Vintage Toy Baby Shower and Creamsicle Cupcakes

This is my first post. I've never actually blogged before. So let me introduce myself...I have a love for amateur baking and since I own an oven, as most people do, this leads to lots of "experiments." I have a larger family than most, 5 sisters, mom, dad, 2 kids under the age of 2 and the sweetest husband. This leads to a party almost every month. We actually tend to adopt almost everyone and celebrate anything, so that leads to a party almost twice a month. These parties lead to lots of "tastings of the experiments." My husband and I are also youth pastors for a church of over 20,000 with 9 services a week, so that leads to lots of "events to experiment with!"

I also love to celebrate. Whether with family or at church there is always a party. Parties must taste and look good. Not only that, there needs to be some sort of surprise, or something for the guest to say "Hmmm, clever and tasty."

Since I mentioned my kids earlier, I'll post one of my favorite parties, my baby shower for my son Carter Steven. The theme was "Vintage Toys."

Orange Cupcakes (fresh oranges from my parents backyard) with a Creamsicle Frosting. Putting the popsicle stick in them just topped it off. I used a paper cup holder for candy or nuts to make it feel a little more nostalgic. Use your favorite Vanilla Recipe (cake batter and icing) and add some orange zest and juice to the batter. I served mini cupcakes because there just easier to eat! When piping the icing combine in the same bag orange and vanilla frosting to give it the ultimate Creamsicle look.

Dr. Suess Thing 1 Thing 2 are simply red party cups with blue cotton candy sticking up. I had some round labels and printed the graphic. You could draw them if you need to. Make sure to not set these up too early or the cotton candy will wilt.
Take a simple dessert like Rice Krispies and make it colorful by dipping the sides in white chocolate and sprinkles. The tray below are those are brownies but I added peanut butter to the chocolate frosting for something different.You've heard of the Diaper Cake (been there done that) but my good friend Sarah made me a Diaper Wreath. So cute! She added her custom onsies she makes as owner of Strawberry Skies.

Dr. Suess Green Eggs and Ham tribute by making Deviled Green Eggs. Just add green food coloring dye to your favorite recipe.

As a gift we gave out Carter Jacks (not Cracker Jacks, look closely). My sister is a photoshop whiz and we printed them on shipping labels. Everyone just loved them.

Add magnets to you metal drink bucket for color and vintage feel and serve bottled drinks. We also had a Rootbeer Float and Creamsicle punch. Just put the soda in a punch bowl and add ice cream to the bowl. It's tasty and looks beautiful too.

This is my friend Sarah posing with onesies.

If you already have a child this baby shower is perfect for your second because you probably already own most of these toys!

Usually I'm not a fan of balloons, but they went perfect with the theme and added so much color! We tied Dr. Suess flashcards to the strings to add a little flare.