One of the favorite books for all of my toddlers over the years has been “Goodnight Moon”. The simple rhyming and repetition is calming for my little ones. Abeka Curriculum I was able to incorporate several of our Abeka nursery lessons into this unit as well. Following are some of the specific books with links… Continue reading Goodnight Moon Tot School
Category: Buttercream
Storm (X-Men) Party -2
Storm (X-Men) party this year. With rainbows, lightning bolts, and tornados added! Storm Dress They all wore their “Storm X-Men” Shirts. Birthday Girl’s shirt says “TWO NADO”, and mine says “STORM CHASER”. I tried my very best to give her a zigzag lightning bolt part in her pigtails! She is also wearing her lightning bolt… Continue reading Storm (X-Men) Party -2
Easter Bunny Booty Cake
Cinnamon Rolls I made homemade cinnamon rolls for Easter morning breakfast… Ingredients: Dough 1 cup warm milk 1 tablespoon instant dry yeast 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons softened butter 1 large egg 3 cups all-purpose flour Filling 1/2 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon Icing 4 ounces cream softened cheese 1/4 cup softened butter 1 to 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 to 2 tablespoons milk Directions: In the bowl… Continue reading Easter Bunny Booty Cake
Baby Shower Cake
I got to make the cake for my son’s baby shower! I tried made the baby booty out of fondant and used buttercream and berries to decorate the cake. I also dyed the inside of the cake with different shades of pink. I also made some chocolate cupcakes with berries and mint leaves. I used… Continue reading Baby Shower Cake
Watermelon Party -1
She just loves watermelon, so we did a “One in a Melon” party. She just loved the balloons and swimming pool. Watermelon Tie Dye Shirts I made tie dye shirts for the kids! Watermelon Shoes I found a pair of read shoes and added a green stripe with a Sharpie around the base, then I… Continue reading Watermelon Party -1
Spy Birthday -10
My son wanted to have a secret agent spy birthday party with his classmates. It was so much fun, and the weather cooperated with us too! Crime Scene Gifts Secret Agent Badges “First thing you all need to do is to create your Secret Agent Badge. To figure out your Secret Agent name, you will… Continue reading Spy Birthday -10
Gender Reveal Cake
Since we are stuck at home for COVID-19 pandemic, no one could go with me to my ultrasound to see the baby gender. When I got home I made a gender reveal cake for the family to cut open and see the gender of baby. I also Zoom called extended family members so that they… Continue reading Gender Reveal Cake
Cookies-n-Cream Birthday Cake -8
She wanted a Cookies -n- Cream cake for her 8th birthday! Cake Recipe: 2 boxes of some sort of chocolate cake mix 2 boxes of 3.75 oz. vanilla pudding 6 eggs 1 c. oil 1 c. milk Mix all the ingredients and bake in 4 round cake pans according to the directions on the cake… Continue reading Cookies-n-Cream Birthday Cake -8
Cubs Birthday Cake
I made a Cubs birthday cake for my friend. He has loved watching the Cubs play baseball, and he is excited that they are on their way to the World Series for the first time in his life. Buttercream Recipe Ingredients: 1 cup butter 1 cup Crisco 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs) 2 teaspoons… Continue reading Cubs Birthday Cake
Shopkins Birthday Party -7
She wanted a Shopkins cake so I decided to make Wishes. Then I made some of the cupcakes as well! She was turning 7 so I decided to put 7 candles on top rather than the five that comes on Wishes. Marshmallow Fondant Recepie I used fondant to make her name to look like the… Continue reading Shopkins Birthday Party -7