So we celebrated Addison's 3rd birthday in March, and I cheated. I started making a pinata. I wanted to make my own cupcakes and frosting. But I didn't. I cheated. I used a store-bought pinata. I used cake mix to make the cupcakes. And I even used tubs of store-bought frosting. And the kids loved it. They loved breaking the pinata. They loved licking the frosting off the cupcakes and gathering the candy and toys in there little pink goodie bags.
I did manage to do a create a few homemade touches for the party though. I made my own water bottle labels. I don't have any fancy design programs, so I used Microsoft Word and I think they turned out pretty darn cute anyhow! I attempted to make "macaroni and cheese cupcakes." I adapted a recipe I saw on Giada de Laurentis' show Giada at Home. Let's just say, the recipe needed more adapting! We also had a family friend hand-draw a poster of Flynn Rider so the kids could pin the frying pan on his head. It was a total hit!
Now that summer is over, I finally got around to loading all the photos of the party onto shutterfly.
I made an adorable photo book for Addy.
I did manage to do a create a few homemade touches for the party though. I made my own water bottle labels. I don't have any fancy design programs, so I used Microsoft Word and I think they turned out pretty darn cute anyhow! I attempted to make "macaroni and cheese cupcakes." I adapted a recipe I saw on Giada de Laurentis' show Giada at Home. Let's just say, the recipe needed more adapting! We also had a family friend hand-draw a poster of Flynn Rider so the kids could pin the frying pan on his head. It was a total hit!
Now that summer is over, I finally got around to loading all the photos of the party onto shutterfly.
I made an adorable photo book for Addy. Birthday girl playing Pin the Frying Pan on Flynn Rider.
