This year I don’t have the time nor energy to create and send out invitations for Little Monkey’s 3rd birthday party. It really was a last minute decision since we will be out of town at my parents’ house. As luck would have it, I was contacted by MyPunchbowl to let my readers know about their Grand Prize Giveaway, as well as a little bonus for my readers. Let me start by saying I have had experience with MyPunchbowl before as I have been sent invites for parties from my own friends through MyPunchbowl. I think it is a pretty cool site to use for party planning. And I plan on using it for all future get togethers big or small – just because it is a great little party planning site to keep the host in-touch with guests. I sent out my save the date card for Little Monkey’s birthday date and I will be following up today with the actual invitation so that my friends and family can RSVP. One less thing to stress out about. Whew!
• “Date Decider” feature uses guest input to help you find the best date for your event
• “Save the Date” functionality to inform your guests early in the planning process
• A potluck feature to easily keep track of what guests are bringing.
• Easy import of your email addresses from all major sources
• A party message board to network and socialize before and after a party
• Numerous “after party” features to reminisce and share party memories
Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cup shredded carrots
- Vanilla frosting
- 1 bag Cadbury mini chocolate Easter eggs
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium-sized bowl and mix well. In a separate large bowl, mix the eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and sugar. Add the flour mixture and carrots to the large bowl and mix well. Pour the muffin mix into mini muffin pans. Bake at 350F degrees for about 15 minutes or until the muffins are cooked. Once the muffins have cooled, frost them with vanilla frosting and decorate each of them with a few mini chocolate Easter eggs, jelly beans, or peeps.
Here’s how it works:
- Set up birthday reminders at http://www.mypunchbowl.com/birthday-reminders
- Email MyPunchbowl at contests@mypunchbowl.com with the email address you used to sign up. Make sure you refer to my blog and this post.
- Receive your free MyPunchbowl Premium membership—good for the entire year
- Automatically get entered to win the Grand Prize Birthday Party Package which is an Amazon giftcard to help with party planning.
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