Category: Lego

Chima Fire & Ice Lego Birthday -6

T is turning 6 today.  He absolutely loves his Legos, but lately he’s been obsessed with the new Chima Fire & Ice Legos.  He is such a fun boy who loves playing outside with his friends. I found these Lego Molds to put candy melts in. Then I could decorate his cake and cupcakes with them.

Buttercream Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup Crisco
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk (if thick)

Directions:

  1. Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
  2. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
  3. Add the vanilla, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.

Marshmallow Fondant Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 16 oz. Mini Marshmallows
  • 3 TBSP water
  • 2 lbs Powdered Sugar (4 cups)
  • Crisco

Directions:

  1. Grease a large glass bowl with Crisco.
  2. Pour in the marshmallows and water; then microwave at 30- second intervals, stirring after each interval, until melted.
  3. Reserve about 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar. Place the red of the powdered sugar in a large bowl of a standing mixer.
  4. Grease the paddle attachment with Crisco and pour in the melted marshmallows on top of the powdered sugar.
  5. Beat until a dough form; there will be a lot of loose bits and sugar in the bottom of the bowl.
  6. Grease a clean work surface with Crisco and dump out the fondant and all the loose bits. Grease your hands liberally with Crisco and knead the mixture together, just like kneading bread, for about 5 minutes until smooth.
  7. Grease hands again as needed. As the fondant becomes smoother, use the reserved powdered sugar to coat the surface to keep it from sticking.
  8. Once smooth, you can divide and color the fondant. While working with one piece, cover the remaining fondant with plastic wrap to keep it from drying out.
  9. When you have your colors finished coat the fondant in a light layer or Crisco; wrap in plastic wrap and place in a large baggie for at least an hour, preferably overnight.
  10. Store at room temperature for several months. To us it, dust the surface and rolling pin with powdered sugar and roll out to 1/8 of an inch.

Candy Flames

I melted red and orange hard candies in the oven and then let them harden before I broke them to look like flames.

He got more Chima Legos too.

Thanks, Aunt DeAnna for my Thor hammer night light.

T’s best friend is his cousin!

Minecraft Birthday -10

J loves Minecraft so he decided on a Minecraft party this year.  He is 10 years old and he loves Legos, science, and video games like any other 10 year old boys.

He wanted his cake to look like the cake on the game so I tried my best.

Buttercream Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup Crisco
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk (if thick)

Directions:

  1. Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
  2. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
  3. Add the vanilla, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.

I tried to make a Nether Portal, Spider, and Creeper Face for decorations.

I copied pictures of the food items from the game and placed them with the food set out on the food table.

He got more Legos… he was so excited!

I made games this year since it was nice outside for the kids.

Creeper Toss

Minecraft Chess

Cubes to play with.

Jewel Mining

I made a TNT pinyata for J.

Brewing Stand

This was such a fun party for the kids!

Happy Birthday to my double digits boy… I love you!

Lego Birthday Party -9

My sweet, wonderful boy is growing up so fast.  He loves science, Legos, and cousins.  J is 9 years old this year and his best friend and cousin is 8.  Their birthday’s are just 3 weeks apart and they both love Legos so they had a joint party this year.  J’s aunt and I had fun planning another party together.

All the kids colored Lego minifig coloring sheets and we hung them up to make a banner.

J made a Lego container to hold the forks.  We covered the juice boxes with construction paper and added dots to look like Legos.

We wrapped some of the gifts to look like Legos too.

J got a few new Lego sets and the Lego Movie.

J gave his cousin a watch for his birthday.

The boys had fun putting their Legos together with Papa.

We played Lego games too.

J’s aunt made cookies to look like Legos and Minifig marshmallow pops.

To start the Lego cake I found a Lego font in a Google search.  Then I printed out the boys name and colored it to look like the Lego logo.

Then I used my homemade marshmallow fondant to create edible names that look like the Lego logo.

Next I used candy melts to create the candy Lego bricks and minifigs with my silicone Lego molds.

Then I made the cake with colored white cake mix in my checkered cake pans.

Next I made my butter cream frosting green and frosted the cake.  I added the candy bricks around the boarder of the cake.

Then placed the green fondant on the top portion of the cake and added the name Lego logos on top.

Marshmallow Fondant Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 16 oz. Mini Marshmallows
  • 3 TBSP water
  • 2 lbs Powdered Sugar (4 cups)
  • Crisco

Directions:

  1. Grease a large glass bowl with Crisco.
  2. Pour in the marshmallows and water; then microwave at 30- second intervals, stirring after each interval, until melted.
  3. Reserve about 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar. Place the red of the powdered sugar in a large bowl of a standing mixer.
  4. Grease the paddle attachment with Crisco and pour in the melted marshmallows on top of the powdered sugar.
  5. Beat until a dough form; there will be a lot of loose bits and sugar in the bottom of the bowl.
  6. Grease a clean work surface with Crisco and dump out the fondant and all the loose bits. Grease your hands liberally with Crisco and knead the mixture together, just like kneading bread, for about 5 minutes until smooth.
  7. Grease hands again as needed. As the fondant becomes smoother, use the reserved powdered sugar to coat the surface to keep it from sticking.
  8. Once smooth, you can divide and color the fondant. While working with one piece, cover the remaining fondant with plastic wrap to keep it from drying out.
  9. When you have your colors finished coat the fondant in a light layer or Crisco; wrap in plastic wrap and place in a large baggie for at least an hour, preferably overnight.
  10. Store at room temperature for several months. To us it, dust the surface and rolling pin with powdered sugar and roll out to 1/8 of an inch.

Then I placed a thin piece of yellow fondant around the cake above the bricks and set the minifigs on it.

Then I placed the #8 and #9 candles that I had.

Happy Birthday, my growing boy!!!

He wrote about his Lego party the next day in writing class…