These Easy Spiderman Cupcakes are simple to make for a superhero birthday party or movie night with a boxed cake mix and a few other supplies.
Celebrate with a cute homemade minion cake!
Explore this photo album by Julia Grady on Flickr!
In the park + bright and colorful + DIY touches, and as unique as our baby girl... what's not to love about this super adorable watermelon birthday party theme!
A Trail mix bar is the perfect snack station for a party. I love the black and white design too. The key to making a great trail mix seems to be a combination of flavors and textures- salty + sweet…
This time of year brings a lot of celebrations in our family. Between all the normal holidays, most of us have birthdays. For me, this year was a milestone birthday; I was going to be 25! For me, celebrations were about family, fun, and food. Our family parties were always about eating an awesome dinner and having sugary cake. I had a lot planned for my birthday this year; none of which was revolving around food. My best friend planned a super fun girl’s weekend and I was so excited to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and relax! The day started off with a pedicure and shopping. We ended up going to out to lunch and I chose grilled fajitas with no cheese or tortillas. Yay for me! This weekend was going to turn out great for my detox diet! We checked into the hotel and started to get ready for the next adventure, a dinner theater! I previously looked up the menu online and had a food plan. The dinner theater was set in Chicago in the early 40s complete with mobsters and flapper girls. We had an awesome table that was a perfect view of the stage. Our waiter came and took our drink orders. Initially, I ordered water with lemon. I thought, no big deal, I can handle this! After all, I made it through a wedding and a concert. I feel empowered and strong enough to handle this. After receiving our drinks, we got our plates for the buffet. My plan was for London broil, steamed veggies, and salad. I turned the corner of the buffet; OH MY GOSH. I have never seen such a lovely array of starches, pizzas, and pastas - I was in awe. Immediately I lost it. I had everything I wasn’t supposed to have. Pasta with alfredo sauce, pizza, fries, nuggets, bread, stuffing, and nachos. Yes, I had a few veggies and some turkey, but mostly, I had a toxic plate. I sat back down and started to eat. I ate every single thing on my plate. I felt defeated and guilty. What was I thinking? I had lost 25 pounds! I was going to gain it all back. As soon as I was done (and overstuffed), I e-mailed my lifesaver, Lizzy, to tell her what I had just done. I wanted to cry and I did, during intermission. After the show, and back at the hotel, I noticed I received a reply from Lizzy. She gave me encouraging words and told me it would be okay. I already felt the food coma coming on. I was tired, sluggish, and felt disgusting. The next morning, before my feet hit the nice hotel floor, I decided something. Today was a new day, and I was going to do better. We were going to a local theme park that happened to be one of my favorites. I couldn’t wait to see the animals and shows. I packed snacks so I didn’t have to be tempted; olives and cashews. I was drinking water. I was prepared to have a good day with good food choices. Overall, the theme park day was awesome and I did great. I ate the right things and drank only water. The weekend as a whole was spectacular, except for my buffet mistake. I have come to realize, that I shouldn’t beat myself up over a mistake. Things happen. I learned my lesson and I never want to feel that food coma ever again. Fast forward a few days, to my actual birthday, October 13. My husband made chicken quarters for the family complete with squash and zucchini. We sat down as a family and ate a good meal and talked. It was fun. My mother-in-law came over for dinner and dessert - my mom made a delicious berry cobbler, 10-day detox diet approved! (See below for the recipe.) My birthday (and weekend) was completely fantastic and fun! I am learning to enjoy holidays and birthdays without my focus being on food! Just remember, one mistake doesn’t mean you need to give up. You should always get back on the wagon (or carriage, bicycle, etc.), and try again. Brigitte’s Berry Cobbler
Flapjacks and Lumberjacks for Luke's 4th Birthday!
Making dessert for a sporting celebration is child's play thanks to cake mix and ready-to-spread frosting!
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We just celebrated my son's 3rd birthday! He is REALLY into construction machinery, so I found a cute bulldozer cake on Pinterest to make. See it here. Unfortunately, there were no instructions associated with it, so I thought I'd post my own "template." Here is my finished product: I used 2 boxed cake mixes (chocolate, of course!) and baked my cakes in 2 batches using an 8" square pan and a loaf pan (about 4 1/4" x 8 1/2"). So for the first batch, I split one box of cake batter evenly between the two pans. Repeat for second cake mix. (*HINT: use wet Wilton bake-even strips or simply an old bath towel cut into strips and pinned along the outside of the pan to make the cake bake more levelly. This will reduce the amount of loss from leveling them off.) Ignore the fact they're still dirty! Once the cakes are cooled and leveled, stack the two loaf pan cakes together to make the body of the truck. Since they will be beveled, I put the big ends together: Since the loaf pan's sides are not straight (perpendicular to the base) like my square pan, it creates a natural bevel without having to carve it with a knife and deal with frosting the delicate cut surfaces. For the cab part, I cut up an 8" square cake. After baked, it measured approximately 7 3/4" so I cut one strip about wide enough to fit the top of body (about 4"), then cut that exactly in half (so I had two "squares" about 4" by 3 3/4"). The rest of that cake will be extra for snacking! This seemed to be a good size so the cab was somewhere between 1/3 and 1/2 the length of the body. For the treads, I used the second 8" cake. Dimensions per tread were as follows: A= 1/2" B= 7 3/4" (uncut side of 8" cake which baked down do this size) C= 1 1/2" (The height will seem small but after the Kit-Kats are added above and beneath it, it will add an entire 1" to the height). Obviously not to scale, bear with me. *Note: My treads were only about 1" wide (the height of the leveled 8" cake) so you will have to push the kit kats into the cake a bit so they don't stick out further than the cake. I used about 2 full bags of the kit kat miniatures. Use two kit kats for the lights and something for the exhaust pipe (we used a black pen with the ink tube removed- it was even hollow like a pipe!). I used a full regular sized Hershey bar for the blade. Crumble up some of the extra cake (if you used chocolate) and pile it up in front of the blade on some frosting. Viola! A fun construction cake for your little boy (or whoever!). My little guy's name is Beau, so I wrote "Beau-dozer" on the blade! :) It's been a month since his birthday, and he still talks about his bulldozer cake- it was quite a hit! Happy decorating! ~Natalie
This past weekend we were able to celebrate the upcoming arrival of my nephew! This little man is planned to join us in just a few weeks, and my sister and I were excited to plan the party. And yes, I call it a party, because, let's face it, "showers" can be pretty boring. Anyway, we were grateful for our family and friends who took time out of their days to bless my brother and his sweet wife. Nothing is more wonderful than people who gather and pray boldly that this new life would one day surrender himself to our God. Here are a few pics from our Ahoy! It's a Boy! nautical celebration! Be sure to check back in in just a few short weeks to meet the latest addition! **The silverware idea was courtesy of Pinterest. The "Crab Cake" was created by a friend at LinZcakes LLC. The punch is 4 parts Sprite with 1 part Strawberry Daiquiri mix.
I took inspiration for the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cake from our invitation which were homemade by mixing a couple of different ideas from other
Take the fun outdoors and go camping for your first birthday. Get inspired by this camping-themed bash for Greyson's first big day.
Heading to the beach or planning a shark week party? Stir up some of this yummy beach bum chex mix recipe!
Ideas for Hawaiian Christmas decorations and food, featuring elements from Lilo and Stitch for a "Christmas in July" first birthday party!
A puzzling snack! I accidentally missed my friend's birthday and he's a bit of a Rubik's fan, so I made these chocolate cupcakes for him and tried my best to make them like a cube. He laughed a lot when he opened the tin. My goal is to make a big 3D Rubik's cake for him next year if I can learn how to maybe make some fondant squares or something. :)
This first birthday cake was made with a chocolate packet mix (x2) in 2 square pans. When I started to cut and put together I decided it wasn't high
Harry Potter Herbology Bites Recipe Ingredients: Baguette, thinly sliced 1 package cream cheese 1 package ranch dressing mix 1 cucumber, thinly sliced Directions: Mix cream cheese and dressing mix. Spread on sliced bread and add cucumber. These are always a hit. I've mentioned these before in the St. Patrick's Day Party. Entire Harry Potter Party Details and Free Harry Potter Printable Labels and Tags found: here.
Guardians of the Galaxy party games and ideas you can do yourself to create an out of this world good time!
|Pumpkin One Cake Topper| The cutest cake topper for your cutie's first birthday! |What's Included| 1- Pumpkin One Cake Topper |Material & Size| Made using a mix of 1/8" Baltic Birch Plywood or Acrylic. Total length of cake topper is about 4.5in. tall & about 4.5in. wide. Pictures are taken using a "smash cake" size cake. Cupcake toppers can be purchased separately. *You will have color choices at check out.* **Please Note** Items are custom made to order and due to the nature of the wood, the overall appearance will vary slightly from piece to piece. Thank you so much for your order <3.
This woodland friends birthday party, if FULL of simple and quick ideas, if you're wanting to throw one for your kiddo!
A salad of delicious toasted corn, crispy bacon, pasta, beans, some crumbly feta and a hint of chili, all tossed up with a lime and cilantro dressing.
