How to make an ice cream cake
If I’d known how easy it was to make your own ice cream cake, I might never have made anything else for birthdays! The simple three-step process for how to make an ice cream cake on the blog today. We had a birthday here last week! My baby (my eldest, but first born baby) turned […]
Championship Beer Pong (with or without beer)
We went over to our dear friends’ house the other night and I was (very belatedly) introduced to beer pong. Why have I never played this before? I went to College (and University) and I don’t remember missing any parties when I was there – but the wonder that is beer pong was never introduced […]
Holiday Entertaining and Surprise Guests
You know it’s going to happen… usually when your house is at its worst, you have laundry piles on the couches waiting to be folded and there are dirty dishes in the sink… Surprise Guests! It’s the Season for stop-by’s and pop-by’s and “I was in the neighbourhood”, so I thought I’d share a little […]
Candy Bar / Candy Buffet
My girls have danced around the house all weekend reminding me that there are only “9 days left of school”. At this point, actually learning anything is mute – it’s all about treat days and field trips to celebrate the end of another school year…. essentially a month-long party with a bit of math squeezed […]
Personal (mini) Fire Pit
I love this post so much – and I can’t take credit for it at all. Damn! I hate sharing the glory. My friend Leslie was showing me photographs from a party her daughter threw the other week; in them, she pointed out the mini fire pit / personal fire pits she had created for […]
Canada Day!
We’re changing things up this year! Every year for the past 11 years Hubby has organized a Canada Day street party for our friends and neighbours. He sends out invitations (paper and electronic), then collects money door-to-door for the fireworks. He organizes tents and barbecues, the pot luck and drinks, and usually arranges for something […]
Slate Cheese Board / Slate Cheese Tray
If your backyard get togethers are more wine-and-cheese than hot dogs-and-lemonade, this project will fit the bill. This slate cheese board / slate cheese tray was made from an old roof tile and some etching cream! Supplies: roof slate – can usually be found on Kijiji or Craig’s List – the more rustic, the better. two handles […]
