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I Can’t Believe I Did This for Father’s Day

I can’t believe I actually did this for Father’s day: Daddy’s Little Monster Breakfast. All of you, who know me or have followed along this blog-zine know that I love a good party but I especially love a good theme.  With a good theme, I can conquer the world. Well, last year I think I got carried away with my theme, as we prepared for Father’s day.

worst father's day ever

It started off with the author, Josie Bissett, of the Tickle Monster book. She shared a signed copy of her book with one of my readers around Father’s day.  Well from the minute I saw the cover of this book I was inspired. The colors were perfect for a party but not just any old event, a Father’s Day Breakfast. The “Monster” theme was easy and versatile to come up with decorations and activities. And believe me I came up with decorations and activities. So it was set,  we were having a Monster Father’s Day theme breakfast with activities and all.

Yes, you read it correctly I threw a Monster theme Father’s day party for my HUSBAND.

God only knows there was no stopping me. I look back now and I can laugh at how ridiculous this sounds. But at the time I was lost in my whirlwind of ideas. I personally thought it was a fabulous way to celebrate the father of my children.

My kids love to be tickled or anything else to delay their bedtime  and my husband loves  playing I mean tucking them in bed so you see why in my mind this was the perfect gift for my husband.  Click on picture to preview book.

Doesn’t it make you want to throw  a Father’s day theme breakfast?

Come on I know admit that it does. Who’s got my back on this?

Go ahead and laugh at me or better yet send this to your husband and let him know how lucky he is that you didn’t do this. Don’t worry I won’t get upset, I can laugh at myself now that I look back.

This is what we did and I so proudly shared in another post back in June of last year. The BLUE writing are my thoughts on this lovely event, now looking back on it.

The Adventure:

Breakfast in Bed for Daddy:

  • I added googly eyes to everything! To the fruit, smoothie, egg and ham sandwiches…! Make sure the eyes are removed before they eat the snack. Or you can make edible eyes using banana slices and raisins and stick them on a PB &J sandwich. Use apple slices for the mouth. You can also use Marshmallows and edible markers to make the eyes I did on the smoothie pictured above.
  • Not so healthy snacks – Add blue food coloring to your tub of vanilla frosting and cover a cookie with it. Add eyes using banana slices and raisins or marshmallows and chocolate chips.

Not only did dad have to eat food with googly eyes he also had to play monster games.

Games the kids and dad will enjoy:

  • Play pin the eyes on the monster. Just make a monster from poster board and add eyes to it for the kids to pin.
  • Make play doh monsters. Place pipe cleaners, googly eyes, Mr. Potato body parts out and let them have fun creating their own tickle monster.
  • Sit in a circle and play “Tickle, Tickle, MONSTER!” Same thing as duck, duck goose but when you get to Monster the Monster runs around and chases you and when you sit they tickle you!

Crafts:

Yup, my kids had on matching Daddy’s little monster shirts. The only thing I regret is not making my husband a matching shirt that said, “My 3 Little Monsters”, ba ha, ha, ha.

  • Blow up balloons and draw monster faces on them.
  • Make your own Special Tickle monster Glove using an existing glove and yarn.
  • We also made some fun “Daddy’s Little Monsters” t-shirts using freezer paper to wear on Father’s day. See our Father’s day room service printable here.

Yes, my husband is a saint to have gone along with all of this, for the sake of his crazy party planning wife and his children. Honestly, I think Daddy’s Little Monster’s was a cute theme but I went overboard. You think.

I have absolutely no idea what I am doing this year for Father’s day but be rest assured it will not entail monster fruit and shakes or matching shirt for my boys that say, “Daddy’s Little Monster”.

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  1. Steph @ Crafting in the Rain says

    June 13, 2012 at 9:00 am

    Sounds like a cute book!

    Reply
    • Inspired By Family Mag says

      June 13, 2012 at 9:47 am

      Steph,
      It is, I can’t wait to make the tickle monster glove to go with it!

      Reply
  2. Inspired By Family Mag says

    June 13, 2012 at 9:46 am

    Eve, thanks!

    Reply
  3. vintagemarigold says

    June 13, 2012 at 11:45 am

    Thanks so much for this! We are doing the summer reading program through our local library and I am looking for ways to make it fun!

    Reply
    • Inspired By Family Mag says

      June 14, 2012 at 8:38 am

      Vintage Marigold,
      Great! LInk up some of your fun!

      Reply
  4. Pamela says

    June 17, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    Thanks for stopping by my blog and letting me know about your link up; this is great! Unfortunately, I put my name (in the name box) rather than the activity title on your link up. The activity is Sensational Sensory Bins and several books are included in the activity. I look forward to seeing more posts!

    Reply
    • Inspired By Family Mag says

      June 18, 2012 at 6:24 pm

      Pamela no worries. I will see if I can change it if not no worries. thanks for linking up!

      Reply
      • Pamela says

        June 18, 2012 at 6:49 pm

        Thanks so much! And thanks for hosting!

        Reply
  5. Renee @ Made By Renee says

    June 17, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    thanks for visiting my blog 🙂 I linked up too!

    Reply
    • Inspired By Family Mag says

      June 22, 2012 at 1:34 pm

      Renee, so glad to hear that!

      Reply
  6. evelyn513 says

    June 17, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    What a fun book:) I love when books lead us into other directions of interacting and learning. Thank you for sharing at Freedom Fridays.

    Reply
    • Inspired By Family Mag says

      June 18, 2012 at 6:26 pm

      Evelyn you are such a great encourage! thanks

      Reply
  7. Toddler Approved says

    June 17, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    Very fun! I have not read this book. Thanks for stopping by my blog to share your reading challenge.

    Reply
    • Inspired By Family Mag says

      June 18, 2012 at 6:25 pm

      Toddler approved. Hope you link up thanks for stopping by! It’s actually a new book but not sure how new.

      Reply
  8. Sharla says

    June 17, 2012 at 9:08 pm

    Thanks for inviting me to link up. I added quite a few as tying fun and learning into books is something we love! I hope you don’t mind.

    I love the fun activities you used with this book…monster food and crafts…how fun!

    Reply
    • Inspired By Family Mag says

      June 18, 2012 at 6:27 pm

      Sharla, I am so glad you added more than one. That gives us more resources to work with!!! Thanks for linking up.

      Reply
  9. Eddie - The Usual Mayhem says

    June 18, 2012 at 3:08 am

    Thanks for inviting me to link up. I love what you did with the book, especially the “Tickle, Tickle, Monster!” game!

    In case you’re looking for more monster activities, http://www.sparklebox.co.uk has some great play dough mats to print for free as well and I think they have monsters ones there, among a myriad of others.

    Reply
    • Inspired By Family Mag says

      June 18, 2012 at 6:27 pm

      Eddie, glad you stopped by. Hope you link up! I will have to take a look at that link thanks for the resource!

      Reply
  10. [email protected] says

    June 18, 2012 at 3:55 am

    Thanks for the invite to link up! I love what you did with the Tickle Monster 🙂

    Reply
    • Inspired By Family Mag says

      June 18, 2012 at 6:28 pm

      Jen, Your welcome I am glad you came by hope you join in the fun!

      Reply
  11. OneMommy says

    June 18, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    That sounds like one very cute book! Got to find it at the library this week!

    Reply
    • Inspired By Family Mag says

      June 18, 2012 at 6:29 pm

      One Mommy, Let me know if you find it there it’s a good one! Link up and you can be the lucky winner of your very own copy!

      Reply
  12. Trina says

    June 24, 2012 at 8:38 pm

    Thank you for all of these awesome ideas. We were recently given this book as a gift and LOVE it! I blogged all about our week with this book and linked up! Thanks for the tips and ideas!

    Reply

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