Parenting – Breezy Productions

May 4
2018

Unicorn Theme 1st Birthday Party Prep

by Breezy

Our little Florence’s first birthday is fast approaching and now that I am back at work, spare time to get ready for her party is at an all time low! So whenever I get a spare moment I am making sure i’m prepping for her birthday. Today that included making a small prop for the table for her party. I have seen a few of these on Pinterest so after a trip to Spotlight I was ready to go.

I’m slightly obsessed with Pinterest by the way, especially for birthday party themes. You just type in ‘unicorn party theme’ of ‘first birthday unicorn theme’ and you have millions of options from the ‘smallest touch’ to some ‘out of this world amazing I don’t know how they do it or afford it options’.

Whenever the girls have a party, after choosing the theme I pretty much work out table decorations and that’s as far as my ‘theme’ goes. I find if you just put together a gorgeous table it creates the centrepiece for your party.

So the first item I am creating is a ‘ONE” table piece. I picked up most of what I needed from Spotlight. The paper mâché letters were about $4.99 each, I got a unicorn headband, I needed the gold paint as I didn’t have any in my stash. I did have the pink and purple. I got some white paint to add to my colours to help make them look a little more pastel. I then got a bunch of fake flowers to add the find touches.

I also had a glue gun from home, which is the best option for this project as everything sets quickly which is what you need.

To start with I painted all letters with 2 coats of paint. The middle gold letter would love great with glitter but I didn’t have any so I just went with a metallic gold. Then I cut the unicorn headband to get the horn and ears. I then pulled all the fake flowers off the stems.

Painted Letters

Once the paint had dried, I got my hot glue gun and applied the unicorn horn and ears to the letter ‘O’. Once they were set in place I got the flowers and one by one glued them around the horn and ears. I also decided to place one on the letter ‘E’ to balance it out. And there you have it, I am SOOO not a crafty person but this was super easy and I’m sure it will look great on the party table. Be sure to come back and visit our blog to see the party blog x

Unicorn Horn and Flowers

Mar 14
2018

Family Outing – Eat Street Northshore

by Breezy

Eat Street Northshore

We have been visiting Eat Street Markets for a little while and were excited to get back there with our youngest now at an age where she can also enjoy herself and crawl around and eat some of the tasty food on offer. It was our first visit to the revamped Eat Street, now known as Eat Street Northshore.

On a recent Saturday afternoon we filled the car with the kids and made our way to Hamilton on the Northside and were there by about 4.15pm. Perfect timing to drive straight in and get a park right near the entrance. When visiting with kids, I highly recommend getting there right at opening which is 4pm on Fridays and Saturdays and from 12pm o Sunday. Entry for adults is $2.50 each and kids are FREE.

We have a bit of a routine now when we arrive, we walk around looking at all the delicious food options and decide what we want. Then we find where we want to sit, this time was in front of some great live music with fake grass so the kids could run/crawl around while we sat and had something to eat and drink. Once we found a spot to fit us it was off to get food, one adult with the kiddos and one off on a food mission.

You can really stay as long as you want, its perfect for a short visit if you just want to get out of the house, eat and get back home. Or, you can sit down, relax with a drink in hand and watch the kids run around to some great live music. It’s always a good idea to check on the weather as not all areas are covered and as it’s by the river if it’s a windy day you will feel the breeze!

Yummmm

My husband found this yummy drink for me, it was a delicious cocktail, tasty enough I went back for a second 🙂

Slinky Fun

There are so many food options to choose from, enough to please even the fussiest eater, and by that I mean…. KIDS :).

HELPFUL TIPS:
Hours: Fri and Sat 4pm – 10pm – Sun: 12- 8pm
Address: 221D Macarthur Avenue,Hamilton, QLD 4007
Entry Fee: $2.50 per adult (bring cash) and kids under 12 are FREE
Parking: On site is free (get there early)
ATM’s on site and at entrance. Some of the vendors only accept cash so best to get some cash out as you walk in and the queue can get quite long as the night goes on.
Toilets on site

It’s a crime to leave without visiting the Kombi lane, the kids enjoyed these tasty unicorn ice creams and you can’t go past the variety of doughnuts and more Nutella than you can poke a stick at!

If you are a fan of chocolate fondue you will want to stop by this place.

The Chocolate Fountain Place

One of the outstanding elements to Eat Street Northshore is the style of each of the vendors. Some of the most creative shop fronts you will see and they are all in shipping containers or a Kombi! The gorgeous fairy lights are not to be missed as the sun goes down. There are also a number of shipping containers that you can hire out for functions, some with great views of the river and city. So be sure to get this place on your list!

Colourful Shop Front

Jan 31
2018

Goodbye kids hair accessory mess… hello clever storage solution

by Breezy

As a mum to three daughters (yes three!) I feel as though we have hair accessories coming out of our ears…. Everywhere I look I find a hair tie, clip and don’t even get me started on our collection of JoJo bows! So I have been in search of something that will keep all the accessories in one place but still be accessible for the girls to choose what they want to use. Up until now our collection of little boxes and containers was working but it seems to be growing and exploding with hair accessories as the birthdays roll by. As you can see by this image which shows how I currently store all their accessories.

Hair accessory collection keeps growing

Acrylic Stackable Holder

One thing I wanted to make sure was that I got something that could store those oversized JoJo Bows (thanks for making those cool again JoJo) and the headbands. That’s when I stumbled across this great clear acrylic storage solution by STORi on Fishpond.com.au

3 sections

The container can be split into 3 sections so you can stack it or have 3 separate storage sections, you can fit hairbrushes in the bottom section if you remove the top 2 layers. It cost $54 and shipping was free, so while it’s not the cheapest storage solution you can buy, I like the simplicity of it and how many accessories it can hold.

So there you have it, my OCD has been at it again. One thing I struggle with on a daily basis is the clutter that having 3 children can bring. I feel like I function better when everything is in it’s place and it makes life easier if everything that goes together is also stored together. Hope you enjoyed the read x

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