Chamryn's Superhero Party!

My baby turned 3 last week and last weekend we celebrated her birthday with a Superhero themed party. My girl is a girly girl who likes Princesses and Dora, but she also likes Handy Manny and Thomas... She's a very much a girly girl who loves shoes (like her mommy) but is also a fearless stunt-toddler (like her daddy). So I thought a Superhero party is the most fitting. Regardless of the theme, I had picked out teal and pink as a color scheme probably way back in January. I love the color combination and the colors just fit my daughter's personality. Bold. Unique. Girly. Amazingly, all the decor was budget friendly as most of it were from clearance sales and Target's $1 aisle. :)

The Invitations Molly created this drawing of Chamryn for her invitations in exchange for a cake for her son, Jude. I created the invitations and printed on 4x6 photo paper. Unfortunately, I was terribly busy in May (I wonder why) and forgot to mail them out (OOPS!). Thank goodness for Facebook Events for easy invitations and RSVPs! :)

The Table

The dessert table is inpired by many many dessert tables on the party blog circuit. Incorporating the teal, fuschia pink and touches of green and orange.

The spread....

Cakeballs. Oreo Pops. Layered Jello. Chocolate-covered Pretzels. Lollipop Topiary. and Cake(s).

The cake(s).
Chamryn couldn't make up her mind when it came to her cake. Thankfully, after weeks of demanding Handy Manny and Dora, she was adamant about Tinkerbell and Ariel. I tried to incorporate the two in one cake, but I gave up and just separated the cakes using the colors to get make it cohesive. I also knew that I wouldn't have time to make a fondant Ariel or Tink, so I broke down and purchased cake toppers.

Here is my girl straightening the food tags. (LOL)

Lollipop topiary.

Its basically a TON of DumDums stuck on a styrofoam ball. It was very fun to make! You can also see the cakeballs and chocolate pretzels and food tags.

Oreo Pops.

Use double-stuffed Oreos and lollipop sticks, dip in chocolate and decorate

The Capes

As favors, my friend Bethany sewed more than 20 capes and some of the older kids decorated their capes with foam letters

(Mighty B: Thank You for your perserverance and patience with the fabric I chose!)

As favors I gave out simple bags with sidewalk chalk and playdough and also bags of Superhero Snacks filled with Chamryn's favorite snacks. Cheez-Its, juice, suckers and a granola bar.

Happy Birthday, our baby girl!

More May Madness...

Did I mention that May is crazy busy with birthdays? My long-time BFF (since 7th grade, Industrial Tech, 6th Period, 1993) had her baby on my daughter's 2nd birthday. Crazy, huh? Anyway, for Colt's birthday, Steph had threw a kitty/puppy party.

Colt's Smash Cake

Doggy Cupcakes

Baby Shower cake for Sarah... There was supposed to be a palm tree... but it fell... :(

cake for my mom's boss... I didn't have time to put all the letters on the keys, but I think I still captured the likeness of a Blackberry phone.

Molly (Jude's Mom) is a classmate of mine from highschool. She's an awesome artist who helped me by drawing Chamryn's Superhero artwork for her party in exchange for a cake. "Yay!" for bartering! Jude's cake... Spencer! (Thomas the Tank Engine's friend)

My good friends, Josh and Janine, threw a ninja/Asian/dragon party for their son, Xander. He had just recently watched the movie "How to Train Your Dragon" (or something like that) and had asked if I can do "Toothless"... So this is my attempt at Toothless the dragon... not having watched the movie, I think I did an okay job.

Pretty in pink...

Bridal shower cake...

With coordinating cakeballs

Say Cheese, Cake! :)

Audrey's 1st Communion

Last weekend, a friend's daughter also had a first communion... I absolutely love the colors of the cake: Orange, Pink, Peach

And of course... matching cake balls... so yummy....

Grayson's Handy Manny Cake!

My good friend Jenn threw a Handy Manny Party for her son Grayson. Grayson was born 2 weeks before Chamryn. The first of many many many... many... birthday parties in May. The cake was fun to make. There's Pat, Filippe, Turner and Dusty. I wish I had time to make the other ones, Stretch (measuring tape), Rusty and something... (wrench and pliers)... The sides of the toolbox were challenging, I ended up using cardboard for the sides and dowel rod for the handle. I'm not sure what to do the next time I need to do a Handy Manny cake... which would probably be in a couple weeks for my own daughter's Superhero Party. Because she wants a Handy Manny cake. And Tinkerbell. And Dora. And Ariel. Not sure which parent she takes after, because she can't seem to make up her mind.
I wish I had taken more pictures of the different elements Jenn had at her party. Maybe I can get some pictures from her or something. She used diner baskets with red and white checked wax paper for hotdogs and chips. Favor bags decorated with stickers, hand drawn tools on the wall, etc. Here is my daughter with a construction hat and an apron belt they used to put their candy during the piñata.

Girly Bowling Cake

This cake was Wendy's cake. She loves to bowl and likes the colors green, purple, blue and orange. I think I was able to cram everything in this 6" cake. I also made cupcakes for her party at the bowling alley. It was a fun party... my husband and I went with our 2 year old daughter, 3 year old nephew, and my friend's 6 month old in tow. You can just imagine the fun we had... I had baby duty so unfortunately, the hubby got stuck wrangling toddlers!