I learned a lot this bday and figured I did not spend, but $40 on all the decoration/favors for Logan's bday. The biggest tip I have is to shop sales. I went to Party city right after graduation and shopped and shopped. I used a 15% coupon and ended up getting items for less than $1. The biggest steal was the "1" ballons for $0.50. They are the big ones that schools use for graduation. I went to the Dollar Tree for more ballons. Each kid went home with a train whistle which I bought on amazon.
Here are some pictures...
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| Logan and his cake |
Here is Logan's cake and smash cake. I googled train cakes and got this idea. I really liked how it turned out. I think this saved about $30 since I made it myself.
Loved the buttercream icing from Wilton. Here is the link to that recipe.
The instructions for the train in fondant was found here.
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| This was lunch. I had a friend come and help and let me borrow some of her baskets to make it look nice. |
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| More food to share.. |
Here we are with our little boy. He loved the cake! He was not totally happy about icing in the eyes. We had such a fun time with him!
This was a game that I made from boxes that I had. I had bean bags for the kids to throw into each "car". The older kids had fun.
We had a great day overall.
Happy 1st Birthday Logan!
