Creative Kid Birthday Cakes - Edible Cake Toppers

Don't have time to bake a cake and decorate it too?

Well here's a great idea that will save you time and make your cake look like a professional made it just for your child's party.

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You can find edible cake toppers to fit just about any kid birthday party theme. And edible cake toppers are colorful, fun and the perfect way to make your child's birthday cake look terrific without requiring a lot of your time. It's the perfect way to get just the right kid birthday cake design.

Kid Birthday Cakes - Bake Your Own Cake

If you've got the time, bake your own cake, add frosting, and then use an edible topper that fits your theme. This is a very easy way to get in a little kid birthday cake decorating to add the final touch.

And with a do-it-yourself cake decorating kit you can add even more decorations by adding sugar theme characters, mini-toys, theme candles, edible sprinkles and all sorts of other goodies to give your easy creation that professional look.

Kid Birthday Cakes - Ready Made Cakes

So you're really pressed for time but you want to at least create your own cake decorations...

Pick up a frosted cake at your favorite bakery, and then use an edible topper that fits your kid birthday party theme.

Add sugar characters, mini-toys, theme candles, edible sprinkles and what ever else you want to give your child's cake that personalized look that will make you the envy of your neighborhood.

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There are do-it-yourself cake decorating kits for most birthday themes that include just about everything you might need to put together a cake you can be really proud of.

These kits usually include your theme's edible cake topper, theme goodies, sugar characters and much more.

You want your creative kid birthday cake to be fun, exciting, colorful and delicious. And when you bring out your cake you want everyone to say "wow."

With edible cake toppers and do-it-yourself cake decorating kits, your kid birthday cake will be a big crowd pleasing hit.

And no one will suspect that you didn't make it all from scratch... Unless you want to let them in on your secret to success.

Now that's the way to save time and money and still present an award winning kid birthday cake!

Creative Kid Birthday Cakes - Edible Cake Toppers

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Instead of regular balloons, why not create an amazing balloon display? You can do this by buying regular sized, clear balloons and some mini balloons. It takes a bit of practice, but what you need to do is carefully poke the mini balloon inside the neck of the regular balloon, holding onto the opening. Now blow up the little balloon and tie it off before letting it go right inside the big one. Blow up the big balloon and you will see the smaller globe bouncing around inside! Also, try making balloon bouquets for the party area. This is simple to do, all you need is to pick out different colored balloons to match the party. Hold the string at the top of the balloon as tight as you can and tie a knot. Make sure you get the knot as close to the top as you can. Space them around the room for a festive look.

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You can also add confetti or Styrofoam beads to the inside of a clear balloon to make it more interesting. Or, try drawing faces of the guests or writing special notes on the balloons before you hang them up.

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Making your own streamers is a great way to pull off that creative décor look. You can buy crepe paper already pre-folded, or fanfold it yourself to the dimensions you wish. Make a template of the shape you want, that complements the birthday party theme. For example, if the theme is space, you might want to do a rocket ship or an alien. Just make sure that the template reaches both sides of the crepe paper fan. Now, cut out the shape, making sure to leave at least a half inch connected at either end. This creates a chain of shapes when you unfold the paper!

Create 3D shapes for the party. It is a unique party décor the kids will enjoy and it's easy to do. All you need is construction paper and your desired shape. Trace it out on a piece of regular paper, fold the paper in half and cut the shape out. This will give you a back-to-back form and will be your template. Cut out six to ten of these from the construction paper and fold each piece in half at the midway line. Now all you have to do is glue the pieces together so they form a 3D art piece! Try this with funky things like the birthday child's profile for some very weird decorations!

Another quick idea is to simply cut circles of varying sizes out of colored construction paper and hang them everywhere. You can use plates to trace the circles and fishing line to hang them from the ceiling, tape to stick them to the walls. This is the perfect decoration for a general theme party and can be done the morning of with a little help from your kids!

Creating your own party decorations can be fun and easy to do. In fact, it can be almost as easy as buying the streamers and commercial decorations at the store, but far more entertaining and unique!

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Banquet Table Decorations - Get Creative With Candles

When choosing banquet table decorations, you will have a wide selection to choose from. Banquet table decorations are usually formal, as with weddings or other similar events. One of the most popular banquet table decorations has been candles. Candles have been used as a table decoration for many different styles of banquets for literally hundreds of years. They are the classic way to make your banquet tables appear beautiful and inviting. Candles happen to be one of the most inexpensive ways to decorate your banquet table as well. Also, they are a great selection because there are so many different styles, colors and designs as well as candleholders to accompany them.

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Candle centerpieces are always a big hit at a banquet. You can easily create a centerpiece with one or more candles of your liking. If you are going for a one candle centerpiece, you may want to implement a candleholder into the equation. Candleholders come in as many different styles and you will be sure to find a set of candleholders that fit your liking. Large pillar styles work out great for being single candle centerpieces. If you are interested in making a multiple candle centerpiece, there are several ways you can do so. Buying different sizes and lining them up from tallest to shortest or vice versa makes a simple multiple candle centerpiece. Of course, you can make any style and arrangement you would like for your centerpiece. Try out different combinations to see what works the best for you. These centerpieces give your banquet table an elegant look that your guests will love. Candleholders can also be implemented into the multiple candle centerpiece. The right candleholder can give any arrangement of candles a more sophisticated look.

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You can also decorate a banquet table with candles by placing one by each dinner mat or eating area on the table. You do not have to use large ones for this task. Any small to medium candle is best for this job. For instance, tea lights are an excellent option in this situation. Tea lights give off a low level of light and appear elegant. Tea lights often come with their own holder, which makes them even more ideal. If you already have tea light holders, you will simply need tea light candles. Tea lights come in as wide a variety as their larger counterparts. Tea light holders come in a myriad of different designs. Finding holders to fit the theme or atmosphere of a banquet should be no problem. These tips should kickstart your search for banquet table decorations.

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Creative Birthday Invitation Wording Fun

When does your child start reasoning about their up-coming birthday party?

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Months before their big day--right?

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And every child (and parent) has the same worry--what if nobody shows up for the party?

You birthday invitation wording needs to be creative, fascinating and fun. You want everybody that gets your invitation to not only Rsvp, but to certainly show up for your child's party.

How many times have you opened your mail box and found a birthday invitation that read something like this - "you're invited to Mike's birthday party on Saturday, October 6th. The party starts at 2:00pm, cake and ice cream will be served."

Now you don't get excited over an invitation like the one above do you? Of procedure not--it gives you most of the party details, but it's yawn and snore boring. And when you get an invitation like that you probably stick it on the refrigerator, or you mark your calendar and pitch the invitation.

Creative birthday invitation fun to the rescue

Do you want everybody to get Excited about your child's birthday party? Do you want them to be so excited they can hardly wait?

Then let's get creative and have some fun with your invitations.

In today's hurry up world you need to put together and deliver an invitation that will stop them in their tracks. You need an invitation that instantly let's them know your child's celebration is going to be special.

Are you going to have a party theme?

One of the easiest ways to make your invitation stand out is by putting together one that complements your theme.

For a Princess theme you can put together a "royal proclamation" scroll announcing your daughter's special celebration with wording like this:

"The King and Queen cordially invite you to a very special celebration, the _________ (how old your daughter will be)th. Birthday of Princess __________________ (your child's first and last name)."

"Our royal celebration takes place on Saturday November 3rd at 2:00pm."

For a Pirate theme, use parchment paper and write your invitation like this:

"Get ready to hoist anchor and set sail for high seas fun maties!"

"Captain _______________(your child's first and last name) be turning _____________(how old your child will be) an yer invited ta join in our birthday fun sez me."

"We'll be having a Pirate's treasure chest full ah fun and yes maties, "X" marks the spot sez me."

"Take a look at this here map fer directions to the Captains party where all the fun begins."

Now do you certainly want to get them Excited?

Have man dress up in your theme costume and hand deliver your invitations in character.

Imagine a knock on your door--you riposte and seek a member of the King and Queen's royal court who says:

"Good day me lady--I greet you with this royal proclamation"

Now they begin reading the birthday scroll invitation.

You'd be impressed, and so would your child.

Remember, the fancy you send invitations is to let everybody know that you're celebrating your child's birthday and that you want them to be a part of the celebration fun. You want them--no, you Need them to be there.

You certainly don't want your child to be broken hearted because no one showed up for their party--ouch.

Creative birthday invitation wording is lots of fun and if you take a little time to put together something that will make everybody Want stop and look at your announcement, you'll have everybody you invite Rsvp and certainly show up for your party.

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Creative Ideas For Halloween Decorations

With 36.1 million trick-or-treaters visiting homes in 2006, it comes as no surprise that we all want our homes to look as "Halloweenish" as possible for the big night.

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Here are some simple Halloween decorating ideas that will make your home look festive but won't break the bank.

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Orange Lights

Change the light bulbs in your outdoor lanterns or house lights to orange lights. If you can't find orange light bulbs, you can purchase inexpensive Halloween themed string lights (like Christmas lights) and hang them around your front door.

Make Your Own Luminaries

Place homemade Halloween luminaries alongside the sidewalk or walkway up to your front door. You can make easy and inexpensive luminaries with paper lunch sacks. You can either leave them the original brown or spray paint them orange.

On each bag, lightly draw in pencil a rough outline of a pumpkin, ghost or spider. With a sharpened pencil or nail, poke holes about every inch along the outline of the design.

Fill each bag with approximately 1 ½-2 cups of sand. Place a votive candle in a glass votive holder and securely place the votive in the sand (or use glow sticks if you're leaving your home unattended). Light the votives at dusk on Halloween night and your home will have a beautiful Halloween glow.

Make Your Own Scarecrow

Using old slacks, an old flannel shirt, some hay and a straw hat, you can make your home come alive with a friendly scarecrow welcoming your trick-or-treaters.
The other supplies you'll need are twine, permanent marker, an old pillowcase and an outdoor chair.

Stuff the pants and shirt firmly with hay, leaving some of the hay sticking out from the bottom of the legs and bottom of the sleeves. Position the scarecrow's pants in the chair and shift the hay so he "sits" comfortably in the chair.

Tie the arms and legs off with twine. Stuff the old pillowcase with hay. Tie off with twine and position the pillowcase inside the shirt collar to appear as the "head" of the scarecrow. Secure the pillowcase to the shirt by tying off with twine. With the permanent marker, draw a scarecrow face and place the hat on top.

Make Your Own Pumpkin Family

By painting silly and whimsical faces on pumpkins, you can create an entire pumpkin family that can be proudly displayed on bales of hay on and around your front door.

On paper, sketch your ideas of what kind of face you'd like to put on your pumpkin. Transfer that design to a cleaned and dried pumpkin using a non-permanent marker. Paint the design using craft paints. Seal with a spray glaze or sealer.

If each member of your family (even the little ones) paints their own pumpkin design, you'll have a memorable collection of painted pumpkin decorations for your home.

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Creative Halloween Costumes, Decorations and Party Ideas

Halloween is one of my favorite times of year.  Ever since I was a kid I loved dressing up in Halloween costumes and trick-or-treating.  Now that I'm all grown-up I still enjoy the festivities with my kids and having Halloween parties too.  

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It's fun to decorate the house with spooky ghosts and spider webs and pick out the perfect costumes.  Planning a Halloween party with all the autumn foods brings back lots fun memories too.  The weather starts to get cold and you get to make and eat all those fall favorites like caramel apples and pumpkin bread.

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I love to see all the creative Halloween decorations that people put in their yards, on their front porches and in their windows all around the neighborhood.  It seems like it's never too early to get your Halloween decorations up.

It's such a joy to see the little ones all dressed up in their favorite superhero costumes or princesses and monsters.  As an adult it is a fun challenge to see how creative you can be with your costume to impress your friends or win the best costume prize at the Halloween party.   You can find lots of great creative costumes ideas for kids.  They have lots of their favorite tv and movie characters as well as superheros and villains.  

Big kids and grown-ups like to get in on the fun too.  You can dress up in creative couples Halloween costumes like Danny and Sandy from Grease or a Gangster and Flapper or Fred and Wilma Flintstone.  There are lots of fun combinations.

The kids love trick-or-treating and of course all that candy.  Now all that sugar might not be the best choice for kids so you may want to try some creative alternatives.  You can give out healthier snacks like individual serving size bags of goldfish crackers or pretzels.  Small toy treats are also a fun choice.  You can purchase those rubber band bracelets that come in all sorts of shapes and colors and give those out as well.   

You also want to make sure that you think about safety.  Halloween can be lots of fun but you want to make sure that everyone stays safe and comfortable.  Having costumes that are warm enough and make it easy for motorist to see you is important for trick-or-treating on a cold dark night.  Carrying a flash light or glow stick or a glow in the dark candy bucket are some good ideas too.

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