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3.01.2020

Rainbows are all the rage these days, and because I’m not that cool anymore (okay I never was), I had to jump right on the bandwagon. Maybe it’ll give me a few ‘cool’ points with my daughter. I’ve gotta add them all up now before she won’t be seen with me any longer. Those days are really far off right?

Because it’s St. Patrick’s Day soon, I thought a St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow themed basket would be fun. I added in a few shamrocks here and there to give it the overall St. Paddy’s Day vibe, but really wanted to run on the rainbow theme.

As if I didn’t have enough on my plate, I also decided to do a balloon garland with balloons and gold fans from The Party Darling. It actually didn’t take too long and it was worth it for this cheese face. But next time I’m enlisting the help of my friends. So if you’re one of the lucky, prepare yourself.

Overall, I pretty much think I’m winning at the mom game (for St. Patrick’s Day at least). I mean, this little girl is one lucky duck. But don’t try to tell her that, all she wants is treats. This is the face of someone waiting on her fruit snacks. I’m not the only one who bribes my kid to take a photo am I?

In case you wanna win at the mom game like I do, or hey maybe just for the fun of it, here’s a list of everything that I included in my rainbow themed basket. I can’t wait to see her open everything, and I’m sure she’ll still be asking me for fruit snacks.

  1. Yoobi – 4pk Good Vibes Puffy Stickers, Rainbow Coinpurse Keychain, Good Vibes Mini Spiral Notepad, 5pk Fine Tip Neon Markers, 12pk Double Sided Washable Stamp Markers, 60pk Multi-Color Sidewalk Chalk
  2. Twenty-Eight Twelve – Rainbow Felt Ball Garland
  3. I Love Plum – Watercolor Girl’s Tutu
  4. Frost Your Cookie – Rainbow & Shamrock St. Paddy’s Cookie Pops
  5. Trendy Andy Designs – Rainbow Macrame Wall Decor
  6. Mimi & Lei – Rainbow Yarn Tassel
  7. Tele Ties – Small Rainbow Hair Ties
  8. Native Shoes – Kid’s Jefferson Bling
  9. Sun Jellies – Mint Atomic Tote
  10. The Wishing Elephant – Mint Happy Go Lucky T-shirt
  11. Moon & Stone – Quartz Rainbow Bracelet
  12. The Party Darling – Ivory and Gold Paper Party Fans, Ice Cream Mini Balloons
  13. Oak & Co. – Wood Cutouts – Mint Small Shamrock & Small Rainbow
  14. Cuddle + Kind – Zoe the Unicorn
  15. Jersie Louise Handmade – Felt Rainbow Necklace

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  1. Bobbie says

    3.02.2020 at 6:19 am

    What a lucky little leprechaun she is.

    • shauna841505@yahoo.com says

      3.02.2020 at 9:56 am

      She sure is a lucky one!

    • Kathy says

      3.03.2020 at 12:14 pm

      She is our pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!!!

  2. grbayjoan says

    3.02.2020 at 8:11 am

    That is one lucky girl!!!!

    • shauna841505@yahoo.com says

      3.02.2020 at 9:56 am

      She sure is! 🙂

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