by Melanie McQ | Apr 16, 2019 | DIY Birthday Party, Fun
At our Harry Potter birthday party, we let the children paint their own wands (in another post). We thought it would be a cool idea to make them a “float” their balloons across the yard using their new wands. They had a blast! They ended up playing this game way...
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 | 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...
by Melanie McQ | Dec 31, 2018 | Cheap Crafts, Costumes / Dress Up, DIY Birthday Party, Fun, Halloween Crafts
This post contains affiliate links. My girls have just watched some of the Harry Potter movies for the first time and they asked for a wand for Christmas. They each picked their favorite wands, and I got to work. I was REALLY excited at how awesome they turned out. I...
by Melanie McQ | Dec 31, 2018 | Cheap Crafts, Crafts for Gifts, Fun, Halloween Crafts
This post contains affiliate links. My children have recently watched some of the Harry Potter movies for the first time. They each asked for a wand for Christmas so I did some Pinterest research. I saw some home made wands with chopsticks and hot glue and thought I...
by Melanie McQ | Oct 22, 2018 | Cheap Crafts, Costumes / Dress Up, Fun, Halloween Crafts
This costume took me a good while to complete. It was not very complicated, but very time consuming. I bought a lot of yarn (coupons and sales) to make this happen. There is a picture of the yarn I used below. I thought it was a pretty good color match to...
