Year: 2018

A little while back, we had an Instagram poll asking your favorite type of indoor party.  The feedback was so fun to read and share! One favorite was a Taco Party!Naturally, we decided that would be a party idea to blog about. :)While looking for fun, simple decor, we came across these adorable DIY Cactus balloons. How cute are these? Put together a few of these for centerpieces and line them up on a couple of 6' tables with our favorite vinyl skirted table covers (easy to cleanup!) and you have a PERFECT simple Taco Tuesday set-up!Design ImprovisedThe menu for a Taco Party could be pretty obvious, but we thought it would be fun to find some "out of the box" recipes to go beyond a table full of toppings, chips, and taco shells.Raise your hand if you've had a Walking Taco at a party or at home for an easy dinner. These look fantastic and simple!  A friend of ours makes these by cooking one or two options of meats, setting out everyone's favorite taco toppings, then handing out snack-sized bags of nacho chips (you could even get various flavors for more options!).  Everyone opens their bag of chips and fills it with meat, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, salsa, guacamole, beans, you name it! Mix it up with a fork and you have a portable dinner (With no plates to wash!)While we're talking about portable food...Mexican Style Street Corn would be delicious and check out these adorable Individual Seven Layer Dip Cups! We came across them at spendwithpennies.com and think they would be the perfect appetizer for guests celebrating with you.Individual Seven Layer Dip Cups from spendwithpennies.comIf you decide to make these Churro Cookies, just make sure you give us a call and invite us to the dinner party

Temperatures and humidity are high, but that doesn't mean we can't stay cool outside!We're all ready to get outside after being cooped up all winter (and during those stretches of rainy days in the spring), but when there's no air conditioning outside, we have to find other ways to cool off!  Whether you're planning a big outdoor get together or just looking for some ideas to get your family outside this summer, we've got some fun ideas to help you keep cool!One of the simplest ways to stay cool (without jumping in a pool) is a good old fashioned water balloon fight! We found these fun homemade reusable "water bombs" made with sponges and can't wait to make some ourselves soon!DIY Sponge Bombs at MomSpotted.comBut if you're going to have water balloons, we think these are GREAT! They fill up so quickly when you connect them to a garden hose over a bucket filled with water. No more sitting in the sun struggling to fill water balloons one at a time. :)Then, use those handy water balloons to play a game of catch or batting practice...brilliant!Batting Practice at iCandy HandmadeAnother great way to use water balloons is with our Water Wars!Check out how much fun it is to catapult water balloons at the opposing team!Of course, we have plenty of other water activities available as well, including water slides, slip n slide, and water obstacle courses!Check out this cake we found that would be the PERFECT addition to a water birthday party, especially if your cake decorating skills (or the skills of a local cake decorator) could make the make match the water slide you have set up!Water Slide Cake by BabasuesueOf course, with the temperature reaching the mid 90s, you'll want some cool snacks to have on hand.  Popscicles,