A Baking Birthday Party

We had Vela's birthday party on Thursday and did a Baking Party. I made little aprons for each of the girls and they decorated cupcakes to take home. One of the girls got sick the morning of the party and one had a dance class, but these 5 had a lot of fun. 

Nita, Breelyn, Vela, Sarah and Nessa - adorable little bakers!

I had lots of chocolate and white cupcakes and all kids of toppings. 

I was surprised with how much time each girl took on every cupcake.
It was a totally different experience than when Little Hema and some friends decorated cookies.
The boys just tried to put as much junk on as fast as they could. 

I put frosting in squeeze bottles and it worked really well for these girls ages 4-6. 

I had lots of random sprinkles and treats in little bowls and containers.
It was fun to see what they used.

They kept saying this is so fun. I'm glad they liked it.
Right before they came I had a sudden fear that they may hate it and I didn't have a backup plan. 

I had some cute ideas to make little individual cake pedestals for each girl to decorate on and some larger ones for the cupcakes to sit on. It would have made for great pictures. But in the end I couldn't justify the cost and I couldn't see any possible future use for them. But if any of you are interested they are made from clay flower pots, round clay trays and spray paint. 

The little flags I picked up were a total hit!

Blowing out the candles. 

Vela loved every single present she got. 

Each girl went home with her hat, apron and a box full of her decorate cupcakes. 

I think the party was a total success! 

I really loved the way the little aprons I made turned out. I didn't have a pattern, just an idea in my mind of what I wanted them to look like. I hate it when I do that because often it doesn't work out. These however, came together exactly as I pictured. They were really easy to make, just a little time consuming with the gathering of the ruffles. The girls loved the aprons so it was worth it. 

Here's the back view of the aprons. 

It sure is fun having little girls. (Boys of course are fun too - just not as fun to sew stuff for.) I've got lots of other fun little sewing projects planned for the next few weeks so stay tuned!