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Find the Top Costumes for Families at Costume Express

October 21, 2015 by Kathryn 15 Comments

Halloween is just ten days away and if you’re still looking for the perfect costume, why not make the celebration a family affair? Costume Express has some great ideas for themed family costumes and since The Avengers: Age of Ultron movie came out this summer, superhero-themed costumes are sure to be a popular pick.

My youngest son received a Captain America costume about a month ago for his birthday and since that meant we already had the start of a theme, my oldest son and I decided to choose coordinating costumes. Luckily, Costume Express was there to help with an Avengers Iron Man costume for Zackary and a Black Widow costume for me! [Read more…]

Throw an Avengers-Themed Birthday Party with Help from Birthday Express

August 4, 2015 by Kathryn 31 Comments

My youngest son Benjamin has always been a little more shy than his outgoing older brother. And with some upheaval at the beginning of the school year, including a sudden switch to a new class in early October, he really didn’t have a list of friends to invite to a party when his birthday arrived on October 5. As a result, he missed out on having a friend-attended birthday party, though we did have a family celebration at home.

But since he hadn’t been able to have the fun of playing party games and eating cake with his classmates, I told Benjamin that I would throw him an end-of-school belated birthday party so that he could still invite his friends over for some fun and games. And with the new Avengers: Age of Ultron movie recently released in theatres, we decided to give the party a Marvel Avengers theme. [Read more…]