Birthday Balance

I tend to get a bit carried away when planning my daughters' birthdays.  I love to plan parties! I love to take their chosen theme and then research away on Pinterest, pinning everything that looks whimsical.   My mother-in-law loves to help out with decorations and games.  Between the two of us we get a bit carried away.

I always make my own cupcakes and frosting using my favorite Chocolate Cupcake Recipe.

I plan parties between meal times and focus on providing guests with snack food and fruit. I try my best to provide kid friendly snacks that do not contain too much sugar.  The cupcakes take care of that!  I always provide fruit for a healthy option.

Last month we celebrated Wiggles 5th birthday with an "Under the Sea" theme.  Here are the highlights from that day.

Party Food Table

Crab Cupcakes

Directions- Using toothpicks, attach orange slice candies, peach rings (cut in half to make the claws), and gumdrops.  Add Wilton "googly eye" candies to the gumdrops using icing.  Frost cupcakes with white frosting.  Dip in the 'sand', which is a combination of brown sugar and crushed graham crackers.  

Fruit Platters

Games

Pin-the-tail-on-the-whale

Octopus Bean Bag Toss

Mermaid Photo-Op

Other Decorations

Wiggles Treasure Chest, Jelly fish lanterns, and a craft table.