Friday Party Feature {Preppy Beach Party}

I fell in love with this Preppy Beach Party from Couture Parties via Hostess With the Mostess.  The bright colors & fun details really make this a perfect summer soiree!    

food table with cute fabric bunting & swim trunks banner

YUM!! :) custom cookies from It's My Party

adorable cake also from It's My Party

creative crab plates

Even the veggie bowls looked like boats!

Such fun activities!

Guests went home with custom appliqued t-shirts.

Doesn't this party make you want to go dive into the ocean?   If you're lucky enough to live close to the coast, maybe you can do that to cool off from this summer heat!  Me? I'm here in the foothills of the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee where it is 95 degrees today...with no cool down in sight!  I'll just have to stay cool inside & drink my sweet iced tea!   Stay cool, friends! 

Tasty Thursday {Beach Snacks}

Here are some cute snacks to make for your little one this summer or during your beach study!  Remember, involving the kiddos in the kitchen not only is a learning experience, but makes great memories for both you & your child! 

muffin tin meal from 2 Teaching Mommies:

• ocean: milk with blue food coloring
• octopus: hotdog
• star fish: cheese shaped like star
• boat: peach with a strawberry flag
• seashells in the sand: pasta sprinkled with parmesan
• seaweed: green beans

Beach Cupcakes from Kids Cooking

Fish On the Beach Snack from our own Frogs, Bees, & Under the Seas' Darling Dolphin

another fishy muffin tin meal from Toddler Boredom Busters

• starfish: star shaped crackers
• fish: multicolor goldfish crackers
• fishing rods: pretzel rods
• clams: blue m&m's
• fish bait: peanut butter
• plankton: sprinkles

Teaching Tuesday {Beach Theme}

Need some ideas for teaching your preschooler or toddler about the beach and ocean?  I went "fishing" for some ideas, and came back with a great catch!  Have fun "surfing" through these activities!  ***I know, I know...I tend to go a bit "overboard" with the themes (my apologies)! :)

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Activities from Oopsey Daisy

Sock Whales from Toddler Boredom Busters

Mermaid Printables from Preschool Printables

Ocean Unit from 2 Teaching Mommies

Beach Theme from Counting Coconuts

I plan on doing lots of activities with this theme with Noah when we start our Tiny Teach Preschool in August!  I can't wait!  

My Buckaroo Monday {Our Beach Trip}

Hello, bloggy friends!  Did you miss me?  As promised, welcome to BEACH WEEK!!!


I had a wonderful time spending the 4th of July holiday with my family and we were so blessed to get to go to Myrtle Beach to celebrate!  Noah had a great time filling up his dump truck with sand and making 4,784 trips running to the ocean to fill up his bucket with water!  He's my little Beach Boy and I'm SO GLAD he loves the beach as much as I always have!  Here's some of my favorite pictures from our trip.

He loved riding the same carousel that I rode when I was little.  For those of you familiar with Myrtle Beach, it used to be at The Pavilion, but when it closed a few years ago, the carousel, along with some other favorite rides, was purchased by Broadway at the Beach for their Nostalgia Park.

On the 4th of July, we went to Calabash, a wonderful part of the coast full of yummy seafood restaurants.  After dinner, we strolled the dock to see the fishing boats!

My fave pic of our "Little Firecracker"

Our hotel was connected to a pier, where they had a BEAUTIFUL fireworks display over the ocean.

Noah had fun finding cool shells and playing with his "Coastguard Ship" in the ocean.

Our mini photo shoot on our last night at the beach (getting a 3-year-old to be still and NOT play in the water or sand before his nap is not a good idea...trust me!)  But, we got some good pictures anyway! :)

This pic was taken at one of our favorite photo spots behind a restaurant on the beach.

My Little Beach Boy!  

  

Ahh, the beach...the feel of the sand on my feet, the salty breeze, the beautiful sunshine, the seafood...I miss it already!