2/22/15; DisneySide At Home Celebration

I am a bit of a Disney Parks fanatic.  I love going to them, talking about them and helping others plan vacations.  In fact this past year I applied to the Disney Parks Moms Panel and made it all the way to round 4 which was quite an accomplishment as the search started with about 15,000 and I made it to Round 4 with about 100.  I unfortunately did not make the panel but the Disney Parks gave me another opportunity to share my Disney love by having a #DisneySide @Home Celebration.

It was a wonderful opportunity to invite some of the kids friends over and have them show off their #DisneySide.  

This was our third Disney Parks at home celebration.  Here you can see a recap of last year, and here was our party from 2010.

There were so many great sponsors included in the Party Pack that I received including HP, all laundry detergent, Duff's Cake Mix, Snuggle Fabric Softner, Disney Palace Pets, Wisk Deep Clean, and some great Mickey and Minnie party supplies.  A big thanks to MomSelect and Disney Parks for giving me this awesome opportunity.

First was the preparation for the party.  I love cake decorating so I was very excited to try out Duff's Tie Dye Cake Mix.  I love watching Duff Till Dawn, and the Kids Baking Championship and admire the work that Duff does.  This cake is so fun to make for the kids and I.  You make the batter and then break it in to six containers.  Each container gets mixed with included food coloring to make these cool colors.

 Then you pour it little by little to get a tie dye effect.

Here it is after being baked.

I decided to frost it with some fun colors and then add on some Disney characters that we had from previous parties.

Then the kids started arriving.  The boys got right to the snacks and playing Disney Infinity.

Disney Infinity is a big hit with my kids and you can see previous reviews here on the 1.0 and 2.0 versions.

The girls broke in to snacks too but couldn't wait to paint their nails.

 We received these cool Disney nail polishes.

The girls were really silly and ready to start picking their colors.

They got right to work painting away.

They were very proud of their newly painted nails.

Then all the kids decided it was time to play some pin the Mickey Mouse mouth on Mickey.

Of course the boys had fun spinning their friends.

Too funny!

 Even our dog Fred got in to the fun showing his #DisneySide by wearing some Minnie Mouse ears.

 Next was time for cake.  Everyone was very excited as they had seen the cake and couldn't wait to eat it.

Here you can see the tie dye inside.

Then they went right back to games.

 The girls also played Go Fish with Disney cards.

 Lauren liked leading a Disney Trivia game.

 I am dog tired now but what a fun time and great to talk Disney Parks with friends.

Disclosure:  I received a party kit from MomSelect and the Disney Parks to have the #DisneySide @Home Celebration.  No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.

4/25/10: Celebrating Giving Back and Disney Fun

Today was my In Home Disney Celebration. As I posted before Disney selected me as part of the Disney Mom's Club to host this party and the theme was around giving back to the community with a box of Disney stuff they provided. The kids had a fun time (so did the adults) and donated a lot to help a family in need who just had a fire. I am very appreciative of such wonderful friends and the generosity of everyone.

We had a great time playing Disney Bingo, played Disney Trivia, watched the Disney video, listened to Disney music, ate yummy cupcakes, and shared great Disney tips. We even decorated with lots of Disney characters all around the room. And everyone went home with a Disney gift bag and Disney Princess print to hang in their room.

This is all the stuff that was donated to my daycare provider who's house just had a major fire. There were toys, puzzles, sheets, blankets, crayons, wipes, towels, hand cleaners, dolls, dress up clothes, DVDs, gift certificates, a check, etc.

Here is Evan all ready for the party.
And the kids with the balloons we gave out.
We started out the party by some announcements and then going around the room and having all the kids say their favorite Disney character and Disney movie. Here is Evan wispering his to me. Lauren's was Minnie Mouse and The Princess and the Frog, and Evan's was Mickey Mouse and Cars. No one asked me but my favorite character is of course Mickey Mouse, and favorite movie was Lady and the Tramp, lately thought I would say Cars.

The kids having fun playing Disney Bingo.
The kids enjoying the cupcakes which were rainbow colored and ice cream!
Here is the spread before the party.
And the cupcakes I made. As you might know I love to make Disney cakes and have made a Princess Castle, Mickey Mouse, and Tinker Bell cake.
Everyone chatting during the party and eating some snacks.

One more picture of all the stuff we are donating. Anything that my daycare provider cannot use I will be bringing to a shelter.

THANKS SO MUCH EVERYONE!

4/18/10: What Will You Celebrate?

If you know me you know I am a Walt Disney World Fanatic so when a Disney Mom's panel was started I applied. I was not selected, however I was able to become part of the Disney Mom's Club. As part of this Mom's Club I was chosen to host a "What Will You Celebrate?" In-Home Celebration. What this means is I received a box full of crafts, games and favors to host a party for Disney. I just received my big red box recently. With our Disney vacation coming up soon, what a great event to get us all in the Disney mood.

Another Disney theme going on right now is "Give a day, get a day" where basically if you volunteer in your community you are given a free day pass to Disney Parks. Disney has asked that helping others in your community be part of the theme for the party.

Well what a good time for this as it relates to my life. A week ago my daycare provider's house had a major fire. My theme is for people to bring kids toys, blankets, and essentials to help rebuild their lives and her daycare.

Here is a picture of what Disney included.

I have had a great response to my party invitation and look forward to hosting this event. I also promote Disney on Ice, another great Disney family event.