I can’t consider how briskly a yr glided by, I bear in mind going into labor identical to yesterday. Some days appeared to pull on (okay most of these sleepless nights and clingy days proper?!) however total, I really feel like I simply blinked an eye fixed and my child is ONE!
We had a birthday party for Vihaan the weekend earlier than his birthday (his birthday was on Monday and the celebration was on Saturday; shared each element of the party in this post) and on his precise birthday which was March seventh we went to the temple within the morning (footage of this are additionally coming quickly) and within the afternoon, we had a Jungle theme cake smash for him at dwelling.
We did all of the decor ourselves. I like the way it turned out given how little time and vitality we had after the party. I wasn’t proud of the birthday decor our occasion planner did, it was removed from what she agreed to ship and what we paid her for thus this cake smash decor actually pulled us all from the deep disappointment.
Vihaan’s 1 Yr Jungle Theme Cake Smash
Theme
Jungle theme or wild one.
Why did we select the Jungle theme for Cake Smash?
One of many phrases I take advantage of to explain V is wild :D. When he will get excited, he squeals with delight, babbles loudly, bangs on issues, pace walks round the lounge, he simply goes wild and we adore it. His burst of vitality brings us a lot pleasure!
A number of the issues we incorporate with our youngsters are issues from our relationship up to now,” mentioned Jason Wisniewski. Each I and my husband are animal and nature lovers. I’ve spent my childhood extra outdoor than indoors, I need little V to be raised the identical manner. I need him to understand and care for nature and animals!
Jungle Theme Cake Smash Decorations
After a little bit of looking on-line and taking a look at a number of jungle theme cake smash footage on Pinterest. I acquired an thought of what I needed to do and easy methods to make the backdrop stand out with out a ballon arc and add my distinctive contact.
Supplies Used for the Wild One Cake Smash Ornament
1. Backdrop stand
I initially considered taping the leaf garlands to the wall but it surely was my sister in legal guidelines thought to make use of the backdrop stand. It made the method 3x sooner and the bunching of the leaf strands appeared extra actual this fashion.
2. Leaf Garland
Inexperienced, brown, yellow, and orange have been the colours I needed to concentrate on to carry the jungle vibes. The leaf garlands have been good to up the greens and so they appeared very actual.
3. Animal Figures
We didn’t have any life-size animal smooth toys so acquired the three piece ballon set from Occasion Metropolis. I acquired them blown on the celebration metropolis itself so one much less activity for us.
4. Wild one Banner
I knew the burlap wild one banner will look unbelievable in opposition to the leaf garland and it’ll add some texture to the entire look. I turned an enormous fan of utilizing burlap for decors after utilizing it as a backdrop for our housewarming decoration.
5. Animal Print and Safari props
The animal print lanterns have been my favourite discover. I like discovering alternate options for ballons to scale back single-use plastic and lanterns are palms down my favorites. The set got here with 4 lanterns however we solely used 2, we hung the two lanterns with a rope to the backdrop stand, one of many proper and the opposite on the left. It broke the monochrome inexperienced look and added some depth and safari vibes.
We discovered this 13 pc Jungle wall decoration kit at Occasion metropolis! we randomly cello-tapped the props on the wall.
6. Splat mat or any straightforward to scrub mat
A cake smash goes to be messy and placing the cake on a mat that’s straightforward to scrub will save a ton of time whereas cleansing. I used our leather splat mat, I’m glad I acquired it in a stable shade, it went fantastically with the entire backdrop. I eliminated all of the cake items and threw the mat within the washer, straightforward peasy!
Jungle Theme Cake Smash Outfit
I most popular a printed cake smash outfit over a stable one for two causes. #1 I needed Vihaan to mix and but stand out in opposition to the backdrop. What can be a greater option to do it than to select an outfit that goes with the theme and choose it within the shade or print that isn’t used within the backdrop. #2- that is the age and time to decorate them up in colours and prints esp child boys. After they develop up they have an inclination to choose neutrals and blues.
The tail was the cutest a part of the outfit 🙂
The one crown hat additionally appeared cute however sadly it didn’t final lengthy. V pulled it off instantly!
I want the bow was stitched to the neckband. With one pull of V, the bow got here off. I like to recommend safely pinning it or stitching it earlier than placing it on the child.
Jungle Theme Cake Smash Cake
I deliberate on baking a wholesome cake for the cake smash so if he finally ends up consuming rather a lot I don’t have to fret about sugar crash. However after the party, I used to be tremendous drained. Blame it on Covid, participating with 30 individuals after 2 and half years exhausted me. We ordered a cake on the Gaint (our favourite go-to place for muffins) the night time earlier than and picked it up within the morning.
We select a jungle theme photograph cake, the baker suggest whipping cream frosting over buttercream once we requested for much less candy choices. They made a vanilla sponge cake with luscious whipping cream frosting. I’m glad we requested for inexperienced stripes on the aspect as an alternative of plain white, it appeared lovely with the entire decor. The cake wasn’t fancy wanting but it surely was scrumptious, I’m glad we didn’t spend rather a lot on it as most of it ended up within the trash.
that ends all the small print on our little cake smash celebration, now let’s get into the enjoyable half aka the smashing half
The Cake Smash
Vihaan at all times surprises me. I believed he would eat the entire thing up. Something he holds goes straight into his mouth first and who doesn’t love the style of the cake? However this child simply loved flapping his arm on the cake, touching and sensing it. Watch the video HERE.
We comply with baby-led weaning so he’s used to touching the meals and feeding himself. He crushes the meals together with his palms and makes a multitude (which is regular) throughout meal instances however comparatively, he was mild with the cake lol!
The actual smashing began once we gave him the one prop.
Nonetheless no signal of consuming the cake. At this level, I’m glad that I didn’t undergo the ache of baking the cake!
Our cutest nephew (my husband’s sister’s son) making an attempt his greatest to feed V some cake. However he doesn’t budge, he solely needed to the touch and play with it, you may say he understood the project nicely! 😀
Lastly, he licked the frosting once I provided some in my palms and didn’t return for extra, what?
that ends our candy little boy’s cute little Jungle theme Cake smash. Thanks for re-visiting the day together with us just about 🙂
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