One morning a couple of months ago, I woke up to this:
My 3 year old son and his daddy had found a free printable for Angry Birds party favor bags, and he declared he wanted an Angry Birds party for his 4th birthday.
So I got to work planning! Continue reading Angry Birds Birthday Party
For my son’s fourth birthday we had an Angry Birds party!
No party is complete without a playlist to go with the theme.
I compiled my favorite songs about birds and they were all a hit!
ANGRY BIRDS BIRTHDAY PARTY PLAYLIST:
” – Johnny Mercer
” – The Beatles (Sara Maclachlan’s cover is my favorite version)
” – Bob Marley
” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
” – Bobby Day
” – Carly Simon and James Taylor
” – Iron and Wine
” – Old 97s
– The Ramones
” – Louis Armstrong
” – Elizabeth Mitchell
” – Steve Miller Band
” – The Avett Brothers
” – Stephen Michael Schwartz
” – Tom T. Hall
” – Blues Brothers
” – Peter Cooper
” – Susie TallmanI bought all of the songs on Amazon
We had an Angry Birds themed party for my son’s fourth birthday. We decided that individual dirt cakes adorned with gummy worms would go perfectly with our theme.
I found a recipe for individual dirt cups on the Kraft website and made it better by using all natural and organic ingredients!
(Mostly) Organic Dirt Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
15 Sandwich Creme Cookies
1 tub of TruWhip
4.5 oz Box Organic Chocolate Pudding Mix
2 Cups Organic Whole Milk
Organic Gummy worms (yes, they exist)
Directions:
Make the pudding as directed on the box.
Let it cool to room temperature. As it is cooling, crumble the 15 cookies either by running them through your food processor, or putting them in a plastic bag and using a rolling pin to crush them.* Once the pudding has cooled, stir in 1/2 cup of the crumbled cookies and the tub of TruWhip.
Next fill small plastic cups (I used the 9oz size) with three heaping tablespoons of the pudding mixture. Then add a spoonful of the crumbled cookie over the top of each- enough to cover pudding. Keep refrigerated until serving. Finally just before serving, add an organic gummy worm to each dirt cup.
Makes 12.
Can be made ahead and frozen- they take about 15 minutes to thaw.
*My 4 year old LOVED the dirt making part. He helped me count out the cookies, then I sealed them in a plastic bag and he used his wooden hammer to crumble those cookies!
Today my baby turned four. I’m not sure how, but he did.
He’s not sure either, as this morning when he crawled into bed with me he asked, “Mommy, how am I going to turn four?” I said, “It’s your birthday, so you are four.” He said, “but I don’t feel four…I still feel three-and-a-half.”
“And I still feel like it was yesterday that I was walking to the hospital to give birth to you.”
This year he wanted to hear every detail of his first hours and days. “Keep telling me that story.” he said as I was trying to get out of bed.
I told him as many tiny details as I could remember about the event that changed my life forever.
“So does this mean I’m an ‘old-year-old’ now?”
No sweetie, it doesn’t matter how many years go by- you’ll always be my baby.
Happy 4th birthday my beautiful boy.
I absolutely love when a celebrity uses his or her power for good.
I’m sure Jessica Alba never in a million years thought she’d be in the diaper business. But when she had a baby and didn’t like the diapering options available to her, she started The Honest Company and made her own.
From the website: ”
The Honest Company provides effective, safe, eco-friendly, beautiful, convenient, and affordable products to families looking for a better solution that’s safe for their kids and the planet.
One of the core goals of The Honest Company is to create a happy, healthy future for today’s children and families. We are very proud be an active member of the B Corp community of like-minded organizations who are dedicated to making a profound difference in community, safeguarding people & the planet, and making efforts to be better businesses.
The Honest Company was started by a mom and a dad who, like many modern parents, had become increasingly concerned about poorly regulated products laden with questionable chemical ingredients. But, the alternatives they found were often expensive, inaccessible, bland, or ineffective.
In response to this clear need for something better, they created The Honest Company to ensure that parents have access to non-toxic, eco- friendly, beautiful family products that don’t break the bank.”
I ordered the sample pack and was instantly sold. THESE are the disposable diapers I have been in search of since my first baby. Completely non-toxic and safe for baby, yet totally soft and comfortable.
And they work- we experienced no leaks whatsoever. The fact that they are super cute is a bonus.
After I received my sample pack, I was automatically enrolled in the subscription service.
At first glance I thought it seemed a little pricey, but then I added up what I currently spend on diapers and wipes and realized it is the same amount.
And I don’t have to think about it now- because every month I’ll be receiving this shipment which is packaged so well it makes me happy just opening it:
I have tried over 9 different brands of disposable diapers, 5 different types of cloth and one hybrid design and I can honestly say these are my favorite diapers.
