The Dark Knight premieres in theatres in a couple weeks, and promises to be one of the biggest blockbuster hits of the summer. I think it’s going to be a popular party theme in the upcoming months, and both batman and the joker will be popular costume choices this Halloween.
Here are a few Dark Knight Batman party decorating ideas:
Black and yellow streamers
Keep everything black or gray
Cut out some black batman bats out of heavy black construction paper, or black card stock, or use Batman Dark Knight Batarangs
I hope you are all having a wonderful 4th of July holiday weekend if you’re in the US. If you’re in the rest of the world, have a wonderful weekend with plenty of good food .
Here are a couple fun foodie links for your weekend browsing.
While the writers of the b5media Lifestyles Channel may be scattered about globally, one thing we all have in common is a celebration of fireworks. Whether it’s the U.S. and our Fourth of July - or a very different kind of holiday in Perth - we all know the unique smell that penetrates the air and the sense of freedom the mere sound of them instill. There is truly something so divine about a celebration of fireworks - they do create some of the most treasured memories.
Chloe of Tangled Thread shares a few festive fireworks and needlework patterns.
Kerri and Cory at Marriage Actually talk about why having a shared past is one of the best parts about being married.
Heather at A Creative Journal shares her first memory of firecrackers with a view from Australia.
Christine at Mad Cropper remembers Guy Fawkes Day, a day celebrated in New Zealand with lots of fireworks. Find out why Guy Fawkes is celebrated by the English and most commonwealth countries. It is indeed a blast from the past!
Mary Emma at Quilting and Patchwork, provides a quiz for her readers. See how many of the quilt designs you can connect with historical Americana - events, objects or people.
Marye at Baking Delights reflects on just how much menu’s have changed over the years while at Kettle and Cup she shares a modern twist that many are sure to love with her Non-Alcoholic Long Island Iced Tea
Kelly Saunders at Thrifty Mommy shares her favorite 4th of July memory - I just can’t spoil the surprise - check it out.
Char and Christine continue Camp Weary Parent with this weeks Patriotic activities (Camp Weary Parent has a ton of great ideas for your children this summer if you haven’t visited you should): Star Spangled Rocket and a week full of other fun projects
Here at She Knows Parties, I share fond memories of my summers and holidays as a child.
Karen at Thrifty Mommy probably has the most reason to celebrate the fourth as anyone I’ve heard - join Karen as she shares family photos of one of the most memorable nights in her families lives.
Over at All Holiday Cafe, Sandy talks about how various countries celebrate their independence.
Christina at SoloMother shares her own experiences of celebrating the 4th of July in the nations capital.
Susan at PlayLibrary shares her memories of playing the classic game of Zimm Zamm during her family’s annual July 4th barbecue celebration.
Eliza at Babylune reflects back on early holiday celebrations with baby on board and looks to this years celebration - their first out of the military.
And finally, there’s Gayla at MomGadget - Without fail, each year her memories race back to an earlier time when life was much simpler and she’d celebrate her summer holiday with relatives down in the holler in the hills of Kentucky - this year - she shares a Bluegrass Kinda Fourth of July.
To all our readers in the U.S. - we wish you the happiest and safest of holidays - and everyone else, thanks for allowing us to share our own memories with each of you.
During May and June we asked, “When do you open the birthday presents?”
62% of you open the presents at the end of the party while the guests are still there.
24% wait until the guests have gone home.
9% open presents on the actual birthday.
6% let us know in the comments.
Thanks to all who participated!
We have a new poll for July. What type of party are you looking for more information about? I want to know what type of party information people come here looking for, so please let me know what you’re looking for. If you want to leave the details, please feel free to leave a comment here.
My co-blogger at Robust Cooking, Sandy, found a wonderful website loaded with watermelon goodness. There are several fun kids watermelon recipes that would make a great dessert, or snack for a summer birthday party, or barbecue.
Here’s one of the cutest recipes, they’re soooo simple, but so elegant:
Watermelon Cupcakes
What you’ll need~
8 cupcake liners
8 cupcake shaped pieces of seedless watermelon, (see below)
2 cups pineapple cream cheese frosting
Sprinkles for garnish
How to make them~
Place the liners in an 8-cup cupcake tin. Cut 3-inch thick slices of seedless watermelon. Cut round cupcake sized pieces from the slices. Put a watermelon ‘cupcake’ in each liner. Place a dollop of frosting on each cupcake. Decorate as desired with sprinkles. Serves 8.
I just wanted to take a moment to let you know I’ll be flying solo here at She Knows Parties from here on out. Deb landed a wonderful gig as the community manager at Blog Talk Radio , you can check out all the details on her personal blog, and wish her well.
I only got to share this blog with Deb for a short while, but it was fun while it lasted and I wish her great success with her new job.
I have a whole list of party ideas for you coming in the next couple months. We’re just getting into the fun time of the year. We’ll have more blockbuster movie party ideas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s party ideas, and I’ll also throw in more wedding/ bridal shower stuff, recipes, cake and cupcake ideas, and that’s just a small part of my list. Stay tuned!
So I hope you’ll stick around and share your party ideas as we go along.
My son woke up this morning and announced he wanted to go see Wall-E today. I said sure (it’s one of the perks of working from home). I decided I could call it research if I wrote down some Wall-E party ideas in my notebook while we were watching the movie (another perk).
We went to see Wall-E this afternoon so we beat the crowds that will be at the theaters this weekend. The movie is the latest collaboration between the Disney- Pixar powerhouse, and it doesn’t disappoint. It’s a really cute tale, with a great environmental message, about a robot who’s been on his own on a junk filled planet earth for 700 years. He’s developed his own quirky personality during that time.
When a space ship lands, and a little robot named Eve invades his world everything changes. Wall-E develops feelings for Eve, and presents her with a living plant. Eve is picked back up by the spaceship that delivered her, and a concerned Wall-E follows her into space.
While I was watching the movie, of course I was thinking of fun Wall-E party ideas. Here are some activities I think would be fun for an out of this world Wall-E birthday party:
One of the main symbols in this movie was a lonely little plant Wall-E planted in an old shoe. It’s a great time of the year to get clearance priced plants from your local nursery. Provide plants, potting soil, and an old sheet for the children to work on. Have everyone bring an old shoe (or container of their choice) to plant their flower in.
Hide a collection of “junk” and let the children go on a scavenger hunt to find items you have listed.
Set up clues, and let the children go on a “junk” treasure hunt.
Provide boxes and construction paper, let the children break up into teams to build a rocket ship or a robot based on one of the characters in the movie.
Round up some interesting “junk” and let the children build their own junk wind chimes like the chimes hanging in Wall-e’s pad.
Let the children build their own junk sculpture.
Play follow the robots command (like Simon Says)
Set up a series of clues in the back yard and have the children find their way back to planet earth.
What ideas can you come up with for a Wall-E birthday party?
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Sandy over at All Holiday Cafe is having a Christmas In July celebration all this month. I thought I’d bring the food. 
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