Guys. I tried to play it cool this year for Teddy’s 2nd birthday. Last year I tried to play it cool too with his doggy themed 1st birthday party – but you know how it goes when you’re trying to play it cool – inside you’re SO FRIGGING EXCITED and dying to plan the cutest party ever.
So I’d been asking Teddy what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday party for months. For a not quite 2 year old, he was pretty perceptive to what birthday parties were all about – with five older cousins and lots of pals, there are birthday parties aplenty in our world – and shiny candle-lit birthday cakes make appearances in many of our daily children’s book reads together! At first I was trying to convince/reverse-psychology him into choosing a Pingu cake, because I thought that would be a really cute party theme – but he wasn’t buying it. “Blue bear bear cake!” he would say, giggling at me. I would say, “do you mean… PINGUUUU cake?” and he would say “Nooooo … blue bear bear!” NO idea who, when, what or where the blue bear bear came from but he was pretty adamant!
Blue bear bear cake it was! It was also a pizza and ice cream party, which are two of his fave foods – he also loves to play “pizza stand” where he stands behind his little kitchen set and says “mama order peezza!”The kid loves commerce. So I made a little mini garland out of craft paper featuring the party triple threat – pizza, bear and ice cream! I love how the garland turned out – and it will now hang up in his bedroom as a cute party memento.
Blue bear cake was rainbow confetti sprinkles vanilla cake layers with light blue tinted vanilla buttercream!
To go along with the party idea, and to delight Teddy’s love of commerce and “selling” pizza and ice cream, the sweet hubs made him this super rad DIY ice cream stand! Cheap wood and an old drawing board of mine became the stand, and two vintage striped aprons came together as the awning. I made the Teddy’s Treats sign out of craft paper and letter stickers! CUTE! He loved it!
My little guy waiting patiently for cake time! He also wore an ice cream cone t-shirt – one of our faves by Whistle and Flute!
The big moment!!
His party was a special one – seeing how thrilled he was when those birthday candles were lit, and his eyes huge with excitement when his family and friends sang him Happy Birthday – I loved every second. He blew his candles out with gusto to a round of applause and high fives. My heart is full, blue bear cake was a hit and this casual times party mama is zonked! Happy happy 2nd birthday to my sweet little boy – I love you SO much!
What about you – do you go WILD TIMES on your kid’s or your own birthday parties, or do you try to keep it minimal? Leave me a link of a birthday party you’ve thrown – I love that stuff! xo Lyndsay
Michelle @ MakeMeCake.Me
While I love it lots, it looks like Teddy loves this cake most of all!! So sweet! Also, I literally sketched out a bear cake last night to celebrate my babe’s 1st birthday. Her nickname is Darebear, so it had to be a bear cake. Can’t wait for you to see it on my blog :) Bear cake buddies, lol.
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
Bears are real hot right now, our kiddos are clearly onto something, haha! Happy birthday to your little Darebear!!
Nancy @ gottagetbaked
Man, there is too much cuteness in this post, Lyndsay! Happy 2nd birthday to your lil dude. Teddy is absolutely adorable and you threw him one heck of an awesome birthday party. I’m always blown away by how crafty and artsy people are – that ice cream stand rocks! I love that you tried to brainwash him into a pingu theme and he totally shut you down ;)
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
Aw thank you Nancy! Your comments always make me smile.xo
movita beaucoup
One day, I will fly you to Halifax, and you will bake me a birthday cake. Right? Good.
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
Haha I would love that! I’ve been to Halifax only once but I thought it was a great place! Xo
Anne @ Sugar Baby Bakes
Gorgeous cake, Lyndsay, and a very happy birthday to Teddy!!!
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
You are sweet, Anne – thank you! ^__^
Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com
That cake! This party! Your son! Everything is just too, too cute. And his smile as he’s sitting in front of the cake–priceless!
I am a party over-planner of the highest order, but I am really trying to change. Last year I tried to scale it back but still did too much, and then he ended up having an ear infection and not even enjoying the party! I felt badly for him and was so bummed. So I swore I wouldn’t go crazy for any more parties! Here are the first two I did for him–
Very Hungry Caterpillar (first birthday):
http://www.sugarhero.com/very-hungry-caterpillar-party-ideas/
Where the Wild Things Are (second birthday):
http://www.sugarhero.com/wild-things-birthday-party-ideas/
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
woohoo! love it all, elizabeth! you are the PARTY MASTER! it’s so hard to not want to go all out, isn’t it!??
Amanda
How cute is this! I had a blue bear growing up, this is so sweet.
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
hehe aw thanks amanda! blue bear twins with teddy! :)
Kate @ ¡Hola! Jalapeño
I don’t know what is cuter, that cake or Teddy….okay it’s totally Teddy, but that cake is up there. :)
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
haha, thanks so much kate! (i agree, teddy! hehe!)
Sandra
I had made this cake the vanilla cake blue as well to model after a teddy bear my boyfriend has have forever. It turned out amazing.
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
Sandra, I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks for letting me know :)