HOLIDAYS
HOLIDAYS
Candy on cake always makes little eyes light up! We went with a barnbirthday cake, decorated with red licorice, Skittles, swirl lollipops,and Andes chocolate mints on the roof. To give the cake some height, Iconstructed it similar to a multi-tier wedding cake.
Ingredients
- 2 Rectangular layered cakes
- Red licorice sticks
- Skittles, swirl lollipops, and Andes chocolate mints
- Animal farm crackers
- 1 Cup white icing
Steps
- Place one rectangular layer cake, about 4-inches high, on a large cake board (available at most craft stores or bakeries). This is the bottom cake.
- Place another rectangular cake on a cake board that is cut to the exact length and width of the cake. This is the top cake.
- Cut 8 wooden dowels, as long as the cake is high; a 4-inch high cake would require 4-inch long dowels. Insert dowels vertically into the bottom cake; dowels act as "columns" to support the top cake. Frost the cake with white icing.
- Create a barn roof from Styrofoam.
- Frost the entire roof with icing, and set it on top of the cake.
- Decorate the cake with red licorice for the barn siding, mini chocolate bars or Andes mints for the roof, candy for accents, and animal crackers.
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Kids are master party planners. I love how their imaginations latch on to a theme in the weeks before their birthday party, dreaming up decorating details and activities for the big day.
My daughter, Kelly, just turned four and decided to have a Backyard Farm Birthday Party. Her heart was set on pony rides and a petting zoo.
However, I had to make sure that my budget would be able to include all the animal friends (rentable by the hour) that she wanted to invite. We decided to visit "The Farm", a kid-friendly barnyard where goats roam free and ponies happily trot tots around a track, to get a little inspiration for her event.
Afterward, we discussed our options and drew pictures of the cake, so there was no disappointment on her special day. Here's what we planned for the party.
The star attraction at the party was ponies. Kelly and I created this fun invitation:
My daughter, Kelly, just turned four and decided to have a Backyard Farm Birthday Party. Her heart was set on pony rides and a petting zoo.
However, I had to make sure that my budget would be able to include all the animal friends (rentable by the hour) that she wanted to invite. We decided to visit "The Farm", a kid-friendly barnyard where goats roam free and ponies happily trot tots around a track, to get a little inspiration for her event.
Afterward, we discussed our options and drew pictures of the cake, so there was no disappointment on her special day. Here's what we planned for the party.
The star attraction at the party was ponies. Kelly and I created this fun invitation:
- We used pink cardstock, and complementary floral paper for the pony's body. Pink feather trim, yarn, and thin yellow ribbon added a playful texture to our invite.
- I printed the party information on "saddles" and Kelly attached them to the front and back of the pony with glue stick.
- For your pony invitation, start in the scrapbook paper aisle at your local craft or stationary store. Once you select the main colors and patterns for the invitation, browse around the store for the accent trim.
We decided to feature cows on our party table and in the decor.
I wasall set to cut out black spots and paste them on white tablecloths,when I came across "cow print" party ware at Oriental Trading.
The black and white cow spots on items like cups and balloons wereexactly what I had in mind. Best of all, I could easily accent it witha "pop" color like pink, red, or whatever matched my theme.
I wasall set to cut out black spots and paste them on white tablecloths,when I came across "cow print" party ware at Oriental Trading.
The black and white cow spots on items like cups and balloons wereexactly what I had in mind. Best of all, I could easily accent it witha "pop" color like pink, red, or whatever matched my theme.
Turn your backyard into a barnyard with ponies and little animal friends, like bunnies and chicks hopping about for all to cuddle. Bring the farm right on to the birthday table with a cow-themed tabletop and a homemade red barn cake!
Steps
- As our guests were 4 years old, the games needed to be simple and non-competitive.
- I like to set up a craft table that fits the party theme. It's a good idea to have a place where little kids can ease into a party if they're feeling shy, or keep themselves busy if they don't want to participate in the group activities.
- There are a bunch of ways you could go with a farm party.
- Personalized cowboy hats are a favorite, with many decorating items available to put on your craft station such as self-adhesive foam animal shapes and letters, or sparkly crystals and ribbon trim.
- In addition to a featured craft item, I put small paper bags with handles on the table for the kids to fancy up for a treasure hunt.
- Treasure hunts are ideal for this age group, where the kids can explore the backyard collecting foil-covered chocolate coins or thematic trinkets, like little plastic animals.
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