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Frozen Party On A Budget {AND Olaf Pinata}

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July 24, 2015 by Sydney 20 Comments

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Let It (your worries) Go and throw the best FROZEN Party ever… even on a budget!

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If you haven’t guessed by now I love throwing parties! From the festive foods to the fun games; there is nothing more fun than planning a party. Other than the actual party itself. My sister in law has been in town for a few weeks and two of her boys have had birthdays this month, and like half the rest of our family, so we decided to throw a party everyone was sure to love, FROZEN.

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Throwing a party for 20+ people with a little budget is no easy feat but I was up for the challenge. We went with easy finger food, a few FROZEN themed games and of course I HAD to make an Olaf piñata. I spent so much time planning the food and games I completely forgot about the decor. When I was at Walmart picking up the food and supplies for the games I went to the party section and was pleasantlyFrozen Party On A Budget www.tastefullyfrugal.org #ad #BDayOnBudget #CollectiveBias @Walmart surprised at all of the FROZEN Party Supplies from American Greetings. Everything from tablecloths, plates, cups even Olaf masks and cute centerpieces. Since most of the party goers were going to be boys we went with a mostly Olaf spread with a splash of Elsa and Anna. 

Frozen Party On A Budget www.tastefullyfrugal.org #ad #BDayOnBudget #CollectiveBias @WalmartFor the food we had Olaf Noses (carrots) Kristoff Chips and Sven Salsa, FROZEN Grapes (I added a little sugar to the grapes before freezing and they were SO good) Melted Olaf and finished off the main spread with I Think It’s Crazy We Finish Each Other’s Sandwiches Sandwich Bar. For our dessert table we had Snowball Cupcakes, Snowcones and the party favors, rock candy suckers and bouncy balls. Tutorials coming soon for all. I used these plastic cups to hold the favors because they were perfect for holding the candy from the piñata too. Frozen Party On A Budget www.tastefullyfrugal.org #ad #BDayOnBudget #CollectiveBias @Walmart

 

 

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And that brings us to the games. What kind of FROZEN party would it be without snow?! I made homemade snow and we had an awesome snowball fight. Then the main event… Olaf. I saw an Olaf piñata at Walmart but it was almost $20. That was a good chunk of my budget. Instead I made one for less than $3 AND I found the candy on sale for $5 so we spent less than $10 for the whole piñata.

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Supplies:

3 white poster boards

white tissue paper

brown paper

white paper

black paper (and black sparkle paper if you would like)

packaging tape

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Directions:

Trace Olaf shape on one sheet of poster board (I used a stuffed Olaf as my model).

Cut out Olaf and use that to trace a second Olaf in the 2nd white board.

With the leftovers from one of the first two white boards cut four 5″ circles for his feet.

Cut six 2″ strips out of the third white board.

Cut three twigs out of the brown paper, a nose out of the orange paper, eyes out of the white and black paper, teeth out of the white and his mouth and buttons from black sparkle paper (or just black paper).

Cut 1/2″ slats all around both Olaf shapes and the four circles; this makes it easier to attach the the sides.

Using the packaging tape attach the 2″ strips along the edges of the first Olaf.

Attach the second Olaf to the other side of the strips.

Make sure to put the candy in before you completely tape everything shut.

Tape twigs on to top of Olaf’s head.

Attach strips to the the small circles.

Cut tissue paper into 2″ strips and then cut small strips along one long side.

Attach fringed tissue paper with packaging tape starting at the bottom and working your way up, make sure to cover the sides too.

Once you are done with the first side turn piñata over and tape fringed tissue paper on the back side.

Wrap tissue paper around round circles (feet) and tape on to bottom of Olaf

Tape on eyes, nose, mouth and buttons.

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You may remember from our Mike Wazowski Pinata that I used cardboard from a box and it was way too hard to break open. The poster board was perfect! It held up long enough for all the children to get a turn but broke open easily at the end. After the piñata the children played in the snow more and the grown ups talked; and everyone ate snow cones….lots of snow cones. The snow cone syrup was so easy to make and I’ll be sharing that recipe next week too.

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Do you like throwing parties? What is your best party throwing tip?

Filed Under: Parties Tagged With: American Greetings, Budget, FROZEN, Olaf, party, pinata

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Comments

  1. Erin @ the-organized-life says

    July 24, 2015 at 1:54 pm

    Okay, love the melted Olafs! Themed parties are the best. My favorite was a spa-themed party we did for my daughter. We did hand cookies we could “paint” with frosting, and had spa stations where each girl made their own spa treatments. It was a blast!

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  2. Aliza B says

    July 24, 2015 at 6:07 pm

    I can’t wait to see all the details for everything. You are such a great party planner, and to do it on a budget is awesome! I might message you about ideas for a Ninja Turtle party in December. =)

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    • Sydney says

      July 24, 2015 at 7:08 pm

      You are so sweet Aliza! Do message me… I would love to help with a TMNT party!!

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  3. Kim @ This Ole Mom says

    July 25, 2015 at 8:12 am

    Very cute ideas. I love the Olaf the Pinata. And your daughter is precious.

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  4. Heather says

    July 26, 2015 at 8:10 am

    What a totally awesome and creative party! I love that it was on a budget!! I can’t wait for the rest of the details! I’m loving that pinata! So cute! Thanks for linking up!

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    • Sydney says

      July 27, 2015 at 3:43 pm

      Thank you Heather… it was definitely the funnest party we’ve thrown!

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  5. Amy | Canary Street Crafts says

    July 27, 2015 at 7:17 am

    You throw the cutest parties!! I had no clue the Walmart had that big of a party supply selection. Love the Olaf you made too!!

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    • Sydney says

      July 27, 2015 at 3:43 pm

      Ah thank you Amy! Yeah Walmart is awesome for parties 🙂

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  6. Ruthie says

    July 27, 2015 at 8:29 am

    You did such a great job! My niece is obsessed with Frozen and would have loved to have been there! My daughter still hasnt caught on yet but I think it’s time to show it to her again! Love Olaf’s noses! Haha

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    • Sydney says

      July 27, 2015 at 3:44 pm

      Thank you Ruthie! I kept Frozen away from my boys for about a year but they kept asking to see it and I finally caved… so glad I did though 🙂

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  7. Kristen from The Road to Domestication says

    July 28, 2015 at 7:13 am

    Who doesn’t love Frozen?! Love how the party turned out! Thanks so much for taking the time to link up at the #HomeMattersParty – we hope to see you again on Friday!

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  8. Jess says

    July 29, 2015 at 2:41 pm

    This is such an adorable idea!

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  9. Summer Davis says

    July 30, 2015 at 11:09 pm

    I love your homemade piñata! It’s the cutest! My kids always want a pinata, but I might have to make my own from now on, because they’re so darn easy! Cute party spread from Walmart, and I love that this is a FROZEN party a boy could get down with! #client

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  10. Ivette González says

    November 20, 2015 at 9:22 am

    Hi Erin!

    Thank you for your great tips! 🙂

    I would like to share with you a site with quite a lot of Free Printables for a Frozen Party: http://bit.ly/eOMFrozen

    Best regards!

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