Party animal birthday cupcakes

Another favorite cookie of mine (I have a lot of favorite cookies) is the Carousel Frosted Animal Cookie. These are not to be confused with other frosted animal cookies - because they are better than any of the competition. A few years ago I made cut-out cookies inspired by these little pink and…

When I was in graduate school completing my master’s degree, I always leapt at the opportunity to attend research conferences in different cities and countries. Each year, our research grants covered at least one trip to present at...

A trip to see baby zoo animals is even more exciting with these toy figures. Packed in a reusable storage tube, this collection contains the following types of baby animals: zebra, panda bear, leopard, lion, giraffe, gorilla, elephant, alligator, chimpanzee, tiger, hippopotamus and polar bear. Details:12 figures (1.5" to 3")Professionally sculptedHand paintedLead freeSafety testedIncludes storage tubeFor ages 3 and up

Decorate little lions with candy and buttercream frosting for the "mane" attraction at your next kid's birthday party.

Decorate little lions with candy and buttercream frosting for the "mane" attraction at your next kid's birthday party.

Lion head veggie tray! I saw this and had to try it for a lion themed baby shower we had for a couple-worker. It was super easy and a lot of fun! Ingredients Mane: 1 red pepper, 2 orange peppers, 3 yellow peppers, bag of baby carrots Face: tub of veggie dip, 4 Ritz crackers (2 for eyes & 2 for eyes), a few olive slices for eyeballs and nose, small piece of red pepper for mouth, chives for whiskers, 2 pieces of cauliflower for cheeks

I can’t believe our sweet Noah is ONE! We celebrated Noah’s first birthday at the end of July and we had the best day! Where does the time go? It feels like just yesterday we were bringing him home from…

I loved the idea of a “Wild One” first birthday party; however, we turned the fun factor up a notch by making it a “Party Animal” theme!