Melanie’s Baking Party

This year was Melanie’s year for a friends birthday party.  Our kids get a friends party every other year and a family party the other years.  I actually like this tradition we have!  Melanie invited 8 girls and 7 of them came!  We planned a baking party.  Pinterest gave us this idea!  It was a lot of fun planning and preparing for it.  The girls made their own chef hats when they got here.  They each picked out their own letters and colors of their flowers to put on their hats.  Then they were ready to get to work!  They dipped strawberries in chocolate and they each got to decorate 2 cupcakes.  The girls were in sugar heaven!  They dipped 6 lbs of strawberries!!

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Then we did the cupcake walk.  When the music stopped I drew a number.  The one standing on that number got to pick a prize.  They all walked away with something.  I had nail polish, lotion, body wash, travel hair brushes, sanitizer, body scrub (all $1).  It was a hit!  Then Melanie opened her presents.  She got a scripture bag, beads, money, light up ball when you bounce it, stuffed dog, game, body wash, nail polish and makeup.

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Jenna and Alyssa wanted to blow out a candle on their cupcake that they made also!

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Candace and Brian said…
What a fun idea and cute group of girls!!!
February 10, 2013 at 7:56 PM
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