Parties with Mrs Woolleys Cakes!

My daughter enjoyed cupcake decorating so much with the kids in the street that I had another group of people over to decorate.  What fun we had!  I love sharing tips of cake decorating because I find it so much fun myself and a cupcake class is where it all started for me.  Even more so, I am passionate about sharing my skills with the younger generation.  When you find something that you know you want to do for the rest of your life you want to be able to share that "aha" moment with everyone.  Part of me would have loved to have learned this skill at a young age.  I might have gone to pastry school and have taken art classes.

In light of all of this, Mrs Woolley has decided to start doing cupcake decorating birthday parties! One day I will have a studio for this, but for now, I will come to your house, bring all of the supplies and take the mess with me!  The kids will spend anywhere from 45 mins to an hour and a half depending on their age decorating cupcakes to fit in with the theme of the party.  They get an incredible amount of pride decorating their own cake and whats even better is they make their own birthday cake which saves you a job!

Parties are for kids ages 6-14 (I am happy to do younger but if younger, children will each need a helper to decorate).  I charge $60 for up to 6 kids for a 45 minute session.  For every additional child the price is $10.  For older children, you may wish to increase the time of decorating to an hour and a half as they may not wish to stop after 45 minutes.  The price for this is $85.  If you are interested in more information regarding these parties you can contact me on 0211613072 or email me at mrswoolleyscakes@gmail.com.

Here is a sample of the cake decorating done in the weekend and what the kids may come away with.

Baby Sativa

Today thousands of people around the world paid tribute by letting off balloons to precious little Sativa who lost her 20 month battle to Leukemia this week.  Sativa won the hearts of nearly 6000 people around the world on facebook with her gorgeous smile and heartbreaking story.
http://www.facebook.com/HelpSativa

Diagnosed with cancer at just four months old she was in the hospital much of her small life.  Her story is a reminder to us of how fragile life can be and to make the most of every moment, especially with our dear children.  Today when you are with your children, cuddle them as much as you can, laugh with them, spend time with them.  All over the world there are mums like Sheree who are longing to do just that and cannot.  Don't worry about the mess or their cheeky behavior.  Just stop what you are doing and LOVE your babies and remember Sativa.

These cake pops were made for the family for the funeral to celebrate the life of Sativa.

Cupcake decorating with kids

Today was one of those fabulously memorable days.  A day I will look back on with fond memories.  Six of the neighborhood kids came over and we decorated cupcakes.

It all started a few weeks ago when I suggested to my seven year old neighbor girl that we should have a cupcake decorating afternoon during the school holidays.  She promptly sat down with my 3 year old and they constructed invitations and brought them to all of the kids in the street.  My daughter was incredibly excited and has talked about this coming event ever since.

Last night I was still slightly unclear about what to have the kids make as I had a range of ages from 3 to 11 and half boys and girls.  In the end I decided on monsters(cute ones of course) and butterflies.

The afternoon went far better than I imagined! When the kids arrived I had the older ones decorate their cupcakes first so that they could help the younger ones.  The girls got right into it, surprising me by coming up with their own monster designs.  They then went on to create their own cupcakes without my supervision. I loved to see this creativity flourish!  How I wish I had this as a kid.  All of the kids stayed well until the afternoon, a few of them I had to kick out when it was dinner time (nicely of course).  The sound of the kids playing in my yard and in my house brought fond memories as a kid playing late in the street with all of the kids, in and out of each others houses.  A few of them sat and chatted to me for awhile.  My house was always an open house to kids growing up and I loved that and want the same for my kids.

Have a look at the kids creations and see what you think!