How fun would it be to wake up in the morning and go straight to a fabulous birthday party? Just take a look and see!
We absolutely love this Pajamas & Pancakes theme from our customer Kelly L., especially all the little details she used to make this morning shin-dig a memorable one for her daughter AND all of their guests.
We were excited to create this custom invitation for the party, and can't believe how it worked so perfectly with Kelly's planning!
{Don't miss the "pancake" sugar cookie favors at the bottom- they look so real ...great job, Kelly!}
Don't miss the details: A dining table with a fun sheet and propped up pillows serves as a fun (and functional) serving table - Pancake Toppings make it fun for everyone to build their own (and food coloring in the pancake batter makes it even more magical!) - Several varieties of syrup take regular pancakes from drab to fab (a great investment for just a little money) - Colorful lanterns and a pinata add color to the porch area with brightly colored table cloths - Let kids have their cereal and play with it too with a Fruit Loop necklace station - Make a "stack o cake" using cake batter on the griddle (Kelly said it was a little tricky at first, but she got the hang of it- and we think the effort was worth how great it looks!) - For party favors, mini stacks of "pancake" cookies are the perfect ending to this sweet birthday party ( again, great job, Kelly!)
Thanks! This was definitely a fun party to put together. Thanks for the great job on the custom invites-- the invitation sets the tone for the event -- thanks for getting us off to such a great start!
Posted by: Kelly Lawson | August 27, 2011 at 04:37 PM
Ohhhh, I love the cookies! What a clever idea.
Posted by: Leah | August 30, 2011 at 05:56 PM
This is the most adorable party theme! I wish my girl wasn't so grown up. I love to do this. The cookies are perfectly real. May I have the recipe for them?? My son would love this for a Birthday morning kick-off. Great job!!
Michelle
P.S. Could you email me instructions and recipe for how you did the cookies?! Thanks
Posted by: Michelle E. | October 13, 2011 at 08:05 AM
Hi Michelle... this was my daughter's party -- thanks for the compliments! As for the cookies -- I used a pretty basic sugar cookie recipe. I just cut them into circles using a circle cookie cutter. Frosting them was the best -- for frosting, I mix 16 oz powdered sugar with 3 Tbsp Meringue powder, and
1/3 cup warm water. I add water, depending on the consistency I want. I use the Wilton food color GELS -- in this case, a touch of brown to make the tan color of pancakes. The pat of "butter" are Sugar Sheets, made by Wilton, and available in a variety of colors at Hobby Lobby, Michaels, etc. I cut them into squares and stuck them on the cookies with a dab of frosting to serve as "glue". They were some of the easiest sugar cookies I've ever made and some of the most fabulous-looking. Thank you!
Posted by: Kelly Lawson | October 13, 2011 at 01:59 PM
Kelly, Thanks for the tips. I just can't get over how real the cookies look. My son loves pancakes and is a real sweet eater. He would get a big kick out of this. Again,
thank you and fabulous job.
Michelle
Posted by: Michelle E. | October 15, 2011 at 08:40 AM
Amazing! How did you make the cake?
Posted by: Shannon | October 18, 2011 at 08:28 AM
Shannon, the cake was actually an idea from Rachel Ray magazine. I made a boxed funfetti cake mix, and just cooked the cake on a pancake griddle. The hardest part was flipping them, since it's a different consistency than regular pancake mix, and I made the cakes so much bigger than regular pancakes. But once I got the hang of it, it was pretty was pretty easy. I then used powdered sugar and water for a glaze ("syrup") and then put a few confetti sprinkles on the cake. Voila!
Posted by: Kelly | October 18, 2011 at 11:15 PM
Kelly, Thanks for the tips. I just cant get over how real the cookies look. My son loves pancakes and is a real sweet eater. He would get a big kick out of this. Again,
thank you and fabulous job.
Michelle
+1
Posted by: hotels paris | October 08, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Kelly,
I am planning this type of party for my daughter next month.
I was so thrilled to come across this posting.
Still looking for clever crafts to do using breakfast items, cereal necklace I was planning to do, do you have any other ideas.
Could you please send me the link for the invite?
Thanks so much
Nicki
Posted by: Nicki | October 13, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Just found this on Pinterest and I absolutely LOVE this idea! My daughter's 4th birthday is in October and I think this would be perfect! :-)
Posted by: Shelly | August 30, 2013 at 08:38 AM