Archive for the ‘Birthday Cakes’ Category

By Mike Hamilton

The first birthday is in a lot of ways the most difficult milestone birthday to shop for in regards to a gift. The recipient can’t tell us what they want. The parents shrug and if they say anything at all it will be “oh, just clothes will be fine”. True, clothes would be appropriate and acceptable, but if that would be the gift you wanted to give you would have no need to read this article.

However, if you like going for something with a little style; if you like the look everyone gives when you hit a homerun in gift giving. This may be may be one that gets some oohs and aahs for you.

If you have ever been involved in making a time capsule, the concept of this gift will not be new to you. First thing you will need is a gift basket of sorts. This can be a plastic or rubber storage tub with a cover or a real gift basket. You will need some type of clear sealable bags. You can also just use a gift bag if you want and the parents can figure out how to best store the items but if you want it to last till the child is an adult you may want to figure out some type of storage system in advance.

The first item you will probably want to put in there is a newspaper from the day they were born. This should not be too difficult if you go to your local newspaper office. If you have thought far enough ahead and you want to you can start a year ahead of time, on the day of birth.

You could record the local news, weather and sports on the day of birth and burn it to a DVD or just a VHS tape. Of course the problem here is longevity, because you want the media to last the child into adulthood.

A magazine or two along the lines of Time or Newsweek is a great addition. You may like to throw in some of the pop culture magazines as well. TV Guide, Rolling Stone, People and US are great choices. Sports Illustrated and Women’s World are good ideas too.

You can record one network’s primetime lineup on the day of birth, so that when the child gets older they can see what was popular they were born.

The digital revolution has given us another way to give something from day of the child’s birth. Walmart and several other websites offer downloads of individual songs. You can make a custom CD of the top 5 or 10 songs that week.

The best thing about this gift is that you can spend as much or as little as you want and it can be extremely fun to put together. Pictures of everything the child may wonder about from the day are inexpensive additions.

There are dozens more items you can come up with for this special day. The main thing is to build a time capsule of memories and have fun.

There are more birthday resources available at unique birthday gifts.

About the Author: The Author, Mike Hamilton, invites you to visit his website for more unique birthday gift ideas.

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What Are the Things to Consider Before Decorating the Cake For a Themed Birthday Party

By Raymond Plona

Parents nowadays listens too much to their children. Thus, their children will become too demanding. However, if you decide to let them choose their own party theme cake decorations, that won’t be the case. On the other hand, you should let your child be involved during the preparation stage so they will appreciate their party more.

In case you think this sounds like a lot of effort, this is not so either, because what you really need is imagination. The following list serves as a breakdown of the process that you will probably go through:

1. What will the theme be?

2. Estimate the number of guests so that you know how big the cake should be.

3. Are you going to buy the cake or bake it yourself?

4. Decide on the party theme cake decorations to have; either use what you have or buy them.

5. Choose some birthday party candles to light up this event.

Are you getting all worried on the theme to select? Actually, this should be the easiest part; simply consult your child. If it does not sound right or doable for you, your child probably has some more in their imagination to share with you, if only you ask. That is the great thing about children; they are never short of ideas.

Knowing the theme alone is not enough. You should know how many people you are inviting to the party. This will determine the size of your cake and you can therefore plan your design. Bigger cakes seem flexible; however, planning is still important. A great cake doesn’t look bare or messy. Great party theme along with a fantastic cake, wouldn’t you want to invite more people to the party.

You can bake the cake if baking is your thing. You have the upper hand when doing it yourself but if you are not a baker yourself, you can still be thankful for a baker. Whatever it is, you should browse through and see whether you can get any ideas for your cake. Your cake should be suitable to the theme of the party.

Decorating for the cake is the best part. You can fool around as much as you can. You can use your own material for decoration or purchase them. Its up to you whether you want the décors to be foodstuffs or not.

For example, you can bake some cookies molded into stars and circles that say this is a theme of outer space. Perhaps a snowman made of cotton candy for a Christmas related theme. For the eyes and nose, it is just as easy to squeeze some edible colored cream to form these features. In fact, there is a lot that this cream can do. The same can be said for cookies, as long as you can find the molds desired. A few little toys can jazz up your creation too, and you may already have these at home.

Last but not least, don’t forget to get birthday party candles too. Speaking of candles, there are quite a few choices to have. The most common ones are the little candles that you put into the cake to signify the person’s age. Another kind of birthday party candles are the ones that play the birthday tune when lit up. This can take quite a simple form of a candle or a more animated one, such as the one which petals actually opens up one by one when it is lit.

About the Author: With years of experience under his belt, Raymond Plona is a natural when it comes to planning a party using birthday party supplies. His store provides plenty of merchandise to suit all needs such as children’s educational toys, clearance party supplies, Hawaiian Luau party supplies, summer party supplies and many more.

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