MUKU OWNERS

Well. I assume youre expecting this ones coming, ...another birthday for Big Sis G! Yay! 

If youve been reading my blog or know me a little too well by now, you might realize that I took the vow of not using any licensed cartoon characters when it comes to my offsprings birthday. But sometimes in the life and times of being a mom, youll learn to compromise (mothers, are you with me?). For example, when your daughter, all teary-doe-eyed, asked you for a Grus (from the movie Despicable Me) minions party, and been singing and imitating those yellow creatures for weeks, youd bound to break your own rule. *sigh* 

So, yes, I made not one but two, TWO, Despicable Me inspired pinatas. One is minion shaped and the other take the shape of Fluffly the unicorn doll (or papoy, according to the minions).Well get to these pinatas in later posts. Now, Id like to show you how your 5 year old toddler can to be tricked into your own aesthetic, without him/her throwing a tantrum. My secret is ..... incorporate my love of a British tea party theme into a cootie catcher! Kids love cootie catcher! And I love English roses! Its a win-win solution for us! How is it related to the minions, you ask? Who cares? Just kidding. Were not having a full blown theme party, so I guess I can go away with mismatched party printables this year. Do forgive me.

About the cootie catcher, just in case youre not really familiar with the name, its a pretty simple origami kids make to predict future/fortune. Depending on whats written inside, of course. Its pretty popular on the playground of first or second grader. To play the game, one must hold the four corners with both pointer fingers and thumbs. Move it open and close, and pick two numbers (or symbols, or drawings, anything), and boom, your fortunes been told! 

Since the cootie catcher is modified to an invitation, mine is filled not with fortune but lots of partys details, all the when and where and in place of the "fortune", I put lots of happy activity to be done when the player choose a certain number combination. 

I was thinking of sharing the cootie catcher invitation with you, what do you ladies think? Would you need one? And instead of oh-so-personal invitation, do you have any other ideas to use the cootie catcher? Share your thoughts in the comment box, and Ill do the most creative idea of cootie catcher as a free printable later on :)