Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Birthday Party Ideas

I know I'm not the only one who looks at *anything* red and imagines how it can be turned into a super adorable Mickey Mouse inspired creation.  Please, tell me that I'm not the only one....  Anyhow, I can not believe that I didn't think of this idea sooner.....Red Solo cups as Mickey's pants!!  So inexpensive and really easy to do!  Can be used as party cups or as the base of a treat bag.   

While cruising the aisles of the Dollar Tree last month, I came across these little plastic storage bins.  At the time, I did not know what I would do with them.  My inner Dollar Tree voice said...  "at 4 for a dollar, buy them now and figure it out later..."  So I bought 6 packs of 4.   I'm so glad that I did!

What you'll need

I am almost embarrassed to actually type out instructions for this...  Using a 1" circle paper punch, punch out two white circles out of card stock.  Using a low temp hot glue gun,  glue the buttons onto the cup.  Done.  Seriously, how easy is that!!

 I found black striped paper straws at Michaels for $2.  I punched out Mickey heads using my Mickey paper punch and black card stock.  I used a tiny drop of hot glue to glue the Mickey Heads about an inch down the straw.   

Finished product, how cute?!

Onto the base of the treat bag: Just like the cups, hot glue the 1" circles to the front of the container.  Fill with candy and tie with a yellow ribbon.  I added a Mickey head punch-out to the bow.

Finished treat bag :)

I made these Mickey inspired cupcakes using half of an Oreo and two mini Oreos as the ears.  Red icing and two white chocolate chips as the buttons.  So simple.  

Let me know what you think, comment below!

Minnie Mouse Inspired Sneakers

Minnie Mouse Inspired Sneakers

Like I said in my "welcome" post,  my family is Disney World obsessed!  I LOVE creating unique items for my kids to wear to the theme parks.  These sneakers, that I made for my 2 year old daughter, Lilianna, seemed to catch everyone's eye... especially Disney cast members.  For me, when a cast member asked about them it was the greatest compliment! They see some of the best Disney inspired creations on the planet!

What you'll need:

Pair of canvas sneakers ~ I bought mine at Walmart for $5

Swarovski crystal stones  ~ I used size 16ss but you can use whatever size you have on hand

Mickey head template ~ I have a Mickey head paper punch but you can find Mickey head templates online like this one from Milliepie's Musings 

E-6000 glue 

1/8" Red Ribbon (for Minnie sneakers only)

a jewel setter tool (with a wax tip so stones can stick to it for easy placement)

a pencil and a scissor 

Let's get started!  First you trace the Mickey/Minnie head with a pencil wherever you want the Minnie head:

Next, in small sections use the E-6000 to glue the stones to the sneaker using the Mickey/Minnie head as your guide.  Use the jewel setter tool to help with placement of the stones.  You'll have to move the stones around to get the shape you want.  The glue doesn't dry right away which is helpful when shaping your Mickey/Minnie head.  The jewel setter tool has wax on the top so you'll notice that the stones have a waxy film on them which easily wipes off when the glue is completely dry.  

Once you have your Mickey/Minnie head is filled in completely with the stones, let dry for about 20 minutes .  

If you are making Mickey sneakers, you're done!!  

If making Minnie sneakers, take the 1/8" ribbon and make two small bows.  Make sure they are the same size.  

Now you are going to glue the bows to Minnie's head.  And there you have it!  

How adorable?!

I added yellow curly laces and red with white polka dot shoe bows but you can personalize how ever you like.  Here are some different options:

I bought these "shoe bows" on Etsy.  They are just repurposed hair bows.

I bought these yellow curly laces on Etsy also.

Lilianna with Mickey!