Airline Ticket Invitation and Party Ideas

Airline Ticket Invitations: Going Away Party, Destination Bridal Shower or Destination Party by B.Nute productions

Is someone you know moving to a new town? Do you know a friend who's getting married at a very cool destination? Have you always dreamed of a party in New York City, London, or other amazing location? Here's the perfect invitation for your party, an Airline Ticket invitation.

How To Choose a Destination
Depending on the type of party you are hosting (Going Away, Bridal Shower, Birthday Party), your destination choice may vary. For a Going Away Party, choose the guest of honor's new hometown; for a Bridal Shower you could choose the honeymoon destination or location of the wedding; for a Birthday Destination Party... well just pick the city of your dreams and go. The sky is the limit. Here are more ideas for your Airline Ticket/Destination Party...

Dress Up the Front Door Like the Gate at the Airport
On the front door, make a sign that looks like the counter at the gate at an airport. You could wait at the door and greet each guest to check them into the flight. They will love the personal greeting!

Start the Party with a Short Flight and Movie
Once your guests arrive, announce that the flight is ready to board. Have them go into a different room into your house. In this room, have chairs set up, and ask everyone to be seated for the short flight to your final destination. If you have a TV in the room, show a short video-- maybe a video about the destination from a popular travel channel, or you could show a short animation for fun. While the in-flight movie is on, play flight attendant and serve drinks, peanuts and pretzels to the guests. Once the movie is over, prepare for landing and let the party begin!

Party at the Final Destination
After the flight tell guests they have arrived and it's time to party. Play music from your destination, and serve food found in that city as well. You could go to a local travel agent and see it they have travel brochures, or find some literature to print out online. Folks will love all the little details-- it will make this one a party to remember.

Well, that's all for now. Thank you for flying with me today on my blog! Stay tuned this week for more Airline Ticket/Destination Party ideas!

Snowboard Gear and Snowboard Party Ideas

Snowboard Items by B.Nute productions on Zazzle

Ski week vacation is over, but there's plenty of boarding left for the season! Head over to my shop to pick up some cool snowboarding gear to keep the season going-- from phone cases, computer (and phone) skins, water bottle, travel bags and more. The note pad can make a great "goodie bag" gift as well for a snowboarding party.

Speaking of a snowboarding party... with so many boarders on the slopes, a Snowboarding Party is a great theme for any kid who can't get enough of it. Here are some ideas to help entertain your energetic boarders if heading to the slopes for a day is not an option.

Snowboarding Party Ideas
Growing up, the closest ski slope to me was about 3 hours away... quite a far trek for one day, but in high school, I did it many times! If you do have slopes close by, a Snowboarding Party shredding the hill with a couple best buddies is a great idea... but, many of us don't have the slopes (or snow) as close by... so here are some other ideas for a Snowboarding Party:

Watch Some Snowboarding Flicks
If you can't be on the slopes, why not watch some epic movies of snowboarders in far off destinations. Here's a great top 10 best snowboard movie list-- I'm sure one of these is sure to please.

Trampoline Time to Perfect the Moves
Many folks have a trampoline in their yard... and/or trampoline gyms are springing up all over the place. Make this part of your party, but give the kids some goals-- have them come up with some epic boarding moves on the trampoline. Have them give the move a name. Hold a contest for the best move, best name, most original, most daring, and more.

Snowboard Dry Land Training Camp
Head out to your backyard, driveway or local park to get the crowd moving with some dry land snowboard training drills. Tom Gibbings site recommends flexibility, core strengthening, leg strengthening, balance, and shoulder strengthening. Get some cones out and have the kids jumping between them like this training video shows (click link). Another idea is to head up to some nearby trails for trail running or rock hoping. There's also stadium drills- stairs, hurdles, and core work. By the end of a good workout you should have some hungry partiers!

Design Your Own Snowboard Gear
For the creative crowd-- print out some "Design your own snowboard gear" templates, and let the crowd create. Perhaps the best work can be submitted to Burton for their new line?

Snowboard Poetry
Sounds a little "deep" for a party-- but the crowd may have a blast trying to create some snowboard poetry. Print out some of these Snowboard Lingo dictionaries and have each person write their own poems only using the lingo from the sites. Perhaps allow a few pronouns and verbs-- but make sure they use 90% of the lingo to be truly poetic! Shreddin' the Gnar 101 has some quick terms to get started-- but then other sites like Frosty Rider have a dictionary full!

Free Printable Design Your Own Snowboard Gear

Free Printable Design Your Own Snowboard Gear by B.Nute productions

Who doesn't want to design their own cool snowboard gear? Here's a great free printable for your boarding enthusiast. Print out some pages, and get start designing some hip and cool prints for your gear.

This project is great for a rainy day or perfect to hand out at a snowboard party. You can even have a contest for best design. Come up with some fun categories like "loudest in the pipe," "crazy insane dude gear," "shred master" and more! If you think you've come up with a true master piece, why not send it off to one of the big snowboard companies and take a crack at a new career!

Free Printable Design Your Own Snowboard Gear Page

Free Printable Design Your Own Snowboard Gear by B.Nute productions

Instructions for Making Your Design Your Own Snowboard Gear Page
1. Select each link above, and print out the page on an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper (print in landscape mode). 
2. Start designing!
Printable items are copyright protected, and provided free of charge by B.Nute productions for personal use only. B.Nute's printables can not be sold, altered, or provided for download on any other site. For questions or inquiries, please contact B.Nute productions.

Snowboard Party Invitations

Snowboard Party Invitation by B.Nute productions on Zazzle

It's time for an epic party for the boarder in your life! Hip graphics, great type, cool colors and a boarder catching some air is the perfect invitation to get the kids psyched up for the party. So, whether your heading out to shred the afternoon on the slopes with the gang, or just hang at home for your party-- these Snowboard Party Invitations will definitely go big for his day!

Free Printable Western Menu Cards

Free Printable Western Menu Cards from B.Nute productions

Come and get it! When the chow is ready, there's no stopping the hungry cowboys, cowgirls, ranch hand and more from running to the table. Here's the perfect free printable Western Menu Card for your Wild West Gathering. Just add your menu items and set out at each place, or on the buffet table and each hardy. Yee haw!

Now get that grill going, and cornbread cooking... it's time for a hoe down...

Free Printable Western Menu Card

Free Printable Western Menu Card from B.Nute productions

Tips for Creating and Printing Your Western Menu Card

If you'd like to have your menu typed on to the menu card, just follow these few steps:
1. Select link above. Go to your browsers File Menu and select "Save As". Save image to your local computer.
2. Open an image editing program, and use the type tool to add your menu items. Create one list, then copy and paste this to the other two. Now print out file, and cut cards.
3. Or, if you prefer, open a desktop publishing program, import the saved jpg, and add type on top of the menu card. Now print out file, and cut cards.
4. Another option is to first print out the menu card (blank) and cut out each card (they are 3.5x7 in size.) In MS Word, create a narrow 3.5"x7" document. Leave a very large margin at the top for graphic, and at least .75" margins on left and right. Type menu. Feed printed menu card through your printer and print out the MS Word document on top.
5. Lastly, a hand written menu is an easy option as well! Just select link above, print out on card stock and hand write menu!

Printable items are copyright protected, and provided free of charge by B.Nute productions for personal use only. B.Nute's printables can not be sold, altered, or provided for download on any other site. For questions or inquiries, please contact B.Nute productions.

Western Round Up Party Game Ideas and Free Printable Wild West Name Game

Free Printable What's Your Wild West Name Game from B.Nute productions

Sheriff Montana Montgomery? Lone Bodie Billings? What's your Wild West Name? Here's the perfect free printable party game for your Western Round Up... a name game sure to get yer'cowboys, cowgirls, sheriff's, wranglers, bad guys and more all riled up! Just print out the page below, and have each guest pick between choices. Start at the cowboy boots on the left, and make your way to the right to reveal your wild west folks "title", then name. Everyone will love hearing getting into character once they find out their new identity!

More Wild West Party Game Ideas
Want some more game ideas to get 'yer crowd running around? No problem. Here are a few to make your party a blast:

Lasso

Lassoing up Some Fun!

Grab some rope and make some lassos for the kids to give there hand a wrestling with a bull! Set up a hay bale with some horns, and have the kids practice throwing the lasso. They'll love this game, and you'll be surprise how good some little cowboys are!

A Real Cowgirl!

Ride a Horse (Saddle on Hay Bale)

Set up a saddle on a hay bale and let the kids "go for a ride!"

If real horses aren't part of your party, no problem! Just set up some hay bales with saddles (possibly borrow some from a local barn/horse friend), and you'll have your cowboys riding the whole party long!

Needle in a Haystack
I remember this game fondly from my father's company picnic, year after year.... Finding treasures in hay is a lot of work-- but the reward is well worth it!

Layout a large tarp on the ground (you will definitely want the tarp so clean up is easy.) Un furl a hay bale or 2 onto the tarp. Now throw little treasures or coins throughout the way.

Line the kids up around the tarp, and set them off hunting together to find their treasure!

Horse Relays
The old fashioned horse on a stick can be great fun for relays at a cowboy/western party. Separate your party into 2 teams and set up a obstacle course through your yard that each cowboy much gallop around. Come up with fun "stops" the horse rider must do along the way. Relay races are always a hit!

Square Dance
Head online to buy a fun square dance recording, and learn a couple steps. Now gather the party together and put on a little square dance fun!

Free Printable Wild West Name Game

Free Printable What's Your Wild West Name Game from B.Nute productions

Instructions for Printing Your Wild West Name Game
1. Select the link above, and print out the chart on an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper. Print on card stock to give the chart some weight.
2. Hand out to each guest. Follow the instructions to find your Wild West Name.

Printable items are copyright protected, and provided free of charge by B.Nute productions for personal use only. B.Nute's printables can not be sold, altered, or provided for download on any other site. For questions or inquiries, please contact B.Nute productions.

Western Round Up Invitations and More...

Western Round Up Invitations, Stationery and Stickers by B.Nute productions on Zazzle

Yeehaw, It's a rootin' tootin' wild Western Round Up celebration! There's nothing like a good ol'Wild West party for some cowboy fun! The party is as easy as roundin' up some bandanas, getting some cowboy hats out and lettin' the wranglers run wild and free!

I love the iconic look of a bandana. It's the perfect backdrop for these party items as well as some weathered denim too! My Western Round Up invitation sports some stars and a buckin' cowboy retro illustration. (There's a Western Baby Shower version as well if a little cowboy is on the way!) I also have 2 types of personalized stationery for the cowboy in your family too. These are perfect for everyday notes, or thank you cards after the party. There is also an assortment of matching stickers-- perfect for accessorizing.

Now giddyup on over to my store to git yer goods, and stay tuned this week for more wild West action!

Free Printable Teddy Bear Scavenger Hunt Game

Free Printable Teddy Bear Scavenger Hunt Game from B.Nute productions

Send your party guests on a fun Teddy Bear scavenger hunt at your Teddy Bear Party/Teddy Bear Picnic with this free printable Teddy Bear Scavenger Hunt map/game.

Teddy needs to find his den, and it's each guests' job to help him. Set up a small (or large depending on age of the crowd) obstacle course/hunt in your yard, house or party space and get searching.

How to Play
Create a "course" in your yard or your house with the 7 "stops" or locations on the map. At each location, you can have the guests either do the activity or if it's a very young crowd, they can pick up a "souvenir" or trinket from each spot. Here are some ideas for each location:

• Pick Some Berries - At this spot you can have some real or pretend berries that they can find/gather and put in a berry basket or eat!
• Find a Picnic Basket - Once they find the picnic basket, have them look inside and pull out a trinket to show they have been at the basket-- It could be a paper napkin, or a "sandwich" or some other picnic type item.
• Catch a Fish - You could play the old fashioned game of catching a small fish toy with a magnetic fishing pole... or just have a bucket of toy fish the children can reach into and take one.
• Climb a Tree - Climbing a tree may not be appropriate for certain ages, but you can set up a little space the guests can "climb" on (i.e, soft pillows, a backyard play structure) to act like the tree.
• See a Hiker - Either have a person pose as a hiker, or put a small picture of a hiker hidden somewhere where the guests have to spot.
• Eat Some Honey - Put out a little cracker and honey for the kids to nibble on. If the guests are too young to eat honey and/or do not like it, you can put a substitute sweet or a few "honey" flavored teddy grahams to nibble on.
• The Bear's Den - Create a nice cozy area to act as the den. Set up blankets, and pillows and fun place to tumble and play.

Now start setting up your hunt and have a beary good time!

Printable Teddy Bear Scavenger Hunt Game/Map

Free Printable Teddy Bear Scavenger Hunt Game by B.Nute productions

Instructions for Printing Teddy Bear Scavenger Hunt Game
1. Select the link above, and print out the map on an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper. Print on card stock to give the map some weight.
2. Hand out a map to each guest. Follow the instructions above for playing the game.

Printable items are copyright protected, and provided free of charge by B.Nute productions for personal use only. B.Nute's printables can not be sold, altered, or provided for download on any other site. For questions or inquiries, please contact B.Nute productions.