My kids all have their birthdays within the same 10 days, at the end of April/beginning of May. I'm usually sweating my way through 3 birthday party weekends, and in a sugar coma at the end of it all. This year, my sweet Thomas turned 9 and asked for a party in the summer so he could play outside with his friends.
"Outside" and "later" were the 2 most beautiful words I had ever heard.
We usually do properly themed parties, but Thomas said he just wanted the party to be "all about me."
So I ran with it.
I printed up an 18x24 inch poster (on engineering print paper, it costed just a few dollars at Staples,) mounted it to a foam core board and framed it out with electrical tape. That poster, and a roll of striped wrapping paper was all I needed for a striking backdrop.
The rest of the photos are just close-ups of the desserts, haha. Every treat started with the letter T, to carry our little theme.
These peanut butter balls had graham crackers in them for a bit of crunch. They were delicious! You can make them for yourself: click!
I was so excited to have an excuse to buy a trifle bowl! I love all the pretty layers. We did a lemon pudding with angel food cake and blueberries. I am still sneaking bites from the fridge, it is so good.
These little tartlets looked so elegant!
Vanilla cupcakes, injected with caramel sauce and a chocolate frosting to top it off = twix cupcakes. There were none left over.
My favorite dessert hands down were these s'mores cookies. Honestly, so chewy and yummy and you'll want the recipe: click! I don't have a kitchen torch, so I turned on the broiler at the end of the cooking time to toast those marshmallows.
I hope you liked this simple party spread! It was so fun and easy to put together, and Thomas felt like a star.
♥.
"Outside" and "later" were the 2 most beautiful words I had ever heard.
We usually do properly themed parties, but Thomas said he just wanted the party to be "all about me."
So I ran with it.
I printed up an 18x24 inch poster (on engineering print paper, it costed just a few dollars at Staples,) mounted it to a foam core board and framed it out with electrical tape. That poster, and a roll of striped wrapping paper was all I needed for a striking backdrop.
The rest of the photos are just close-ups of the desserts, haha. Every treat started with the letter T, to carry our little theme.
These peanut butter balls had graham crackers in them for a bit of crunch. They were delicious! You can make them for yourself: click!
I was so excited to have an excuse to buy a trifle bowl! I love all the pretty layers. We did a lemon pudding with angel food cake and blueberries. I am still sneaking bites from the fridge, it is so good.
These little tartlets looked so elegant!
Vanilla cupcakes, injected with caramel sauce and a chocolate frosting to top it off = twix cupcakes. There were none left over.
My favorite dessert hands down were these s'mores cookies. Honestly, so chewy and yummy and you'll want the recipe: click! I don't have a kitchen torch, so I turned on the broiler at the end of the cooking time to toast those marshmallows.
I hope you liked this simple party spread! It was so fun and easy to put together, and Thomas felt like a star.
♥.
