Learn how to make this adorable crab birthday cake! It's made with tender red velvet cake layers and decorated with buttercream frosting.
Henry had a fantastic 1st birthday party!!! He enjoyed his first cupcake, without even making a huge mess. Here are some photos of the decorations from the day of the party. Enjoy! I primarily used the Under the Sea clip art set (mentioned in previous post about the invitations) from MyGrafico to make the signs and decorations, but I did mix in a few plastic and more realistic crabs from Michaels. If you're interested in using the invitation or some of the printable decorations for a shower you're hosting, please visit my Etsy shop . I will be very happy to work with you to customize colors and text! I also placed some coastal grasses in bunches down into small vases I already had on hand, and filled the vases with sand to hold the grass in tight. I made many sized versions of this crab. For the fishbowls I just printed him out twice, taped him together and used some thick floral wire for "legs" that I could use to stand him up in the sand. I did the same thing with the little starfish in that same clip art package. It's very similar to the technique I used for a Woodland Baby Shower. I always add the Martha Stewart tissue paper pom-poms into my party decorating plans. This time I made some very small ones (which I've done before but used them as flowers in a centerpiece arrangement at the Sweet Mod baby shower) to use in the little mobile from my dining room light fixture. Once again I just cut out smaller sizes of the crab, starfish, and a number 1 that I made in photoshop and hung them from the light with fishing line. For the desserts I used Graul's (a local grocery store in Baltimore--Mays Chapel location) bakery for the cupcakes and they did a fabulous job!! I took a print out of the starfish and crab and they replicated them on the tops of the cupcakes. In the beach pail I made "sand cake", which is just a vanilla oreo and vanilla pudding version of dirt cake (instead of gummy worms I threw in some gummy fish I found at The Fresh Market). My friend Candy (who makes fabulous things--see for yourself!) made the super cute red and blue stuffed crabs that are on the buffett in the dining room. I also made a little sign for the front of the house, announcing the location of the party for guests who had never visited before. I made two different types of favors. Some for adults and then some for the kids. I made little labels for both. For the adults, I gave out crab shaped cookie cutters (Candy's idea). In the kids' bags, I placed a cookie cutter (which can be used to cut sandwiches, or play dough, or make pancakes, or cookies) along with some lollipops and a handmade coloring book (see the coloring pages below).
It's summertime and some of you may be heading to the ocean. For those of you that are not, why not bring the ocean to you with these fun Ocean Crafts and Treats. These ideas would also be great for an ocean themed party or school craft idea. Which ones are your favorites? As always, please
Well here we are at the last first birthday post! The blogger in me is happy that I finally finished these posts, but the mommy side is sad that they are over and I will now be starting his toddler monthly updates! The really sad part is that in real life he is already 22 months and that close to being TWO! It's kind of nice being so far behind because I get to reminisce a lot; smile and laugh over how cute and goofy he was. But alas, it is time to put the first birthday in the books. Before I start though, if you happened to miss any of the other first birthday fun check it all out here: First Birthday Theme and Photo Shoot First Birthday Festivities First Birthday Under the Sea: Party Guests and Photo Booth Pictures First Birthday Under the Sea: Cake and Presents First Birthday: Under the Sea Food and Favors DIYs and Tutorials Now that you are all caught up, let's get to the Under the Sea party decor and games: DECORATIONS These are the welcome signs we made for the party. The 'Happy to Sea U. Clam On In" sign was in the front yard. My mom painted the sand and water on a piece of cardboard and then stenciled some sea creatures and shells. I hot glue gunned some real shells onto the board and my brother's friend wrote the saying. The other sign was hanging from a trellis arch at the backyard entrance. We made this one basically the same way as the other. I added some shells, foam stickers, and animal stencils. I also used pipe cleaners for a little more flare. Here is a bigger view of the sign and a couple other DIYs we did for decor. We used the screened-in porch to house all of the food, favors, etc., so we added some sea themed items back there too. I tried to make some jelly fish from paper lanterns, but they didn't turn out as I had wished. I just added some streamers to the inside of the bottom of the lanterns. I crinkled the streamers in hopes it would give them more 'movement', but they didn't stay that way. I still liked them, but I am not sure that they really looked like jellyfish. We also added a DIY anchor. My mom strung a fishing net onto the wall and then attached an anchor she made from cutting out cardboard and painting. On the outside of the porch, I hung the picture banner that I made. The hardest part of this DIY was deciding on just 3 pictures to use for each month. I had to go through and organize all the pictures I had taken for the past year! After I had all the pictures printed, I put the actual banner together. First, I cut out the fish shapes, four of each color (teal, green, and orange), from scrapbook paper. Then I laid out the fish in the arrangement I wanted them to hang. I wrote each month on the fish (newborn-11 months) and then hole punched each fish and picture. The top two pictures I hole punched both the top and bottom of the picture. I tied the pictures together with twine and then to the fish that corresponded to the month of the pictures. Lastly, I taped the fish onto a long piece of the twine. My step-dad hung the banner with nails to the roof of the porch. This project took the most time, but it was my favorite part of the whole party. A peek into the porch: you can see all the details in the Food and Favors post. I already posted about our shark attack photo booth, but now I wanted to talk about how it was made. I got the inspiration from this picture I found on Pinterest and then I passed the dirty work off onto my family. They put their own spin on the idea and made it before we got into town. It was cut out of one huge piece of cardboard and then painted. They also added an extra set of teeth on the bottom. When I got there, I added the water/waves and streamers. I also made the sign for the photo booth. It is just a piece of cardboard that was folded and stuck in the ground with a stake. I wrote on it and then added some stickers and stencil cut-outs. This was my other favorite part of the party. I love the way it turned out. I don't know how I am going to top it for his second birthday. GAMES We had a lot of younger guests at the party, so I knew I wanted to have some games for them to play. Since it was August and an Under the Sea theme, it was only right for the games to involve lots of water! I made all of the signs for the games the same way I did the one for the photo booth. This game we called "Deep Sea Fishing". We filled up Myles' kiddie pool and added tons of floating toys (fish, ducks, balls, etc.). Then, we had each kid put on a blindfold and hold a butterfly net. I used the stopwatch on my phone to time them while they tried to pick up as many toys with the net in 60 seconds. My mom stood next to the kid playing and helped them empty the net when it was full. At the end of 60 seconds, my mom counted up all the toys they got and however many they got was the amount of pieces of candy they got to pick out to put in their sand bucket favor holders. Here are some shots of everyone playing. Myles just got into the pool and played with all the toys! The older kids did really well with this game though; a couple of them got almost all of the toys out in the 60 seconds! It worked way better than what I thought it was going to. The next game we played I named "Ocean Sand Treasure Hunt". My mom got this box from her work and we just cut it down to size. We added tons of sand and a bunch of party favor toys, shells, and these metal pieces from my mom's work that look like shark teeth (the top right corner on the sign.) Then we added tons more sand on top of all the 'treasure'. The picture below is to show the stuff we put in the sand (before we added the top sand.) We collected all sorts of shovels and sifters for the kids to use. The plan was to let each kid dig for a certain amount of time, but once they all got over by it, I decided to let them all hunt at the same time. They all got their own space and went at it. It worked out well because all the kids were nice and not pushy or anything. Whatever they found they were able to keep and put in their sand bucket favor holders. *I didn't think of this at the time, but it would have been a good idea to get a water bucket or hose to wash off all the treasure they found before putting it in their buckets.* There was just enough room for every kid to get a spot and they all shared very well. My uncle was trying to get Myles to join in, but he didn't really understand what was going on! All of the kids really loved this one too. The other game that was planned to be played (I made the sign and everything), was the "Crab Walk Relay". We ended up not getting around to playing it though. The kids were having so much fun playing with the water forts (see below), so we decided to just forgo that game and let them be. The plan was to have teams (kids and adults mixed) do the crab walk from one end of the yard to the other, relay style. We saved the messiest and most fun game for last! My mom and I had an idea to do a water fight, but we wanted to make it a little more exciting for the kids. So we came up with the idea to make these forts. This was the last project we were trying to finish right before the party and we ran out of time to really finish them, but they turned out well enough for the kids to have fun! They are just folded cardboard that got painted, stenciled, and adorned with some 'coral'. My mom had the idea to use a couch cushion to make the coral at the bottom of the 'Great Barrier Reef'. My brother and his friend we in charge of this project. She tore up the cushion into small pieces, spray painted them, and then glued them to the cardboard. The only thing we didn't get to was painting the animal stencils. You can kind of see the black outlines of them in the pictures. Time just got away from us and really they were just going to get wet and mostly likely destroyed anyway. Once we got all the water toys, shooters, and balloons set up, they made teams.. and of course, it was boys against girls! We had two baskets full of balloons and a bucket of water for the squirters and shooters to get filled up. Surprisingly the balloons lasted a while, which led to the kids having tons of lasting fun! I mean what can top a water fight in the summer?!? As I finish this last 1st birthday post, I'm getting kind of emotional. The good thing is we will always have these pictures to look back on and we're less than two months away from his second birthday party! I'm hoping it's a good one too, but I'm okay with nothing ever being able to top this one! Although Myles won't remember it, he had the best time and we couldn't be more grateful to all our wonderful family and friends that made this the best first birthday any little boy could ever have! Thank so much for joining along in my obsessiveness and all your sweet and encouraging comments! Do you have any favorite party games? Ones that your kids love or you loved as a child?
Just a little preview of the invitations for Henry's upcoming birthday party. Interwebs, I tried SOOO hard to get a good shot of these invitations. The weather wouldn't cooperate for shooting outdoors. The lighting wouldn't cooperate indoors. I was obsessed AND possessed (as I tend to get), so here they are anyway. I created the three sheet invitations (there was a fourth sheet but due to budget constraints I had to reign this project in a bit) in Photoshop using backgrounds and elements I purchased at MyGrafico. If you're interested in using the invitation or some of the printable decorations for a shower you're hosting, please visit my Etsy shop . I will be very happy to work with you to customize colors and text! I think it's going to turn out to be a really cute party at Irvine Nature Center. I'm using a bold, modern take on your usual primary colors and incorporating cute woodland friends like owls, hedgehogs, deer, and birds. Maybe a fox and squirrel too! I would like to give a shout out to Alpha Graphics, Inc. in Hampden for doing a great job on printing! They were very responsive and helpful over email (since I work too far away to be able to run over to check the test prints). I'll definitely be using them in the future. Here is the mood board I created to get a few ideas going for decorations and favors. Unfortunately, the room itself isn't very lovely. It's in the basement and looks very middle school-science classroom, so decorating is going to be challenging to say the least. How to decorate a classroom without showing up the day before to repaint, clean, and install new lighting? I'm going to have to control myself.
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These cute crab cupcakes are easy to make and lots of fun for beach parties, summer BBQs, or any under the sea theme. A huge hit with the kids!
These silly mermaid crab sandwiches are a super fun mermaid party food that you can make in minutes--or even for a fun mermaid lunch!
Crab Party Favor Bags Set of Six Mini Cotton Crab Party Favor Bags with Adorable Red Crabs! Perfect for - Crab Party Decor Birthday Parties Beach Party Favor Bags Mermaid Party Bags Ocean Party Bags These bags measures 6 x 6 inches and make the perfect party favor bag! Eco Friendly 100% cotton can be reused! Care Instructions – Machine wash using cold water cycle to avoid shrinking. Do not dry in machine dryer, this may cause shrinkage. You may find that the bag looks a little crumpled when it comes out of the washer, so lay it on a flat surface and reshape it with your hands. Make sure to untwist the handles. If there are still wrinkles after the bag has dried, go over it with an iron on medium setting to get it looking as good as new!
Surf's Up by Bloom Designs. I am a sucker for preppy plaid, paired with surfboards...Bloom Designs always styles the most amazing parties for her kiddos!
These creative Summer Cake Pops are perfect birthday or pool party desserts.
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Easy Crab Ham and Cheese Sandwiches for Kids Party. These buttery croissants make the most adorable crustacean for a family dinner or create a tasty party recipe perfect for a beach tablescape.
A friend of mine won a service I offered at our church womens group service auction. I offered up hosting a party- I plan and host it, they *just* had to pay for the goods involved (not my time and energy :) She chose for the theme Under the sea! Seems a bit popular on this blog as of late. I honestly wasn't at all an influence on her choice, surprising?? I was a bit disappointed at first as I wanted to expand my horizons, but 20 seconds later I was really excited to be doing ocean again. I've mentioned this before, and I'll say it again. I LOVE FONDANT!! Could these be any cuter?? The crabs and turtles you've seen before, but I added a friendly whale. Including a birthday whale for the birthday girl. My original idea was to have the lanterns look like bubbles around the room, but things got a big crazy and we ended up hanging them across the room in a line. The party was outside for the most part, so I didn't want to do much on the inside decorations. The table is, however missing the little umbrellas I bought for it. I still have no idea where they disappeared to. Dessert & Favor table I scoured the internet for ideas for this party, and of course it's no surprise that there are A TON of great and creative ideas!! The birthday banner was made with my Silhoutte- my favorite paper craft tool!! How cute is a goldfish bar?? I got lots of ideas from this post, and the goldfish bar was one of them. I wanted to jazz up the obvious choice of using Swedish fish. :) "Sushi" We've been making these for years. I believe I first saw the idea at family fun magazine. However, when I just did a google image search for "fruit roll up sushi", I was blown away with how far it's come since I originally saw the idea. And you think *I* go overboard?? Just go do the search and you'll think I'm a simpleton. I love candy coating marshmallows. SO EASY and so fun. I added blue sprinkles to them. The pixie sticks can be purchased individually at Party City. Lots of candy can- as well as at grocery store candy bins. I love to shop for candy in bulk bins when I'm trying to buy specific colors. Dum Dum lollipops wrapped in purple tissue paper. I "planted" them in a bed of uncooked rice. They stood up perfectly. If I had the time, I would have colored the rice blue. This oh so cute fish cake pop stand was copied inspired by This idea. I used glitter cardstock in aqua colors. I was covered in glitter for a few days after making it. I'm such a sparkly person :) Fish cake pops!! I loved the idea here. I made a few changes. My favorite part was the heart candy confetti used for the mouth. These cakepops were almost scratched from my party plans after a 105 degree heat index day which included 85% + humidity. Not fun conditions for cake pop making. Even my basement wasn't a safe haven for making them. I used starburst for the fins. It was STICKY! Incidently, at the party, the starburst had dried up, and the fish weren't sweating any longer. Starfish chocolate covered Oreos. I used Wilton dark chocolate candy coating. The stars are made from star burst candy. I went through the trouble of making a cute dot pattern on the starfish, but then with the humidity, they kind of stuck inside the plastic. If you decide to make these and will be in any kind of heat, I'd skip those kind of details. (I'm sure you're probably thinking you'd skip most of the details that I put into things by now) The favor part of the table had bubbles Go fish cards which I bought a the Dollar store in a variety three pack (so they ended up only being about $.33 each) Shovels which came with the buckets Fishes And MY FAVORITE PART!! Ocean in a bottle. I used Target's Market Pantry brand flavored water bottles because I liked the size and shape. They are filled with two orange fishes-like the ones on the table cloth in the previous picture water with blue food coloring, and baby oil. I hot glued the lids on The kids played a relay game with fins. Played on a inflatable waterslide and had a bubble machine. Happy Birthday my little fish friend.
Life's a Beach, Enjoy the Waves with these Beach Inspired Party Ideas on Frugal Coupon Living.
Have a whale of a time catering for a small crowd with these cute party nibbles!
When I think of summer, one of the things that comes to mind is a crab boil. Plus, I think it's a great no nonsense way to entertain. My friend and neighbor Ellen just celebrated her big 4-0 and asked me to help in planning her party and to make the cake. When she said she wanted to have a crab boil I was thrilled and I knew exactly what I wanted to make and luckily Ellen was really open to the design so I opted to make the cake look like a bushel of crabs. I ended up making the favors, favor tags, signage and the centerpieces. Ellen came up with a great suggestion of putting out instructions on 'how to crack into a crab' for those who have never cracked into crabs before. I think it was a brilliant idea and I love the way they turned out. 'bushel of crabs' cake with crab sugar cookies 'how to crack into a crab' signs and sunflower centerpieces Ellen found these wooden crab cutouts that we used to label the food with Yummy!! old bay snack mix favors for the adult guests crab bean bags favors for the kids everybody having a blast a few of the Chase Ladies Happy 40th Birthday Ellen!
Under the sea birthday party ideas - with DIY decorations on mermaids, dolphins, seahorses, party food, favors, printables and fun activities!
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Hosting a mermaid party? How about something under the sea? We love these easy to make Mermaid Party Clam Cookies. This food craft is something simple for the kids to even create!
Learn how to make cute and easy beach cupcakes in this step by step tutorials (featuring crab cupcakes and lollipop fish cupcake toppers!)
Use licorice lace and candy eyes to make crab cupcakes for a summer dessert idea.
