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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Despicable Me Birthday ... Squid Launcher's & Welcome Sign

And as promised we are finishing up our Despicable Me Party. These last two items were so simple but pulled the party together.

We start with a Welcome Sign, I found this idea on Somewhere in the Middle. She has some great party items on this post you have to check out.

I made a sign with Gru (see below a link to the printables I used)

What You Need:

White Card Stock

Photo Frame (BOGO at Hobby Lobby)

And we end with Squid Launchers! I found this cool idea on Precious Moments with The Morrow Family. I searched for a while and found the perfect orange squirt guns on Ebay. I have seen some at Dollar Tree but I didn't have luck of course when I need them.

What You Need:

Orange Squirt Guns

White Card Stock

Photo Frame (BOGO at Hobby Lobby)

What you need:

At the Party:

Yes that is rain not water from the guns

My Despicable Me Printables I put together click HERE.

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Despicable Me Birthday Done:
Minion Invites
Minion Treat Gift Bags
Minion Paper Cups
Minion Cupcakes (2 Versions)
Minion Cake
Vector's Coconutties and Cookie Robots
Despicable Me Perler Bead Characters
Despicable Me Snack Bar and Food Ideas
Despicable Me Goody Bag Items
Despicable Me Minion Bucket
Box of Shame
Squid Launcher's and Welcome Sign

Monday, July 14, 2014

Despicable Me Birthday ... Box of Shame

This was the EASIEST thing of the party I made. YUP the highlight of the party is the one thing that took me about 2 minutes to MAKE! NOW finding the box was the hardest part! I went on search a large box like a stove or something but no luck and none of my friends had one they could give to me either. 1 day (YES ONE DAY) before the party I stopped at Cash and Carry and saw this box for cups and asked if I could have it and they were like sure! Phew God love them!

What you Need:

Box (Garment Size would be best, Mine was too short)

Razor Blade

Sharpie

Take a razor blade (or scissor) and cut a hole for the face to show. Then take your sharpie and write Box of Shame! BAM done!

My Despicable Me Printables I put together click HERE.

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Despicable Me Birthday ... Minion Bucket

I promise this is the last week of the party goodies! LOL I just had so many things I made that I had to break them up in all these post .. I know I just can't help myself.

Next on my list is a Minion Bucket that I made, after the party I carefully cleaned it out and now it hold toys and lego's in Caden's room. I found this idea on Hoyby Crafts, her's was done in felt. I did mine with heavy card stock using my Cricut (Personal Electronic Cutting Machine) and my George and Basic Shapes Cartridge.

What you Need:

Yellow Bucket (found at Dollar Tree)

Googly Eyes

Heavy Card Stock - Black, White, Grey and Red

I cut the circles for the eyes (Large Grey, Medium White and Small Black). I cut a large strip of black to make the eye strap. I cut a moon for the mouth in black. Ovals in white for the teeth, cut them in half to make teeth. Red round oval turned sideways for the tongue. Black rectangles for the hair. I then took my hot glue gun to glue all the pieces onto the bucket.

My Despicable Me Printables I put together click HERE.

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Despicable Me Birthday ... INSIDE the Gift Bags (Minion Goodies Made)

Next on the list was the goody bags we passed out to the kids that came. I was so tickled even with the crazy rain we got we had 20+ kids show, which was hard since I only made 20 gift bags. I have to make up one for Cole and my friends son.

As most of you know I HATE treat bags full of candy or dollar store items. I use to not do goody bags for this reason. Then when I got on the crazy train of themed parties I started to find items to make that are in theme.

First off I started with the gift bags (here is the post showing the step by step on how to make). Then I got busy with making the items to go into the bags.

Now What to put into them?

Dr. Nefario's Anti-Gravity Serum (Bubbles)

Dr. Nefario's Glasses

Minion Twinkies

Minion Perler Bead Knecklace

Minion Perler Bead

Minion Color's Rainbow Bracelet

Yellow Glow Stick

Now to show you how to make the items:

Dr. Nefario's Anti - Serum

Dr. Nefario's Glasses

I ordered off Amazon and added a little label

(I have a link at bottom of post for printables I used)

A little hot glue and your done!!

Pictures of the Kids and some adults in the glasses

Next to make were Minion Necklaces

I did square ones for the necklaces

I then hot glued the necklace material

Here is how to make:

Minions - Each bag had one

Rainbow Loom Bracelets

Each bag had 2

How to make the Rainbow Loom Bracelets:

Twinkie Minions

I found this idea on The Foley Fam {unedited}

All you need is Twinkies, googly eyes, glue and a sharpie

I wish my twinkies didn't have writing on them like her's

My Despicable Me Printables I put together click HERE.

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Monday, July 7, 2014

Despicable Me Birthday ... Snack Bar (Food Ideas & Printable Food Tents

HOLD ON IT'S A LONG POST WITH LOT'S OF IDEAS .. LOL.

Next on the todo list was the food! I had to do a fun sign "Caden's Snack Bar" and served the food in dog bowls like Gru served candy and water to the girls in the first movie. I found the ideas of the snack bar sign and the shrunken moons on One Lucky Pickle, she has some great ideas for a Despicable me party check it out!

I made the sign using my Cricut (Personal Electronic Cutting Machine) and my George and Basic Shapes Cartridge.

Here is how I did the sign:

I made ovals for the minions (cutting off the bottom and sides)

Circles for the eyes and added a google eye

I made a "I" for the eye strip

And made his name in 2 colors to make it pop

Glue it all on with your craft glue.

Board found at the dollar tree.

Close up of the Sign:

For the food I found these simple Food Tents on Family Shopping Bag. I took her template pasted into word doc and added some fun food names using the Minion font I downloaded.

Agne's Caterpillers

(AKA Cheese Puffs)

I'll show the how to do the bucket in a post soon.

Cookie Robots

(aka Chocolate Chip Cookies)

Recipe on this POST HERE

Dr. Nefario's Brew

(aka Sprite and Blue Raspberry juice)

El Machio's Salsa and Chips

(AKA Salsa and Chips)

Gru's Guacamole

(aka Guacamole)

Shrunken Moon Pops

Cake Pops dipped in White Candy Melts

Sprayed with Wilton Silver Color Mist

One can ONLY did half so we had half dark side of the moon ... lol

ONE thing I've learned is on the cake pops it is easiest

to use a box cake and frosting in a can.

NOW you know this kills me but they always turn out best.

Unicorn Fur

(aka Cotton Candy)

Vector's Coconutties

(aka Coconut Cookies)

Recipe found on this POST HERE

Cupcakes 2 Versions

Recipes and how to found on this POST HERE

My AMAZING friend April carved a minion Watermelon

and stuffed it with fun fruit

S'More Bar

My parents have a fire pit at the waterfront

we end ALL parties with a bon fire and S'Mores :)

And for to wipe our mouths and eat the food with

I made Minion Napkin Rings

What you Need:

Yellow Napkins (Dollar Tree)

Blue Utensils (Dollar Tree)

Black Heavy Card Stock (cut into strips)

Googly Eyes (Dollar Tree)

How to make:

My Despicable Me Printables I put together click HERE.

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Despicable Me Birthday ... Perler Beads

We are still are on the Despicable Me party train! I have a few more things to show you. I loved the Perler Beads I made for Cole's Minecraft party so I went on the search for ideas to do for Caden's Despicable Me party. I found several websites, DeviantART had a bunch of ideas. We kind of just tweaked what we saw and made it work. I have no templates for you, just click on the picture and you can count how many you need (this was the easiest way to figure it out .. at least that is what I found).

Here are a few of my favs

What you Need:

Perler Beads (found at Hobby store, Black are HARD to find Amazon carries)
Perler Bead Board / Paper
Hot Iron

Make your design, CAREFULLY put the paper on top (almost like a wax paper) and put your HOT iron ontop. BECAREFUL not to leave on too long or it will become mushy. I found that I just pressed down and iron like I would a shirt. Once that side is done flip over take off the board put the paper on the backside that is now facing up and do it all over again. Let them cool and they are ready to go. I did a one figure per bag just like this and then I made another one that I made into a necklace.

Here is a How To Do:

Before and Afters

(click on picture as your guide to how to do)

Here's some of the Characters I did:

The Minions

Gru and the Girls (one is missing from this picture)

My Despicable Me Printables I put together click HERE.

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Despicable Me Birthday ... Cookie Robots & Vector's Coconutties

Now on to the cookie portion of our menu! I found two very simple recipes and made these 2 fun cookies.

First off I wanted to make the robot cookies and found a few ideas on pinterest the best one was on Rachelle Chase Blog. Since we were having a party with a bunch of little kids I made one robot with the legs and a few with just the little bodies.

What you Need:

Chocolate Chip Cookies (I used Absolutely the Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe)

Paper Clip (for the Legs)

Tootsie Roll

Red Hot

Red Food Gel

These cookies were the best and went the fastest at the party. To make the robots I took a tootsie roll added a little red food gel to hold on the red hot candy. For the legs I broke up a paper clip to make the legs. Two long ones in front and two short ones in the back.

The set up on the table

To Make Chocolate Chip Cookies:

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup butter flavored shortening

3/4 cup white sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons Mexican vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups milk chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2.	In a large bowl, cream together the butter flavored shortening, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla .Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, fold in the chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
3.	Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until light brown. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Then I made Vector's Coconutties (remember it's the cookies he bought in the first movie). I made some very yummy Easy Sweet Coconut Cookies I found the recipe on All Recipes. These drop cookies were simple to make and came out perfect! I even had a taste of one.

On the Table

For the Coconut Cookies:

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 cup white sugar

1/2 cup vegetable shortening

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup sifted all purpose flour

2 tablespoons sifted all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup flaked coconut

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
2.	With an electric mixer, cream together the sugar, vegetable shortening, egg, and vanilla extract in a bowl until light and fluffy. Sift 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of flour together with the baking powder and salt in a bowl, and stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture; mix in the coconut until thoroughly combined. Drop the dough by teaspoons onto the prepared baking sheets.
3.	Bake in the preheated oven until very lightly browned, about 10 minutes; allow cookies to cool on sheets for about 1 minute before removing to finish cooling on baking racks.