Cupcake Birthday Party
How to have a cupcake theme party for your little cupcake
So you're planning a party for your little cupcake? With all the cupcake boutiques
popping up everywhere, it's no wonder that a cupcake theme party is the newest
rage. This tasty party is the icing on the cake!
You'll find it's a sweet and simple birthday to host whether it's a first birthday, a sweet
sixteen party, or something in between. What kid doesn't like cupcakes? Not many! A
cupcake theme party for kids is all about the frosting. What could be easier? You bake
the cupcakes and let the kids decorate.
Here's how to have a memorable cupcake themed birthday:
Cupcake party invitation and thank you card ideas
Cupcake Inspired Foods to Serve at Your Party
Of course cupcakes are on the menu, and here are more cupcake inspired snacks and
lunch ideas to serve at the party:
Favors for a cupcake party
Decorating cupcakes is the main activity of a cupcake party, and possibilities are
infinite. Don't let the kids steal the show! You can unveil your fun cupcake tower or
huge cupcake for the party, then allow the kids to make their own cupcakes
masterpieces to enjoy later. Here's how to allow kids the fun of decorating the
cupcakes.
Cupcake Party Games and Activities
Really, a cupcake party is all about the cupcakes -- baking them, decorating them,
feasting on them. In celebration of cupcakes, here are some activities you might plan
for your party:
Resources for a Cupcake Party
Real Cupcake Parties
Hey, cupcake! Think you're the only one who has ever had a cupcake theme party?
Think again. Here are some real cupcake birthday parties:
It's your turn to throw a cupcake party theme
The great thing about having cupcake party is that all the cupcake themed items you
buy will be useful for other birthday parties you throw in later years.
Tell us about your real cupcake party and share party ideas by visiting us on Twitter.
We'd love your ideas on decorations for cupcake themed party
How to have a cupcake theme party for your little cupcake
So you're planning a party for your little cupcake? With all the cupcake boutiques
popping up everywhere, it's no wonder that a cupcake theme party is the newest
rage. This tasty party is the icing on the cake!
You'll find it's a sweet and simple birthday to host whether it's a first birthday, a sweet
sixteen party, or something in between. What kid doesn't like cupcakes? Not many! A
cupcake theme party for kids is all about the frosting. What could be easier? You bake
the cupcakes and let the kids decorate.
Here's how to have a memorable cupcake themed birthday:
- Cupcake cake walk. Use a cupcake kitchen timer to play games, including a
cupcake cake walk. Set the timer and have kids walk the cupcake promenade
until the timer dings.
- Showcase your cupcakes. You'll need some cupcake stands for this party, like the
gorgeous shabby chic cupcake stand upper right. Made of iron and with a classic
Parisian look, you'll be proud to display cupcakes for years to come. See our
other cupcake towers for the party.
- Turn your table setting into a cupcake! Instead of confetti, use edible cupcake
sprinkles on your tables. Put snacks into cupcake baking cups.
- Everything's coming up cupcakes. Discover the cupcake party decorating video
that shows you how to make a flower cupcake and cupcake crafts for your party
activities. Your flowers will look tasty enough to eat!
- Sew cute! Make cupcakes from felt in just a few easy steps. Add a few felt
cupcakes to your tablesetting or put them together for keepsake favors. Stuff
them with lavender and they're great for the clothes drawers.
- Start looking online, cupcake! You'll find an array of handmade cupcake items on
ETSY. The birthday girl can make a grand entrance in the sweet as can be
cupcake fairy costume, right, available on Amazon. You'll find the cutouts,
pictured left, also on Amazon, as well as cupcake balloons and more.
Cupcake party invitation and thank you card ideas
- Make it easy on your little cupcake in giving thanks. There's nothing easier than
the fill in the blank style of the cupcake thank you cards, pictured right, by
Invitation Jane. They'd be easy to enough to make yourself on a computer with
stickers, but make it easy on yourself, cupcake, and order them.
- Stick to it. Do yourself a favor and order the custom cupcake stickers also from
Invitation Jane. You'll get 48 stickers for $21, which is plenty for the invitations
and favor tags.
- Print your own cupcake note cards and envelopes. This free cupcake design idea
is from allthingscupcake.com.
Cupcake Inspired Foods to Serve at Your Party
Of course cupcakes are on the menu, and here are more cupcake inspired snacks and
lunch ideas to serve at the party:
- Shepherd's Cupcake? Meatloaf topped with pink mashed potatoes in a cupcake
baking dish make this a recipe for success with kids. Family Fun brings you this
Sheperd's pie inspired treat.
- Make a faux hamburger. Since the party is all about cupcakes, mix things up a bit
and create hamburger cupcakes. Serve them with French fry cookies.
- Get kooky, cookie. Bake cupcake shaped biscuits with a cupcake cookie cutter. Of
course, these fun cookie cutters are also fun for cookies, and even hamburgers!
They'll get a kick out of cupcake shaped hamburgers you frost with ketchup.
- Be a Hostess with the most-est. Have some fun with the iconic Hostess cupcake
design:
- Rachel Ray's Marshmallow cupcakes look like the Hostess Cupcakes. Bake a few
as part of your overall presentation and see if the kids can tell the real thing
from your version. (Don't be upset if the little ones don't have a distinguishing
palette.) - Bake a giant Hostess cupcake. Since everyone will be making cupcakes as part
of the party fun, why not serve them cake instead? What better way than with a
huge cupcake. - Dip chocolate sandwich cookies in chocolate and decorate with swirls.
- Give hamburgers a bit of Hostess flair with mayonnaise swirls. Fill one of your
cupcake decorating bags and tips with mayo to make the famous swirls. - Make your invitation to the party out of chocolate colored paper, then use white
glue and glitter to achieve the effect. Here's a Hostess Cupcake card made with
a fancy embossing powder. - Get creative! Look for Hostess Cupcake Soap on ETSY. Yum!
Favors for a cupcake party
Decorating cupcakes is the main activity of a cupcake party, and possibilities are
infinite. Don't let the kids steal the show! You can unveil your fun cupcake tower or
huge cupcake for the party, then allow the kids to make their own cupcakes
masterpieces to enjoy later. Here's how to allow kids the fun of decorating the
cupcakes.
- Cupcakes: Set out a variety of baked cupcakes without frosting, including
chocolate, vanilla, and a confetti mix (vanilla cupcake baked with sprinkles). This
will be much easier for your party, but you may make an activity of collectively
baking a batch of cupcakes so that the aromas fill the air and the kids get a
cooking lesson. Besides, what kid doesn't like to lick the bowl.
- Frosting: provide chocolate and vanilla frosting options, or stick to one frosting
options, but provide with colors. Help kids scoop their frosting of choice.
- Gels: Set out a few cake decorating gels. Kids will have fun embellishing with
gooey drips and swirls as well as personalizing their creations.
- Sprinkles and toppings: Set out bowls of pastel colored candies, which provide a
feminine touch. You'll find a variety of candy confetti, jimmies and non-pareils,
gummy bears, colorful mini-marshmallows, M&Ms and Reeces Pieces or other
colorful candies. Gum drops make effective flowers and flower petals for your
cupcakes. Help kids flatten gumdrops with a rolling pin, then roll them up or use
a knife to shape petals from the green ones.
- Extras: Provide an unexpected treasure for the finishing touch. You'll find a
variety of cupcake ring toppers, such as flowers, jewels and gems.
- Boxes: Nestle their creations in pretty cupcake boxes by Wilton to make treats
portable.
Cupcake Party Games and Activities
Really, a cupcake party is all about the cupcakes -- baking them, decorating them,
feasting on them. In celebration of cupcakes, here are some activities you might plan
for your party:
- Almost good enough to eat! The littlest kids at the party will love to make pretend
cupcakes out of Play-Doh or fondant. Allow the kids to use real sprinkles,
cupcake liners, and perhaps even a cupcake topper or ring.
- See our Chef's Party ideas and Play Doh Party ideas for details.
- All that and a cherry on top. Play pin the candle on the cupcake or pin the cherry
on the cupcake. How easy is that? Just draw a cupcake and cut out candles or
cherries with party goers names on them.
- Cupcake soap making. Have the kids make super-sweet, cupcake shaped soaps.
This specially formulated skin-safe soap base requires no mixing or melting. Just
shape and decorate! Makes three.
Resources for a Cupcake Party
- Peek a colorful cupcake party to gain inspiration for your own party on a table
setting of tulle, rolling pins, whisks and stacked bowls.
- Bakerella credit's Martha Stewart with her Cupcake pops, butt he blogger from
Georgia really has nice instructions to see how to make these fun cupcake treats
on a stick.
- Check out this menu of crazy cupcakes.
- You'll get loads of ideas for a cupcake party, plus free printable cupcake tags
from Bake It Pretty.
Real Cupcake Parties
Hey, cupcake! Think you're the only one who has ever had a cupcake theme party?
Think again. Here are some real cupcake birthday parties:
- Cupcake Par-Tea. This Cupcake party was all about delicious cupcakes served at
a proper tea. This party was for adults, but the ideas are sweet for kids too.
Take a close look at the cupcake lanterns made with cupcake baking cups and
Chinese style lanterns. Thinking of having a cupcake tea party, then be sure to
see our tea party ideas.
- Cupcake bakery. This cupcake birthday party uses the birthday girl's favorite toy:
a sweet pink wooden kitchen set as a backdrop to display the party essentials.
Visit this cupcake bakery party and get ideas like, "cupcake in a jar" and learn
where to get the cupcake party printables.
- A ONE-derful cupcake party. See our little cupcake Kate's first birthday for the little
posh princesses birthday attire: a decadent cupcake T-shirt tutu.
It's your turn to throw a cupcake party theme
The great thing about having cupcake party is that all the cupcake themed items you
buy will be useful for other birthday parties you throw in later years.
Tell us about your real cupcake party and share party ideas by visiting us on Twitter.
We'd love your ideas on decorations for cupcake themed party
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