Taking inspiration from the beloved children’s classic, The Polar Express, seemed fitting for this time of year. Kids would love spending the day in the snow (or at the reindeer petting zoo!) then coming inside for a big cup of cocoa topped with whipped cream. A cute take home item would be a little wooden [...]

Who didn’t watch The Jetsons when they were little and not want a robot that magically cleaned up their room? Even though The Jensens have been replaced by Spongebob, the dream of owning a robot is still on kid’s minds. Why not make that dream come to life with some carefully crafted cardboard and cupcakes [...]

Using You Can’t Take a Balloon Into the Metropolitan Museum as party inspiration provides the perfect excuse to fill your space with big round yellow balloons!  Not that you needed an excuse.  Add some traditional NY street flair, a few easels and paint kits and a security guard repeating the phrase, “No flash,” and you’ve [...]

Roald Dahl’s stories are always quite quirky and deliciously entertaining.  Fantastic Mr Fox is no exception. Since the main character is a sly fox who wears a corduroy jacket (well, at least according to Wes Anderson) it only seemed fitting that fall would be the setting for such a party based on the book.  Think [...]

Melanie is back with a new Parties from the Bookshelf post — and we think this is such a fantastic idea from Rufus Seder’s Gallop!    The use of scanimation in this is memorizing for adults and kids alike! By combining the inspiration of the rainbow striped binding and black and white animations, you can [...]