This week's tip was submitted by Patty Sachs.
Here's a cute party idea for boys or girls: Get them into the kitchen to create their own mini-cake to pay honor to the Birthday Kid!
- Write the invitation on a paper chef hat. Personalize each hat with guest's name and request that guest brings his/her hat to the party.
- Provide a paper apron for each guest personalized with name, Guest of Honor's name and event date.
- Organize the "baking" activity, letting children take turns to bake their mini-cakes in the microwave oven (with adult supervision), frost cakes and decorate with sprinkles and other sweets. After all the cakes have been prepared, light candles on each one and everyone sings to the Birthday Boy/Girl. Allow everyone to enjoy their cakes--ice cream too, if desired.
- Video tape the bake-off and premier it while the cakes are being eaten.
- Play fun "bakery" games such as "Pin the Rose on the Cake", "Old Fashioned Cake Walk" (with prizes instead of cakes), "Name the Baking/Cooking Utensil".
- Go Home Goodies: Mom washes out cake containers and fills with treats and trinkets for children to take home.
Be sure to take a photo of all of The Birthday Bakers in their hats and aprons for a souvenir for the Guest of Honor.
Mini-cakes are available at Party Plans Plus.
Thanks for the great tip, Patty!
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