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5 Easy DIY Mother’s Day Gift ideas

Mother’s Day is one of my favorite occasions and not just because I am now a mother (it adds though haha). Me and my siblings always look forward to Mother’s Day. Seeing our Nanay happy is one of the most heart warming experience we share as siblings. When we were kids, we always think of Easy DIY Mother’s Day Gift ideas. When you’re young and still no income, DIY is your best option. We tried diy picture frames, diy vase, diy Mother’s Day card, diy photo album and all Easy DIY Mother’s Day Gift ideas our little minds could think of.

Now that we’re older and all have an income of our own, we still love DIY-ing our Mother’s Day Gift.

5 Easy DIY Mother’s Day Gift ideas

#1 Mother’s Day Love Jar

This is the best gift if your mom lives far away from you. Decorate a jar with hearts and butterfly. Leave some love notes for your mom. It would be better to leave notes that would last until your next visit (replenish the notes every time you visit). In this case, even though you’re far your mother could still feel your love.

#2 Mother’s Day Foot Spa Basket

Buy her favorite foot products and manicure set and make a beautiful basket or box with ther fave products. Bonus if you’ll do her pedi on Mother’s Day!

I got this idea because my mom was asking for a nipper the other day 🙂

#3 Mother’s Day Chili Chill Con Carne

In this age where everything is fast and everyone is in a hurry, making a time with your mom is a sure hit. Spend an afternoon with her and DIY a meryenda that she always cooks for you.

#4 Mother’s Day Bouquet

Nothing beats a good old fashioned flower arrangement as a gift especially if you’re the one who made it. Make the bouquet more personal by including a card with a sincere message and by adding your mom’s favourite flowers. If your mom is into more exotic flowers, you can order them via internet from online florists and then customize it upon delivery. E-florists like Fresh Flowers has all kinds of Mothers Day flowers, from tulips, orchids, gerberas, etc.

#5 Mother’s Day Ecobag

Here’s something that your mom could use for a very long time. Her very own shopping bag! Using contrasting fabric, felt or buttons, you could create a personalized DIY eco bag for your mother.

All these DIY are pretty easy to make and won’t take a lot of your time.

Shakey’s Justice League Party Packages (and the story of not sexy Wonder Woman costume!)

So, I excitedly told them, we are going to attend a Shakey’s Justice League Pizza Party.. total black out for a few seconds. I thought I lost an ear from all the screams. For one, Shakey’s Pizza is our comfort food (Shakey’s Pizza Online Ordering system accepts paypal payment and free pizza for super card members!!!!!) and yes, they love dressing up as super heroes!

I asked my ever reliable, Ukay Queen sister to look for Justice League costumes. It’s a Justice League party.. we are going in our Justice League costumes.. er the kids only pala.. though I really wish I can fit in a Wonder Woman costume! hahaha

Sister found 4!!! She got Superman, Dark Knight, Robin (he is a Justice League member right?) and a bat woman. Everything fits well except for the bat woman that needs some adjustment… and then Sati changed her mind.. and honestly, I want her to wear a Wonder Woman costume. That’s the most “astig” woman superhero costume. She said, she’s willing to wear a Wonder Woman costume as long as it is not SEXY! Conservative ang bagets!

Challenged accepted! I am going to make a not sexy Wonder Woman costume!

Fast forward to party day.. ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED! And she won Best In Costume! (pakibuhat ang bangko ko please! hahaha)

O sya ako na ang magbubuhat ng bangko.. DIY yan… from the head gear down to the “boots”… all HAND SEWN!

Friday morning, I bought some fabric in Taytay (1/2 yard gold, 1/2 yard white, 1 yard red and 1 yard blue satin, total amount: 150 PhP). Spent the whole Friday sewing that costume and also making “boots” for my Superman.

And if there is Superman, there should be Clark! Mommy Lvey came with Clark, eer Ren dressed as Clark (he won as Best Costume for boys!)

#metamorphosis #alterego

Shakey's Justice League Pizza Party — Clark Kent and Superman

The event was held in Shakey’s Katipunan – Loyola branch (Shakey’s Katipunan branch has Fun zone!), one of the biggest Shakey’s branch I have been although parking can be challenging.

The party started with some introductions and news about Shakey’s Justice League Unlimited Party Packages (save as much as PhP 8,000!)

A (good for 30 persons) PhP 16,000

4 Large Thin Crust Pizza
6 Pasta Platter (Spaghetti or Carbonara)
30 Chicken N’ Mojos
30 Bottomless Iced Tea
30 Kimmy Ice Cream Sticks
30 JLUC Loot Bags
1 Gift to Celebrant (Tent)
1 Giant Pizza

Shakey’s Justice League Unlimited Party Power Package B (good for 50 persons) PhP 20,000

7 Large Thin Crust Pizza
10 Pasta Platter (Spaghetti or Carbonara)
50 Chicken N’ Mojos
50 Bottomless Iced Tea
30 Kimmy Ice Cream Sticks
30 JLUC Loot Bags
1 Gift to Celebrant (Tent)
1 Giant Pizza

Shakey’s Justice League Unlimited Party Power Package B (good for 50 persons) PhP 24,000

9 Large Thin Crust Pizza
14 Pasta Platter (Spaghetti or Carbonara)
70 Chicken N’ Mojos
70 Bottomless Iced Tea
30 Kimmy Ice Cream Sticks
30 JLUC Loot Bags
1 Gift to Celebrant (Tent)
1 Giant Pizza

Shakey’s Giant Pizza is a 32 inch diameter Shakey’s pizza must try that comes in 4 flavors (Manager’s Choice, Pepperoni, Hawaiian Delight and Shakey’s Special). Shakey’s Giant Pizza price is PhP 3950 but it comes free for every 15,000 PhP party package + 2000 PhP worth of tokens, for the JLUC package, it’s free! Now there’s more. add 300 FunZone* tokens for only PhP2500 (FunZone token is 10 PhP each).

The promo is until December 2014 only, kaya if you’re looking for a venue, book mo na ang Shakey’s. Too bad, 3rd son’s 7th birthday is next year pa (sana may promo ulit! hahaha)

All Shakey’s Justice League Unlimited Party Power Packages comes with the following birthday party amenities:

JLUC Invitation Card
JLUC Lootbag
JLUC Activity Book
JLUC Double Head Crayons
JLUC Head Gear and Cape (Batman Cape and Head Gear/ Wonder Woman Cape and Head Gear)
Birthday Party Signature Poster

As usual, after some introductions, games comes next:

Some of the prizes during the game were:

Mini View Finder
Justice League Unlimited Comics Cards
Justice League Unlimited Character Stickers

After the games, eating time.. at ngayon ko lang na discover na sobrang sarap pala ng Shakey’s Carbonora! I’ll order this on Wednesday (exam week, kaya hindi dapat mapagod si Mommy haha). Of course, pizza will always be our Shakey’s favorite.

I wonder where they ordered these cupcakes.. type ko ang lasa nya at texture:

My 3rd son wants his 7th birthday party in Shakey’s talaga, so lalo pa ngayon na nalaman nyang may Batman at Superman si Shakey’s and he enjoyed the party we attended, wala ng second thoughts!

How about you? Do you think it’s sulit to have a party in Shakey’s?

*List Shakey’s branches with FunZone:

Bacoor Junction
E. Rodriguez
Lipa
Loyola
Marcos Highway
Paseo de Sta Rosa
Quezon Avenue
San Pedro

Frozen Inspired Birthday Party

Let it go.. let it go.. let it go….

OK I am letting it go.. my excitement is killing me every minute.. and to ease down a bit, I am sharing with you some Frozen inspired birthday party ideas playing on my excited mind right now.

It’s just a small party, some 40 or less kids to satisfy.. and I still have 3 weeks to prepare for it 🙂 Don’t you just love Pinterest? It’s a great place to look for Frozen inspired party ideas and a great place to put all the ideas together.. umm. hello Pinterest Board!

Follow my boards OK? hihi

Let’s start with the cake.. I already have an idea of how 2nd born’s Frozen inspired cake will look like.. either I ask my favorite baker to create it or challenge myself to make it real..uh oh I love challenges! Remember the scene where Olaf swims in a bath tub? We’ll start from there.. but if you want to recreate that scene, here’s a cake for you: