Dr Seuss

Cat In The Hat with a side of Green Eggs and Ham!! :)

Tomorrow morning my daughter's preschool class is having a Cat In The Hat party to celebrate Dr Seuss and all his imaginative rhymes. I LOVE Dr Seuss books and always have so much fun trying to recreate elements from his books into cake form. :)

Here is hoping the kids enjoy their party tomorrow and that I get this bad boy to the school without any cake blunders!!! :)

Where The Wild Things Are Cake

I remember loving this book when I was a little girl. Its a great book! A little bit scary, but not too much so...with a lesson to be learned, but still a fun book. It's a classic. Who would have known that 20 something years later I would be using my memories of it to recreate a cake for a sweet little boy's first birthday?! Even as a child I'm not sure I could have imagined a cooler "job"!!

So here it is,

Weston's 1st birthday cake

In the book Max has a private boat that takes him to where the wild things are.

Let the Wild Rumpus start!

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This should be a fun smash cake for him to tear into!!!

The smash cake

A close up of the topper.

Is the cuteness killing you????

And of course, I've fallen in love with this theme for a party! I always do this...wish I had a boy whenever I come across a cute boy party theme. (not too sure my husband will think its a valid reason to try for a 3rd child) ;) So instead of having another baby in hopes that its a boy so that I can throw aWhere The Wild Things Are party, I decided to just plan a pretend party. :)

That oh so cute/totally cool wreath came from THIS party. Love it

And for this type of party you've got to create lots of vines. Easy enough to do with paper. I found this kind of paper vine here. There are all sorts of tutorials out there for paper vines.

And check out those paper bag monsters. What a great party craft! I found that idea here.

And right under the paper bags are the crowns...gotta have crowns. Find more party pics from that party here.

Right under that picture is the cutest party outfit ever!! Gotta dress your little one up in a max-like costume so he can be king of all wild things! Source

Counterclock wise is one of my favorite quotes from the book. I think it would be so cool to make posters of some of the classic quotes from the book, scatter them around as decorations for the party. This one would be great on the door guests will be exiting out of.

And last but not least, a dessert table, junble/woods theme would be totally appropriate. Source

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cake

Wow, love this theme! Love this cake! I want to have another baby just so I can have a 1st birthday w/ this theme! JUST KIDDING!! Don't love it that much! ;)

But really, how cute is this theme???

The smash cake....

And I couldn't resist planning a Very Hungry Caterpillar party! This is totally a theme I would choose if I could do my girl's first birthday all over again!!

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First off, check out these invitations!!! So clever and so CUTE! Source
And I love how the food is set up on these parties. Your menu idea is already chosen for you b/c you can just use all the food the caterpillar ate on his journey through out the book. (just don't forget to poke little holes in every piece of food like the caterpillar did in the book!!) Its all in the details!!Check these parties out. HERE and HERE
And what a cute balloon caterpillar decoration! I love it!
The decorated sugar cookies are so cute!!!
And for a party favor/activity, equip your quests with little butterfly nets. You can have a caterpillar/butterfly hunt like THIS party did. Make caterpillars out of pom poms or egg cartons cut up and painted. Or you could even have a candy/food hunt...the kids could be little caterpillars on a quest for food!!! The possibilities are endless. So much fun!
And last, but not least...check out ESTY.com ** for this adorable caterpillar photo prop to display pics of your growing caterpillar! I love it!

**Disclosure: Etsy is dangerous and very addictive!!! Consider this a warning..if you haven't explored Esty yet then you're in for an expensive treat!! ;)

Dr Seuss Cake and Cake Pops

A close up of the fish around the bottom tier...

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Dr.Seuss Cake Pops

These were so fun to create!!

Thing 1 and Thing 2 from Cat in the Hat....Some green hams from Green Eggs and Ham...and a few lorax trees from The Lorax.

Thing One and Thing Two

I love this cake for two reasons...first off I love the way it turned out! (what a great party theme for twins!)

The second reason this is a cool cake for me is b/c I was making cakes for these little kids back when they were growing in their mama's tummy. One of my first baby shower cakes was created for this family...remember this one? Its nice to see these little babies are grown up to a healthy big kid age of ONE!!! :)

Happy 1st Birthday Baby A and Baby B!!

The smash cakes...

Pinkalicious Cake and Pinkalicious Ring Tutorial!!

I've discovered over the past couple months that Pinkalicious is one popular party theme! This is my 5th request to make this cake, each time it turns out a little different and that's why I decided to post yet another Pinkalicious cake!

I have also received a number of requests for a tutorial on how to do the cupcake ring I created for Kate's Pinkalicious Party. Its so easy, cute and such a great economical party favor!!

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So here is the long awaited tutorial.

Start off with two shades of pink clay. I used Sculptey Polymer Clay. Knead the clay for about 2 minutes and then roll into a ball.

Start off with the darker pink ball, working it into a shape resembling the "cup" of the cupcake by pinching the bottom so that it tapers down. Rotate and continue to pinch the bottom so that it is even all around.

Once you start to get the shape of a smaller bottom, start pinching the top and bottom to create a flat surface for both ends.

Once you've achieved the shape you want, use a tooth pick to create lines to resemble the cupcake liner.

Now its time to FROST the cupcake!! ;) Roll your lighter shade pink ball into a "snake". You're NOT going to use all of the snake...I rolled out to much. I used maybe 1/3 of this length.

Start winding it around the cupcake base...

Keep winding around until you have the height of the "frosting" that you want. Just pinch off the remaining "snake" of clay.

Top off with a cherry using a little ball of the darker pink.


Add your "sprinkles" (tiny glass jewelry beads) by gently pressing them into the clay.


If you want to use the cupcakes as earrings or a necklace charm you can insert one of these into the top (just cut to length). If you want the cupcake to be a ring then skip this step.



Bake at 275 degrees for about 15-20 minutes and you're done!!!



You can always add a sealer to give it some shine, but its not necessary.



ENJOY!!

Cat In The Hat

We looked! Then we saw him Step in on the mat!
We looked! And we saw him! The Cat in the Hat!

This Cat In The Hat cake is for Aidan's 1st birthday. Aidan has very severe allergies (egg, peanut, cinnamon,...the list goes on). His mama was very happy to find that I could create an allergy free smash cake for him to dive into! (thanks to Cherrybrooke Kitchens)

Happy Cat in the Hat Birthday Aidan!!!!!

The main cake..

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And the smash cake....

And to go along with this cake, a few ideas for a Cat In the Hat birthday party!!!!

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Lots of blue and red balloons!!! Tissue paper pom poms are a great decorative accent as well. You can make them yourself, or purchase the kits on Esty.

Red, white and blue candy bark. So easy to make! For instructions on how to make this go here.

You can include the candy bark in your red, white and blue candy buffet!

Go here to get your adorable Cat in the Hat birthday banner!

How cute are these thing one and thing two cake pops!?!?!

And you gotta dress your little one in a Thing 1 shirt, and if you have a girl you gotta have the tutu to complete the ensemble!! If you have twins its perfect.

And don't forget to include the Cat In the Hat himself!!! The party wouldn't be complete without the book somewhere in attendance!!!

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So there you go!! You've got your cake and a few party ideas so get going.

"Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!"