My big boy had his fourth birthday party this month and I’ve finally edited a few photos so I can share the party details with you! First up, I ordered Judah’s cute dino shirt from a lady on Etsy called Mia’s Unique. He also had a cool paleontologist vest that he wore that we had bought him back at TRex Cafe when we visited Orlando last fall.
This party was a marvelous as it was because I have many lovely family members who pitched in and did things. If it weren’t for my mom and grandma he wouldn’t have had the cool cake {above}. They spent the whole day before the party baking it and decorating it. That saved me a pile of money because had I bought a similar cake I would have paid through the nose!
I made these cool lava cakes to have a second dessert offering. They were super easy. All you need is a regular cupcake/muffin pan, some cake mix, and some red and orange candy melts. I baked the cupcakes without cupcake papers, I just greased the cups really well. Then, after they were cooled I popped them out and turned them upside down. {That gave them a natural cone shape}. Then, I melted the candy melts (you can find them at most hobby/craft stores) and dolloped the tops of the cakes. I just pushed the chocolate down the sides to give it the flowing lava look. 
Another little extra I did was add these cool labels {found these cute labels on Etsy at Three Little Monkeys Studio} to my recycled Starbucks frap jars. {You can get the low down on how to do this here}. I added some cute striped straws and viola! Instant cuteness.
Here is the party favor. I used little Chinese take out boxes that I found at Michael’s craft store. The tags are from the same paper pack I bought from Etsy mentioned above. I tied the tags on with a little twine I had. The treat inside is Chocolate Rocks or Dino Eggs. Each rock tastes different – some have a minty inside, others taste like coffee, strawberry jelly, malted milk ball, and many others. I bought them from Wants and Wishes Party Planning.
The food was an easy sandwich lunch. I used homemade bread (It wasn’t that hard to make my own and it really made a difference! They got rave reviews). We called them “Sub-a-sauruses.” I put turkey and my favorite Wellshire Turkey Ham {all nitrate free} on them. I also offered some cute homemade uncrustable {used my Pampered Chef crimping tool} peanut butter and homemade jelly sandwiches for the kiddos. We also had “dino eggs” {grapes} and chips, and of course pickles!
After lunch we got the kids moving outside with a fun game of “dinosaur egg hunt.” I bought two mini watermelons, some mangos and coconuts for the dinosaur eggs. My dad hid the eggs while my mom, grandma, and I finished up the food preparations before the party. {I think he may have hid them a little too well!}.
We also dug up dinosaur fossils in the sandbox. {I found dinosaur skeletons at the dollar store}. I think the games were a success.
After the games we came back in the warm house (it was freezing that day!} to have some dessert. My grandmother and mom did a terrific job on Judah’s cake didn’t they? In addition to the lava cakes I also had chocolate dinosaur lollipops for the kids to eat at the party or take home.
Of course, the highlight for Judah was unwrapping all his cool new toys. He got so many really nice things. It has been nearly a month since the party he is still playing with all of them everyday. He is a lucky boy to have so many sweet friends that came out to help him celebrate.
