Spy Party !

One of my son's is going to turn 12 this year and we have planned a spy party for him! This party is going to be fun!!!! I am a bit of a planner, so I come up with theme ideas months in advance and let them choose a theme or tell me what they would like to do. He has wanted a spy theme since last year! I have gotten a lot of caution tape for the party scene. I ordered these mock security cameras as centerpieces, they really light up and move like security cameras do! For the invitation, I made top secret folders that contained all of the top secret party information a profile of the guest with a secret code name and an id badge. We gave each guest a animated character code name, we tried to find characters that resembled them in some way! To add a little fun, I bought some of the gag peanut cans that have the snakes in them. I peeled off the labels (this made them look like film canisters for your camera) I had a message to get their instructions from the film canister! Once they open them the snake pops out!!!!

We start the party by learning to lift fingerprints, decode secret messages, and learning how to uncover clues. Each spy then has to go through an obstacle course which has things like tires to run through, agility training, balance and coordination drills. During the party, they will discover that the favor bags are missing and they will have to use all of the skills that they have learned to find them. When they finally find the favor bags, they will be in the middle of a maze of red yarn that we have strategically hung to look like lazers. They will have to crawl under, around , and through the "lazers" (which have little bells hanging from each string to detect if someone touches one or not) to retrieve the goody bags. When the crime has finally been solved, they will discover who really stole all of the goody bags! We have black light pens, sunglasses, id badges, fake moustaches, and all sorts of spy memoribilla for this party! We are ready for this party and can't wait!

I will post pictures when we get them. Check out the wonderful food trays that I will be getting for the party! Doesn't it look James Bond-ish? What a great party this will be!

Lavish Luau Party!!

We are coming up with a new themed party package. We are still brainstorming on the name, but it will be a hawaiin luau theme. So far, we like "Lavish Luau!" But we're still working on it :-D

The table looked beautiful! We have a white covering with a lime green overlay. We then used a rainbow of colors with the plates, kid lanterns, leis, and the beautiful parrot centerpiece. It looks great! We topped it all off by having the grass skirts hanging from a rack at the end of the table. We embellished the tops of the grass skirts with leis that we cut up and hot glued on the top. It gave the plain jane leis more of an upscale look! This party is going to be fun. Limbo contest, hula dancing, hula hoops, and more ! We have to come up with fun invitation ideas and wording and our cupcake design to take to the bakery for our cupcake towers! I thought the spa party was my favorite, but this one looks soooooooooo good! I'm not sure anymore, but I hope our clients love it as much as we do!

Royal Princess Tea Party Kit

Introducing our Royal Princess Tea Party Kit to go. A complete party kit for you to throw one of our signature Royal Princess Tea Parties. We have provided you with almost everything to be able to pull off the party of the year! What sets us apart from all the other party DIY kits, is that we give you the complete itinerary to throw the party. If you order one of their kits, you still have to come up with games and activities. So basically you are doing it yourself! Our kits are parties to go, because they come ready to go. We give you food suggestions, games to play, attire suggestions, etc. Not to mention, most of the props are included in your kit so that you don't have to go find and buy the materials. We even give you the invitations and the stamps. We have thought of everything.















Our Kit includes:

8 custom invitations & 8 stamps (why go to the Post Office when you don't have to?)

8 Princess crowns

8 Princess Sashes

1 Interactive Story with props-The princess and the pea

16 custom water bottle labels

8 Cloth Napkins(can be used again)

Cups, Plates, and Cutlery

Cinderella's Sweep Race Game- props included

Snow White's Poison Apple Game-props included

Princess Manners Activity

Table Cloth

Princess Craft Activity

8 plastic tea cups

Cupcake Holder(holds 12 cupcakes can be used again)

8 favor bags

**Party Plans- complete party itinerary, food suggestions, games, etc.

Party Kits by Mommy Mogul

Spa-tacular!!!

We are introducing our Party Kits! We were asked the question: How do you help not-so-crafty Moms throw a fabulous party? Our answer was the Party Kit to go! We give you all of the items you need to throw one of our signature parties. What sets us apart from all of the other party kits that you've seen out there is -we give you a complete party itinerary telling you exactly how to host your event. This way you don't have to try to come up with any games or food ideas or how the party should flow.

The first kit that we have unveiled is our Spa Kit! It is marvelous! Spend the day pampering your diva and her friends with this spa kit. We have provided almost everything you need for this party! All you need is the food! With a few items that you purchase and our kit, you will be the Mother of the neighborhood!

Our Spa Kit includes:

8 Custom invitations & Stamps

1 Table cloth to use for a 6 foot table (can be reused- not plastic)

Coordinating paper plates, cups, napkins, and cutlery

8 Pairs of pedi slippers

8 headbands to use for facials

1 relaxation cd

1 cupcake holder (holds 13 cupcakes- can be reused after the party is over)

12 custom water bottle labels

8 favor bags filled with spa essentials (emery boards, toe separators, etc.)

2 bottles of Mommy Mogul's signature lotion (to use at party- 4 oz. bottles)

8 hand towels

Variety of nail polish to use at party

**Spa Party itinerary- complete how to on salon set-up, food suggestions, setting the mood, spa attire, party tips for a budget mom or splurge tips for a not so money concious mom, and extra items that you will need to throw a fabulous party.

This party package is resonably priced at $250 and none of the headaches. Just picture yourself enjoying the party instead running around making sure everything is perfect- we have thought of everything so that you don't have to.

Check out our site at http://www.mommymogul.etsy.com/ to purchase.

Look for more of our Party Kits coming soon!!!!

Banana Nut Bread Recipe

Here is a wonderful banana nut bread that someone gave me a long time ago, and it is delicious!

This recipe will make 2 loaves:

4 bananas
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1.2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1.2 cup pecans (optional)

Mix all of the ingredients and bake 1 hour at 375 degrees.

The favor factor!!!!

We have been so excited here at Mommy Mogul! :-D
We were recently approached by a wonderful lady to be featured on her blog. Of course we accepted! How wonderful, and she wrote a wonderful article about us too!
I enjoyed reading all of the feature articles on her blog!
check it out at: 2gerberbabies.blogspot.com

We have been experiencing things like this all of the time. We were also able to donate a gift for a fundraiser for a shelter. We have donated things before, but we feel so very fortunate to be able to help others.
Although our days are busy, we like to stop and give thanks for all of the wonderful things that have happened to us and all of our wonderful customers! Without you we would not be able to do what we are doing!

Thank you!

Helpful tip: Procrastination is the killer of dreams! Stop waiting for everything to be perfect, because it never will be. Stop waiting and start doing!

New look, New Site, New Products!

The word of the day is new! We have a new store that we just opened. It is the same address mrsmommymogul.com- but we changed providers. You will notice the new format. I really love it! It has a wish list that you can email to your friends to help them pick out something that you really want. We are in the process of getting a gift registry added.

We also have just joined twitter! We are having a lot of fun with that as well! Facebook will be next on our list of things to do.

As you can see, we have a new banner and our blog background has changed as well!
Sometimes change can bring a sense of excitement with it and that is what it has done for us here at Mommy Mogul.



We have added our altered paint cans to our line of fine gifts! One of my favorites is the Movie Night! I think it is wonderful. You get two sodas of your choice, 2 boxes of candy of your choice (choices limited), and 2 bags of popcorn. It all comes packaged in this wonderful paint can that has been altered.



Another one of my favorites is the Birthday Party in a can! I know when I was in college, it felt great to receive a care package from a loved one. This is great for that college kid that is celebrating a birthday. It comes with a cake that they can make in the microwave, birthday candles, balloons, and 2 confetti poppers. It comes in this beautifully altered paint can. They will receive the key to open this "care package", and boy will they get a kick out of it. I'm sure all of their college roommates will be jealous!




We have also added fizzy bubbles bath bombs-TM



They are so fun! Just drop them in the water and let the fizzing begin! They will scent and color the water. Each bomb is made with essential oils, so it will feel great to your skin.


*Always to remember to use precaution with products that use oils in them, they can make the bathtub very slippery!