Recently, both my boys had their birthdays. We had a bowling party and a lego themed party. I like to DIY as much as I can when it comes to celebrations, both because I like being crafty and I like being thrifty! So I went on the hunt for free printables. I hunted so much and I found so many great free birthday party printables that I had to write a post about it! There are free printable invitations, envelopes, cupcake toppers, banners, photo props and complete party packs.
Don’t forget to pin this post for future birthday parties!
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I vetted all of these free birthday party printables, they are all free and awesome! Most of them you just click to download, but some of them you have to sign up to an email list to get access to. It’s worth it though. 🙂
We had a bowling party for my now 7 (eek!) year old last weekend. I had a really hard time finding free bowling party printables though, so I designed a few myself instead. And I love to share, so you can download all of my designs below!
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My son’s party went remarkably well! No one cried or fought or anything! He had 10 school friends attend, plus his cousins and other family. And everyone had fun!
I only managed to snap a couple of badly lit and fuzzy photos during the party, I was super busy running around keeping everything running smoothly!
One year we made the mistake of not having treat bags at my son’s birthday party. Rivers were cried. And we learned our lesson in a hurry. But the thing with treat bags is that they have to hit 3 points; not contain too much sugar, not cost too much money, and be fun for the recipient. It’s a tall order. So for future reference I’ve rounded up 28 of the best birthday party favour ideas that I could find. Most of these ideas include free printables, but a few of them will require a little more diy’ing on your part.
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I tried to find lots of non-candy options, mainly because it drives me nuts when my boys come home from a party with loot bags full of sugar. I’m not anti-sugar by any means, but things like suckers, fizzy sugar powder, ring pops, etc make my kids go bat shit crazy. Usually little chocolates or cookies don’t affect them too much.
Some of these birthday party favour ideas are actually just a design idea for the bag or a printable topper, you’ll have to come up with the treat ideas. I usually just cruise through the Dollar store to find some appropriate treat bag fillers. But now I can also reference this post well in advance of future parties to get some more creative ideas!
There’s a lot of buzz around Pinterest group boards. What they are, how to find them and if they’re worth your time. It’s a big topic to cover. Here’s the long and short of it; if Pinterest is a part of your marketing strategy (and it definitely should be) then group boards are a must. They will help you get eyes in front of your content and drastically increase your reach. They are also an excellent source of great re-pinnable content for your own boards.
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I’m going to break down the do’s and don’ts of Pinterest group boards as simply as I can. It may seem overwhelming at first, but once you get the hang of it (and learn from some of my mistakes!) you’ll be on your way to major traffic growth.
What is a Group Board?
A group board is simply a Pinterest board in which multiple people can contribute pins.
One person owns the board and can invite others to contribute to the board.
They are beneficial because the pins in the board can be exposed to the followers of all the contributors, not just the owner.
So if the board has 10 contributors and they all have 500 followers, your pins could potentially be getting in front of 5000 sets of eyes. That’s why they are valuable to your marketing strategy.
How to Find Group Boards
The best way to find good group boards is to find a top blogger in your niche and take a look at their list of boards, chances are they will own or contribute to several group boards. You can tell if it’s a group board at a glance because of the bubble overlay indicating multiple contributors.
I went to the Dollarama the other day to see if I could find some inspiration for Valentine’s Day projects. I have to say, I’m pretty pleased with myself. Haha! I love a good pun, so I came up with “You high-light up my life!” 😀 I hope I’m not the only one who is completely amused by these punny printable DIY valentines!
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One of my favourite things about Valentine’s Day is scrolling through all the entertaining card ideas found on Pinterest. I aspire to be equally clever!
I’ll be making these highlighter Valentines for my oldest’s class, I haven’t decided what I’m doing for my little guy’s class yet.
I managed to find packs of 5 highlighters at the Dollarama for $1.25, and I’ll need 4 packs. It’ll cost me a few dollars more than simply purchasing a box of Pixar themed Valentine’s cards, but it’s worth it.
I think it’s important to make a little effort for these kinds of occasions. Growing up I always made all of my Valentines, my mother certainly wasn’t going to buy the premade cards! But I enjoyed it, and honestly I still enjoy now!
I want my boys to know that I value the things that are important to them, and giving Valentines to their class mates is one of those things.
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