Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Pioneer Party....Done!

My oldest had a wonderful pioneer party this weekend and I'm so glad we threw one for her. I was glad when it was over and I could put my feet up but she had a great time and all the kids were really great.
I made her a covered wagon cake using paper to form the top. I was completely paranoid that it would not work like I thought it would in my head but I was pleasantly surprised and I did keep telling myself they are only six no one will care. My daughter's covered wagon people from Schleich pulled the whole thing together nicely.
We ended up rolling out cookie dough and cutting out shapes and then while they baked the kids searched for Lincoln logs we had hid in the house so they could build their own log cabin. The game the kids loved the most was our version of marbles where they had their own marble and had to roll it into different places in the cabins that were built for prizes. All in all the three hours went by super fast and most importantly the birthday girl had a blast.Note: You can see the "family tree" my husband painted in the background, more on that tomorrow...

5 comments:

Cathy said...

Awesome cake! What a great mother you are.

Me? A Mom? said...

Brilliant cake idea. Seriously. Brilliant. Love it.

Christina Lowry said...

The cake is fantastic! Love all of it. Can't wait to see that family tree either. :)

Nicole Vangen said...

Wow - what talent the cake looks awesome. I especially love the photo of you daughter - so sweet. Hummm - I want an outfit for my daughter like that!!!

Glad you all had fun.
Nicole

Unknown said...

You are so crafty!! Why didn't I get any of those genes? Awesome cake. Makes me hungry...