What a weekend! It’s hard to believe, but our oldest turned eight! Baking is not my thing, but I needed a gluten free cake and had the mix on hand, so I thought I’d give it a shot this year. I used his love for baseball as the starting point for the cake decorating… just added some icing sugar and m&m’s! And, do you notice that the two balls are touching so that it creates a subtle 8 shape?!! Yeah, maybe it’s not super obvious, but I love that it’s there.
The take home gifts this year were water guns, because we’ve had such great weather this September! I handed one out to everyone as they walked in the door, and then sent them to the backyard for “target practice”, which consisted of two saw horses and a 2×4 lined with empty containers. This was a HUGE hit! If you’re looking for game ideas for older boys, I highly recommend this!
I hope you had a good weekend too! What did you get up to?
7 comments :
heather @ grillfusion.me September 24, 2012 6:47PM
Oh good I am glad the birthday party was a hit! And very creative with the cake:)
Sara K {SaigeWisdom} September 24, 2012 8:56PM
I wanna try 2×4 target practice! I’m definitely keeping this in mind for any boy’s birthday party big or small – maybe for Trev’s 35th 😉
Cate @ lifecomesround September 25, 2012 1:47AM
Very nice!
Sheila @ sZInteriors September 25, 2012 4:50AM
I’m definitely not a cake baker! Love your dual baseballs 🙂 Great artistry and looks yummy!
Amy @ PaintWineRepeat September 25, 2012 1:08PM
That’s an awesome idea! My nephew had a water gun party last year for his 8th! Everyone brought their own water gun and they walked over to the school to have a big fight! They loved it 🙂
meesh@idreamofchairs September 25, 2012 2:47PM
Oh fun!!! I love the cake…so creative!
Danielle Hardy October 1, 2012 6:23PM
Aw looks like you had a fun time! Your cake looks like it turned out great 🙂 Oh and thanks for the recommendation..i feel like it will come very handy in the near future!