by Melanie McQ | Nov 25, 2019 | Cheap Crafts, DIY Birthday Party, Fun
Another birthday party! This time my nine-year-old requested an Iron Man piñata. So here we go! First I drew the shape of iron man’s head onto piece of cardboard and cut it out two times (it does kind of look like an egg, but the end result still resembled Iron Man...
by Melanie McQ | Jul 11, 2019 | Cheap Crafts, DIY Birthday Party, Fun
We made this piñata for my six-year-old’s birthday party. She could not decide between a seahorse and a unicorn, so we combined the two. That made her one happy birthday girl! So unfortunately I did not do a very good job at taking step by step pictures. But making...
by Melanie McQ | Jun 15, 2019 | Cheap Crafts, DIY Birthday Party, Fun, Halloween Crafts
As party favors for her Harry Potter birthday, we thought it would be fun to make lots of tiny little spider piñatas. They were fun to make and even fun to smash! Empty cereal boxes are filled tastic for making miniature piñatas. They are easy to cut, and we always...
by Melanie McQ | Apr 16, 2019 | Cheap Crafts, DIY Birthday Party, Fun
My oldest daughter decided on a hairy Potter birthday party. We found this really cool invitation idea on Pinterest, and we went for it. I was assuming that I was going to have to draw the owls, but my daughter wanted to do it all by herself, and she did fantastic! I...
by Melanie McQ | Apr 2, 2019 | Cheap Crafts, DIY Birthday Party
This year, my oldest decided on a Harry Potter themed birthday party. Her choice of piñata was Hedwig, Harry Potters owl. This post contains affiliate links. To start with, she sat with me as I was sketching it out, to get the general shape. She was able to design it...
by Melanie McQ | Mar 4, 2019 | Cheap Crafts, Fun, Polymer Clay Fun
To start with, I must say, I had NO idea what I was doing or how it was going to turn out. This was only my second try at a clay journal cover, but I love how it turned out. It was a birthday present for my oldest, she loves Darth Vader. Also, this post does contain...
