Sean's 4th Birthday: Lego Party!

I had a lot of fun planning this party! There are so many wonderful ideas on pinterest but the best part was how cheaply I was able to pull this off. We decided to have a family party and a birthday playdate because of limited space. I spent less than $30 on both combined!! Please check the bottom of this post for links to all the resources I have to share. I know the decorations were a hit because before the party started Sean told me "Looks like a party here!".

The first thing the guests saw was the door sign:

I printed out Lego blocks and Lego men for the wall. The balloons were left over from the dance recital last summer (helium tank too).
At the last minute, Sean insisted on party hats so I made them too.

I also made the banner:


For the playdate, I made cupcakes with Lego man heads made out of marshmallows.
At the party, we had cake and marshmallow Lego man head pops:

Now let's get to the party!!
Up until now, the only Legos Sean's played with were daddy's and Uncle Justin's old Legos. He now has some of his own.
Cake time!




Cousins playing:


Links:
My pinterest board
Invitation
Door sign
Lego blocks for wall
Party hats
Lego man cut outs
Cake
Lego man head marshmallow
*The link for the Lego man head marshmallow is the inspiration but I did it differently. I mixed yellow food coloring with water and painted the marshmallows. When they dried, I drew on the faces with food markers.


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Weekend Waffles 4-3

April fools!!
Not the normal waffles this week! Cupcakes and ice cream in waffle cones and waffle bowls. The ice cream in waffle bowls is nothing new but how about cupcakes in ice cream cones!?

Make your favorite cupcake batter and fill the cones. I placed then in a cake pan so that they would stand straight while baking...very important if you want them to stand after baking!


Bake them like normal cupcakes, until a tooth pick stuck in the middle comes out clean...for my oven, that was about 30 minutes.

Then decorate! This icing is perfect for these because it makes it look like soft serve ice cream.






Perfect served at an ice cream bar with waffle bowls for the ice cream...especially for a special little girl's birthday! Happy birthday Maddy!