A cake like that could only be created by an almost seven year old boy…
On Jackson’s seventh birthday, I posted this picture of him blowing out the candles on his cake. But, I thought I might let you see a bit more of Jackson’s birthday creation.
When Jackson and I were planning his birthday party – a night of laser tag with his buddies – I asked him if he wanted a home made cake or a bought one. (I wanted to save money and make it ourselves, but since I am terrible at decorating cakes, a part of me hoped that he would choose for us to buy one.)
“I want to make it!” he decided, “Making the cake is part of the fun.” (Trust Jackson to ‘enjoy the journey!’ LOL)
So make it we did!
And I didn’t even need to worry about my lack of decorating skills, because Jackson insisted on decorating it all by himself!
Since Jackson is obsessed with Bakugan, (yes, another one of the masses of Bakugan brawling boys,) we decided to make a Bakugan cake.
I had seen some Bakugan figurines on sale at WalMart, so we went and picked some up. (I like adding toys to our cake designs so Jackson can keep them for later. Makes the cake last forever!)
After a slight bump in the road, (I broke the cake in four pieces getting it out of the pan,) we made some oh-so-yummy blue, cream cheese icing, (or frosting as you Americans might say!) and slathered it on.
Then Jackson got to work.
And boy did he work. It was after 10pm by the time I finally got him in bed!
I loved watching him have such a blast designing his cake, so I tried not to stress too much about how late it was. My energizer bunny of a boy doesn’t need much sleep anyway.
Here is Jackson and his Bakugan Birthday Cake…
Way to go Jackson — your Bakugan cake ROCKS!
There are Bakugan Party Supplies. Walmart has them!!!! Plates, cups, napkins, party bags, masks ( some guy from the show ), bakugan bouncy balls, sticker sheets, table covers, and on and on!!! Or you can go online to http://www.birthdayexpress.com to buy them there.
I love the cake. He did a great job. I am debating on following a recipe on a website I found using a Wilton Sportsball pan and making a round/ball cake decorated like one of the bakugan balls.
My son loves Bakugan too!! Great job!!
Hmm, the 7 yr old b-day party must be the laser tag year, because that’s what we’re doing for kiddo’s 7th b-day at the end of the month! No cake for us though … kiddo is allergic to 10 different foods so we usually do a “safe” version of rice krispy treats, with food color added, and some icing. It’s lots of fun!
He did such a great job. I love how he committed to doing it and it’s so creative. Happy Birthday and way to go.
A work of art!
I once did a “painting” themed birthday party for my daughter. I bought a large, plain white sheet cake and, as one of the party activities, let the guests decorate the cake with those squirt-on colored icing tubes. The guests had a blast, and the cake was definitely a one-of-a-kind.
How fun, and what a great cake! Honestly, it turned out better than most of mine do. Maybe I should let my kids decorate their own from now on…
What a great cake! And a great idea to let your son help with his birthday cake! I bet he remembers this forever!
I would say that Jackson has quite a future! My 6 year-old is drooling over that cool looking cake! Very artistic, Jackson! way to go!
How creative (and non-controlling of you, LOL). It’s great that you could let him make it himself.
I’m sure all the other boys thought it was really cool.
Love it! My son who is 7 loves Bakugan and that turned out great!
What an awesome cake and an awesome idea!
that is awesome that he was so into making it himself. 🙂 great cake! happy birthday, jackson!
That is the best 7th birthday cake I have ever seen…way to go Jackson…you da man!
happy birthday to him and what a great idea and he did a great job
Brilliant… my Bakugan guy is turning 7 this summer and I am bookmarking this post. HE would love to make his own Bakugan cake.
THANKS ladies – I am going to have Jackson read all your great comments. 🙂
Amy – yes it was a bit hard giving up the control. LOL But since it was for a kid’s party, I just let it go! LOL Also – photographing a cake that HE designed was actually a lot more fun.
Melissa – yes since Bakugan is so new there isn’t any party stuff yet. We had the same problem. But you are on the right track. Just use the colors and create your own stuff. Toys on the cake and used in the decor help. We also used Bakugan cards and tattoos in the loot bags.
UpstateMom – no worries – just get HIM to start decorating his super cool cakes. One year I used Star Wars figures and added them to bought cake. LOL Shrot cut – but it worked!
Tiff – for sure let your daughter in on the fun. It makes our job easier!
What great fun! Next time I’m going to let my daughter decorate her own cake! Looks like he had a blast. Happy Birthday Jackson!
what a hit…
The cake is fantastic!
Wow–Great job!
That is the best…and what precious personal time you had with him during the cake baking. Fabulous idea…
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Jackson did a great job on that cake.
I love it! My oldest is turning 8 later this month and he wants a Bakugan party. I told him there is no ‘party stuff’ with bakugan on it, but we could use the colors. I had already decided to buy some of the balls/guys to put on the cake – although he likes a big cookie in place of the cake. I’ll have to show him this post – he’ll love it too!
Awesome cake!! I got really creative on my son’s third birthday. We had a hockey themed party so I turned the cake into an ice rink. It was very cool looking. Problem is now he expects me to be that cool every year and I just am not. 🙂
That’s a great cake! It’s very “Pollock-esque”. Happy Birthday, Jackson!
I have no idea what Bakugan is, but it looks like he did an awesome job with his decorating skills! Way to go!
What a great idea! 🙂
I know a lot of moms who would have had a hard time giving up “control of the cake.” GOOD FOR YOU to let Jackson learn some lessons and have an awesome time creating a fun cake!
That is so cool that he helped make his own cake! That makes it so much more special! He did a great job!
Haha, how adorable! I love that last picture especially. I can just imagine you showing that picture to his wife in twenty years and everyone having a good giggle over his love-affair with the cartoon.
Great job, Jackson!!!
It looks GREAT!!!