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Phineas & Ferb / Star Wars the Clone Wars Party Food!

June 19, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: food, my food

I promised more on the food for the party – we did it as a brunch to try to beat the heat a little bit. Since it’s food related, I’ve actually posted the writeup over at Foodwhirl: Menu for the birthday party brunch food. So go check it out! The menu included Deathstar Cantaloupe, Mr Slushie Dogs, Roast Bantha, and even Platypus Eggs! (Thanks to the Evil Mad Scientists for the Deathstar Cantaloupe idea!) (See all Phineas & Ferb Meet the Clone Wars Party Posts!)

Perry the Platypus Cake, Part 2: Assembly

June 16, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: food, my food

(See all Phineas & Ferb Meet the Clone Wars Party Posts!) Ready to make your Perry Cake? Really, you CAN do this! Yesterday we covered all The Prep Work required to make your platypus cake. Now it’s a day or so before you need the cake, and we’re going to put it all together. You should have:

1 frosted flat cake.
1 unfrosted loaf cake
extra cake (cupcakes)
1 batch marshmallow fondant
the rest of your cream cheese icing
The Supplies from yesterday’s list.

Clear yourself off… Read on...

Perry the Platypus Cake Tutorial: The Prep Work

June 15, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: featured, food, my food

[Part 2 is here] I have a request for the tutorial to make the Perry the Platypus Cake, and since it’s needed in a hurry, I’m doing this tutorial in two parts. By the way, I did a really detailed tutorial on last year’s dragon cake, and this year’s cake is actually similar, if a little simpler. So it wouldn’t be a bad idea to read through that tutorial in case I miss anything I covered there, as far as techniques. More pics of the cake and the party here!
We’ll start with the prep work:… Read on...

How to Make Clone Trooper Cupcakes

June 11, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: featured, food, my food, Tutorials/Tips

For the Clone Wars section of the birthday party, (for the Phineas and Ferb themed cake, go here!) the hubby and I came up with the idea for upside down clone trooper helmet cupcakes. These cupcakes were the hit of the party with the five-year-old boy set, though I will warn you, they are a bit time consuming to assemble. But well worth it! So here’s how to do them. Cupcakes: You’ll need good firm cake, similar to pound cake. Here’s the recipe I used. I don’t know if it was luck, or… Read on...

Some photos from The Boy’s birthday party

June 9, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: food

I’ll have more later, including a how-to on the Perry the Platypus Cake, and the Clone Trooper Cupcakes, but here’s some pic’s from the Phineas & Ferb meet the Clone Wars 5th Birthday Party. It was quite a success! (See all Phineas & Ferb Meet the Clone Wars Party Posts!) Click to view larger or as a slideshow…

Party Planning is in the Works!

June 2, 2010 |

Posting may be light this week because I’m getting things ready for The Boy’s 5th birthday party this weekend–but I’ll be sharing a bunch of the stuff we do for it here, so stay tuned! As mentioned before, it’s a Phineas and Ferb meet Clone Wars party (Invitation here!). So what’s in the works? Cake wise we’ll be having a Perry cake, and also clone trooper cupcakes (assuming they work out like I plan!). It’s at brunch time (to try to beat out some of the heat of early june) so I’m planning on brunch food &… Read on...

Phineas & Ferb meet the Clone Wars

May 21, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: art, Illustration Friday, my art

(Edit: The Party has come and gone… see the Perry Cake, the Clone Wars Cupcakes, and everything else: Phineas & Ferb Meet the Clone Wars Party!) The Boy has a birthday coming up, and I figured I’d better be early (ok, I’m reaching for an IF theme! edit: Another IF for Early is HERE!) drawing an illustration for his birthday party invite. (Previous year’s party invitations: Dragon and Robots.) His pick for a party theme this year? Phineas & Ferb AND Star Wars – The Clone Wars. So what was I to… Read on...

Knight Costume for dress up fun!

May 17, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: craft, featured, Halloween, Tutorials/Tips

One of The Boy’s bestest buds had a medieval themed birthday party on Sunday, and somehow we decided 3 hours before party time that he needed a knight costume. I blame the husband! So, what follows is not exactly the most well crafted costume I’ve ever done, but it was easy to make, and looked great, and the boy was absolutely loving it! By following these general instructions, and actually taking some time and care, you can have an even better costume! Also note: This is a summer costume, so he just wore shorts and a t-shirt… Read on...

Neato! A Cool Lego Party

March 20, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: craft, inspirations

We’re not super into Legos yet at our house.. (the boy has a few, and loves them, and he has his eye on all huge sets with tons of pieces–and since he’s so into Lego Star Wars* on the Wii, we probably won’t be able to hold out much longer!). But THIS is a great idea for kids who love Legos! Over at Roots and Wings, they have a great writeup on a Lego party that they did, and I love all the creative touches! Pictured right are the party favor boxes, which are really well done. … Read on...

Party Preparations

January 15, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: food, my food

My after-christmas White Elephant Party is this weekend, and I thought I’d share a little of the party preparations with you today. First off, if you’ve never done a White Elephant Party, they are a lot of fun… I try to do one every year, and this year –since my December was so busy– it’s happening after the holidays. In fact, a White Elephant is a great *after* the holidays party since people probably received one or two things that they could stand to regift! A White Elephant (also called a Yankee Swap or a Dirty Santa) is a gift… Read on...