Showing posts with label Minions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Minions. Show all posts

Monday, November 9, 2015

Crafts to Make with Cardboard Tubes



With the popularity of my Snow Owl Ornaments this week, I thought I would  re-share some of my other cardboard tube crafts that I have posted over the years. 


Another project that I really enjoyed making was my Turkey Napkin Rings. The entire set was made from one paper towel tube.  I have another Thanksgiving tube craft that I made  a few years ago, but I can not find on the blog. I would tell you what it is, but I think I am going to remake it, and share in the next few weeks. 




One of my most popular cardboard tube crafts was  How to Make Despicable Me Minions  They are still one of my all time favorite crafts. 



Another favorite cardboard tube craft was made by my daughter.  She make her Hanging Rainbow Flower for a school project.  She ended up making three of them, and selling them all.  I think I will have to her make another one for me, because I still love it. 




In a throwback post, my daughter also made me these Cardboard Tube Flowers. I loved them then, and I still love them now. I still have them!  She looks so young in this picture. 




This year I used cardboard tubes to make Leprechaun Treat Boxes. I thought they turned out pretty cute. 


Easter was not left out. Last year I made these Spring Animal Boxes. I could not decide which ones were my favorite. 


For the 4th of July I made this Quick and Easy Fireworks Craft. I added the fireworks to long skewers, which made a perfect way to add to my red, white and blue flower pot. 



And of course, the craft that inspired this post.. my Snow Owl Ornaments


Until I started writing this post, I had kind of forgotten how many cardboard tubecrafts I had actually made. I will be adding to that list real soon!  


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Sunday, June 7, 2015

5 Favorite Movie Parties

One of my favorite things about summer, is the release of summer movies.  My kids and I seem to watch a lot of movies in the summer.  Our local movie theater gives out free popcorn on Tuesdays. We will  go see a matinee, and save a lot of money with cheaper prices and free snacks,   Back when I was a kid, it would be quite a treat to go watch a movie at a drive in. I have some great memories of those summer nights with my friends and family.   Our local outdoor mall has free outdoor movies on a big screen every other Saturday which feels a little bit like a drive in. It is always a fun time.  

This summer there are some movies that are we are really looking forward to seeing such as Inside Out,  Minions, and  Pixels, Hopefully I will have the chance to see them, and come up with some fun new party ideas.   Some of my popular posts on this blog are my movie themed parties, so I thought it would be fun to share them again.  


The movie that I am the most excited about this summer is Minions. I loved both of the Despicable Me movies, and love those silly little guys.  I really  loved putting together ideas for this party.  



While the movie Frozen was not released in the summer, it is has been one of the most popular parties on my blog.  Over a year later I am still singing Let it Go, and I am really looking forward to Frozen 2. 



One of my favorite children's books of all time is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.  I was so excited when it was made into not one, but two movies.   After the first movie, we had a Cloudy themed party for my daughter's  9th birthday.  After the second, I came up with even more ideas like the Foodimals from Cloudy 2.  



Another Movie that we really loved, and really look forward to seeing the sequels is last years hit The LEGO movie.   




While Pokemon has not been made into a major studio feature film, there many Pokemon movies, and seasons of the animated show still on T.V.  My son LOVED Pokemon when he was younger, and we had this party for his 8th birthday.  To this day it is still one of his favorite parties ever.  

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