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Easter is upon us.

Are you thinking, “oh no, I’ve got to decorate eggs again”, or are super excited about this magnificent occasion?  If you really are dreading this task, think about how much fun it can actually be! The following designs are for everyone—including Dad (zombies and Superman, anyone?) So let your inner ar-tist flourish, and get creative, because regardless of what side you’re on, these following Easter egg ideas will have you hopping for joy!

 

First things first, the supplies–number one being: the dye. You can either opt to create the dye yourself (handy dandy recipes down below), or you can go to the store, and buy the easy-to-use tablets. Either way, you must have dye. Other supplies possibly needed for the following ideas are googly eyes, glue, feathers, permanent markers (do not underestimate the power of the permanent markers), panty hose (it will make sense on #7), herbs (same), glitter, temporary tattoos, paint brushes, sponges, and anything else you want to use to add some flair!

How to Make Your Own Special Colors – Paint & Dye DIY Instructions

Dye: ½ cup water + 1 tsp. vinegar + food color

Violet Tulip: 2 drops red, 20 drops blue

Freesia: 1 drop red, 45 drops yellow

Celosia Orange: 2 drops red, 17 drops yellow

Placid Blue: 4 drops blue

Paint: ½ tsp. vinegar + food color

Violet Tulip: 1 drop red, 7 drops blue

Freesia: 1 drop red, 45 drops yellow

Celosia Orange: 3 drops red, 17 drops yellow

Placid Blue: 2 drops blue

Other Must Have Spring Do It Yourself Egg Dye Colors:

 

To Dye for Egg #1 – Minions

You can’t go wrong with everyone’s favorite little guys, and they are so easy to create!

This first picture is actually just blue and yellow plastic eggs joined together, with a googly eye attached, and some fine Sharpie craftsmanship.  This is also a great example of using fake eggs to make original Easter decorations.

This next example uses real eggs, and the designs are achieved by dipping half into the yellow coloring, and half into the blue, then finishing up with some accessories and details.

To Dye for Egg #2 – Gaming Eggs

In many video games today, there are already plenty of “Easter Eggs” included, if you know what I’m talking about–so why not turn the tables and put some games on your own Easter Eggs. While the skill level to achieve the designs pictured here is basically over 9000, it will still be fun trying to do what you can! Again, do not underestimate the power of the permanent markers.

To Dye for Egg #3 – Swirly Eggs

Swirly eggs are also the professional sounding name I give to most of the eggs I create to cover up for the fact that I either messed up, or totally can’t draw anything else but a loopty-loop; that’s my secret, and I’m okay with it. These eggs can also be referred to as “abstract” and “artistic”, and any child, or adult, can create a masterpiece worthy of famous art galleries using this technique.  Again, do not underestimate the power of the permanent markers.

To Dye for Egg #4 – Cartoon Eggs

If there’s one thing kids know the best, it’s cartoons—and let’s go ahead and give up a round of applause for cartoons creating new content for our children to watch, so it’s less likely that we have to revisit the same exact dialogue and story event over and over and over again…that is, until they want us to buy the season DVD. Anyhow, encouraging your children to make their favorite cartoon character is a good way to get their creativity flowing. Look up pictures on Google and print them out, or use a coloring book or toy for them to reference. Again, do not underestimate the power of the permanent markers.

To Dye for Egg #5 – Zombie Eggs

Zombies have never been more popular than they are today. Heck, there are people practically praying for the Zombie Apocalypse to actually happen while they’re holed up in their underground bunkers. Not that this scenario describes you, of course, but either way, making “Zombeggs” is fun. Have I mentioned yet, to not underestimate the power of the permanent markers?

To Dye for Egg #6 – Super Hero Eggs

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No! It’s an Easter Egg! These are fun eggs to make because there is so many different ways they can be created! The turtle picture is an actual photo of Easter Eggs I created. Yes, you are looking at true artwork there. The eyes were purchased from Wal-Mart on a sticker sheet that cost about a dollar, and the rest is achieved by dye and markers (do not underestimate the power of the permanent markers.) You can recreate the super hero’s symbols, or you can actually attempt to make them—the choice yours!

To Dye for Egg #7 – Herb Stenciled Eggs

This looks like it would be hard to achieve, but it’s actually quite easy. The picture calls for herbs, but any type of flexible stencil will work. Cut out a square piece of some old panty hose and place your stencil in the middle and your egg on top. Pull the panty hose taut and close off with a twist tie, rubber band, or ponytail holder. Set the egg in dye until you get the color you desire, and voila!

To Dye for Egg #8 –Simple White Egg Designs

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE PERMANENT MARKERS. That is all.

To Dye for Egg #9 – Glitter Eggs

Glue and glitter: that’s all you need. Paint the whole thing, slather it in glitter, and beauty is created. Put dots, or rings, or write your name, draw a flower—anything looks good covered in glitter.

To Dye for Egg #10 – Temporary Egg Tattoos

So, this is probably the easiest way to get amazing results. There are temporary tattoos at every store with just about anything on them! Flowers, hearts, super heroes, the Statue of Liberty—you name it. This is also a pretty inexpensive way to decorate your eggs as well. This idea is also easier to execute in terms of messes, and little kiddos can participate without much help!

Happy Easter everyone! 

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It’s Easter time again, and what easier way to showcase your egg cooking skills, then by whipping up some good old fashioned deviled eggs? Deviled eggs are a crowd favorite, no matter how you make them! Here, we will discover some new twists on an old classic, as well as find new ways to display your deviled eggs for that perfect presentation.

 

Here are a few tips to help you along the way:

• Eggs peel more easily when they’re completely cooled off
• Egg yolks will have a green outer edge when they’re cooked too long. They are still okay to eat, just not as pretty.
• Crack the flat bottom part of the egg first, and then roll around to crack the rest. The flat bottom part usually contains an air pocket that when cracked will allow for easier peeling.
• Put yolk mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 1M tip, or just use a Ziploc bag with the a small part of the corner cut out, and quickly pipe a swirl into the egg white cups – it’s much quicker and cleaner this way.

Recipes:

Skinny Deviled Eggs

Ingredients:

12 eggs
2/3 Cup plain Greek yogurt
1 Tablespoon yellow mustard
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
salt and pepper to taste (about ¼ tsp. of each)
paprika for garnish

Instructions:

Put your 12 eggs into a pan and add cold water. Use a ½ tsp. of baking soda to the water—this helps the shells peel more easily. Bring the pot to a rolling boil, then turn off the heat, cover with a lid, and leave for 15 minutes. After your time is up, carefully pour out the hot water and run cold water over eggs until they are completely cooled; now, you may peel your eggs. Slice in half lengthwise, and scoop out yolks into a separate bowl. Mash yolks, and stir in mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper and half of the yogurt. Check the consistency – you want it thick, but creamy. Taste mixture and add more mustard and /or vinegar to desired taste.  Add remaining yogurt gradually until desired consistency is achieved. Divide egg yolk mixture evenly into egg white halves, then sprinkle lightly with paprika for garnish.

Jell-O “Deviled” Eggs

Ingredients:

Eggs (makes 3 whole or 6 halves, using the mold shown above):

3 ounce package of Jell-O, any flavor

3/4 cup boiling water

Vanilla filling (makes enough to fill about 24 halves):

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup heavy cream

Instructions:

For the Jell-O portion, prepare it the way the directions on the box advise you. When you’re ready, use plastic eggs, the one that come apart lengthwise, and pour your Jell-O into them for the mold. This will take a little innovation to make them not tip over—you can use foil to put under them to help level things out. If you are lucky enough to own egg molds, then definitely use them. Tip: lightly coat molds with vegetable oil or Pam to help with sticking—do not use butter as it will make tiny bubbles. After the Jell-O eggs are chilled, use a melon ball tool to make a little well in each half.  Pop that little bit into your mouth – cook’s treat. Arrange the prepared halves on a deviled egg tray–do this before you fill the halves, or you’ll have a huge mess on your hands.

To make the filling:

 

Cream together the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and salt until smooth. Add the heavy cream and whip until stiff peaks form. Put the cream cheese filling into a pastry bag that has been fitted with a large star tip and pipe the filling into the egg halves. Chill until service. Again, you can use a piping bag or a Ziploc bag with a small corner cut out to apply the cream filling. Note: To fill the Jell-O eggs with cream cheese filling more than 6 hours ahead of time, add a packet of Whip It to the cream cheese filling mixture when you add the heavy cream.

Add a bit of alcohol to make Jell-O shots–only for the adults to eat, of course.

Traditional Southern Deviled Eggs

Ingredients:

12 large eggs

1 tablespoon salt

1/4 cup regular mayonnaise, more or less to taste

1 tablespoon Creole, Dijon or yellow mustard

1 tablespoon sweet or dill pickle relish

Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

1/4 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama), or to taste

Paprika, for garnish, optional

Instructions:

Put your eggs snug in a pan with little room to move around. Cover with water and add 1 tablespoon of salt. Bring to a full, rolling boil (about 10 minutes on high), then immediately cover the pot and turn off heat, but leave the pot on the stove. Allow to sit covered for 15 minutes. Carefully drain the pot and then cool eggs completely with cold water. Let the eggs rest for 10 minutes.

Peel the eggs and split in half lengthwise, removing the yolks and setting aside the whites. Mash the yolks and add mustard, pickle relish, salt, pepper and Cajun seasoning and stir together, adding only enough of the mayonnaise for desired consistency. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Pipe the yolk mixture into the egg whites using, either a pastry bag and tips, or place into a plastic storage bag and snip off the corner. Piping not only looks nicer, but it also makes more efficient use of the yolk filling. Serve immediately or refrigerate filled eggs in a covered bowl that leaves room so the stuffing is not disturbed.

Avocado Deviled Eggs

Ingredients:

6 medium eggs, hard boiled and peeled

1 large avocado

3 tsp lime juice,

1 tsp cilantro, minced

2 tbsp red onion. minced

Pinch of salt and pepper.

Top with a dash of paprika or chili

Instructions:

Boil eggs. Then, halve the eggs length-wise, and remove the yolks and set aside. Arrange the egg white halves on a platter for later. In a bowl, mash the avocado and 3 whole egg yolks, until desired consistency. Mix in lime juice, red onion, cilantro, salt and pepper adjust to taste and stir to combine. Spoon the mixture into the egg white halves, about 2-3 teaspoons per egg half. Sprinkle with a little paprika or chili powder for color; then, refrigerate until ready to serve.

Presentation

Colored Egg Halves

This is super easy! All you have to do is add a bit of food coloring to some water, and drop your boiled egg halves, yolk free, into the bowls. Make whatever colors you desire! Leave the egg halves in longer to get deeper colors.

Hatched Ducky Deviled Eggs

This takes a little more skill level, but not much! Cut the tip of your boiled egg off, almost to the back edge, instead of splitting them lengthwise. Make sure to leave it as a flap, but if you accidentally cut it completely off, that’s okay too! You can use the top piece as a hat. Stuff your eggs with your favorite deviled recipe, then add cut olives for the eyes, and either carrots, or the inside of a green olive for the nose!

Cracked Deviled Eggs

Before you take the peel off, while the egg is cracked ready to open, drop them into food coloring filled water. Leave them in longer for deeper colors. Remove, peel as usual, and then follow your favorite deviled egg recipe. Kids love this idea!

Happy Easter from The Party Place! 

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Seriously.

 Just Google, “Frozen Birthday Parties” and page upon page of ideas will pull up. We did just that, and picked a few of our favorites to share with you.

Of course, The Party Place has all of the supplies you’ll need for the perfect Frozen party, including licensed themed accessories.

Go ahead and print this off to reference when you get ready to plan your Frozen party.

Step 1: Invitations

We always put this as our first step, because that’s how it should go in your party planning journey. This step also includes the part where you select a date, time, and venue to hold the party at. Well, alright, maybe the invitations are actually like the fifth step, but for blog purposes, it will be the first. We have Frozen themed invitations ready to purchase in-store, so you can save your creativeness for the rest of the party. You can include instructions to your guests about dressing in blue, dressing as their favorite character, or even bringing their favorite Frozen toy. Make sure to include an RSVP number as well.

Step 2: Decorations

We’ve got the easy part covered! You can get Frozen plates, cups, napkins, and tablecloths at The Party Place.  We even have Frozen costumes!

 

We can also make any Frozen inspired balloon creation you want!

 

We found a few pictures of cake tables for you to get some inspiration.

Snowflakes are an easy way to decorate the ceiling, as well as using streamers. You birthday kiddo can even help you make some homemade paper snowflakes, which can be easily created using white paper and scissors.

Step 3: Fun Food & Presentation

These are super easy food items that are actually quite inexpensive to stock up on. Display in appropriately colored dishes, and accessorize with ribbon and print outs!

Frozen Kisses

Sven’s Reindeer Snacks

Melted Snowman Water Station

Olaf Noses

Han’s Sandwiches

Snowballs!

Step 4: Frozen Games

Pin the Nose on Olaf

Simple spin on a classic game! Print out Olaf parts and tape to the wall. Print out carrots, and give each child one with their name on it. Take turns blind folding the children, and letting them have their chance to pin the nose on Olaf. Award a prize to the winner!

Make Your Own Bubble Wand

This simple activity requires pipe cleaners and beads. Pipe cleaners will need to be joined together in the shape of a bubble blower. You can either do this part before hand, or allow the children to do it themselves. Have the beads set up at the table, and let the kiddos have fun beading them on to the wand end of the bubble blower. Twist the end so the beads don’t slide back off. This also gives the children a keepsake to take home with them.

Frozen Trivia

Just as it says! Ask the kids Frozen trivia questions, and award a prize to the child who gets the most answers right.

Frozen Photo Booth

This is another fun way to involve the kids and create lasting memories at the same time. This also gives the parents a little something to remember this special time by. You can create a hashtag on Instagram, and post them there, or put them on a Flickr account to give parents a way to access them. Make your own props, like the ones pictured here!

Make an Olaf

Toilet paper + construction paper cut outs for buttons and noses = fun for hours! Get the camera ready!

 

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Heroes in History Costume Ideas for Halloween

If you want to look great this Halloween then you certainly need to think about what type of outfit you are going to wear. That is why we have compiled this guide so you can get some solid ideas, while also making sure that your idea is completely unique and original.

1. Einstein

Einstein is one of the most intelligent geniuses in the world, so get ready to surprise your guests with this great outfit.

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1. Squeaker Horn Accessory

Dress up as your favourite hero from history and take your guests back centuries with a classic squeaker horn. There are endless options to choose from and this one really will help to bring your entire outfit together.

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1. Abraham Lincoln

No Abraham Lincoln costume is complete without a beard and hat! So go with this great outfit today and show how original you can really be.

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1. Ben Franklin

Another hero in history, Ben Franklin is an original idea and it has never been easier to jazz up your Halloween outfit with this great costume.

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1. George Washington

Dress up as a famous US president today with this great George Washington Halloween outfit.

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1. Amelia Earhart

Want to go as something a little different this year? Then Amelia Earhart is certainly the way to go.

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1. Christopher Columbus

Another iconic history character that will really help to take your Halloween to the very next level!

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1. Theodore Roosevelt

Why not go on a blast to the past with this Theodore Roosevelt outfit, your guests won’t know what’s coming!

1. Thomas Jefferson

Again, another great outfit choice that doesn’t cut corners when it comes to solid American history.

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1. Uncle Sam

One of the most iconic icons in history, good old Uncle Sam!

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Getting ready to throw a Halloween party for teens? Well here’s a few good ideas you might need! Conjure up a few ghost stories, summon the spirits, and create devilish looking Jack-O-Lanterns. A teenage Halloween party can actually be fun for all ages—yes, that includes parents as well! Invite the moms and dads over for a ghoulish time, and add a few adult beverages just for them!

Teens are nearing the end of their trick-or-treating years, and honestly so are the adults who have to lug them around, but a Halloween bash makes everyone happy! You need Halloween decorations (of course—and we have a few in stock, if you know what we mean)…balloons, awesome scary tunes, cauldrons, streamers, tombstones, skeletons, and some great recipes are all needed for the perfect party!

Teens enjoy wearing fun, daring, and creepy costumes while carousing around the party, so let them have their fun! Let your kiddos cut loose, and get crazy—and they’ll have a great time!

The Meat of the Party

For the greatest of Halloween parties that will have the whole school talking, you need to make it an elaborate affair. Get dry ice, spooky music–and you must have a replica cemetery constructed. Create a scary dance floor and add a fog machine for the full effect. For more fun, have someone act as a palm or tarot reader and give everyone their very own fortunes! If you have the land to do it, incorporate a hay ride—maybe even through your very own haunted trail!

Lesser Evil

Maybe an elaborate affair isn’t what your teen wants…no biggie. All you really need is a few decorations, some great music, awesome food, and the teens will have a great time just hanging out with their buddies all dressed up in costumes!

Tick Tick Tock

Give your invitations out about 2 weeks before hand. There really is no set date when throwing a party is better or not. Do it on Halloween, the week before, or even the day after, no one cares as long as they have a good time while they’re there! Just make sure you have it at night, because it’s much more spooky that way, and really sets the tone!

Game Time

No good party is complete without some sort of games! Depending on the group you are catering to, some games may be more fun than others. Pumpkin relays or a pumpkin pie eating contest are good ideas—then there’s always the “Dance Off”. Whatever you decide, just make sure to get the whole crowd involved!

Food.

There are many good ideas for food, but we’re just going to leave this picture here because this is the best idea for a food setting at a Halloween party that we’ve ever seen. Do this. For sure.

So to recap, you need food, good music, games, and an open invitation to let the teens “cut loose” a little bit. Make sure you have plenty of chaperones at the event, just in case that one kid- you know who we’re talking about- decides to get out of hand—or someone decides to start a game of the “Spin the Bottle”—uh no.

All in all, have a good Halloween and of course for any of your decoration or costume needs, give us a visit! Boo! 

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