1983 Trivia - 30th Birthday Party Game

A couple of years ago I made a 30th birthday party trivia game for my husband’s birthday with questions about the year he was born.  This game has become a hit on Pinterest so I’ve updated it for any babies that were born back in 1983 and are turning 30 this year.  Just print out copies of the 1983 trivia card I designed and have your guests take their best guesses (or stretch their memory) at the big pop culture hits and other facts from 1983.  It’s the perfect kind of laid-back game for a 30th birthday party or even a 30th anniversary or reunion celebration.  Well, “laid back” as long as you’re not me and don’t take trivia games super seriously and get all competitive and make your friends fear you (don’t mess with me at Quizzo)!



This year, I designed two styles for the trivia cards.  Below are snippets of the two looks, but the actual trivia card contains more questions than what's shown in the images below.  The first look is what I like to call the “Back to the Future” design:




And the second design has fun rainbow letters:



Since I’m a nerd and really into trivia, it actually takes me quite a bit of time to research the answers to each of the questions so I can make sure the the answer key is accurate (especially for the questions about the cost of certain items back in ‘83.)  I’m talking about digging through old census data and government reports.  Yeah, I take trivia seriously! 

So since I put a ton of time into making this trivia game each year and it’s available for download here totally for free, I ask that you do me a solid and follow me in one of the following ways in exchange for downloading this awesome game for free.

1- Subscribe to my RSS feed
2- Follow me on Pinterest

Thanks for understanding!  Now, here are the links where you can download either of the 1983 trivia cards and the answer key.

1983 Trivia Game – Back to Future
1983 Trivia Game - Rainbow
1983 Trivia Answer Key

I hope you enjoy this game and please make sure to either subscribe to my RSS feed or follow me on Pinterest before downloading!

P.S. If you’re looking for previous versions of this game, you can find the 1981 game here and the 1982 game here.

Summer Fun List 2012

I’ve been taking a short break from blogging to relax and enjoy the lazy days summer over the last couple of weeks.  Of course I couldn’t stay away too long, so I wanted to share what I’ve been up to via one of my favorite formats: the summer fun list!  A couple of years ago I made a summer fun list to keep track of the things we did and wanted to do during summer. 

This year I wanted to do a different twist on the list, so I turned to Pinterest for some inspiration.  Luckily, I was just in time to participate in the Pinterest Challenge: Summer Edition!  I had pinned some cool looking art prints which gave me the inspiration I needed for this year’s summer fun list.  I also got to thinking that my list would look cool in an old concert poster style, so I searched for some more inspiration.  Here are the pins that inspired me:

Sources: Pin 1 – Pin 2 – Pin 3

I must say that I totally respect Etsy sellers and any artists who post their works online.  So I would never rip off and recreate an artist’s work that I saw online.  But since art is meant to be inspirational, I think it’s great to look at to stir up your own creative thinking.

These prints gave me some ideas about the pretty colors, funky fonts, and layout I wanted to use for my summer fun list poster.  After searching for some new fonts (found on FontSpace.com and LostType.com), I played around with the colors I wanted for my list.  I threw everything together in Powerpoint and messed around with the text alignment and text effects until I had something I liked.

So here’s what I’ve been up to and what I hope to do this summer:

I love how this poster turned out and I’m putting it right on our fridge to remind us of all the fun summer has to offer.  I’ll be popping in and out of blogging for the next few weeks, so if you’re ever wondering what I’m up to I might be doing something as simple as “ice cream” or taking a trip to the “Jersey shore.”  How’s your summer going? 

This is my 4th Pinterest challenge, but only the first one that wasn’t map related.  You can check out my previous projects: map photo frame, travel gallery wall, and photo coasters.  I’ll be linking up this challenge to the Pinterest parties from our wonderful hosts Young House Love, Bower Power, Centsational Girl, and Ten June.  Are you participating in the Pinterest challenge?

1982 Trivia (30th Birthday Party Quiz)

Last year when my hubby turned 30, I shared the 1981 trivia quiz that I had made for his birthday party and boy am I flattered at the response!  The 1981 trivia became a big hit on Pinterest and I got many emails requesting a copy of it. But since it's 2012 now, people turning 30 this year (or celebrating their 30th school reunion or anniversary) , are born in 1982, not 1981.  So I decided to update the quiz and answers for 1982.



To make it easier for everyone, instead of emailing me for a copy of the quiz, I've made the 1982 trivia downloadable.  The first page contains the 1982 trivia and the second page is the answer key (remember to only print one copy of the key). 

Feel free to print and use this trivia to your heart’s content, but please follow this blog first, then you can download this 1982 trivia here.  Enjoy!

2012 Free Printable Calendar

When I’m not around here blogging, I have an office job as my full time gig.  At work, I constantly need to use a calendar and I like the kind that shows all 12 months on one page.  I often have to plan projects a few months in advance, so it’s helpful to see the entire year all at once.  I usually just print something basic, but since I’m always looking at this thing, I decided to make a calendar myself this year so it would be easy to read, but also kinda pretty.  Here’s the calendar I came up with that’s now hanging at my desk at work (and no, there is no way to hide those cables- I tried!)

And here’s a close-up of the calendar (sorry for the iPhone pics).  I kept the calendar simple, but used some cute colors to make it pretty.  I also wanted a way to highlight holidays without making a big notation so I simply changed the color of their dates.

Want a free printable copy of this calendar?  You’re in luck, you can download this printable calendar in either PDF or Word format.  I included Word format in case you wanted to make any edits to it or wanted to highlight birthdays or other events on it.   Nothing is required to print the calendar, just click on the link and be on your way, but if you wanted to help a girl out I’d love it if you followed me on Google Friend Connect/Blogger or Twitter in return.  Enjoy and Happy 2012!