Giveaway: Peppers and Pollywogs

If you have ever planned a toddler birthday party, then I am sure you will agree having an expert to come along side and help you figure out the details is a great idea. Ack! But who can afford a party planner for a 3 year old? not me, that's for sure. But I may have found the next best thing - Peppers and Pollywogs!

Peppers and Pollywogs is the creation of Lisa Kothari, who brought us the earlier guest post about planning a park party. On her website, we learn that "her main party planning belief is that no matter the budget or amount of time a parent has, an incredible party can always be thrown, keeping children cheerful and parents stress-free during their wonderfully planned celebration!" That sounds like my kind of party planning!

What most impressed me about her site is the wide variety of party planning ideas. She certainly has her hand on the top trends in kids parties and entertainment. Recent posts provided a tutorial for Despicable Me costumes, the French Macarons trend and how it can be used in a child's party theme, and even how to use balloons as a party invitation.

I hope you will find the site as inspirational and creative as I have. To thank you for visiting and taking a look around her site, Lisa is offering a copy of her book to one lucky reader.

How to Enter: There are five ways to enter and you can do any of them you like, for up to five entries:

1. Visit Peppers and Pollywogs and then leave a comment telling me something you learned about planning a birthday party,
2. 'Like' Peppers and Pollywogs on Facebook and then leave a 2nd comment telling me you did so,
3. Subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email, and leave a 3rd comment telling me you did so, or already are subscribed,
4. Link to my giveaway on your own blog, leaving another comment with the permalink to you post, or
5. Follow both Family Musings and Lisa Kothari on Twitter, then tweet this giveaway and leave a 5th comment with the permalink. (Win a party planning book from @FamilyMusings and @LisaKothari! http://bit.ly/pollywogs)

That's it. 5 ways to win and 1 lucky winner. This giveaway will end Saturday, August 28th at midnight. Read all contest rules here.


FTC Disclosure: I received nothing in exchange for this review. I genuinely learned from the site and asked the author to share a copy of her book with my readers.

Comments

  1. MomonaMissionWed Aug 11, 12:23:00 PM EDT

    I learned to use board games as place mats... how cool!

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  2. MomonaMissionWed Aug 11, 12:23:00 PM EDT

    I "like" them on FB!

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  3. MomonaMissionWed Aug 11, 12:24:00 PM EDT

    I subscribe via google reader!

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  4. MomonaMissionWed Aug 11, 12:27:00 PM EDT

    http://twitter.com/amandared07

    It was my last tweet :)

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  5. Food HampersThu Aug 12, 02:53:00 AM EDT

    Wow, I like her ideas. Party planning for kiddies can't be very stressful, but she takes that all away. Some really diffent ideas that make good sense.

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  6. DIY Party MomThu Aug 12, 08:28:00 AM EDT

    I'm a "fan" of Peppers & Polliwags on facebook!

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  7. DIY Party MomThu Aug 12, 08:29:00 AM EDT

    I followed you with my google reader

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  8. HeidiTue Aug 17, 03:18:00 AM EDT

    I learned how to make a Halloween punch by adding plastic spiders or gummy worms or gummy eyeballs to the punch.
    heidikittelson @ gmail dot com

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  9. HeidiTue Aug 17, 03:19:00 AM EDT

    Like Peppers and Pollywogs on facebook.
    heidikittelson @ gmail dot com

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  10. HeidiTue Aug 17, 03:20:00 AM EDT

    Subscribed to your email.
    heidikittelson @ gmail dot com

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  11. HeidiTue Aug 17, 03:21:00 AM EDT

    Following both on twitter and tweet: http://twitter.com/hkittelson/status/21384229836
    heidikittelson @ gmail dot com

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  12. stracey2010Thu Aug 19, 04:47:00 PM EDT

    i am a pepper and pollywogs facebook fan
    stracey2010@live.com

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  13. UnknownSat Aug 21, 04:49:00 PM EDT

    I learned of new and creative ideas for birthday party themes that I never ever would have thought of. I have never seen a list that long-I also learned that the site even gives craft directions and such.What a useful wonderful tool to have.

    danellejohns at gmail dot com

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  14. UnknownSat Aug 21, 04:50:00 PM EDT

    I like/ follow Peppers and Pollywogs on FB-DanelleJohns

    danellejohns at gmail dot com

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  15. UnknownSat Aug 21, 04:53:00 PM EDT

    I have subscribed and verified via email.

    danellejohns at gmail dot com

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  16. Lisa DSat Aug 21, 10:08:00 PM EDT

    I love her owl themed 1st birthday party ideas! I only have 6 months left to plan my baby's 1st bday!
    duncan.lisa(at)gmail.com

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  17. Lisa DSat Aug 21, 10:09:00 PM EDT

    I like Peppers and Pollywogs on facebook as Lisa Duncan
    duncan.lisa(at)gmail.com

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  18. Lisa DSat Aug 21, 10:10:00 PM EDT

    I'm an email subscriber already. :)
    duncan.lisa(at)gmail.com

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  19. ElizabethSat Aug 21, 10:10:00 PM EDT

    I love the board game placemats. That's something I would never would have thought!
    mgmommy0930(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  20. Lisa DSat Aug 21, 10:12:00 PM EDT

    Follow you both on twitter @My2CentsFL & tweeted:
    http://twitter.com/My2CentsFL/status/21794747816
    duncan.lisa(at)gmail.com

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  21. Sybil HallSat Aug 21, 10:14:00 PM EDT

    I Like Peppers and Pollywogs on Facebook.

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  22. ChristieFri Aug 27, 03:15:00 PM EDT

    You can get a rhyme for $10 to use on thank yous, invites, etc.

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  23. ReneeSat Aug 28, 11:15:00 PM EDT

    I learned this:
    "For your Lady Gaga party menu, serve all types of foods that are wrapped, skewered, and stuffed."
    Who knew? lol

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