Tag: Disney-Inspired Party Planning

Wreck-It Ralph Inspired Vanellope Cupcakes

Vanellope cupcakes

Last weekend, I asked the Mouse Ears Mom Facebook Friends what Disney character they would like to see me attempt to make as a character-inspired cupcake.  The requests were fantastic.  One request was a “Wreck-It Ralph” inspired cupcake.  Vanellope Von Schwetz, the adorable star character of the game Candy Crush in the film “Wreck-It Ralph”, has the perfect candy sprinkled hair. I just had to give it a try.

If you’ve follow my blog, then you know that my skill level for decorating cupcakes is that of a first grader.  However, it doesn’t stop me from having fun and if my kids recognize what I’m doing, then I feel I have a winner.  This cupcake isn’t one of my best, but Gavin instantly recognized it as Vanellope’s hair, so that’s why I’m sharing it today. Here’s a closer look at her hair and how I made the cupcake.

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To create her licorice hair tie I used a strand of Twizzler Pull and Peel candy.

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After icing the top of the cupcake black I added the licorice tie and then filled it in with black icing.

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I used a star tip for the wave in the hair and sprinkled it with miniature M&M pieces and ice cream sprinkles.  That’s it!

As you can see, the cupcake is simple to make and I think it’s a perfect fit for a “Wreck-It Ralph” party.  If you’re looking for a fun cupcake to make for a Disney Infinity themed birthday party, I think Vanellope would be a great fit too!  Seriously, how can you go wrong with sprinkles?

If you’re looking for other Disney Infinity birthday party ideas.  Here’s a link to a simple party decor idea!

Disney Infinity Party Planning

Have a Magical Day!

From the Kitchen of The Swedish Chef {DIY Free Printable}

The Swedish Chef favor tagsThe birthday weekend is finally here!

My son, Gavin’s birthday party is tomorrow.  Today I’ll spend the day preparing for his big day. Last night I put together these little tags for the candy favors that will go inside the Muppet tote bags his guests will be receiving.  One of Gavin’s favorite candies is Swedish Fish (yum).  I have to admit, he gets his sweet tooth from his Mommy.  Anyways, I thought I would be perfect if these special fishes came from The Swedish Chef.  He is Swedish, you know.

The little bags came out cute and I’d love to give each and every one of you a bag, in honor of Gavin’s 7th birthday.  However, the shipping fees would kill my bank account, so I thought I’d share the file for the tags instead.  I think the tags would be a perfect accessory for “Muppets Most Wanted” movie night treat or if you plan on throwing a Muppets themed party too!  I found the image of The Swedish Chef on Wikipedia and it’s most likely a copyrighted image.  These little tags are not for sale and are only being used for my son’s party.  Having said that, here’s the PDF file for your personal use:

 The Swedish Chef

Here’s how to put the tags together.

 Print the page out on a piece of 8 1/2″ x 11″ white card stock.

The PDF file has two rows, one with The Swedish Chef’s images and the other with the “FROM THE KITCHEN OF THE SWEDISH CHEF” text.  Cut both the Chef’s image and the text out in a square that measures 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ .

Glue the two sides together back to back or what I did was insert a 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″  piece of a brown or blue card stock between the top and bottom and then I glued it all together.

Hole punch it, add the string and your ready to go.

Now for me to get back to the kitchen. Have a great weekend!  “BORK BORK BORK!”

The Swedish Chef snack bag tags

Animal! Muppet Cupcake Tutorial

animal cupcakeDoes your family have a pick for Favorite Muppet?

In our house, Animal is one of our top five favorite Muppets.  Today I gave it my best attempt to make an Animal-Inspired cupcake.  If you like how he turned out and would like to make Animal cupcakes for your kids, here’s a quick tutorial!

Muppet cupcake 003Gather the following supplies:  Candy eyes, Tic-Tacs, Juju coins, red & orange icing, and cupcakes.

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Muppet cupcake 031Using a Star decorator tip, pipe Animal’s orange and red fur icing.  Last, but not least, add his black eyebrows.  It’s that simple!

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Which Muppet is your family’s favorite?  I’m working on a few other Muppets-Inspired ideas to share with you shortly.  So far, I’ve shared with you Kermit and Animal Inspired ideas.  Look for my family’s other three favorite Muppets to show up on the blog in upcoming posts.

This Friday I’m thrilled to be participating in the Favorite Food Friday blog hop hosted by Day by Day Disney.  If you love Disney food, hop over to Day by Day Disney to check out more fun Disney food. He’s featuring the “Grey Stuff” cupcake today!  Check it out at

http://disneydaybyday.com/favorite-food-friday-grey-stuff-cupcake/

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Lego Treat Pops

Lego Treat PopsDo your kids love Legos?

This past weekend I hosted a fun Disney Lego Duplo play date for 19 little Mousketeers and their parents.  It’s hard to say which Disney character themed Lego Duplo set was the favorite.  However, it’s easy for me to tell you what party treat was the favorite.  These colorful and sweet Lego themed pops disappeared from the snack table before the first hour was over!  If you’d like to throw your own Disney Lego play date, these treats couldn’t possibly be easier to make.

Rice KrispiesWalking through the grocery store the night before party I found Kellogg’s  snack size Rice Krispies Treats.  Since I was short on time and wanted to make a “Lego- Inspired” treat, they worked perfectly.  I purchased three boxes, a tub of white icing and a large package of M & M’s candies.  These treats were completed in record time and I’m pretty sure they were eaten in record time too. Simply complete steps 1,2 & 3 and you’re done!

  1. Unwrap the treats and insert a cookie pop stick in the bottom.
  2. Use food coloring to create several different colors and ice your bricks.
  3. Add six color coordinating M & M candies to each brick.

Lego Party 022Have you had the opportunity to see or play with Lego Duplo’s new building brick line which are themed Disney?  Tomorrow on the blog I’ll be sharing my review of Lego Duplo’s Jake and the Never Land Pirates line and Disney Planes.

Also, stop back for a giveaway announcement.  Let’s just say that today I went shopping!

If you missed yesterday’s post about our special Disney Lego themed party, you can find it here.

  http://www.mouseearsmom.com/2013/11/18/disney-lego-duplo-party/

 

Classmate Halloween Gift Idea

Mike bagMonsters University Favorite, Mike Wazowski makes a perfect Monstrous goody bag.Roba's 2013 092Put these little goodies in the Mike bag and little monsters will be screaming happy.

This year for my son’s 1st grade classmates,  I wanted to make a Halloween treat that wasn’t super scary, could be for a girl or a boy and it had to be easy to make since there are 19 little “Monsters” in his class.  I made this little treat bag in less than 10 minutes and the goodies were staring at me with one big eye.

If you’d like to make your child’s classmates this one-eyed monster bag, here’s what you’ll need: white, black and blue scrapbook paper, a 3″ hole punch, a 1″ hole punch, a dime, glue stick, everyday hole puncher, twine, scissors, and lime green paper sacks.  I found these treat bags at Michael’s Craft Store.  They were only $3 for a bag of 12. The bag dimensions are 4.7″ x 2.8″ x 8.9″. Mike Goody Bag Supplies

Start the project by using hole punches.

You will need a 3″ punch in white and a 1″ punch in blue.  I didn’t have the right size hole punch for the black of his eye. I used a dime as a template. Trace the dime on the black paper and cut it out.

Mike's EyeThen glue Mike’s eye together.

EyeGlue the eye to the middle of the bag.

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Fold back the top of the bag.

Goody Bag FoldHole punch the corners of the top through the fold.

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Open your bag up and fill it with Monster treats.

I chose to stay true to my one-eyed friend and purchased Monster University Juicy Juice Apple Juice Boxes and Monsters University themed Kellogg’s Fruit Snacks.  In one part of the Monsters University movie the monsters were afraid of spiky balls.  I found these mini spiky balls at Target.  They come six in a pack for $1.  The matching pencil in Mike’s lime green color was also from Target’s Halloween section, $3 for a pack of 24.

After adding all your treats, the final step is to tie each side with the twine.  I knotted each side on the back and cut the ends short.

I hope my son’s 1st grade class of little Monsters enjoy!