Hey Re-Play readers! My name is Jamie and I'm super excited to share with you some details from a pretty awesome little Halloween party.  This was put together by Social Party Studio...a team of two moms....I like to call us Ally & Jae.  We both have our own companies but every once in a while we like to join forces and create party magic together. We love throwing parties and all the little details that go into them and between the two of us are 5 kids so Halloween time is no joke.  Definitely one of our most favorite times of the year!  Living in Southern California the weather is beautiful all year round but right around Halloween it starts to cool down just enough and feels like our official kick off to sweater weather. This year we wanted to throw a kid friendly Halloween party with some not so spooky details since there are little ones in tow so we thought what better way than with a Monster Mash. Our goal was to showcase the Re-play Halloween line in some fun & exciting ways that you might not think of everyday. Like filling them with tasty treats and sending them home as party favors or using the bowls for craft supplies on our build your own monster table.

                 In between school drop offs,  meal times and mainly during nap times  is when we find the time to put together some good ol' party fun. Whenever looking for party decor we like to start on Etsy, I have a shop on there (Sweet Jelly Parties) as does Alyssa ( Just A Little Sparkle) This lets us support and connect with other moms who are working from home just like us.  From there we usually go to the Target hot spot and the dollar store and see what goodies we can find. One of my favorite details from the party were the kids stools. They came from Ikea,  the covers were sewn by my mom but the legs are just socks found at the dollar store. SCORE!  With the left over fabric from the covers I had my mom make some flag bunting to drape across the backdrop of the dessert table.

                     The kids walked away with so many goodies from this party. Trick or treat bags, snack cups full of monster munch, mini monster hats, they built their own furry monster to take home and not to mention custom t-shirts with their names on them. Alyssa made these by creating a coordinating image on the computer to go along with all the other paper printables she made that helped pull the overall look together.  She then printed them out on Avery brand transfer paper and ironed them on. Fairly inexpensive if you buy the Hanes t-shirts in the 5 pack and such a cute detail your guests will love.

                      Another detail our little monsters loved were the sweets! Cake, cake pops, cookies, monster munch and yes even more cake in the form of a push cake. If you haven't had a push cake before they are the greatest thing ever for small kids. You get a small portion of cake all wrapped up in a little push pop that allows it to be a mess free experience. Ours were from Push Cakes and they were delicious. You can't beat that. We wanted to round out the sweets by offering up some real food so Alyssa made up some spider sammies that the kids loved! Carrots were set out in color coordinated cups, grapes a.k.a. monster boogers were packed tightly in handy little snack cups, on the go fruit pouches were given that spooky touch by wrapping in spiderwebs and blinged out spiders. Re-play drinking cups were filled with our Goblin Brew that was made by mixing sherbert, sprite, pineapple juice & kool-aid with some added eyeballs for extra flavor. Eat, drink & Be scary!!

                          Such a fun party, using great products and the kids had a spooktacular time. Happy Halloween!!

 To find more fun party ideas or to book Jamie to style your next party check Social Party Studio~

I love decorating for parties, much more than I love hosting them. I really enjoy using my limited crafting skills to make party decorations. So I was definitely in my glory planning this cute back to (pre) school party, and the Re-Play back to school set was great inspiration, with the colors of the basic crayon box.

I stuck with the colors of the set: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, and added in some fun chalkboard details, because what says back to school more than a chalkboard?

I set up the replay plates, cups, snack cups, and utensils in front of the fireplace, along with the crayon box favors each child got to take home.
I made little tags out of chalkboard labels to tie to each of the snack cups and created a print out of an appropriate Dr. Suess quote from “The Places You’ll Go.”

The food and actual eating happened at the kitchen table. PB&J is not easy to get out of carpet. One of my favorite parts of throwing a party is finding foods that fit the theme. I served bookworms (grapes), berries, apples, Smart Cookies, alphabet treats, and the classic lunchbox staple, pb&js. I made fun tags and stuck them in all the foods.

The pb&j sandwiches were the biggest hit with the kids. I had to keep making more. They also loved the Smart Cookies that spelled out each name on their plate. I found the Smart Cookies at Target and bought them to help Elijah with letter recognition. Plus they’re organic and yummy.

I had this great idea to take superlatives pictures of the kids, like you’d find in your high school yearbook. But, as is life with toddlers, they had other ideas. Elijah’s friend Addison was really the only one to comply…she is quite the little model.

Jess~

A Monkey and His Mama

Hello, Re-Play Recycled readers! My name is Lindsay and I write the blog My Creative Days. I am so excited to be here today to share the Easter party I set up using Re-Play's Sorbet Set. I don't know about you, but this winter has made me long for spring, warmer weather and bright colors. I was thrilled to be putting an Easter party together to get the spring vibes flowing through our home. We host a lot of parties in our home. A lot of them are kid-related. Our kids love having their friends over and I love coming up with different themes and party ideas for each gathering. This Easter party tablescape could not have come together without the Re-Play Sorbet Set. The colors in this set are perfect for an Easter party! 

When I started thinking about setting up for this party, I thought it would be so much fun to set up a long table in our living room. This way, we could set the food, party favors, crafts, utensils, etc. on the table and leave the dining room table free to create crafts and eat on. In order for us to put the long table in the living room, we had to remove the sofa. The kids thought that was the coolest thing ever! The table fit perfectly where our sofa usually sits and we brought out more chairs for seating around the other parts of the room.

With each party we host, I try to come up with different ideas and ways of doing things. For this Easter party, I put a few snacks out on the table, but for the sandwiches we were having, I set up a "sandwich making station" in the dining room. All kids like something different on their sandwich, so in order to make everyone happy, I put an assortment of "fixings" on the table with different breads. The kids (with some adult help) made their own sandwich and then used an Easter cookie cutter to cut their sandwich in a fun shape! This was a HUGE hit. I have never done this before, but it worked out so great. Not only did each child get the sandwich they loved, but they had a blast actually making it! I will be doing this again, for sure.

At every party, I like to send the guests home with a little gift. This time, we put Easter trinkets that I picked up on clearance last year in little, spring gift bags. The gift bags added a lot of extra spring to the table without tons of extra effort. My favorite part of the entire tablescape was the Re-Play utensils in this yellow flower-pot. The utensils look like flowers growing out of the pots!

At the end of the table, I had an Easter bucket filled with different crafts the kids could make. This made the craft part of the party easy. Each craft was contained within itself so the kids just had to grab one and sit at the dining room table to create it. Easy peasy.

These tin chick crafts turned out SO CUTE!

What is a party without a pinata?! We have not had a pinata in a while so the kids were really looking forward to busting into this huge bunny and grabbing all the goodies.

Another successful party in the bag! Soon, spring weather will be among us and we will be able to head outdoors and enjoy more gatherings outside! Until then, we will be celebrating the "upcoming season" with our spring colored Re-Play Sorbet Set. I hope you found some ideas or inspiration that you can use at your Easter or spring party!  

Click here to purchase your own spring Sorbet set, which includes a free snack pod for a limited time! 

Using Re-Play for your Spring festivities? Share on Instagram using #replaypartyseries.