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With summer coming soon I thought I would share a shower I hosted a while back. It was a Drive-By Bridal Shower or Open House for my soon to be cousin. It is a great way to host a party for lots of guests without a huge venue. It worked perfectly. It was a rainy day, but guests came and visited while she opened gifts then grabbed a treat to go. Despite the rain everyone had a lovely time. It was so fun to celebrate the bride to be and gather as family and friends.

Just because this party is themed as a drive-by does not mean it can only be used that way. It is adorable for any bridal shower without the drive-by wording included. It includes lots of flower elements if you want to skip using the car all together. I however love that cute vintage pink car! It would also be a great fall bridal shower theme with the rich colors in the beautiful flowers.

Guests were welcomed with the large 24×36 Printable Bridal Shower welcome sign as they arrived. A great way statement piece to put out front at any shower indoors or out.

I purchased 2 white tents to create our outdoor “party space”. They brought everything together to mimic a room and also protected us from the rain/sun. Guests knew right where the party was.

The main focal point of the party was the treat table. It featured a Bride To Be banner, cupcakes, water bottles, and popcorn for guests to grab as they were leaving. I love the big balloon tower of boxes as well. It brought it a great pop of color to the space. I will definitely be using it at other upcoming events. You can spell out tons of words.

For safety precautions I packaged everything individually including the cupcakes. These boxes were a perfect way to show them off still. Each cupcake had shimmery pink sprinkles on top and a tag with the bride’s name and shower date.

Popcorn was individually bagged with tags that said; “He popped the question and she said yes!” and “Thanks for popping by!”.

I picked up flowers locally the evening before the party. I always love fresh blooms at a party.

I created a seating area for the Bride to be to open gifts and sit to visit with guests. She had her own tray of cupcakes, this sweet centerpiece, and a list for writing down gifts.

It was a lovely day. We are so excited to have welcomed her to the family.

See the full printable party package and matching invitation below. It is editable to add your own Bride’s name right from your computer. Download immediately and party! Find links to party supplies shared at the end of the post!

Party Supplies:

Printable Party Decor: 5M Creations

Printable Invitation: 5M Creations

Cupcake Boxes: AMAZON (AD)

Sprinkles: AMAZON (AD)

Bride to Be Balloon Boxes: AMAZON (AD)

Balloons: AMAZON (AD)

Tissue Poms: AMAZON (AD)

Pink Tablecloths: AMAZON (AD)

White Tents: Target

5M Creations April 20th, 2023

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My 8 year old is very interested in how things work. He loves watching videos on science experiments. So I thought a science party would be the perfect theme for his birthday this year. We spent the party doing lots of different kid friendly science experiments. They all LOVED it! There were smiles plastered on all of their faces. Watch for my next post including all of the step by step details for our activities. Setting up decor for this party was one of my favorites yet! It was so colorful and I loved using different science elements. Don’t forget to check out the bottom of the post for a list of where I got everything!

The balloon garland was the biggest focal point of the space. The curly white balloons mimicked an explosion and gave a fun contrast.
We had lots of fun science party food including worms and frogs for dissection, rock candy, dipped pretzel rods, petri dish jello, and cupcakes.

Printable cupcake toppers dressed up store bought cupcakes featuring tons of science images. Beakers filled with colored water added fun to tables throughout the space.

Each guest received a lab coat, goggles and a name badge. They made such cute little scientists. They all loved dressing the part. This made great favors to send home.

We lucked out to have nice weather for the party and were able to host it on my back porch. I had 4 tables. One for all of the treats, one for their coats which later became my station for experiment items, one for the kids to do experiments at and finally the last one was for eating. It was nice to have a separate space for each thing without having to clear the table for each part of the party.

The party table where kids sat to eat was a fun space to create. I started with double sided science centerpieces using elements from my printable party package. Everything was glued to lollipop sticks and layered in a container (floral foam is used inside) to create these great centerpieces. I added a printable warning sign, and several science party tableware items like the beaker cups. It was colorful and inviting for them to all gather.

Another favor were these cute test tubes filled with jelly beans. I attached a printable science favor tag to each one and placed them at each place setting.

When the kids arrived we had activity sheets to work on while waiting. Later at this table each child received a large foil pan to contain all of their experiment fun.

The table you saw earlier with lab coats transformed into my science lab station. I had trays with ingredients for each experiment we were doing. I measured out each item before the party which made the party go SO MUCH faster. I was able to hand out items to all 8 kids in no time and everyone was ready to start.

When choosing kid science experiments for the party I started small and built with bigger and more fun activities as the party went on. This kept their attention the whole time. Our first activity was to create molecules using toothpicks, marshmallows and gum drops. I gave every set of 2 kids a sheet of examples to build. They created shapes over and over and of

Next we made exploding colorful bubbles. This was a simple reaction of baking soda, vinegar and food coloring.

We also used baking soda and vinegar to blow up a balloon building on the above reaction.

Next was every parents favorite activity (haha) SLIME! They each picked their own colors and add ins. I found great containers that it our slime recipe perfectly. Each slime jar was personalized with each child’s name.

Our big finale was Elephant Toothpaste. This was a HUGE hit. (See my notes on this experiment in my next post for making it touch friendly)

Overall we filled the 2.5 hrs completely and the kids had a blast. All of the little scientists went home with tons of goodies and favors. They each took home a lab coat, goggles, name badge, slime, activity sheet, favor tube and rock candy. I love parties where the activity lends itself to things the guests can take home. I hope you enjoyed our science party and can use some ideas for your little scientists birthday party. See below for a list of supplies we used. The next post will have all of the experiment details.

Supplies:

Printable Decor- 5M Creations

Lab Coats – Amazon (AD) (I cannot recommend the company I got ours from as we had many issues but I ordered an alternative on Amazon that was great quality.)

Aprons – Amazon (AD) Much cheaper option than lab coats.

Goggles – Amazon (AD)

Party Shirt – Etsy

Shirt Alternative – Amazon (AD)

Science Beakers (2styles) – Amazon & Amazon (AD)

Test Tubes/Science Kit – Amazon (AD)

Petri Dishes – Amazon (AD)

Lanyards – Amazon (AD)

Slime Containers – Amazon (AD)

Experiment Cups – Amazon (AD) (Tons of size options)

Balloon Pump – Amazon (AD)

White Balloons – Amazon (AD)

Gloves – Amazon (AD) (Adult but run SUPER small. Perfect for kids.)

White Fitted Table Cloths – Amazon (AD)

Science Paper Plates/Napkins – Amazon (AD)

Beaker Cups, Candy Test Tubes – Oriental Trading Co.

5M Creations June 23rd, 2022

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Tags: birthday party, Boy Birthday, science party

Some parents got together to throw an end of the school year party for our graduating 6th graders. Many students had home-schooled this year due to covid or had only been back in school part time for a few weeks. We wanted to find a way to celebrate them all together! We hosted an outdoor movie night with yard games like giant jenga, checkers, corn hole, basketball, and 9 square. We had pizza for dinner and a concession table for movie time! It was so much fun for everyone to just be kids and enjoy their time together after so long apart.

Our set up was an amazing 3 car driveway at a friend’s house. Each garage door served as our backdrop for 3 areas. A photo prop backdrop, the movie screen, and our concessions table. We put tables in the driveway for kids to eat at then moved them for chairs for the movie once it got dark enough. It worked perfectly!

This theme is so much fun for almost any event! or just a family backyard movie night. Check out my twins’ party using the same printables HERE!

Party Supplies:

Printable Decor- 5M Creations

Popcorn Boxes- AMAZON (AD)

Popcorn Maker- AMAZON (AD)

Giant Jenga- AMAZON (AD)

Giant Checkers- AMAZON (AD)

Giant Connect Four- AMAZON (AD)

5M Creations July 7th, 2021

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This is the final craft of the 3 Mario Party tutorials I have been sharing. This one is my favorite. These Mystery Boxes and Bricks make such a great impact in the party space and a pretty easy to make. I used them on my party table and on my mantle by the TV playing Mario. They would also be great stacked by the front door to greet guests. Even hang them on the wall! I hope you enjoy this tutorial and create some for your own party. Make sure to tag me on instagram in your party pics! @5MCreations

See the full Mario inspired party HERE! You can also find tutorials to the Mario & Luigi Hats and the Princess Peach Crowns in my last 2 posts.

For the FREE Printable Files you can download them HERE! Enjoy!

5M Creations June 18th, 2021

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Tags: DIY Crafts, Mario Bricks, Mario DIY, Mario party, Mstery Box

Today I am sharing craft number 2 in my Mario Party DIY Tutorials. The Princess Peach crown. This one is even simpler than the Mario and Luigi hats on my last post. You need 12x18in yellow craft foam (you can make 3 crowns from this), either jewels or glitter foam to cut out circles, a headband of your choice and hot glue. You can find the template I referenced HERE thanks to Oh My Glitzy! Follow the step by step instructions on the video to make your own crowns. Enjoy!

Make sure to check out the full party HERE!

5M Creations June 17th, 2021

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Today I am sharing the first of 3 DIY Mario inspired crafts from my son’s Mario Party. Today are the Mario and Luigi hats I created as favors for the party guests. The supplies you need are craft foam sheets in your desired colors (I used red, green and white), matching foam visors, hot glue and scissors. Check out the step by step video below for more. And don’t forget to see the full party details on my last post!

You can download the template below that I referenced in my video here!

I hope you enjoy making your hats! Tag me on Instagram @5MCreations so I can see your creations.

5M Creations June 16th, 2021

Posted In: Boy Birthday Party

Tags: crafts, DIY tutorial, Mario party, party favors, party hats

Do you have a video game lover in your house? I happen to have 3! My youngest asked for a Mario inspired birthday party so I looked to Pinterest for some fun ideas. I created this Mario inspired FREE printable party decor, found some awesome game and craft ideas and I cannot wait to share it with you. Watch for another post with video tutorials on a few items. See the bottom of the post for links to all of the products I used.

The backdrop was the focal point of the party table. The cloud paper was a photo backdrop I got on clearance at Joann Fabric. I added some green butcher paper hills and the Mario inspired printable happy birthday banner.

Each guest received a favor box filled with goodies. They included Mario fruit snacks, a pencil. mustaches, Mario stickers and gold coins.

Each box had a printable “Thanks for Playing” favor tag.

Power Up printable treat bag toppers were the perfect addition for the gold coins.

Printable Mario inspired cupcake toppers were added to store bought cupcakes for a sweet treat.

I cut out little mushrooms to add to the front of solid color snack cups I got at the dollar store. An easy way to dress up our popcorn snack.

Water bottle wraps are always a go to for me. I love how easy it is to add the theme to something so basic. The kids love drinking out of them.

I saw several different Piranha plant ideas on pinterest but ended up making my own paper fans out of red cardstock and a tube with an oatmeal canister. I will add more details in my next post.

I designed these printable 3D brick and mystery boxes to stack on my party table. They were so much fun! (TUTORIAL HERE)

Party guests were given a hat and mustache when they arrived. (TUTORIAL HERE & HERE)

For party games we did a Fire and Ice Ball throwing contest. Green bowls from the dollar store were our green tubes. The kids tossed bean bags into the tubes to earn points.

We played pin the mustache on Mario. (Printable file for free at the end of the post)

Stomp the Goomba. I cut paper feet out of cardstock, punched a hole at the back and pulled the knot of the balloon through to make them stand up. I was originally going to add faces to them, but never got it done. Honestly the kids didn’t care. Inside each balloon I put a chocolate gold coin. They they defeated (popped) the Goomba and got a gold coin. Each kid got to stomp 3 Goombas. This was the kid’s favorite game.

Next we knocked over cups with our Yoshi Tongues (party blower). First to knock over every cup won.

We had Mario coloring sheets I printed from free. The kids did this while we were waiting for everyone to arrive. It was a nice activity while we waited.

This last craft I found on Fab Everyday. The kids made piranha plant tubes by coloring a printable piranha plant and gluing it to a craft stick. We cut a slit in the bottom of the cup for the stick to slide up and down. They LOVED this activity. Thanks Fab Everyday for the idea. Check out her post for more Mario Party Ideas.

We played a Mario soundtrack I found on youtube during the party. It was perfect! It also added a fun graphic to the tv. My mantle was decorated with more of the mystery and brick boxes, piranha plant and a mini banner made with printable characters. I added a circle banner I had left from our LEGO inspired party that was the exact same colors.

I hope you enjoyed some of our Mario Inspired party tips. The kids had a blast and took home lots of fun Mario goodies. You can find the FREE Mario inspired printable decor in my shop. It includes everything shown below plus a few extras. If you are wondering where I got most of the non printable items shown above there is a party supply list is below! Comment with how you used the decor and email me any party pics at fivemcreations@gmail.com to possibly have your party featured. Happy party planning!

Party Supplies:

Printable party decor: 5M Creations

Red/Green Favor Boxes: Amazon (AD)

Mario Sticker: Amazon (AD)

Mario Party Blowers: Amazon (AD)

Mustaches: Amazon (AD)

Brown Balloons: Amazon (AD)

Yellow Star Balloons: Amazon (AD)

Mario Fruit Snacks: Amazon (AD)

Mario Pencils: Amazon (AD)

Gold Chocolate Coins: Amazon (AD)

Not Shown but a few other fun products:

Mario Nintendo Switch Pro Controller (gift for the birthday boy): Amazon (AD)

Mario Paper Plates: Amazon (AD)

Mario Pez Dispenser Favors: Amazon (AD)

Yellow Cake Stand: Amazon (AD)

Red Cake Stand: Amazon (AD)

5M Creations April 12th, 2021

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I had so much fun designing this printable superhero party decor for my friend’s daughter. It is so bright and vibrant. Perfect for any girl who loves superheroes! She did such an amazing job creating a social distanced party space. This post includes printables sold in my shop as well as some items from a FREE download. See the bottom of the post for more details.

The party table was layered with all kinds of superhero goodness. This awesome cupcake stand was the perfect addition for any superhero party. It was such a fun backdrop for the superhero cupcake toppers.

My printable package includes 4 versions of superhero word cupcake toppers. A great way to dress up any party treat.

The party mom created these AMAZING name letters inspired by some of her daughter’s favorite superheroes. These were created using paper mache letters from the craft store, craft paint, and some printable images I am providing FREE below. Create your own!

Since blowing a candle out is not very covid friendly, the mom had this adorable mini cake just for the birthday girl and cupcakes for guests. She created a cake topper using a printable POW word bubble on a stick.

This printable Happy Birthday girl superhero banner was the perfect way to add color to the front of the table and tie everything together. Printable banners are so easy to use. Just print, cut, and string the letters together. Hang anywhere!

More superhero party decor was found at Oriental Trading including these balloons, plates and napkins. The amazing thing was these were purchased after my printable package was designed. They were perfect! You would have thought they were made to go together.

This party set up was a little different than most due to covid. The mom set up individual tables for each of her guest family groups spread out 6ft apart. It was a great way to celebrate with some distance. She put a centerpiece, favor boxes, and water bottles at each table.

Superhero water bottle labels were such an easy way to dress up a simple item for your guests. Just cut, wrap, and secure with adhesive.

Each party box included superhero sunglasses, a rubber duck and lollipop.

This was such an amazing party space! I hope you were inspired to create your own superhero party.

Happy birthday to this superhero unicorn loving girl!

Find the printable package HERE in my shop! It includes everything shown in the next 2 photos.

You can find a matching printable invite in my shop HERE.

Due to their copyright, the items below are not included for sale in my shop. Please enjoy them as a FREE download HERE for personal use only! These are intended to coordinate with all of the other decor as needed.

All printable decor by www.5mcreations.com

Cupcake Stand, Balloons, Plates & Napkins- www.orientaltrading.com

Cape by SuperKidCapes

5M Creations October 6th, 2020

Posted In: Girl Birthday Party

This sweet little one had a birthday during quarantine. While they didn’t get to have a big party, her mom had the most adorable smash cake photo session. These are the cutest photos ever!!! That tiny little poodle skirt is ADORABLE! This is such a fun way to celebrate a big milestone birthday.

Photos courtesy of Sarah Logsdon

You can find the printable party sign HERE! I also have TONS of fun party photos using this theme on my blog HERE. Check check them out.

The custom one year stats poster is not yet available in my store. If you are interested please email me at fivemcreations@gmail.com.

5M Creations September 14th, 2020

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I know I say this a lot but my daughter’s 50’s Party theme (click to see the original party) was the most FAVORITE party I have thrown. There were so many fun details. It has quickly become one of my most popular sellers. I am sharing some customer photos below from several different parties for both boys and girls. I have sold this party many times for retirement or 50 and 60 year old birthday parties also. There is not just one way to use my printable files. This is such a great example of this. You can find the printable package HERE! Enjoy!