This video has some really cute kid’s birthday cake decorating ideas. Some of the theme cake ideas include, pirates, beach, luau, pool party, The Wiggles, Cars, Wii, and pink princess.

Cute stuff!

I love checking out birthday cake ideas, I could do it all day. But…I…must…get…back…to…work.

Enjoy.

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Ecards are becoming more and more popular. If you’re looking for a unique way to say Happy Birthday, Thank You, or Congratulations Graduate check out 123 Greetings.

They have a full line of free birthday ecards. My son liked the birthday songs, my favorites were in the birthday fun line.

If you need to send some birthday wishes save yourself a stamp and the cost of a printed card. Send your greeting via ecard.

The monkey’s just too cute!

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I hope you’re having a wonderful Mother’s Day. Enjoy the celebration!

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I have some fun food links for your weekend reading:

Busy Family Meals has Two Weeks Of Spring Menus, two weeks of spring meals in one place.

Enjoy the Sonoma lifestyle with these Mediterranean recipes.

Home Biz Notes tells you how to Create Family Recipe Books.

The Karma Kitchen wants to know what you consider pantry items, and invites you to take a pantry poll.

I show you how to make Simple Summer Cupcakes using candied flowers at She Knows Parties.

Have a great weekend!

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I won a FunSlides Carpet Bocce game last fall in a blog contest. My son has had a blast with this game, and when my nephews came over they all played the game together.

Carpet Bocce takes the traditional lawn game and brings it indoors. It would make a great party game for a rainy day. The rules are fairly simple. The object of the game is for one team to get their pucks closer to the pallino (white puck). The game can be played as individuals or as teams.

The pucks are a special design with soft foam on the sides to bounce off walls without leaving a mark. The top and bottom surfaces are hard plastic to glide easily across the carpet.

If you’re looking for a simple rainy day party game for children age 6 and up, give Carpet Bocce a try.

To find out more information check out the Fun Slide Toys and Games website.

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I was at my son’s book fair a couple months ago, and a cookbook caught my eye. Not something unusual, many cookbooks catch my eye. My husband says it’s an addiction.

The Fairies Cookbook, by Barbera Beery is an adorable book inside and out. If you have a little girl in your life, or you’re planning a fairy theme birthday party this book is perfect. It’s loaded with fun ideas like fairy garden cottages, flower power punch, and unicorn calzones.

Beery also authors another cookbook called the Pink Princess Cookbook. I haven’t checked that one out yet. If it’s anything like the Fairies Cookbook I’m sure it’s adorable too. If you’re planning a princess party it would be worth looking through.

Both books are hardback, and spiral bound. I may have to get the Princess cookbook just to see what’s in there.

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Dirt cake can be fun for many birthday themes, including a garden party, creepy crawly birthday theme, a construction theme, or any summer birthday theme.

Here’s the recipe:

1 large pkg of Oreo cookies

1 (12 oz) bowl of whipped topping

1 (16 oz) pkg of cream cheese

2 small pkg of instant french vanilla pudding

1 cup of powdered sugar

3 1/2 cups milk

1/4 cup butter

Optional decorations depending on your party theme:

gummy worms, and bugs

a new garden spade for a scoop

silk flowers or plants

Toy dump trucks, or backhoes

a new flower 8" pot to hold your dirt cake.

In a bowl mix cream cheese, butter, and sugar together. In a separate bowl mix whipped topping, pudding, and milk together. Combine both mixtures together until smooth. Crumble Oreos in food processor or roll with a rolling pin. Layer the Oreos and pudding mixture to the top beginning and ending with Oreos. If you decide to use a clean flower pot, line it with tin foil for added protection. Chill for several hours or overnight. Decorate with gummy worms, silk flowers, or construction toys.

Images from: Flickr

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Speed Racer Party Supplies are here just in time for the Speed Racer premiere. I’ll have race car party ideas, games, and cake ideas coming up in the next few days to celebrate. So if you’re planning a Speed Racer birthday party, or movie premiere party stay tuned!

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I recently had the opportunity to do a guest post for Chocolate Bytes. I enjoy planning parties, decorating cakes, and gardening. This guest post gave me the opportunity to do all three, with chocolate!

Melted chocolates make great cupcake or cake toppers. I think these molded chocolates would be fun for a cookout, or just for summer fun. If you’re planning a Mother’s Day party, summer garden party, or birthday tea party check out how to make these melted chocolate garden cupcake toppers. 

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We made baseball cupcakes this weekend for my son’s birthday party. He’s getting to old for some of the birthday party themes, but he loves baseball. The kids all went out to the backyard and had a little baseball game of their own.

The baseball cupcakes were easy to make. I used the Wilton Mini Ball Pan to bake the cupcakes, and Decorating Tip Set 2 with #3 Round for the ball laces and #16 Star to cover the cupcakes in white icing. They really were simple to make. I covered a cookie sheet in Wilton Silver Fanci-Foil Wrap, but regular foil would work well too. Can you tell I’m a huge Wilton fan?

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