A Bob The Builder Birthday!

My little boy recently turned 5... sigh. I guess it's true that time really does fly when you're having fun.

Since Ishaan has been really into Bob The Builder, we had the party at our local Home Depot. It was awesome! The staff were absolutely amazing and set up a cute little station for each child. They provided the project, paints, and aprons and let us bring in food and decorations. (These construction hats can be found Amazon).

I'm pretty minimalist when it comes to parties... but since the activities were being done by Home Depot, it fun to incorporate a little bit of crafty into it.

First off were these cutie cupcakes. They are a box mix, but I did make a fakey fat-free butter cream icing to go on top. (Recipe coming soon!)  The kids loved it, and I felt so much better about feeding them something I wouldn't mind my own family eating. I got some new Wilton tips and practiced my cupcake swirl.

We also did these cupcake toppers. These were so much fun to make! I created my own images using this Photoshop Elements Tutorial from Jackie's Designs. The nice thing about making your own is that you can personalize them *and* make sure they are sized to whichever paper punches you may have laying around.

I had zero paper punches so I bought two EK success punches. Believe it or not, these were the big splurge of the party-- punches are so expensive! I tried a couple brands, but none worked as well as the EK Success kind. I ended up getting the 2.25" scallop punch and the 1.75 circle punch. I think they nest together just perfectly :)

When I was tucking him in his bed that night I asked him what his favorite part of his party was. I expected it it be the cupcakes or the fact that he got to hammer as loud as he wanted. But he looked at me and said "It was you, Mama."

I know most of you are rolling your eyes (I would be too!) but I swear he said it. And it meant so much that I had to write it down here to make sure I never forget! Happy Birthday Sweetheart!!!