As I’m sure you’ve all heard, MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS broke box office history this weekend making $207.4 million during its 3-day opening weekend in the United States. And seeing that almost 25% of tickets sold were from families!  My son and I went to the premiere for a date night, we had so much fun.  I’m not typically a lover of superhero movies but I went for him.  I will have to say though, I LOVED the movie!  When it gets mom excited you know it is good!

Below are a few tips from Ms. Ricky Eisen, Founder and President of Events and Celebrations by Between the Bread, on…

“How to Throw a Superhero Party Worthy of ‘The Avengers’’”

Invitations: Start your party off right with the perfect invitation. You can make your own postcard invitations with cardboard cut-outs of bright blue painted stars, and include the details about your party in a thin black marker. Decorate the front of each with classic comic book words like POW!, ZAP! And WAM!

Décor: The Avengers bring together 6 epic superheroes. Create your own easy decorations with cardboard cutouts of spiders and paint them black, neon green head’s of The Hulk and classic American flags for Captain America and, throughout the party, use bold colored streamers, which will add some mystery to the room.

Centerpieces: Choose your favorite Avenger and decorate the table around that character. Use lots of primary colors, since comic strips are usually blue, yellow and red. Print outs of comic book pages covered in contact paper make great placemats. Blanket your tables with these to tie the décor together and include stars, spiders and Hawkeye cut-outs on wooden sticks around the table with silver confetti.

Menu: Mini snacks such as cut-out tea-sandwiches make great finger food. Look for cookie cutters in shields, stars and spiders to create these treats. For Incredible Hulk themed beverages, create trays of green ice cubes by freezing water with green food color, and WOW! guests as their clear citrusy beverages transform color before their very eyes.

Party Favors: As a parting gift, place a few Avenger designed cookies in a cellophane bag and close with a gold twist-tie – your guests can enjoy the party for days to follow with these treats!”

RECIPE

1. Whip up a batch of your favorite sugar cookie recipe and use a cookie cutter to make character cookies. They make Superhero cookie cutters in the shape of many Avengers heroes. You can also use any oval shaped cookie cutter and instead fill in the details with your decorating. Once your cookies are baked and cooled, you are ready to begin decorating.

2. You can make your own royal icing (See: How to Make Your Own Royal Icing included below) or use store-bought. Color with food coloring to achieve the various colors you want for decorating. We recommend green (for the Hulk), yellow, blue, black, white, and brown. Place each color in a piping bag.

3. Begin by outlining the cookie in your base color. (If you were starting with The Hulk, outline the entire shape in green. Color in your outline with green icing and cover the entire cookie. (You can actually use a paintbrush to “paint” your cookie.) Give the base a few minutes to dry and choose your next color. For The Hulk’s hair, outline his hairline in black and proceed to fill in with black icing. You can continue to draw features in and watch your character come to life.

How to Make Your Own Royal Icing

• 3 egg whites, at room temperature. We prefer dehydrated egg whites, available at most supermarkets.
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• food coloring (optional)

Mix above ingredients with a little warm water until smooth. Add food coloring.

Do you love to blog?   Maybe you have hit a roadblock with your blogging, you just don’t know where to go from here.

My friend Christin from Joyful Mothering has started a new business call Joyful Living Media.   She has a real heart in helping Christian women/moms with their blogs.   She will examine your blog and talk with you about your goals and where you are struggling.  Christin is an awesome person, I feel so blessed to call her friend.  There have been times I have needed help with something and she has always been there.  I can not recommend her enough!

Her prices are INCREDIBLE!  You won’t believe them, she really has a heart for blessing moms, she knows funds are often tight and she wants to bless more then she wants to profit.  It is an amazing thing!

There is so much to learn about blogging and many times it can be overwhelming.  Christin can help you break down your goals and explain things so they are not so overwhelming!    Some of the things she can cover are listed at here     I know you will feel very comfortable with her!

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 When your a mom with carpet and kids your bound to have some messes.  Add pets into the mix and your carpets can really take a beating.  It is great to have someone come and give your carpets a good cleaning, there is something about having clean carpets that makes you feel good about your home!

Spring time can be one of  the best time to get them clean because your doing your spring cleaning anyway.  Many dogs are shedding bad at this time of year (my lab sure is) and you have dust, pollen, and all those particles that get in not to mention the dirt from the winter.  So many people have allergies now and having your carpets clean help prevent the things that set them off.

Despite their good intentions and best efforts, Americans doing their spring cleaning might make the home look or smell better on the surface, but vacuuming and cleaning machines only remove some of the dirt, dust and particulates that cause allergic reactions.  In a recent national poll commissioned by Stanley Steemer, the nation’s largest deep cleaning service, nearly half of respondents predicted spending less than four hours total on this year’s spring cleaning.  But only 19 percent reported having ever used a professional for cleaning.

To combat this difficult allergy season this spring plus truly make your homes clean, consumers should consider a deeper cleaning twice a year by the professionals at Stanley Steemer.

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* Stanley Steemer’s proprietary equipment and cleaning processes remove more than 98% of dry soil from floors

*With over 70 branches  and 220 franchise locations in 48 states, Stanley Steemer services 95% of the country

Want to see Stanley Steemer in action? Check out the Stanley Steemer van and crew as they visited fellow blogger Corine Ingrassia’s home of Complicated Mama:

And, thanks to the generosity of Stanley Steemer, one reader will win 100.00 gift certificate to go toward a carpet cleaning or other service of Stanley Steemer.

The gift certificate, information, and additional sample have all been provided by Stanley Steemer through MyBlogSpark.

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Will You Be Cooking on Mother’s Day?  This video is really cute, you have to watch it, if your a mom you will be able to relate!

According to a recent survey of moms commissioned by the makers of Freschetta® pizza, almost nine out of ten respondents (87%) do not want to cook on the special day for moms. As a result, the makers of Freschetta pizza are Rallying for Real Moms this Mother’s Day giving women a chance to voice their honest perspective about everything from motherhood to cooking on Mother’s Day.

Check out the Rally for Real Moms video and join in the conversation on Facebook (www.facebook.com/freschettapizza).

I have a Rally for Real Moms coupon to help your family stock your freezer with Freschetta in time for Mother’s Day.

Lilla Rose just announced free shipping til the 29th of April on orders $20 or more, plus the addition of a beautiful new Flexi for Mother’s Day (look real close and you’ll see the mother and child). This hairclips would make a perfect gift for Mothers Day.

I am so excited about my new look, if you are following me by email please click over and check out my new make over.  I love the colors and the design which was done by  luckygirldesigns .  Let me know what you think and grab a button while your here.  The code is on my right sidebar.

We received a couple  sets of Moshi Monsters to play with and review.  These guys are so cute!  They have several monsters with different colors and different faces for you to collect.  Each item also includes secret codes that unlock rooms in the Moshi Monsters virtual world.

After you build their house and floor the house goes on you can turn them on.  They zip around all over even going in and out the doors.  We all got a kick out of that!  The play sets can be hooked together to make larger areas for the little Moshi Monsters.  This was easy to put together and the monsters work great with the kit.  You can collect many different buildings so you can build a city.

GIVEAWAY: The add on here is the starter kit and I have one to giveaway.

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These toys were given to me for free to review.  All opinions are 100 percent mine

Welcome to Angela’s Analysis!  I am so glad you have stopped by!   I am a work at home, homeschooling mom of three!  I have been married to my best friend for 19 yrs this August.

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Did you know that simply drinking the leftover milk from cereal bowls may help kids work towards fulfilling their body´s daily dairy, calcium, and Vitamin D needs? And what better way to slurp down to the bottom of the bowl than with the new Curvy Straws, available in-pack of specially marked boxes of Big G cereal!  With these collectable, connectable Curvy Straws, children of all ages can enjoy mixing and matching to build bigger, colorful straws all while helping them work towards stronger bones and muscles through increased calcium intake!
Be sure to collect all six different colorful straws featuring beloved Big G cereal characters
Participating Big G cereals include Cinnamon Toast Crunch® (17 oz.), Lucky Charms®(16 oz.), Reese´s® Puffs (18 oz.), Honey Nut Cheerios® (17 oz.), Trix®(14.8 oz)  and Cocoa Puffs® (16.5 oz)
Made with more whole grain than any other ingredient, Big G cereal, combined with a ½ cup of milk, can help provide a great start to your family´s day

Whether you use one or connect them all, the fun with Big G Curvy Straws doesn´t have to stop when you reach the end of the bowl. Simply grab another serving of ice cold milk, and slurp away! Need more cereal to go with your milk?

You can visit  this link to download a printable coupon for $1.25 off of the purchase of (2) boxes of participating Big G cereal today!

We received a fun package from General Mills and my kids LOVED it.  You can turn the cups on and they flash a color that makes them glow and the bowl looks like spilt milk.  The connect straws are so much fun especially in the cereal bowl after the cereal is gone.  I’m so excited I get to give a package away too!

Giveaway:  One reader will win

• 1 box of a participating Big G cereal
• 1 Curvy Straw
• 1 spilt milk bowl
• 2 glow cups
• 2 tangle toys

“Disclosure:  The prize pack, information, and giveaway have been provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark.”

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