Secrets of a Super Mommy (2024)

My sister in law, Jen, did this for her son's Spelling Bee....

but I was thinkingit would be agreat idea for our Meet and Greetschool nightnext week!

It could also work for the Night before the first day of school, the First Day of school, an Aced Spelling Test, or whatever fun School Themed Celebration that comes up!

Alphabet Soup

Alphabet Breadsticks

Alphabet Jello

Alphabet Cookies

And Dont forget to make a Place Mat Note so the table looks festive too!

I bet some of you Super Mommies out there are like me and you are thinking

"Wheredid sheget those cookie cutters?!"

I found several sets at Amazon.com , my favorite was the "Wilton 50 piece ABC and 123 Cookie Cutter Set." They werent teeny-tiny and they got good reviews.
I foundthe setin the Wilton cake areaat our local Jo-Ann Fabrics for 9.99 and used a 40% coupon, then I didnt have to pay shipping either.
They are nice and big and they will work perfectly for all of these fun foods.

My sister in law, Jen, made this cute treat to celebrate the End of Swimming Lessons!

(I thought it would be cute to make to celebrate the End of Summer too.)

She made a 9x13 of Blue Jello, then put cool whip on the sides, the diving board is a laffy taffy, the beach ball is a gum ball, the ladder wrungs are gummy lifesavers, the floaty-ring is a gummy worm, and the divider is a candy bracelet. Isnt she clever! I am glad my kids were at her house that night to celebrate with them!

These
4 Little All-Stars
happen to celebrate close birthdays in the spring sotheir Super Mommies planned a party for them so we could all Celebrate together.

I made them matching T-shirts with iron on transfers that you print from your computer.

The font is All-Star, just dont forget to reversethe images and wordsbefore printing!

The back says "2 is trouble"

We had Game Stations and a Soccer Ball pinata.

There was Lightning Basketball in our mini hoop, Kicking Soccer Shots through the cones,

and Lil' Slugger Tatoos (the older kids ran the stations!)

And we had lots of food!

We Grilled burgers and Hot Dogs...and we served them in these cute holders that I got at a garage sale!

We put the drinks on ice in this fun inflatable Goal Post. It came with a ball so the kids could play with it too! I covered cans with "football play" paper and set a pom pom by them...to hold the silverware.

There was a Concessions Stand with popcorn, candy, chips (mini bags),

licorice ropes, and baseball cupcakes.

Here is the JV table where the All-Star guests of honor enjoyed their cakes.

I put them on these ball mirrors from the dollar store.

We served the icecream in these ball eggs that I got after Easter, they are actually round...not egg shaped.

I printed some"Ball" words and put them in these black IKEA frames for decoration.

I think they had a great time!

I was inspired by these amazing party bloggers!

We have a Piano Recital this week so I have beendreaming up some fun with my SIL, Jen, who always inspires me with her creativity!! Check out her great ideas and they would work for any special singing or musical instrument performance.

Here is her piano dinner. I think it sets a dignified and elegant tone for the evening!

This is her Piano Recital Treat...So cute and simple!

And this is her Piano Recital Place Setting.

The little music notes have the place setting names for each child! The scrapbook paper beneath the square plates is socreative but Jen adds that she was thinking about copying their actual recital music for each childs individual place mat...that is a great idea, Jen!

Ialso found these adorable Tun-a Piano Sandwichs to serve asa main dish! (I will add my photos when I make it, I may use chicken salad instead since my kids arent huge tuna fans!)

And this Retro Piano Cake which would be afestive treat for the evening (although I would really have to simplify it!)

I promisedour son thatonce he was done with ERAGON we would have a family movie party and watch the DVD. So whenthe super,crazy, active, 9 year old finished reading a bookthat big,

wehad to Celebrate with him!

It took him several months, but we finally got to havea Friday Night Pizza and Movie Party for him.

We were so proud of him for getting through that HUGEnovel

(He never did finish Harry Potter...probably because I let him watch the movie BEFORE he was done reading)!

He really liked Eragon, though.

He immediately started the sequel, Eldest...too bad there is no movie for that one!

{Here is a Super Mommy Secret for anyone in the Boise area: Pizza Perfection has their pizzas BOGO Free on carry-outs anytime! Their larges are big (12 pieces!)and their pizza is delicious! You end up getting 2 pizzas, piled with toppings, for around $20.}

That is where we got the pizzas for this Movie Party!

Then while the kids were taking baths I made popcorn...

...And set up the "Concession Stand" as they had requested!

They loved buying and selling! Then we settled in and enjoyed the show.

I hope you feel inspired to CELEBRATE your Big Readers too!

{Here is one more Super Mommy Secret: These movies were BOGO for $1 at Hastings...so 2/$6.99}

My Little Ballerina had her recital on Saturday and these are the flowers we gave her at the end.

I wanted to find a Special way to display them for her so she could remember her performance all week!

Acomment from Yanet, over at 3 Sunkissed Boys, about her teacher appreciation, gift could not have come at a better time! Check out her Teacher vase jars that inspired me to make this Ballerina vase jar.

Here is how I did it:

I hot glued a bobby pin onto the outside of a quart sized canning jar, just like Yanet. I also bent it a little to make it curve with the jar, as she suggested.

Then, I cut a 12x24 inch piece of tulle.

(I couldnt get it to show up so I took a picture of it in front of my screen.)

Then I scrunched it together inthe middle.

And then slid in into the bobby pin, all the way to the curve.

Then I wrapped a 2-3 inch piece of pink ribbon around it and hot gluedit in the back

Then I dotted some glue onto the seam in back and pressed it onto the jar so it would stay down.

Then I trimmed the bottoms of the tulle to make it even.

Once the tutu was done, I slid in this little card that

I made with a photo of her holding her flowers right after the recital.

And it is a perfect way for us to Celebrate that she is our little Ballerina as long as her flowers last.

Thanks for sharing your post, Yanet!! I love this little jar.