{FREEBIE} Father's Day Printables are TIE-riffic!

I've got a FREEBIE to share with all of you today! With Father's Day right around the corner, it's about time to get some surprises ready for the men that we all adore. And with this little Tie-riffic free set of printables, I hope you all will be inspired to create a fun Father's Day display for your own husband or father.

The set includes a cute tie-shaped "Happy Father's Day" banner, some great tie-shaped centerpiece signs, and cupcake topper sized ties, too. And best of all.... I made a page for DADs, for GRANDDADs and another page for STEPDADs just to cover all scenarios. I hope you all love them!

The centerpieces are super easy to make. I just attached each of them to a wooden skewer (found in the grocery store) and stuck the skewers in a piece of styrofoam inside of this little bucket. Then I topped it off with some brown shreds, added a twine bow and voila! Quick and simple centerpiece!

Make some super quick cupcake toppers or sandwich toppers by hot gluing the ties to a toothpick and sticking it in your food. And yes, my friends, that's BACON if you were wondering.... Maple Bacon Cupcakes to be exact. We're ARE talking men here. If you're gonna make a cupcake for a man, you better include some bacon! I'll post the recipe and tutorial soon.

And you can't eat bacon cupcakes without a swig of something, right? Coke, beer, root beer.... whatever your guy prefers, just wrap the bottles in the decorative paper, wrap the box in the decorative paper, and add a twine bow with one of my Father's Day tags. These tags are such a versatile size and could also be used to top wrapped gifts.

Isn't that bacon hilarious!

So if you've got a TIE-riffic dad, step dad or even granddad, be sure to download your FREEBIE set of Father's Day printables. The only thing I ask is that you become a FAN on Facebook of Shindig Parties TO GO by clicking the LIKE BUTTON HERE. And I would also Love for you to start following my blog by looking on my left sidebar for Followers.

Ready for that Download? Grab your

FATHER'S DAY PRINTABLES HERE

I hope these brings lots of smiles to lots of men this Father's Day - enjoy everyone!!

Linking up to: Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Keeping it Simple, Craftomaniac, Tater Tots and Jello,Skip to my Lou, Under the Table and Dreaming, Blue Cricket Design, Someday Crafts,Fireflies and Jelly Beans, House of Hepworths, Somewhat Simple, Tidy Mom,Romantic Home,Shabby Nest, Fingerprints on the Fridge, Finding Fabulous, The Girl Creative,Tater Tots and Jello, Be Different Act Normal, Funky Junk Interiors,Today's Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, The Idea Room, C.R.A.F.T., Today's Creative Blog, Between Naps on the Porch,Thrifty Decor Chick, Making the World Cuter, Tea Rose Home, The Shabby Chic Cottage,The Trendy Treehouse, The DIY Showoff, Whipperberry,Gluesticks,Beyond the Picket Fence, Mad in Crafts, Sugar Bee Crafts, All Things Related, Savvy Southern Style, The Thrifty Home, Passionately Artistic, Nifty Thrifty, 733 Blog

FREE Summer Bubble Wraps and More!

With only a couple of days left to the school year, I've been working on some little goody baskets for the kids in my son's class. True to form, here I am at the last minute trying to finish up!

I used the FREE SUMMER PRINTABLES that I designed last week to cover a bottle of bubbles and added some tags to a pinwheel and a little bag of trinkets, too. And I had some cute bubble gum machines that I had left over from a party I added in there, too. I wish Walmart would carry those all the time and not just as special holiday items -- aren't they cute? I think the kids will love their little summer send-offs.

I hope you all are downloading and don't forget to click the Facebook "Like" button if you grab a set. It's the best way to find out what going on at Shindig Parties TO GO.... new printables... special offers.... and best of all -- the FREE stuff!

I hope you all had a FABULOUS and restful weekend.... it won't be long before all the little ones are home full-time and we all definitely need a bit of extra rest!

Linking up to: Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Keeping it Simple, Craftomaniac, Tater Tots and Jello,Skip to my Lou, Under the Table and Dreaming, Blue Cricket Design, Someday Crafts,Fireflies and Jelly Beans, House of Hepworths, Somewhat Simple, Tidy Mom,Romantic Home,Shabby Nest, Fingerprints on the Fridge, Finding Fabulous, The Girl Creative,Tater Tots and Jello, Be Different Act Normal, Funky Junk Interiors,Today's Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, The Idea Room, C.R.A.F.T., Today's Creative Blog, Between Naps on the Porch,Thrifty Decor Chick, Making the World Cuter, Tea Rose Home, The Shabby Chic Cottage,The Trendy Treehouse, The DIY Showoff, Whipperberry,Gluesticks,Beyond the Picket Fence, Mad in Crafts, Sugar Bee Crafts, All Things Related, Savvy Southern Style, The Thrifty Home, Passionately Artistic, Nifty Thrifty, 733 Blog

{FREEBIE} Summer Time Celebrations Printable

I've got a FREEBIE today for Y'all (that's how we say it here it the South).

How about some cute cupcake toppers, tags and bubble wraps (or napkin wraps) just in time for those END-OF-SCHOOL PARTIES!

Make a set of cupcake toppers to take a celebratory treat to your child's class or create some quick and easy favors for all of your their friends with adorable bubble bottle wraps.

If you grab the free printable set, I would love for you to become a FAN of Shindig Parties TO GO on Facebook by clicking the "Like" button on my sidebar above. It's super quick and the easiest way to see all my new posts and Freebie printables. If you're a regular blog reader, becoming a Follower of my blog is a terrific way to stay in touch, too. Thank you all for your support - it's so much fun to wake up every day to new readers and comments!

Are you ready to grab your set? Click the

DOWNLOAD LINK HERE

Take some photos and show me what you've done with them - I'd love to see!

ENJOY EVERYONE!

Linking up to: Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Keeping it Simple, Craftomaniac, Tater Tots and Jello,Skip to my Lou, Under the Table and Dreaming, Blue Cricket Design, Someday Crafts,Fireflies and Jelly Beans, House of Hepworths, Somewhat Simple, Tidy Mom,Romantic Home,Shabby Nest, Fingerprints on the Fridge, Finding Fabulous, The Girl Creative,Tater Tots and Jello, Be Different Act Normal, Funky Junk Interiors,Today's Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, The Idea Room, C.R.A.F.T., Today's Creative Blog, Between Naps on the Porch,Thrifty Decor Chick, Making the World Cuter, Tea Rose Home, The Shabby Chic Cottage,The Trendy Treehouse, The DIY Showoff, Whipperberry,Gluesticks,Beyond the Picket Fence, Mad in Crafts, Sugar Bee Crafts, All Things Related, Savvy Southern Style, The Thrifty Home, Passionately Artistic, Nifty Thrifty

{FREE} Printables for Operation Shower

I'm so excited to reveal a project that I've been working on for a great cause, Operation Shower. What's Operations Shower, you say? Here's a great description from the source!

Operation Shower is about celebrating and honoring military families. Operation Shower is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides joyful baby showers for military families to ease the burden of deployment.

For military families who are expecting a new baby and are experiencing or have recently experienced deployment, we accomplish our mission through:

• hosting amazing baby showers
• providing baby showers-in-a-box
• delivering high-quality products and parties
• creating a shared experience
• partnering with organizations to provide value-added services, such as health-related information

To help achieve their mission, Operation Shower started Operation Give Thanks, a nation-wide fundraising campaign to support these wonderful parties. So in an effort to raise money for this worthy cause and to support those who do so much for our country, Shindig Parties TO GO is providing a FREE full Easter Printables Collection. And it's a big one! Cupcake toppers, bunny silhouettes, cross silhouettes, water bottle wraps, napkin wraps, tent cards, favor tags, candy bar wrappers, Easter signs, flags, a banner and more!

I hope that once you download the FREE printables, you'll be sure to

1. Check out Operation Shower’s website to find ways to donate or volunteer.

2. Tell your friends, family, and neighbors about Operation Shower and the Give Thanks project.

3. Facebook/Tweet/Blog about this FREE EASTER DOWNLOAD to help spread the word Operation Shower.

4. Donate to Operation Shower here.

Would you like to see what's included in the set? There are lots of really cute printables for lots of Easter fun from brunches to Easter egg hunts, Sunday School parties and sweet favor tags for friends and teachers, too!

We are asking people across the nation to host a party between now and the end of the year to raise money for Operation Shower. What a wonderful way to express your gratitude and thanks at this special time of year.

Our long-term goal is to reach every military base in the nation. Our short-term goal is to raise $50,000 through Operation Give Thanks to enable us to shower over 200 more moms-to-be ! That’s right, if you raise $250 for Operation Shower, that enables us to throw a full amazing baby shower with gifts for a military mom to be whose spouse is deployed!

If you decide to host a party, please email us at lena@operationshower.org or amy@operationshower.org and we will help guide you as well and provide more information!

Thanks everyone for supporting our military families!

Linking up to: Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Skip to My Lou, Craftomaniac, Tater Tots and Jello, Skip to my Lou, Under the Table and Dreaming, Blue Cricket Design, Someday Crafts, Fireflies and Jelly Beans, House of Hepworths, Somewhat Simple, Tidy Mom, Romantic Home,Shabby Nest, Fingerprints on the Fridge, Finding Fabulous, The Girl Creative,Tater Tots and Jello, Be Different Act Normal, Funky Junk Interiors, Today's Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, The Idea Room, C.R.A.F.T., Today's Creative Blog, Between Naps on the Porch

Cupcake Wrap Easter Basket Favors

Easter is just around the corner and I can't wait to share some fun ideas I've been seeing around the web. So many creative girls out there!!

Today I thought I'd share a simple little tutorial of Easter basket favors made from the cupcake wraps and party flags from my EASTER PRINTABLES COLLECTION. How much fun are these! And so simple to make, too.

Here's what you'll need:

- Mini Robin's Eggs (Whoppers brand malted eggs)
- Green Easter grass
- Paper Nut/candy cups (find on cake decorating aisle of craft stores)
- Printable cupcake wraps and straw flags (or some scrapbook paper of your choice)
- Hot glue and gun
- Scissors
- Scotch tape
- Easter suckers (mine are from the Dollar Tree - $1.00/6pieces)
- Piece of green florist foam or styrofoam

Step 1: Print and cut your cupcake wraps and toothpick flags out.

Step 2: Assemble cupcake wrap by wrapping around nut cup and securing with tape.

Step 3: Now take your straw flag piece and hot glue one edge inside the cupcake wrap.... then glue down the other side to create a basket.

Step 4: Cut small pieces of green florist foam or styrofoam into squares and hot glue to the bottom of your paper nut cup.

Step 5: Stick Easter egg sucker into your florist foam and add a few robin's egg to weigh down the cup so it won't tip over.

Step 6: Add Easter grass and robin's eggs.

Step 7: Dab a small bit of hot glue to the back of your sucker where it meets the handle of your basket and adhere the sucker to the handle. This way the sucker will stay in place.

You're done -- that's all. EASY! If you'd like, at this point, you could wrap each basket in some cellophane and tie it up with a sweet ribbon and favor tag to give to classmates, teachers or Sunday School classes.

I hope you enjoyed this simple little Easter project. More to come soon! Have a wonderful weekend!

Linking up to: Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Skip to My Lou, Craftomaniac, Tater Tots and Jello, Skip to my Lou, Under the Table and Dreaming, Blue Cricket Design, Someday Crafts, Fireflies and Jelly Beans, House of Hepworths, Somewhat Simple, Tidy Mom, Romantic Home,Shabby Nest, Fingerprints on the Fridge, Finding Fabulous, The Girl Creative,Tater Tots and Jello, Be Different Act Normal, Funky Junk Interiors, Today's Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, The Idea Room, C.R.A.F.T., Today's Creative Blog

Rocket Ship CAKE PUSH POPS!

It's so much fun to discover new party ideas and these cake push pops are one of the best I've seen in a while.

Kate Petronis from And Everything Sweet made these ADORABLY CREATIVE rocket ship cake push pops for her client's Toy Story birthday party. Little Hayden was turning two and his mom wanted him to have a special treat for his birthday. I still can't get over how cute these are!

Kate used these disposable plastic cake push pops tubes (now sold out from all the party lovers trying to horde them!), and stuffed them with layers of cake and icing. Next she turned them into perfect little rocket ships using a few pieces of craft foam and some orange and yellow tissue paper for fire.

And that's not all..... Look how cute Hayden's rocket ship smash cake is!

That Kate is one talented girl!

And if you're like me and can't get enough of this cute idea, Kate has another blog post with more cute CAKE PUSH POPS like these pirate themed pops.....

And these sweet little Princess Party Pops. I love how easy these are to make.... no painstaking steps to perfect your royal icing techniques..... just layer it all in and voila! You're a genius!

Now if they would just get these babies back in stock!

Easy Valentines Classroom Treats

Tomorrow is my first of three school Valentine's parties. Thank goodness for email because coordinating all of those moms and all of those treats for all of those kids can be a little daunting. I love bringing something a little different and a bit special for the kids, but time is quite a hot commodity these days. There's just not a whole lot of it to go around, so "easy and quick" is top priority.

How about this for an easy treat for class parties?

Desserts for Party shares this twist on the cupcake topper. Buy a bag of heart shaped suckers if you can't find any like these, purchase some pre-made white icing cupcakes, and add some crushed sucker pieces for a topping. So simple!

This one is an easy one, too, from Domestically Speaking.

You could embellish store-bought cupcakes with candies or you could bring the cupcakes

in iced and ready for the children to add their own Valentine's candy decorations. It would be a treat and a class activity, too.

We make these quite often around here with Rolo's or Hershey's Kisses and pretzels,

but I love the Idea Room's version with Dove chocolate hearts and a Valentine M&M.

These only take a few minutes to make and would also be a

thoughtful gift bagged up for a favorite teacher.

Super easy popcorn balls on decorative straw sticks from Parents.com. Hint: Sometimes you can even find pre-made popcorn balls in the grocery store, especially around a holiday.

Heart shaped pepperonis from See Kate Sew would be a fun classroom twist on a Pizza Party! Use a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to turn round pepperoni's into Valentines hearts - so easy!

Gorgeous fondant cupcakes from Create Celebrate Explore using a fondant press (find on the cake decorating aisle of the craft store) to make the flower impression. It might look hard, but it's really a little like working with playdough.

Here's a great fondant recipe made from marshmallows to get you started, and best of all, fondant will keep for weeks if wrapped tightly and sealed in a ziploc bag.

Gorgeous red velvet macaroons from Delectable Deliciousness might be a little more difficult to make for the busy mom, but these were so pretty, I had to include them. I think you could try make something similar with red velvet cake cut with heart shaped cookie cutters or you can always try this idea from Bakerella for heart-shaped Oreo cakesters.

Best wishes with all of your own class parties, and don't forget your camera --

they are growing up fast!

More Cute Valentine's Treats!

With so many fabulous ideas out there for Valentines Day projects, I thought I'd share a few more today. And these are truly so simple that you could whip them up in minutes with a few store-bought ingredients. First up.....

It doesn't get much cuter than this!

"Love-Bug" Marshmallow Pops from the Decorated Cookie.

I LOVE THESE!

And the next goodies are all from Suzie's Confections, using all easy-to-find ingredients such as these large pretzel sticks and covering them in melted candy coating and sprinkles.

Buy a bag of fortune cookies and dip them in the candy coating and sprinkles, too.

These would make a great favor for friends and teachers.

These are chocolate covered rice krispy bites.

And graham cracker sticks covered in chocolate and sprinkles rounds out the super-easy, super-quick Valentines' ideas. I love all of these projects because they allow even busy moms a way to have fun and be creative with the kids.

Only a week or so before those classroom parties -- we better get on the ball!

Valentines's Heart Pops

Everyone loves Valentines Day, I mean, really, how could you not? A full day set aside to celebrate LOVE! Hearts and flowers, chocolate and other goodies, and super sweet notes to those we care about..... what a terrific reminder to focus on the positive things in life.

I'm almost overwhelmed by all of the great Valentines ideas circulating on the internet. I hope to share lots of them with you all over the coming weeks.... recipes and crafts and parties, too. I happened across this adorable idea for a Valentine's treat from Pleasant Home, Valentine's Heart Pops made from candy canes and white chocolate candy melts. This is brilliant! Easy and quick and a great favor for neighbors and friends.

Adorable for a classroom treat, too!

With the directions from Pleasant Home, they are simple to make with a few ingredients..... small candy canes, white chocolate candy melts and some Valentines sprinkles.

And while you're visiting Jodi over at Pleasant Home,

take a look at these yummy jello pop corn balls.

And these super easy favors using tic-tacs and a little scrapbook paper.

Thanks, Jodi, for all of your inspiring ideas!