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Apple Party Printables: Boxes and Banner

Melissa Bastow

Tags back to school, birthdays, printables

Apple Party Printables: Boxes and Banner

This is the second half of our apple party printables.  Use the mini pennant banner to string across a cake or as a table decoration.  Then pack the fry boxes and pillow boxes with yummy apple-y goodness! If you end up with lots of extra apples from your family apple harvest, you can always freeze, dry, can, or sauce the rest.   Then you can enjoy them all through the fall and winter!


Apple Party Printables: Cupcakes

Melissa Bastow

Tags back to school, birthdays, printables, recipes

Apple Party Printables: Cupcakes

Pretty soon it will be harvest season and what better way to celebrate than with an apple themed party? First I think you should find a local apple orchard and take your family harvesting.  It's lots of fun to pick the apples together, plus you can get a lot for a killer deal.  And it helps local farmers, which is always awesome. Once you have all your apples, you can throw the sweetest apple party ever!  These party printables include three cupcake wrappers, twelve 2.5" circles, and a page of mini flags. Check back later this week to get more...


Printable Label Stickers

Melissa Bastow

Tags back to school, printables

Printable Label Stickers

Depending on where your kids go to school you're burdened with THE LIST OF SUPPLIES.  It can get a little ridiculous when they need 4 folders, a pencil case, a pack of markers, 380 crayons, a ream of paper, 29 notebooks, seventy #2 pencils with pink erasers, a cauldron, and a copy of "Advanced Potion Making". So you spend all the time and money gathering everything, your kids take it to school, and instantly they've lost it among the other 20 student's things because they all look the same. Frustrating. Which is why I'll be printing these labels on sticker paper (found...


Things of Pinterest: Back to School

Melissa Bastow

Tags back to school, inspiration

Things of Pinterest: Back to School

When I searched Pinterest for back to school ideas it seriously didn't disappoint.  There are so many fabulous ideas on this subject that it was a little overwhelming.  So I decided to pick three pictures I found on pinterest that led me to a collection of even more ideas.  Because why bother putting together a bunch of ideas when someone else has already done all the work? http://www.thedailybuzz.com.au/2012/01/10-fun-ideas-for-the-first-day-of-school/ Make the first day of school really exciting with this list from Daily Buzz!  There are ideas for the countdown, first day photos, and even a cute invitation for a mom-only celebration....


Encouragement School Lunch Notes Printable

Melissa Bastow

Tags back to school, printables

Encouragement School Lunch Notes Printable

I don't know if your kids get nervous when a new school year starts, but mine sure do.  So I'll be slipping one of these notes of encouragement into their lunches for the first week just to remind them how incredibly awesome they are.