Well, it isn’t quite his birthday, but Colin’s class has been celebrating all the summer birthdays this month and today was his day. :) And I’m calling this post “Part One” in anticipation to his actual birthday party next month.
Mr. Birthday Boy was adamant that the theme be, what else, Star Wars! When asked if he wanted cupcakes or pizza, he chose cupcakes–even insisting that the girls had to have Princess Leia cupcakes since they wouldn’t like Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker. [And for you die-hards, if you're wondering why Leia is brandishing a blue lightsaber, it's a mixture of creative license and the fact that I had a lot of blue lightsabers left over, for some reason or other.] Being that it was his birthday and that I tend to indulge him a bit during this one time of year, I gave the okay. And so I scoured the internet for ideas for Star Wars cupcakes and settled on some designs I thought would be easy enough. And I think they came out pretty cute! HUGE kudos to the best sister in the entire world for the Darth Vader line drawing which I copied onto the fondant with royal icing!! :) I also wanted to do a giveaway that tied into the theme. Initially, I was going to do my sugar cookies on a stick, but while I was in Michael’s I got the inspiration to do lightsabers out of pretzel rods! Time-consuming, but really easy. So, tons of powdered sugar, marshmallows, cake mix, sugar sprinkles, candy melts, shortening (I know, yum), and A LOT of gel coloring later, I had the makings of a pretty decent set of marbled cupcakes and sugary lightsabers.
When the hubby and I got to the classroom, the kids REALLY wanted to get their hands into the cupcakes. Colin got to pick one of his classmates to help him pass out the treats while the other kids went to recess. It was so amazing to watch him help out his teacher. He was so methodical, placing the napkins just so right next to the juice boxes–so cute (’cause you know he doesn’t do that at home!!). :) Once the kids washed up after recess, Colin went to the front of class to help lead a prayer before eating. Then his friends got the chance to ask him questions about his favorite this and that:
What is your favorite cupcake flavor? “Vanilla.”
What is your favorite sea creature? “Sea horse.”
What is your favorite book? “Pokemon. Actually, I have two. I have two Bakugan books and two Pokemon books.”
What is your favorite land animal? “Hedgehog.” :)
What is your favorite Abraham Lincoln book? “Uh….I don’t have one.”
Being a working mom, I rarely get the chance to see him in school while on lunch duty or recess duty or other volunteer things during the school day, so this morning was simply amazing. I can’t tell you how proud I am of my boy. He has matured so much in just one year and is growing so much. His teacher even told me something that blew my mind: he was chosen to read the psalm during the Kindergarten Graduation mass–in front of the whole school! She showed us what he was going to read and I could simply cry all over again, just thinking about it. I AM. SO. PROUD. I hear the Kleenex calling. Sigh……….
Cupcake time ensued and the kids lapped up the buttercream and had fun making mustaches with their frosting. I witnessed several blue tongues being showcased around the room (thanks to that lovely blue Wilton gel) and snapped some shots here and there. It was a wonderful morning. :)
So without further ado, behold the Star Wars Classroom Party for the sweetest and most endearing little almost-6-year-old boy ever:
