Woodland Themed Birthday

I found a variety of woodland animals this fall at the craft store and saved them for this day! The squirrel was hot glued to the sign! I just printed the sign at Walgreens and Used modge podge to attach it to canvas! 

We did easy food this year: pork and chicken BBQ sandwiches, baked mac and cheese, hickory and brown sugar baked beans, mini apples, and mixed berries! 

Mini apples are so fun for toddlers!

The dessert bar! We had chocolate cupcakes with vanilla marshmallow frosting and crystal "snow" (sprinkles). Hedgehog donut holes, extra large marshmallow s'more pops, "bear poop" (chocolate covered cranberries), and S'mores trail mix. 

The s'mores pops were so easy! Just melt dark and semisweet chocolate in a bowl and dip extra large marshmallows, sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs! 

The hedgehog donut holes were so fun! Just make or buy plain donut holes, make a powdered sugar/milk "glue," and roll in chocolate sprinkles! Use an edible marker to draw eyes and a nose! 

Cupcake heaven! These are the easiest cupcakes! I used marshmallow / vanilla icing and then rolled them in white sprinkles. I made them a little messy when icing, so it would look like snow. The toppers are round wood cutouts from the craft store with hot glued toothpicks. Easy breezy! 

Fun straws and evergreen trees to continue the theme. 

Lots of woodland animals, pine cones, and moss to decorate.  It maybe took 10 minutes to decorate the table. 

Gift "Basket" Fun

Recently, I celebrated my wonderful brother-in-law's 30th birthday, my "little" cousin going off to college, and my mother-in-law going back to work for the semester (she is a professor). I decided to make a few fun gift baskets to celebrate.

 Lollipops for "30 Sucks"

Hershey Kisses for "Kiss Your 20's Good-bye"

Pop Rocks for "30 Rocks"

Bubble gum for "30 Blows"

It was so much fun to make and it is candy we grew up on (bonus)!

Just a few things to help my mother-in-law get the semester started! :)

 Last basket I made this week: College Survival Kit.

You can go so many directions with this one. You can see the list below!