I am always looking for fun ways to make my kids' birthdays more special . . . I originally saw this idea over on How Does She? and I fell in love with it! I knew that I had to make one for myself! It was really easy and pretty inexpensive. And look how cute it is!
Here is what you need to make one:
-Balloons (I used 320 7" balloons- they come in packs of 40 balloons for 97 cents at Wal-Mart)
-Floral Pins (I also got them at Wal-Mart. A pack of 100 is $1.00)
-A straw wreath (I purchased an 18" wreath at Michael's for $4.99. Use a 40% off coupon to get it for super cheap!!). Keep the plastic wrap on it.
Now comes the fun part . . . take a floral pin and slide it over the middle of the balloon. Poke it into the wreath so that it is nice and tight . . . and repeat . . . and repeat . . . and repeat . . .
If you happen to have your sisters in town (like I do!! Yey for sister time!!), put them to work!! :)
Just keep poking those balloons in until the entire wreath is full.
And there you go! Ready to put on the door for the next birthday! I am always looking for ways to make birthdays more special and I think that this will make my kids even more excited for when their birthday rolls around. It is a super fun and super easy birthday tradition.
Here is what you need to make one:
-Balloons (I used 320 7" balloons- they come in packs of 40 balloons for 97 cents at Wal-Mart)
-Floral Pins (I also got them at Wal-Mart. A pack of 100 is $1.00)
-A straw wreath (I purchased an 18" wreath at Michael's for $4.99. Use a 40% off coupon to get it for super cheap!!). Keep the plastic wrap on it.
Now comes the fun part . . . take a floral pin and slide it over the middle of the balloon. Poke it into the wreath so that it is nice and tight . . . and repeat . . . and repeat . . . and repeat . . .
If you happen to have your sisters in town (like I do!! Yey for sister time!!), put them to work!! :)
Just keep poking those balloons in until the entire wreath is full.
And there you go! Ready to put on the door for the next birthday! I am always looking for ways to make birthdays more special and I think that this will make my kids even more excited for when their birthday rolls around. It is a super fun and super easy birthday tradition.
This is soooo cute!!!!
ReplyDeleteI saw that and lalala-loved it too. Made one myself. Can't wait until I can hang it and celebrate some birthdays.
ReplyDeleteStumbled across your blog on This Chick Cooks, can't wait to link up this Saturday! Glad to be your newest follower!
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm married to your cousin Rob, and found out about your blog through Lindsey. I LOVE all your ideas and yummy recipes! I am definitely going to make this wreath for my boys' birthdays, they will love it!
ReplyDeletelove this idea! found your blog through clean and scentsible. i am always looking to make birthdays more special. i have a box of bday decorations/toys/books, etc that only come out a few weeks before each birthday. my eldest is only 3, but i know she will love the tradition in a few years of having those special items out for her special day!
ReplyDeleteThe picture of the wreath just brought back memories of my sister and I making hair clips that look just like it! We tied small balloons around blank hair clips we bought at the craft store. We loved them! Thanks for the fun reminder! :)
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ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I haven't seen one of these for years. I made one in the late 80's early 90's. We pinned other things to the straw wreaths also like strips of flannel, fleece or regular fabric...Really a cool idea and the color themes are endless!
ReplyDeleteI so love this! TFS
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