Movie Night Silent Auction Basket

This was a fun silent auction basket to make with everything a family would need for a Movie Night!

The basket contains:
2 $25 AMC gift cards
$20 Domino's gift card
Galvanized beverage tub
4 family friendly DVDs
Large popcorn bucket
Popcorn
Candy
Drinks
Movie night napkins

I found the movie night decorations at Hobby Lobby.  It turned out so cute!

2020 Calendar - free printable

I've been MIA on this blog as my kids have gotten older and I'm not a room mom anymore!  But, I'd still like to share some printables I've created, so here you go!  There are 2 different options for a free 2020 calendar printable.  Download the black & white PDF HERE and download the color PDF HERE.  Have a great 2020!

Hello Summer Printable Gift Tags

These "Hello Summer!" tags are so cute for end of the year gifts!  You can download them for free HERE.  Happy Summer!

Taco Valentines

My taco-obsessed son wanted Taco Valentines to hand out to his friends!  You can download them HERE.  If you would like to purchase the clip art I used to make these, you can find it HERE.  Go spread taco joy!

Christmas Tree Brownies

These Christmas tree brownies were fun and easy to make for our 4th grade Christmas party!

I made a pan of brownies (I always make boxed brownies and they are always a hit - the trick is to not overcook them!)  Once the brownies were fully cooled, I used the technique from this PIN to cut the brownies into triangles.  Then, I broke the hook off of small candy canes and inserted the remaining straight peppermint stick into the bottom of the brownie.  I used a frosting bag with star tip to pipe on the green frosting and added sprinkles and a yellow candy star!  So cute!

Star Wars Trunk or Treat

Our church does a Trunk or Treat event for the community every year.  We decided to participate as a family this year.  I hoped it would be something fun for us to do together since my kids are getting older and less "into" Halloween (well, at least the teenager!)  It was a blast and we are already talking about / negotiating what theme we will do next year!

For this year, we decided on the classic, never-fails Star Wars theme.  I focused less on the trunk itself and more on our costumes and the photo booth.

Here's the whole group!  My husband was Darth Vader, I was Princess Leia, my 13 year old was Hans Solo, my 10 year old was Luke Skywalker, and our dog was Yoda!  Everyone loved seeing the dog dressed up! 

For the trunk, I covered the back in black using black plastic tablecloths and black felt.  I added the Death Star inflatable hung from the ceiling (Amazon).  I made a Star Wars banner with silver foil cardstock.  But, the center of attention was Yoda!

 My next favorite thing (besides the costumes) was the photo booth!  I borrowed the PVC backdrop frame from a friend and added starry plastic tablecloths as the backdrop.  Then I had tons of quotes and masks for people to use and take their own Star Wars pictures.  I purchased the masks HERE.  I made the quotes and you can download them HERE.  For photo booth props, I usually print them on white card stock, laminate them, and hot glue a wooden skewer to the back.  This was a big hit and created lots of cute photo opportunities!

Trunk or Treat was so much fun!  I can't wait to do it again next year!

Movie Gift Card Thank You

Teacher Appreciation Week is this week at my son's middle school.  For each teacher, I purchased a Fandango gift card and a box of M&M's.  I attached the Fandango card to the cute movie Thank You card and then put it all together with baker's twine.  I love the way it turned out and I think all of the teachers will enjoy a movie gift card & candy!  You can download the movie Thank You cards HERE.