Monkey Cake {Kids Party Ideas} March 20, 2012

I’ve been on a monkey kick for parties lately – between a sock monkey theme baby shower and a monkey themed 1st birthday party – there are a lot of cute monkey ideas swinging around in my head.  Today I’m sharing a recipe for a monkey cake, which is amazingly impressive and doable even for non-bakers.  This cake doesn’t require any real shape trimming: The cake is baked in a metal bowl and a cupcake is used to create the ears.  Even if you don’t pipe the frosting perfectly, it will still come out looking great.

Monkey Mix {party favors} February 27, 2012

Here’s a super simple party favor idea for a monkey theme party.  Buy or make a great trail mix (mini peanut butter cups from Trader Joe’s make this mix special), fill glass jars with the mix, then add a label and some ribbon or yarn (or a combo like I did here).  A lovely party favor created in just minutes!