Vintage Train Party

My oldest turned 4 on St Patty's Day. I usually start the Birthday party planning process after Christmas, and this year he picked trains. This is actually the second time we have done trains (we did choo choo I'm 2, in 2011). 

I wanted to go for a big boy train party this year so used "Vintage Trains" as the theme. 

We knew we wanted to have a train come to the house and we used

http://www.mychoochootrain.com

The train was a huge hit. 

We ordered Conductor and Engineer hats from Oriental Trading Co.

I tried to do a mix of DIY and purchased products. 

Our invites came from Luc and Lilah Events, they offer couture printable invitations and paper products.

I blocked out our address and phone number, the actual invite is more centered :)

We used Bug A Boo designz for the printable package. I loved the chevron print and the vintage look of the train.

We used her printables everywhere!!

Fuel Car

lollipop favors

Choo Choo water

Juice boxes

Banner

Food table tents

Mason Jar drinks

Straws were made by the fabulous shop The Party Penguin

We served "Bar-B-Choo pork sandwiches 

And "Cams Corn"

I used dollar store containers to make a produce car, with strawberries,
a coal car with Oreo cookies/marshmallow mixture, and a log car with pretzels .

Accent signs were provided by Sittin on a Cloud

My sister Jessie-Cate Sheehy painted the backdrop for the drink table! Turned out PERFECT! She used the printable's as inspiration and added hidden details like his age and monogram to the front of the engine.

Favor Bags

 

Favor bags were from Crafty Clementines
Inside contained a wooden train whistle and a bag of "gold" bubble gum from Oriental Trading Co.

Vintage inspired suitcase from Michael's arts and crafts

Cake and Cupcakes were Provided from Sonia Raghunandan, if you are in the lake county Fl area and need yummy cakes or cupcakes give her a call 352-223-4288

Wood purchased from hardware store for less than $3. Reflectors
also purchased from same store less than $4 for 2.

Outside "ticket station". Red Amelia Earhart suitcases purchased
from local thrift store for about $10 for both!

Ordered the yellow flag on ebay then used
painters tape to do the X and printed a R to use
as a stencil.

More outside signs. Metal train sign from eBay

Birthday boys shirt provided by Lion and Lamb Tees

Moms shirt from Smash Transit
Dads Shirt from Atlantic Coast Images

The whole family decked out! , Dads shirt, Moms shirt, Birthday boy and little bro's shirts

Train track floors using painters tape (which are
still down and probably will be for a while)

A friend sent me a YouTube link for making tissue paper poms and fans, super easy to follow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u1PA_FI79U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GraHvOojmuo

The train party was a huge success and Cam had a blast! Thank you to everyone who helped and came to celebrate our special boys 4th birthday!!

Awesome custom made "thank you's" from our friends at Luc Lilah Events

How about some giveaways and discount codes :)

If you don't see your parties theme contact the shops owner and ask about custom work. All discount codes are to be used at their etsy.com shop ( link is underlined)

Straws from The Party Penguin
10% off your order use the code PENGUIN

Moms shirt is from Smash Transit
http://smashvintage.com
10% off your oder with code NUANDNUGS

Printable signs, labels, tags from Bug A Boo Designz
20% off purchase with code NUANDNUGS20

Muslin gift bags from Crafty Clementines
20% off one time purchase with code ADVENTURE20

Birthday Boys Vintage train shirt from Lion and Lamb Tees

They would like to offer a Lion and Lamb Tee from their shop

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Invitations from Luc & Lilah Events
They would like to offer a $20 voucher towards invitations in their shop
a Rafflecopter giveaway

Accent signs from Sittin on a Cloud
They would like to offer a giveaway for one product from their shop.

                                                           a Rafflecopter giveaway

Dads shirt from Nova customts

10% off order using code 747train

They would also like to offer one reader a vintage train shirt of their own
 a Rafflecopter giveaway

Also thank you to our friend Karol Porter for taking pictures

And to my mom for making the Pork in the Bar-B-Choo sandwiches

                       These boy party ideas were also featured on Spaceships and Laser Beams.

Rheubug's Blankies Review & GIveaway

My youngest is a snuggle bunny, he must have his Cloud B giraffe, and his bubbie,which a baby blanket from when I was a little ginger baby :) He loves to snuggle, and be cozy and we all know his fondness for giraffes. Thanks to Rheubug's Blankies, and Carrie Rheu Hall, he now has a new cozy.

Poor little guy is feeling under the weather so his new blankie
was perfect for some couch time with "raffie".

The flannel giraffe side perfect!! Comfortable
and super cute!

The opposite side is made of super soft minky material. The
trim is silky ribbon.

You can check out all the cute products made by Rheubug at her facebook page HERE.

Here are some more examples of her work.

Embroidered Blankies

Biz card holder

Personalized totes

She also makes cute crayon rolls, how fantastic are these to throw in your diaper bags for entertaining little ones, while eating, during quite times, or when a distraction is needed!

How would you like to win the above crayon roll????

Please see the rafflecopter below for entrance details. Make sure to visit https://www.facebook.com/rheubug and let her know that Nu and Nug's Adventures sent 

you her way :)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Heather's Paper Crafts Review & Giveaway

Heather is a fellow nurse that has a adorable shop on etsy.com using wood, personalized paper and unique patterns to create one of a kind pieces. 

Her products include seasonal displays, birth announcements, family signs, ornaments and wooden blocks. All are totally custom and if you don't see it, chances are she can make it.

Some examples from her shop include

Personalized wooden blocks. $15.00 great wedding, shower
or anniversary gift idea.

Personalized wood block stacker. $16.00 what a cute way to
announce your little ones arrival. It would also make a great
photo prop for newborn pictures!

Personalized wood blocks! again would make a great photo
prop. Also cute for a nursery or playroom. Blocks cost $3 each.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this!!! Personalized wedding hand painted sign! $18.00
and would make a wonderful persoanlized gift! Mothers day is coming up soon, I
know I would like to receive one as a gift. ;)

You can check out all of Heather's fabulous, personalized goodies at her etsy.com shop HERE

and become facebook buddies HERE

We received 2 personalized birth announcements blocks. I LOVE these because it captures and displays the important numbers from your little ones birth day 

I also had the perfect spot in the playroom. Im trying to make this my brown frame wall, and the 

brown writing and trim in these boards fit in nicely!

She has many options both for boys and girls

She can customize your birth announcement board to match your children's room or nursery.

Would you like to win one for yourself???

welllllll good news, Heather is offering a Personalized Birth Announcement board to one of our lucky readers :) yayyyyy

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Pink Wasabi Review & Discount Offer

Its no secret I'm a huge fan of personalized gifts! I was in search of laminated placemats for Nu and Nug and discovered exactly what I needed at a shop called Pink Wasabi Ink. I also took a peek at her other products and, I think I need everything listed ;)

She has a large variety of items from cutting boards to door mats, from wine bottle holders to children's plate and bowl sets. If you have a need for a personalized gift, or just want to treat yourself to a amazing product, might I recommend  Pink Wasabi Ink.

Some examples of her unique, personalized work.

8x11 Monogrammed Acrylic Lucite Tray $48.00

Personalized Round Cutting Board $35.00

Children's Personalized Plate $20

Monogrammed Cuff Bracelet $20

Personalized Wine bags $28.00 (my personal favorite)

You can check out all the amazing products from Pink Wasabi Ink for yourself at her etsy.com shop here

Or become facebook buddies here. She also mentioned to me her facebook page is where she announces new products, discounts and giveaways so be sure to check her page out and send her a "like".

Our laminated placements $13.00. Bright, bold pictures on either side. Great
for meal time, craft time, mess time and learning time. Both boys were spelling
their names out and pointing out all the different colors on their mats during
breakfast. 

Pink Wasabi Ink is offering a exclusive discount to Nu and Nugs Adventures readers. Use the code NUANDNUGS10 to receive 10% off your entire order, this code will be good until tomorrow at midnight (3/8).

The personalized mats, or plates and bowls would make a great addition to your easter baskets this year.

Dont forget to go "like" Pink Wasabi Ink on facebook to stay updated on discounts, giveaways and all her new products. 

https://www.facebook.com/pinkwasabiink.

Thank you Pink Wasabi Ink for our new placemats!!

GLOB Review and Giveaway Offer

Its rare that Florida does not lend its self to sunshine, warm weather and beautiful days. Today is one of the rare exceptions, its COLD, not snowing, freezing hail, snow boot cold, but, gasp, non flip flop 30's-40's outside. I know, we are spoiled but Nu, Nug and Momma are not used to this "freezing" weather.  So we decided to make it a inside day. Sometimes its nice to just stay home and play in our PJ's all day. So today March 4th is "PJ Painting Day"!! We decided to open up our Glob Natural Paint Kit.

These paints are AMAZING! they are non-toxic, and made from a variety of different fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs. There are no artificial dyes or chemicals. They are also made in the U.S.A and even the packaging materials are chosen with the environment in mind. Each paint has its own aroma and they suggest you "paint with your eyes, smell with your nose".

A little goes a long way, it just required a touch of powder mixed with h20 and off we went. 

The colors are very vibrant and the bamboo brushes are great quality.  

 The boys loves smelling the wonderful different scents, here is Nug sniffing some berry blue. Each paint has its own aroma like tangerine, basil green and pomegranate.

The clean up was super easy and no stained fingers or tables!

Our finished masterpieces! Earth friendly and earth tones ;)

You can check out GLOB on Facebook here

or their website here

They also have a great kit just for Easter Egg dying.

One lucky reader can pick up one of Globs all natural products for 50% off, all you have to do to enter is visit Globs facebook page and let them know Nu and Nug sent you!
Winner will be selected 3/11 at noon!

here is the facebook link one more time for GLOB
https://www.facebook.com/globpaints

Thank you Glob for the wonderful natural paint kit! Good luck fans!

Ecocentric Mom February Box Review

This is our second box from ecocentric mom!

This is the February box.

You can check out our review from Novembers box HERE.

Ecocentric mom is great because

1. They have 3 different options to select from. Mom, Mom-to-be, and Baby.

2. They provide healthy, natural and organic products.

3. Boxes include discount codes, gift cards or giveaways for monthly featured companies and products. 

4. Its fun to get monthly boxes!

5. They are affordable, prices start at $17 a month.

You can check out all details on their website

https://www.ecocentricmom.com

Ok so now to the nitty gritty of the February box.

The Goods

IN LOVE with bodycare lip Balm - retail $3.95

Sjaak's Organic Milk Chocolate Bar with Almond Butter - retail $1.99

Scrubz Natural Sugar Body Scrub - retail $6.00

Lush Nutz Dark Cocoa Chili Flavor - sample size $1.50

Celadon Road Cucumber Eye Makeup Remover - retail $16.00 (moms favorite pick)

Life Tree Citrus Dish Soap - retail $6.50

Athena Greek Yogurt Bar - retail $1.89

Gouibeur French Shortbread cookies - sample $.99

Funky Monkey Fruit Snacks - retail $2.59 (my kids favorite pick)

Gift Card included

Blue Green Organix $20 

This box was very heavy, but there was a large catalog included from Celadon Road, which is the company the eye makeup removal came from. 

This one was a goodie because there were lots of goodies included, chocolate bar, yogurt bar, almonds, shortbread cookies and the funky monkey snacks for the kids..! 

Im also excited about the cucumber eye removal and the sugar body scrub for momma :)

Thank you Ecocentric Mom for another great box!!!