Saving the world from foam...

One craft idea I'm passionate about eliminating from parties is foam. Not foam in its entirety, but the foam kits that you find at your craft store that leads you to believe that the little people at your party will make a special craft that will last forever just because it's so darn cute. However, this is the first thing mom will toss simply because it's a step below the McDonald's happy meal toy even though her own child made it. Therefore, in my next few posts I will be presenting craft idea's for parties of all occasions.


The first is the Jammy Party Jammies.

Here is a list of the items you will need for this project:

• Men's tank style t-shirts


• Printable iron on transfers


• Rick racks and other embellishments such as gems and buttons


• Fabric paints

As soon as the girls arrived at the party I lined them up for a quick photo shoot. I quickly transferred the picture to be printed onto the iron on transfer paper.

After the girls had their pizza and cake we started decorating their jammies. I chose the tank style men's shirts because they are inexpensive, however they can hang a bit long under the arm pit area. In this case, I sewed the gaps before the party. But for those who don't sew, the tops can be pulled taut and tied with ribbon.

Each girl selected the area she wanted her party picture to be placed and then decorated around that particular area. Some spent close to an hour dedicating their creativity to making their PJ's perfect. Once they finished I shooed them off to play games with the ever great Aunt Kara while I ironed on the transfer photo.

Each girl went home with jammies to remember. And my own girls still occasionally wear theirs, even after 2 1/2 years.