My little girl turned 5 on the weekend and what a momentous occasion it was! We just can’t believe how these first five years of her life have just flown by in what seems like a twinkling of an eye. I still remember her with eyes wide open, taking in the big wide world as she lay on the scales as the midwife weighed her for the first time. And the howling, from her not-so-little lungs, that came echoing down the hospital corridors and resulted in many sympathetic nods and looks from other understanding mothers. But enough reminiscing for now…
I’ve been busy these last few weeks organising and putting the final touches to her party. As a big fan of cooking shows, my daughter wanted a cooking party. So I set about working a doable cooking activity for the fifteen or so of her friends. We ended up decorating cupcakes and it was a hit with the kids.
After a quick piping demonstration, the kids set about piping their cupcakes and then adding lots of other decorations to their creation. They then decorated a cake box for them to carry their creations home.
I was after a simple, clean and stylish look and was extremely happy with the results. These gorgeous photos are courtesy of the talented Tracy from Eclektic Photography + Design and a few of the sweets were from the delightful ladies at Paddington Lane Handmade Biscuits. Once again, the cake was a highlight, designed by Sharon Wee and based on the invitation which was custom created as part of The Invitation Range by The Party Studio.
Wow! What a stunning spread! It was a pleasure being part of your team and the marshmallows look fabbo. LOL Katie @ Paddington Lane
What a lovely party and I heart all the details! My kids love decorating cupcakes but we haven’t graduated to piping yet
I would love to share on my blog.
Thanks Dawn! You’re more than welcome to share on your blog. I must admit, the piping was a bit of a challenge, especially for the younger ones, but the sprinkles and decorations really helped with the final look. I’ll have pictures of the kid’s cupcakes in an upcoming post.
I love your features. I have added a little feature on my shoppegirl blog.
Thanks for the feature Vicki!
I love this theme, it’s so cute! I would love a party like this for myself!
I love this chic look for a cooking party! Well done! I would love to share these images with my readers. The invitation with the mini spoon is adorable!
Andrika
Nursery Notations
This is the best party I have ever stumbled across. Great job!
How adorable is this! I love every little detail!!!
Everithing looks great, congrats
Is it ok to share the amazing party with my readers? This party is absolute perfection!! So darling!
Rebecca
Fresh Chick Design Studio
Thanks Rebecca! You’re most welcome to share with your readers.
Wow Pauline this is gorgeous! I adore your style… just devine. (I have blogged about it – I hope thats okay?)
I need to stock up on supplies for my daughters birthday soon so will come for a shop!
Take care, Angie
Sorry for such a late reply! Absolutely ok to share, of course. BTW, I couldn’t seem to find your blog.
Pauline x
party looked great. Love the decorations and colors. Where did you find all of the aprons and chef hats? we are going to be doing a cooking party and having a hard time finding them for a decent price.
Hi Angie
If you are in Australia, I purchased the aprons and chef hats from Peters of Kensington. They are disposable ones but the colours were just perfect. You may also be able to find them at some hospitality stores.
Good luck!
Pauline
great party! i am having a baking party for my daughter and was wondering where you found the mini wooden spoons!
Beth, the mini wooden spoons are actually mustard/salt spoons that I found in a homeware store.
What a fantastic theme, and such bright and cheery colors! Well done:)