When my daughter Aubrey decided she wanted a Powerpuff Girls birthday party for her 8th birthday, I wanted to make it feel custom without spending a ridiculous amount of money on decorations we were going to use for one afternoon.
So naturally, I decided to make things.
And because apparently buying a normal party game would have been too easy, I ended up making our own Powerpuff Girls version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey:
Pin the Bow on Blossom 🎀
The idea was pretty simple: create a giant poster of Blossom without her iconic bow, then give each kid their own bow to try to pin in the right spot while blindfolded.
The problem?
I needed a giant Blossom. 
This ended up being a fun little combination of AI, graphic design, public resources, and the craft equipment I already had at home.
Step 1: Creating the artwork with ChatGPT
I used ChatGPT to help create the artwork for the game, including a large image of Blossom without her bow.
Once I had the artwork I wanted, I brought everything into Canva to get the design laid out and sized for printing.
And while I was already making one giant Powerpuff Girls project, I decided Aubrey obviously needed her own birthday banner too.
For that design, I created a banner featuring Aubrey as the fourth Powerpuff Girl, flying alongside Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup with:
“Happy Birthday, Aubs!”
It turned out ridiculously cute.
Step 2: Discovering the magic of the library Makerspace
This is the part of the project I'm particularly excited about.
The Makerspace at the Logan Library has an oversized printer.
Instead of ordering custom banners online and waiting for them to arrive, I was able to take my finished designs to the library and have them printed locally.
The printer can handle seriously large projects—as you can probably tell from the pictures. 
And the price?
$4 per linear foot.
Both enormous prints together cost me only about $24.
For two completely custom, full-color party decorations, I was thrilled with that.
Step 3: Making the bows with my Cricut
The giant Blossom poster still needed the actual game pieces.
That's where my Cricut Maker came in.
I created a simple bow shape and cut an entire set from pink cardstock. Each kid will get a bow, we'll add something removable to the back, blindfold them, spin them around and see who can get their bow closest to where Blossom's bow belongs.
It's inexpensive, simple, and actually matches Aubrey's party instead of being another generic birthday game.
The final cost: about $24
That's probably my favorite part.
I already owned my Cricut and had the cardstock, so my only real expense for these two projects was the oversized printing.
For roughly $24, I ended up with:
- One giant custom Pin the Bow on Blossom party game
- A set of Cricut-cut bows for the kids
- One large Happy Birthday Aubs banner featuring Aubrey as her own Powerpuff Girl
And because I made the designs myself, they're completely customized to her birthday rather than something I grabbed from the party aisle.
Use your library!
This project was also a good reminder that before buying equipment or paying an online printing company, it's worth finding out what your local library offers.
Makerspaces can have equipment that would make absolutely no sense for most of us to own at home—and you may be able to use it for surprisingly little money.
Between ChatGPT for helping me create the concept and artwork, Canva for putting everything together, the Logan Library Makerspace for printing, and my Cricut Maker for finishing the game pieces, I was able to turn a random idea in my head into actual oversized party decorations without spending much at all.
And really, that's kind of the entire ChaosCarisa philosophy:
You don't need a huge budget. You need an idea, some tools, and a willingness to figure out how the hell to make it. 😆