"The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul. No matter our talents, education, backgrounds, or abilities, we each have an inherent wish to create something that did not exist before." President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Friday, April 16, 2010

Simple Hungry Caterpillar Party

Here is a little look at the party we had for our 3 year old. 
You know something....it's hard to be the hostess, be 8 months prego, take a ton of pictures and keep little fingers out of the cake all at the same time :) 
It was a success and she sure enjoyed her party....made it all worth it!!
Click HERE if you want to know how I made my felt birthday banner
I sooo cheated this time!!  I made the cupcakes and the cake from a box...
then headed to my local bakery to have them make the frosting and dye it the right colors for my caterpillar. 
I then went home and frosted the cupcakes and added a small detail to the top.
It was sooooo worth the $5.00 for less stress and yummy frosting :)
I have such great family and friends! 
Instead of having them bring a gift I asked if they would bring something to share for lunch.
We had such a delightful menu. Veggies, fruit, potato salad, bean dip, chips, and I made chicken salad sandwiches.
Then of course the cake and ice cream for dessert.  It was fabulous and so fun and simple to put together!!
We also gave each child a little bag of sour gummy worms as a thank you for coming....of course my fingers were not fast enough to get a pictures of those :)
Here is were I first got the idea for my cake
Simple table decorations made out of paper circles, empty tuna cans, floral foam, wooden dowels and easter grass. 
Happy Birthday Kidos!

18 comments:

Gesch Family said...

Adorable! The detail on the cake is perfect!!!

Whatever Dee-Dee wants said...

Such a cute party! I love the giant caterpillar cake!

Melissa said...

What a brilliant idea - we loved that book when the girls were little...

Cammi at Cammi Lee Events said...

The cake/cupcakes look absolutely adorable and delicious! Looks like it was a great day! Very cute!

Tiffany said...

What a fun party. If I have another little one...this will be the theme for their first birthday party. I love the colors!

Daisy Day said...

That has got to be one of the cutest party ideas I've ever seen! I absolutely love the caterpillars and banner. Thank you so much! I feel so inspired every time you post. Your amazing!

Jill said...

What a brilliant idea for a cake!! I love it!
Found you through 'the girl creative'. I need to look at the rest of your creations now!

Jill

Jerri at Simply Sweet Home said...

I love, LOVE this cake! I'm so glad I found your blog. I'm off to check out more of your stuff.

If you have time, I'd love for you to come over and link up for Friday Favorites!

Larissa@Just Another Day in Paradise said...

Came from the Girl Creative. SO CUTE! I haven't seen a cupcake cake this cute in awhile. Great idea.

Stop by my blog sometime, I would just love it.

Larissa
Just Another Day in Paradise

Kendra Goodrich said...

What a cute party idea! I think I might have to try this one!

Kenzie said...

My girls love that book! The cake and decorations are soooo cute!

Fawnda@Fireflies and Jellybeans said...

Super cute! I love the cupcake cake! Great job! :)

Unknown said...

So cute! It would be perfect for our Bring Spring Linky party over at Scraps N' Strings. Adorable!

Unknown said...

That is so adorable! I especially love the little caterpillar legs!! Found you from Fireflies and Jellybeans.

Jen @ Noting Grace

Miss Liz said...

I want to do this same theme when my little one turns 3 next year. Its just so adorable!

Anji* said...

Looks like a fun party! I love the cupcake caterpillar!

Jill Schrader said...

Cute theme.

aggieam01 said...

How adorable!!!