1st birthday party - In the night garden

newmum2007

I'm hoping someone can help, I want to have an itng party for my daughters 1st birthday not many of us just close family and friends but I need to do it on a budget ie making the cake myself etc
Has anyone seen any bargains out there? There is some stuff on ebay but want to use that as a last resort! and what about the cake any ideas?

thanks in advance newmum

lyndseyann

asda do an "in the night garden" cake i think its was £8.99.or if your making the cake use lots of coloured icing and make the characters out of the icing.

newmum2007

I can do the icing on the cake I just dont think my talent stretch as far as making the characters!

AnnieH

Couldn't you bake a rectangle cake and use a print and colour sheet from cbeebies asa template to cut round?

nataliejane1981

I made an itng cake for my daughter's 1st birthday party in January but didn't have it as a theme for the rest. At this age they don't really care about consistency after all so I'd only do a cake & maybe a couple of decorations by printing out pictures from the web if I were you.
For my daughter's cake I made a domed night sky cake (baked it in a mixing bowl for domed shape) & made a little Igglepiggle from icing standing on a bit of green iced "garden" with little icing balls as flowers.....



She loved the Igglepiggle & kept trying to grab him!

HTH give you some ideas...

AnnieH

That's Fab Natalie

lyndseyann

well done natalie thats wonderful. and what a loverly name for your daughter!!!!!!!!

newmum2007

Thats fantastic natalie!:T I think I may have to practice with the icing before making the final cake!

dianasnan

what a lovely cake and what a good idea to make the cake in a mixing bowl..

spendingmad

How about making your own cake and buying the ITNG characters (small hard plastic ones) to put on top
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Night-Garden-Story-Box/dp/B000NLOLHY

It is quite expensive but it can also be one of her presents as my DD (18months) is alsways playing with her characters

HTH

AnnieH

nataliejane1981 wrote: »

I made an itng cake for my daughter's 1st birthday party in January but didn't have it as a theme for the rest. At this age they don't really care about consistency after all so I'd only do a cake & maybe a couple of decorations by printing out pictures from the web if I were you.
For my daughter's cake I made a domed night sky cake (baked it in a mixing bowl for domed shape) & made a little Igglepiggle from icing standing on a bit of green iced "garden" with little icing balls as flowers.....



She loved the Igglepiggle & kept trying to grab him!

HTH give you some ideas...

My little boy has just seen this and now he wants one :rotfl: It's his birthday next month so i'd beter get organised LOL