Paper Airplane Birthday Party

My sweet baby 

{I mean, BIG boy}

turned 4 over the weekend!

And, boy did we celebrate!

Friends, family...and a yummy cake -

it just doesn't get much better than that! :)

My son has a thing for 

Paper Airplanes!

He loves them...

and every Sunday,

before church service,

my husband has to make him one!

So, I couldn't think

of a more fitting

big boy birthday theme!

It honestly doesn't get 

more budget friendly than

paper plane decor, either:

The Wreath

{painted initial with hot glued paper plane}

Happy Birthday Banner

{hand drawn letters and "zipping" planes on card stock}

Paper Airplane Banner

{hanging off the favor table, simply taped paper planes to twine - also had them hanging on the mantel and several other spots throughout the house}

Craft Table

{Paper plane centerpieces made with floral wire, a few cans, styrofoam and some fabric. I balled up coffee filters to cover foam - thought it looked like clouds. I also had a paper "table cloth" where I drew "zipping" planes and scattered mini paper planes like confetti.}

4 Year Photos + Mini Zipping Plane=

Cute Decor, for sure!

Add in some coordinating 

streamers and balloons...

and we were set!

Then there was the

FOOD:

Our "In-Flight" Dinner

{Included Baked Potato Soup, Cauliflower Clouds & Broccoli Tree Tops, Mile High Sammies, Mixed Nuts and a Pretzel Control Tower}

Dessert, of course!

{Cloud 9 Parfaits, Oreo Pops, Fruit Skewers and Marshmallow Treat Wings}

And, The Cake!

{Lemon Confetti Cake filled with Fresh Blueberry Preserves and topped with Marshmallow Buttercream. I finished it off with Buttercream "Zippy's," White Paper Planes and Lime Ribbon.}

Craft Time:

{making and decorating paper planes}

Then, each kiddo got to "Test Fly"

their plane through the hula hoop!

So.Much.Fun.

Baggage Claim Favor Table

{Included "candy clouds" - white cotton candy, paper plane making tools, stickers and aviator sunglasses. I put them in a simple white paper bag and drew the "zipping" plane on with a sharpie.}

The only thing I forgot to photograph were the invitations, but I simply printed the wording on the back of colorful scrapbook paper and folded it into a plane before placing in the envelope! Turned out adorable!

My sweet baby Mason James had an absolute ball!

And, that just makes my heart smile!

A perfect day it was, indeed!

ROAAAARIN' Birthday Party

We're going back

Waaaayyy back....

to the time of

Dinosaurs!

Last weekend, I was a part of a

ROAAAARRRIN'

Birthday Party,

completed by a prehistoric cake!

This was my Vanilla Bean Confetti Cake topped with Vanilla Buttercream. I did an "airbrushed"/textured design on the outside to create a natural setting for the bold dinos. The top layer was shaved down to mimic an erupting volcano.

The palm trees were edible, made from Chocolate Wafer Sticks and a little green Marshmallow Fondant. The dinos were molded out of White Chocolate and hand painted to match the party's color scheme. See that dirt? Yep, that was edible as well! I mixed crushed Chocolate Teddy Grahams along with some brown sugar to create oh-so-yummy earth.

I also made some Rice Krispy Treat favors, cut from a dino cookie cutter and topped with bright orange, blue and red tinted White Chocolate.

This cake ended up being one of the more fun ones I've done in a long time. And, I learned a few new techniques to boot! That's the best thing about my profession - it's always evolving and there's always something new to learn!

Thanks to the sweet family that invited me in on such a fun day! I truly enjoyed every moment of creating this cake!

Happy Birthday, Miller!

I hope you had a roaaaarrrin' good time!