The camping themed cake went well too. I took a 9 x 13 cake, chopped off the end, broke that into pieces and stacked it up in one corner to make a hill:
I covered the hill with some water and chocolate rocks, added a few trees (frosted sugar cones), a tent (used graham crackers), a fire (using pretzels and frosting) and some grass and came up with this:
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Here's another (and better) angle:
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This was also declared the coolest cake ever. The parents loved it as much as the kids. They had no idea how easy this cake was to make!
It got a lot less cool after the boys attacked it:
- The kids got to make a camouflage shirt to take home. We used tshirts and Rit dye (brown, tan and green). They turned out really cute.
- They made a fire in the firepit in the back yard and made smores.
- They camped out in the living room floor since it was too wet to camp outdoors. They got to watch Iron Man. This turned out to be a good settle down activity.
- They also made the survival kits.
-We had Pigs in a Blanket and fries for supper, and I made a mountain of pancakes early the next morning for them all.
I had other stuff planned for them to do, but it turned out that this was plenty.
The Eldest was extremely pleased with everything. I guess I get to keep my "Best Mom Ever" credentials for another year. :)
