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:

Grease a large glass bowl with Crisco.
Pour in the marshmallows and water; then microwave at 30- second intervals, stirring after each interval, until melted.
Reserve about 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar. Place the red of the powdered sugar in a large bowl of a standing mixer.
Grease the paddle attachment with Crisco and pour in the melted marshmallows on top of the powdered sugar.
Beat until a dough form; there will be a lot of loose bits and sugar in the bottom of the bowl.
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.
Grease hands again as needed. As the fondant becomes smoother, use the reserved powdered sugar to coat the surface to keep it from sticking.
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.
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.
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.