fresh fruit salad, coconut cake, nilla wafers banana pudding

9. Other touches - A few other things that might make your party easy and guest friendly. Put out a basket containing bug spray, wet wipes, and toothpicks.

10. And don't forget to tell your guest to wear their Hawaiian wear!