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Videography by Jessa Flynn Productions

As you consider sending out your holiday cards, consider videography as a modern, more encapsulating way to send best wishes. The below videos were taken at my BOO-tiful Halloween Bash by the wonderfully talented, Jessa Flynn Productions, one of our event sponsors. She did a remarkable job of capturing and editing toddlers on the move within a super short span of time.  How she was able to piece together these clips with the tiny bits of excited, on-the-run, movements that costumed kids make, I have no idea!

As cute as Halloween pics are, these videos are pretty incomparable and allow you to remember and cherish all the details.  Who wouldn’t enjoy their own personalized music video?  You have to see her website here!

If she can work magic at an event filled with sugared-up toddlers, surely she can do wonders for you and your family!  Speaking of, here is ours from the event.  Juliet wanted to be a princess with this chosen costume, and we worked around that as a family.  Click below to see the new royal family.

For all the Halloween party details click here.

Hello Kitty Themed Play Date with HP Social Media Snapshots

Hello Kitty brings smiles to everyone.  And Juliet happens to have been gifted a lot of Hello Kitty dolls, coloring books, stickers and play sets.  So when HP asked me to participate in their HP Social Media Snapshots Sampling program I jumped at the excuse to throw a Hello Kitty themed play date for Juliet and some of our closest girlfriends!  To really make the most of their latest HP Envy printer and new sticky back photo paper, I organized a styled photo shoot with my photographer friend Suzanne from Gotham Love (also mom of one of Juliet’s besties,  Harper (pictured on the right below).  Together, we were able to get some great shots and print outs to memorialize this fun time.

photo credit – Gotham Love

I found all the soft, fuzzy Hello Kitty sweaters at H&M and had each momma style their child’s own look.  Aren’t they all just adorable?

photo credit Gotham Love

It was like Hello Kitty and Sanrio took over my living room and dining area!  Wouldn’t walking into this room make any girl giddy?

I simply decorated with what we had:  tutus, banners and lanterns from the Target Oh Joy collection, Sanrio dolls and themed activities for the little girls.

The glitter coloring book and polishes were a favorite for my daughter.

And the Japanese treats and Hello Kitty themed desserts were a hit amongst all the sweet tooths.

Juliet and I spent the afternoon baking these cupcakes together!

Because I always like to try and add in an interactive game or ice breaker to my parties (see the princess themed truth game I created for my Princess in Training event here).  I created a short, Hello Kitty quiz and challenged the moms to compete for a Hello Kitty goody bag.

Question 1)  Name as many Sanrio characters / Hello Kitty friends that you can

Question 2) List all the ways you can say ‘hello’ in as many languages as you can

Question 3)List as many kinds of cats as you can

One point was given for each answer and there was a mad (almost futile) rush to brainstorm answers with tired mommy’s brain.  I couldn’t help but laugh out loud at the thought that this might have been the most challenging mental excercise they’ve had all week haha

Everyone also went home with a Hello Kitty treat bag a nerdy glasses necklace and print outs from the super fun Snapshots (found exclusively at Staples) “Small gift, big smile” after all is the Sanrio motto!

Finally, to see how easy it is to wirelessly print photos on an HP Envy 5660 printer like mine, see below.

Disclosure: This is a paid post. I received a HP Envy printer, ink, and Snapshots paper in exchange for writing this post and hosting this play date.   All opinions are 100% my own.

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