I had fun testing out my patriotic ice cream cones with actual ice cream yesterday, but I actually had a different plan for them: patriotic cotton candy faux ice cream cones!

Tutorial for taking plain ice cream cones and decorating them in edible red, white, and blue decorations for the 4th of July or Memorial day.

I needed a gift bag for the kids to hold their loot at the Stampy Minecraft birthday party, and came up with this incredibly easy craft to add Stampy Cat to a plain yellow gift bag.

I don't really like human-shaped pinatas.  But a pinata shaped like a creeper (one of the monsters you kill in Minecraft)?  That seems appropriately thematic to beat to smithereens at a Minecraft birthday party.

I am a big fan of the humble bar cookie.  They're so easy, so quick, and if you have the right recipe, so delicious.  This raspberry crumble bar cookie recipe is definitely the right recipe.  It's AMAZING. 

I love making homemade candy buttons.  Probably because I loved them so much as a kid.  I've even made morse code candy buttons for a Nautical Rain Gutter Regatta party, and heart-shaped valentines candy buttons.

Use free printable Minecraft paper to make these easy Minecraft cupcake wrappers.  Wrap them around any cupcake, and you'll have instant Minecraft cupcakes.

I always like to have some activity ready to go when kids arrive at a party.  Not a game, necessarily, but something that they can do while we're waiting for all the guests to arrive.  That's exactly what our Dog Taming game was for the Minecraft Stampy Longnose party.

Do you know how much I love my daughter?  Enough to throw her the Stampy Longnose/Minecraft birthday party she desperately wanted for her 7th birthday!  

Make a 4th of July fruit salad with red, white, and blue fruit--including apples cut into stars!  It's an easy, healthy dish to make for any summer celebration.