RECIPE :: Thankful Trail Mix

Thankful Trail Mix
by Melissa

Now that Halloween is behind us, it’s time to start talking Thanksgiving! For my family, Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks, football, lots of food and family!   

One of my MUSTS for a successful Thanksgiving is keeping the kids busy!  One way I love to do that is to let them help me put together a Thankful Trail Mix. Not only does it keep them busy making it, but also eating it!   While I am in the kitchen preparing the meal, they are all sharing the duties of the putting together the Thankful Trail Mix.   

What I like to do is put a handful of a lot of fun finger food goodies on plates and let the kids go crazy filling cute little treat cups.  These I found at the dollar spot at Target. I loved the owls and falling leaves!  

I like to use some healthy, some sweet and some salty snacks for a great mix!  I am using raisins or craisins, butterscotch morsels, peanut butter coated candies, nuts, fishy crackers, and popcorn in my mix this year.  Great color, good texture and great taste!  

 

Make sure the treat boxes are not that big so that they will save room for dinner!  It’s hard to resist the mix! Be warned, the adults might be sneaking some from the table also! 

BONUS TIP:  You can use these on the “kids table” for place settings. Here I used a cute paper pendant flag and wrote my daughter’s name on it. 

What traditions do you have at Thanksgiving?  I would love to hear about them! 

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Guest Contributor: Melissa Newell 

Melissa Newell has been planning and executing parties for over 20 years - parties have always been a passion of hers.

 Melissa’s motto is Go Big or Go Home! She celebrates with her children every chance they get - making each day a celebration of Life!

Creativity on a budget and the attention to the smallest of details is what she is known for.

You can follow Melissa: website

 

 

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EATS :: EASTER Goodies (Candy-Free)

Hello there – it’s Melissa from My Party Passion hopping by to say I am SO excited about Easter! Our home is usually the home for the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt, however this year with the unpredictable weather, we are not having it this year.  However, we are having guests over for our Easter feast!  

I am always looking for new, healthy, goodies for the children at Easter (seems we are just done with Valentine’s Day and ST. Patrick’s day when BAM Easter candy is on the shelves!).  

I am happy to report I think I came up with some easy fun ideas!  Using some of Laura’s new "Hoppy Easter" Collection (dying for you to see it all!), I made up these goodies for the kids!

I bought the long triangle bags from the Dollar Tree and filled them with goldfish crackers, popcorn and carrots. Tied with a jute string and attached one of the party circles from the 'Hoppy Easter' collection!  

These will be a big hit with the kids at our home on Easter and I won’t’ feel guilty that they are snacking on sugary sweets!  

Another easy grab and go idea is using these popcorn boxes (again dollar store where I got 8 for a buck!).  Again using the jute and a party circle..there you have it! Grab and Go!  Fill with pretzels, trail mix,  popcorn or veggies!

Easter is not far off and I will be showing off the entire 'Hoppy Easter' collection!  Can’t wait!

Until next time – Party on Friends! Melissa

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Guest Contributor: Melissa Newell

Melissa Newell has been planning and executing parties for over 20 years - parties have always been a passion of hers.

Melissa’s motto is Go Big or Go Home! She celebrates with her children every chance they get - making each day a celebration of Life!

You can follow Melissa

  website

{REAL PARTIES} 20 minute EASTER party

     

Hi friends.  Melissa here from My Party Passion.   I just can’t get enough of the cuteness over at Laura’s Etsy shop!   Before I became a member of Team Eye Candy, I won a printable collection from Laura’s shop (in love with her stuff even before I knew I wanted to be a part of it!) called Little Chicks Easter Collection.   I used the printables for an Easter Party and still go back to them for the Spring time and Easter holiday. 

Today, my two girls asked for an “Easter” snack this afternoon and I knew exactly what would bring the sunshine in on this gloomy weather day! 

For the cute paper chain in the back I printed out two sheets of the napkin wraps from the collection.  Using the “old fashion” method of paper chain making I made a colorful cute background in minutes.   So easy, the girls helped!

I had some muffins in the freezer and to brighten them up, again, I used  napkin wraps and taped them around the muffin cup. It all coordinated nicely.    Using some of the party circles I added a cute topper to the muffins. 

I needed to add some refreshing cold milk to the party.  I just love coordinating Laura’s collection with my Washi Tape collection.  I used Washi to adhere the party circles to the vintage glass milk bottles.  I just love the look, don’t you?

It took me all of 20 mins to throw this cuteness together. The girls are enjoying their milk and muffins while I enjoyed sharing this with you. 

I hope your Spring is filled with color and love!  
 Until next time – Party on Friends!

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Party Tips Contributor: Melissa Newell

Melissa Newell has been planning and executing parties for over 20 years - parties have always been a passion of hers.

Melissa’s motto is Go Big or Go Home! She celebrates with her children every chance they get - making each day a celebration of Life!

Creativity on a budget and the attention to the smallest of details is what she is known for. Her blog, My Party Passion, highlights all of the parties that she throws!

You can follow Melissa

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