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 To bring a smile to every baby, child & adult while giving them a memory that will last a lifetime! Our true love are kid's birthday parties! To us, there is nothing more magical and worthwhile than making a child's dreams come true.

  serves all of Central Florida and was created by Theresa Merriam, a stay-at-home mom of 2. Theresa, otherwise known as Cotton Candy the Clown, has been entertaining children since 2003. Her love for children and clowning shows by the quality of her entertainment. Each party was created by her, based on what she herself would expect from an entertainer and what she would also expect to pay for that service. In doing so, she understands what other moms would like to provide for their  children for a reasonable price.

 Since its inception, the company has grown to include over 11 fabulous entertainers, including their beautiful clowns, princesses, pirates, characters, balloon twisters, face painters, and traveling glamour and spa team. They have performed a wide range of events, from huge festivals, private parties, corporate events, city functions, fundraisers, and beyond. Read some testimonials from their past clients to see how Once Upon a Time Events is succeeding in that goal! 

Summer Crafts – Keeping kids engaged and having fun!

 

As school lets out, many kids will find that the craft activities tend to stop as well. They do many craft activities in school all year long, in their classrooms and in art, but at home it may be an area that gets overlooked. But craft summer craft projects can be a lot of fun and keep kids engaged in using their skills!

This summer, check out some of these places for ongoing arts and crafts classes and workshops:

  •  Michael’s Stores
  • Home Depot
  • Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store
  • Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshops
  • Your local library

Each of these places will typically offer arts and crafts workshops for children that are free or reasonably priced. If you’d like to do some of the crafts at home, visit the library, or do a search online, for some crafts that you can make out of reused items you may have around the home.

Most kids love to do craft projects. Set a goal to do at least one or two craft projects every week throughout the summer. In addition to finding some to do at home, check out one of the organized classes for more fun!

Tips for Avoiding Summer Brain Drain

Tweet   Summer brain drain. The summer slide. They are terms used to describe what happens to most children during their nearly three-month break off of school. With summer just around the corner, have you thought about what you are going to do to try and keep them from losing the one to three months [...]

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Summer Pool and Face Painting Party? You bet!

Tweet   Having a summer water party, such as a pool or swimming party, can be a lot of fun for kids. But many like to also pair it with having face painting at the party. Believe it or not, this can actually be done, if it’s planned right ahead of time. With a little [...]

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Planning a Celebration with Your Grandchildren

Tweet   Have you ever thought about celebrating a milestone sleepover? Well, now is the time to give it some thought! A friend of mine recently shared a photo taken from a milestone sleepover her children had with their grandma (pictured). What a fun idea! Grandma planned a fun-filled special Luau party to celebrate the [...]

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Game Ideas for a Fall Festival or Harvest Party

These party games are great for your fall festival or harvest  party! (Photo credit: sxc.hu/educ8n4)

Tweet Are you planning a fall festival or harvest party? Whether you’re planning one for your church, school, or small group of close friends, these types of celebrations are an excellent way to gather with your friends and community to ring in the autumn season. A key element to a successful harvest party or fall [...]

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Family Fun for Fall: Scarecrow Craft for Kids

Learn how to make a scarecrow craft for kids

Tweet A great way to celebrate the change of seasons with your children is to make a craft together. Since fall is on its way, today’s craft project is one that embraces the fall festival and harvest time theme. Read below to learn how to make this scarecrow craft with your young kids.   Craft [...]

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When Kids Get Invited to Too Many Parties

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Tweet Is there such a thing as too many parties for your kids?   School is barely back in session and already the party invitations start appearing. Some are invites from well-known friends, while others are from kids you’ve never even heard your child mention. Birthdays, holidays, back-to-school celebrations, or just hanging out parties are [...]

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Finding Family Time when Kids Go Back to School

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Tweet Do you struggle with trying to find family time? If so, you’re not alone. Busy schedules make time a rare commodity for most people. When kids go back to school and homework and other school activities are thrown into the mix, it becomes even harder to balance it all.  It may be a challenge, [...]

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Cotton Candy’s Daughter, Princess Taylor; Gets Service Dog!!

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Tweet Here is the follow up story about how Cotton Candy's little girl Taylor got her service dog!! Watch the amazing story below!  

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Birthday Photo Contest!

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Tweet   Cotton Candy is Throwing A Contest! A Birthday photo contest! (AGES 0-12) How You Enter: Email a photo of your child celebrating a birthday to: CottonCandy@CottonCandytheClown.com or HAPPYTLM@CFL.RR.COM and we will submit your photo to this folder. Voting has started and will end September 15. How To Get Votes: Winner will be chosen [...]

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