Organizing My Daughter's Birthday Celebration

I started organizing one month in advance. I thought of many activities for the participants.  Some that were old/ CLASSIC / happened to a previous birthday party:  cake,  pizza,  sticker dress-up,  coloring pages,  pinata,  photos and  some NEW:  oracle type of coloring pages,  treasure hunt,  stories collage and  diplomas. Here is the plan (in Romanian). I didn't follow it perfectly, there was room for flexibility, but the kids aproached all the activities. Most of the activities were a success with the kids.  The noisiest and happiest activity was the treasure hunt, they were happy to find the clues, but some got upset that they didn't guess the clue, or that they weren't the first to find the next clue. There were 5 clues, and the final treasure was a box filled with many marshmellow bags, for every participant, because it's Ioana favorite treat these days and I wanted all the kids to find something yummi. The next hap...

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31 Days Challenges

  WHY? I did this month of daily challenges for me, maybe it will help me somehow get out of my comfort zone. If you find it helpfull let me know. I took a LOT of inspiration from online / pinterest of already made "self help/ mental health challenges" there are many examples out there so if you like the idea, you can dive deeper into it. I like small drawings for coloring so I included that idea. Good luck in completing the challenges! INSTRUCTIONS:  Challenges can be done daily or one/a few a day.  Challenges can be done randomly, not necessarily in order, but as they arise.  Color the drawings as you fill in the challenges.

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[Illustration] [Coloring Pages] Christmas Freebie 8

  inspiration @pinterest Hi! I thought of creating an advent calendar myself, and because both me and my daughter like to color things up, this advent calendar will be a coloring-pages one. I will try to publish an illustration each day, an illustration that you can download and print and color, or color digitally if you have the possibility. A little antistress Christmas. What do you think? I recommend printing it 9 by 9 cm, they will be small drawings, that should take little time to color. Kisses! Drawing #8 is a woman in a Christmasy outfit Buna! M-am gandit sa incerc sa fac si eu un advent calendar anul acesta si cum Ioanei, dar si mie, ne place sa coloram, acest advent calendar va fi cu foi de colorat. Voi incerca ca in fiecare zi sa public o ilustratie/ desen pe care o puteti descarca/ copia si tipari si apoi colora, sau colora digital daca aveti posibilitatea. Putin antistres Craciunistic. Ce parere aveti? Recomand tiparirea la dimensiunea aprox. de 9x9 cm, vor fi desene mi...

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[Illustration] [Coloring Pages] Christmas Freebie 7

Hi! I thought of creating an advent calendar myself, and because both me and my daughter like to color things up, this advent calendar will be a coloring-pages one. I will try to publish an illustration each day, an illustration that you can download and print and color, or color digitally if you have the possibility. A little antistress Christmas. What do you think? I recommend printing it 9 by 9 cm, they will be small drawings, that should take little time to color. Kisses! Drawing #7 is a gingerbread man Buna! M-am gandit sa incerc sa fac si eu un advent calendar anul acesta si cum Ioanei, dar si mie, ne place sa coloram, acest advent calendar va fi cu foi de colorat. Voi incerca ca in fiecare zi sa public o ilustratie/ desen pe care o puteti descarca/ copia si tipari si apoi colora, sau colora digital daca aveti posibilitatea. Putin antistres Craciunistic. Ce parere aveti? Recomand tiparirea la dimensiunea aprox. de 9x9 cm, vor fi desene mici, care ar trebui sa ia putin sa le color...

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[Illustration] [Coloring Pages] Christmas Freebie 6

 Hi! I thought of creating an advent calendar myself, and because both me and my daughter like to color things up, this advent calendar will be a coloring-pages one. I will try to publish an illustration each day, an illustration that you can download and print and color, or color digitally if you have the possibility. A little antistress Christmas. What do you think? I recommend printing it 9 by 9 cm, they will be small drawings, that should take little time to color. Kisses! Drawing #6 is a Secret Santa Buna! M-am gandit sa incerc sa fac si eu un advent calendar anul acesta si cum Ioanei, dar si mie, ne place sa coloram, acest advent calendar va fi cu foi de colorat. Voi incerca ca in fiecare zi sa public o ilustratie/ desen pe care o puteti descarca/ copia si tipari si apoi colora, sau colora digital daca aveti posibilitatea. Putin antistres Craciunistic. Ce parere aveti? Recomand tiparirea la dimensiunea aprox. de 9x9 cm, vor fi desene mici, care ar trebui sa ia putin sa le col...

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[Illustration] [Coloring Pages] Christmas Freebie 5

Hi! I thought of creating an advent calendar myself, and because both me and my daughter like to color things up, this advent calendar will be a coloring-pages one. I will try to publish an illustration each day, an illustration that you can download and print and color, or color digitally if you have the possibility. A little antistress Christmas. What do you think? I recommend printing it 9 by 9 cm, they will be small drawings, that should take little time to color. Kisses! Drawing #5 is a snow man Buna! M-am gandit sa incerc sa fac si eu un advent calendar anul acesta si cum Ioanei, dar si mie, ne place sa coloram, acest advent calendar va fi cu foi de colorat. Voi incerca ca in fiecare zi sa public o ilustratie/ desen pe care o puteti descarca/ copia si tipari si apoi colora, sau colora digital daca aveti posibilitatea. Putin antistres Craciunistic. Ce parere aveti? Recomand tiparirea la dimensiunea aprox. de 9x9 cm, vor fi desene mici, care ar trebui sa ia putin sa le colorati. pu...

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[Illustration] [Coloring Pages] Christmas Freebie 4

Hi! I thought of creating an advent calendar myself, and because both me and my daughter like to color things up, this advent calendar will be a coloring-pages one. I will try to publish an illustration each day, an illustration that you can download and print and color, or color digitally if you have the possibility. A little antistress Christmas. What do you think? I recommend printing it 9 by 9 cm, they will be small drawings, that should take little time to color. Kisses! Drawing #4 is a Christmas bauble, painted Buna! M-am gandit sa incerc sa fac si eu un advent calendar anul acesta si cum Ioanei, dar si mie, ne place sa coloram, acest advent calendar va fi cu foi de colorat. Voi incerca ca in fiecare zi sa public o ilustratie/ desen pe care o puteti descarca/ copia si tipari si apoi colora, sau colora digital daca aveti posibilitatea. Putin antistres Craciunistic. Ce parere aveti? Recomand tiparirea la dimensiunea aprox. de 9x9 cm, vor fi desene mici, care ar trebui sa ia putin s...

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[Illustration] [Coloring Pages] Christmas Freebie 3

Hi! I thought of creating an advent calendar myself, and because both me and my daughter like to color things up, this advent calendar will be a coloring-pages one. I will try to publish an illustration each day, an illustration that you can download and print and color, or color digitally if you have the possibility. A little antistress Christmas. What do you think? I recommend printing it 9 by 9 cm, they will be small drawings, that should take little time to color. Kisses! Drawing #3 is a truck filled with a Christmas tree and presents Buna! M-am gandit sa incerc sa fac si eu un advent calendar anul acesta si cum Ioanei, dar si mie, ne place sa coloram, acest advent calendar va fi cu foi de colorat. Voi incerca ca in fiecare zi sa public o ilustratie/ desen pe care o puteti descarca/ copia si tipari si apoi colora, sau colora digital daca aveti posibilitatea. Putin antistres Craciunistic. Ce parere aveti? Recomand tiparirea la dimensiunea aprox. de 9x9 cm, vor fi desene mici, care a...

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[Illustration] [Coloring Pages] Christmas Freebie 2

 Hi! I thought of creating an advent calendar myself, and because both me and my daughter like to color things up, this advent calendar will be a coloring-pages one. I will try to publish an illustration each day, an illustration that you can download and print and color, or color digitally if you have the possibility. A little antistress Christmas. What do you think? I recommend printing it 9 by 9 cm, they will be small drawings, that should take little time to color. Kisses! Drawing #2 are gloves with snowflakes embroidered on them Buna! M-am gandit sa incerc sa fac si eu un advent calendar anul acesta si cum Ioanei, dar si mie, ne place sa coloram, acest advent calendar va fi cu foi de colorat. Voi incerca ca in fiecare zi sa public o ilustratie/ desen pe care o puteti descarca/ copia si tipari si apoi colora, sau colora digital daca aveti posibilitatea. Putin antistres Craciunistic. Ce parere aveti? Recomand tiparirea la dimensiunea aprox. de 9x9 cm, vor fi desene mici, care ar...

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[Illustration] [Coloring Pages] Christmas Freebie 1

Hi! I thought of creating an advent calendar myself, and because both me and my daughter like to color things up, this advent calendar will be a coloring-pages one. I will try to publish an illustration each day, an illustration that you can download and print and color, or color digitally if you have the possibility. A little antistress Christmas. What do you think? I recommend printing it 9 by 9 cm, they will be small drawings, that should take little time to color. Kisses! Drawing #1 is a boot, Santa's boot filled with presents and candies Buna! M-am gandit sa incerc sa fac si eu un advent calendar anul acesta si cum Ioanei, dar si mie, ne place sa coloram, acest advent calendar va fi cu foi de colorat. Voi incerca ca in fiecare zi sa public o ilustratie/ desen pe care o puteti descarca/ copia si tipari si apoi colora, sau colora digital daca aveti posibilitatea. Putin antistres Craciunistic. Ce parere aveti? Recomand tiparirea la dimensiunea aprox. de 9x9 cm, vor fi desene mici...

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Personal Work in Progress: my daughter's birthday preparation

Working on my daughter's birthday preparation. She turns 5 years old in november. We will have a small celebration at home with her friends from the kindergarden. 1) one coloring page - I generated with AI some prompts, searched the internet, put the images togheter, cleaned up the images, added some other elements, looks cute. 2) one sticker sheet dress-up - this is still to be drawn, I want to draw or select and adapt clothes for stickers for the girls to play.  Update: I searched for images on google, found this AI generated drawing of a girl and I liked it, I had to modify it only a bit. The clothes are from online search, a few from H&M. 3) one oracle template with simple questions - this I am not sure I will do, I have seen one oracle-book  at Carturest Bookstore and it was cute, might do something in the same idea.   Update: I did this model in Canva, if you like it here is the template link , free to use/modify. (The idea is I will start the mini party with a...

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