Mickey Mouse Birthday

Stephen's 3rd birthday was a Mickey Mouse theme.  I adore The Mouse, I'm so happy my boy shares my love.

the invitation

This photo was taken especially for his invitation.  I knew those curls wouldn't last forever, had to get a photo for posterity.  <3

the cake

3-layer, 6" main cake.  Stars and letters are made from gum paste then textured with Wilton's Star Tip.

the food

Well, some of it.  The Mickey icon is pretty easy to duplicate, so I made some food items in it's image.

party favors

These take me straight to the parks!  I used a small snack bowl to cut out the treats.  I let them cool just a little then inserted the stick.  When they were completely cooled, I dipped the ends in chocolate.  *swoon*

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Sesame Street Birthday

Like most 2 year olds, Elmo is Stephen's 1st love, so why not base his 2nd birthday party around that fuzzy, red monster?

the invitation

Printed on simple white card stock using Sesame Street clipart I'd found online.  I added one of my favorite photos from the year.  I cut the image out, making sure to not clip Elmo's head.  I then glued the white card stock onto yellow colored card stock.

the cakes

My sister and I made 3-8" round, single layer cakes.  One Elmo, one Cookie Monster and one Oscar the Grouch.  I wanted an assortment of characters but did not a ton of left-over cake, hence the single layers.  I baked and my sister did her magic piping on the frosting.  The Wilton Grass Tip was her best friend!

For lunch, the kids each made Elmo's Funny Face Pizzas from this great link at Sprout.

For dessert they decorated pre-made sugar cookies, ala Cookie Monster.

For a party game, I filled a plastic tub with bubbly water and rubber duckies and the kids played Ernie's Rubber Duckie game.  I numbered the bottoms of the duckies, with a Sharpie, with a 1, 2 or 3.  There were three prize stations and the children chose a prize from the corresponding station.  Prizes were small toys I'd purchased at our local dollar store. 

As a keepsake for Stephen, I'd made a large poster to have each guest sign.