Sarah turned 10 this past week. She wanted a carnival themed party, but I didn't want to find enough adults to run the booths, so I talked her into a Minute to Win It theme, instead. A few of the 4th grade teachers at our school used this theme for their Christmas party and it sounded fun. It was!!! To get ideas I just googled "Minute to Win It" birthday party ideas. I tried to pick games that 10 year olds could do successfully. I will give more details in another post.
I ordered the invitation and cupcake circles for toppers and cookie pops from a lady on etsy. She was able to customize the colors for my girly-girl. Click the link to see her stuff. MTipsy.etsy.com
Love, love, love Wilton food coloring for vibrant icing colors! If I were buying a new color, however, I would go with AmeriColors because their lids have a flip top and you can squeeze the drops out. Would be less messy!
I made these cookie pops as her party favors, using Wilton cookie pop pans . As shown here. I then decorated them using Royal Icing. My friend Autum suggested using the University of Cookie website for how-tos on using royal icing. You can see that website here. The blog Bake at 350 had some great video tutorials.
Man, I did a lot of baking. My feet and back were sore the next day. Maybe I need some of those rubber mats that are used in commercial kitchens. Not only did I make the cupcakes and the cookie pops, but I also made a brownie "cake" for the candles to go on. Best parts were 1) I got white cake in January, 2) Shane got a brownie instead of cake, and 3) there were a few cookie pops leftover. :)
1 comment:
Love all the baked goods. They looked great! I know the feeling of being tired and sore after a lot of baking but I hope you enjoyed it. I'm sure Sarah did.
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