Make your own piñata? Who knew? Without a papier-maché base? Even better!! Check out these awesome piñatas we made for Toby’s family birthday party!!! It’s actually fairly easy to make your own piñata! DIY Pacman [Or Any Shape] Piñatas Materials Cereal Boxes Scissors Masking Tape Glue Small Paint Brush Tissue Paper Strong cord and/or a […]
This year, Toby wanted to have a Minecraft Creeper Cake for his birthday. Creeper, of course, is a pixelated character from the popular video game. Now, the notion that he wanted a basic, square shaped cake was great. But, since I only have one hand to work with this summer, I was nervous about what to […]
I made this cake for Toby’s 8th Birthday today! He requested a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and Rolos on top. Little does he know that when he slices into it tonight, a whole treasure trove of Rolos, M&Ms and Aero bubbles will roll out and spill off of the cake stand! Surprise, Mr. T! […]
Toby had a Birthday Bash on Thursday. Since the weather was good, we decided to “keep it simple,” or, as simple as you can with a large group of 8-10 year olds, by playing minute-to-win-it-style outdoor games and, in general, just goofing around. Since we did our own DIY Skylanders Giants Invitations for the party, I […]
For Toby’s Birthday Bash, Blaise created this awesome Colour, Cut, and Build-Your-Own Robot. He based his design on a lovely set of cardboard robots we received as a gift. He drew the image and then copied it onto thick Bristol paper [watercolour paper would work well, too]. Here’s what the kids received at the party! […]
Last night, the kids and Papa created some fun “targets” for T’s birthday party. First, the kids used markers to sketch monsters and aliens on various sized boxes we collected from local shops. Then, Blaise cut out “mouth holes” with an exacto knife. Finally, the kids painted the faces with Tempera paints. We’re planning on […]
Someone’s Summer Birthday is coming up, and we made him birthday invitations similar to the ones below to hand out to his buddies before school ended. Here’s how we did it…You can, too!! DIY Skylanders Giants Birthday Party Invitations MATERIALS Computer & [Colour] Printer 4×6 photo paper, matte or glossy Permanent Marker or Envelopes METHOD […]
