See how to put together an easy DIY Hello Kitty Birthday party your kids will love!
When it was time to decide what kind of cake to make for The Short One’s second birthday, I chose Hello Kitty. As you know, I am a mom of two boys. It’s possible that we could have a third child, and it’s possible that child could be a girl. It’s also possible that this was my last chance to throw a Hello Kitty party without the kids saying it’s too girly.
I’ve mentioned before that I’m not great at cake decorating. Making a character cake was a bit daunting, but I was ready for a challenge. I found a tutorial at The Mucky Macbook and decided to give it a try. I’m hesitant to even tell you to go look at her cake because it is so amazingly good and mine is, well, it’s OK.
Since the decorating was going to be enough of a challenge, I didn’t want to get experimental with the cake. I used my One-Bowl Devil’s Food Cake again, and I tried out a new frosting recipe from The Little Kitchen. I really liked the frosting because it was fluffy and not too sweet, but I don’t know if I would make it again just because instant pudding and Cool Whip aren’t the most wholesome ingredients.
I put together pretty basic favor bags, and I want to share one inexpensive party favor idea with you. I bought four boxes of fancy neon and metallic crayons and printed two Hello Kitty coloring sheets for each bag. Then, I wrapped four crayons with a rubber band and attached them to the rolled up coloring sheets. This would be cuter tied with ribbon, but I was in a rush! I loved giving themed party favors that only cost about a quarter each. I also threw in Hello Kitty stickers, a bouncy ball, and a granola bar.
The party was in the morning, so I served breakfast casseroles and fruit. I made my Breakfast for Dinner Casserole and Make-Ahead Pumpkin French Toast Casserole from Very Culinary. Both casseroles turned out great, but I completely failed as a blogger and forgot to take pictures because I was busy with other party stuff. For shame.
I even forgot to take many pictures of my child enjoying his little party. I only got this one after the festivities. Happy Birthday, Little One!
Alice in EW{The Owl's Skull} says
Featuring your post this week at The Owl’s Skull:). Stop by:). http://theowlskull.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-wonderland-hop-7.html Come link up your new favorites! Much love, Alice
The Weary Chef says
Thank you, Alice! How exciting! I feel like a celebrity except I’m eating dinner at the coffee table and haven’t showered in 36 hours. Maybe that’s how Angelina rolls too.
Rachel says
Hi – love what you have done with the cake. I especially like the blue base. Glad my tutorial was helpful. It was one of those things where I was winging my way through making it and decided to take some photographs of each step. Then if it worked out I thought I’d do a little tutorial. Now it’s my most popular post! Who knew there were so many Hello Kitty fans?
Happy Birthday to your little one. I lok forward to having a browse of your site.
Rachel :)
The Weary Chef says
You are too kind, Rachel! I am not surprised that your post is so popular. Your cake is fantastic, and the tutorial is very helpful. When I made this cake, I started snapping photos of the process and then realized I needn’t bother since I can just point people to you. Thanks so much for your visit :)
Winnie says
It is soooooooooooo pretty!! Very creative of you and I think you did a WONDERFUL job!
I don’t have kids yet, but my nieces would loooooove to have such a cake (and………..also would I)
The Weary Chef says
You are so sweet, Winnie! Thanks so much for your visit!
Carrie @ Frugal Foodie Mama says
LOVE the cake! I am afraid that I am seriously lacking in the cake decorating skills- so impressed with what you did! And I love that pic of you and your little one- You should so use that as the profile pic for your social media outlets- no lie. :)
The Weary Chef says
I’m no winner at cake decorating either, so if I can do this, so can you! I didn’t take a closeup of all the crumbs showing around the edge. Turns out my little one didn’t care, and he loved his cake!
Do you really think I should use that picture?? I think my little caricature is cute, but maybe people like to see a real person.
Buttons says
Well, that cake is just awesome! My daughter was spying over my shoulder and now NEEDS that cake for her birthday in October. Plenty of time to practice…
The Weary Chef says
Was she spying over your shoulder at my version or the REAL version at The Mucky Macbook? Hopefully it was mine so you don’t have to live up to the professional-looking version ;) Thanks so much for your visit!
The Weary Chef says
Thanks SO much, Denise. I really appreciate your kind words, and I feel EXTRA special that you shared my post on FB and Twitter. I’m a lucky girl! I’m looking forward to keeping up with BeBetsy now. Glad you stopped by and introduced yourself!
Denise@BeBetsy says
Hi! What a great post – love the Hello Kitty… found your from Alice in East Washington on FB… of course we gushed all over FB about you.
Take care! Sharon and Denise @BeBetsy
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Alice in EW{The Owl's Skull} says
My daughter would looooove this:)!! Thanks for linking it up:). A
The Weary Chef says
Thank YOU for having me! What kind of parties do you like to have for your daughter’s birthdays?
Liz says
Yay–what a fun cake :-) I love party cakes like yours as they’re made with love as well as full knowledge that your decorating skills are not those of a professional. (Though the cake and frosting quality would surpass that of a pro :-) ) You put a lot of heart into that party (those casseroles sound YUM) and the picture of you and short one is so sweet. Also, LOVE that you did HK for his party. You rock.
Liz says
left the above comment with the full knowledge that MY cake decorating skills leave a lot to be desired and are no where NEAR professional ;-)
The Weary Chef says
Thanks, Liz! I thought of you often while making the cake because I knew you would be into it. I was so tempted to just go order a store-bought cake the day before, but I love how this one turned out. It’s cute that The Short One keeps talking about his Hello Kitty cake too!