Two weeks of birthday celebrations have finally come to an end for my little girl.  Her birthday was in August, but we decided to wait until school started before having a party with her friends.  She didn’t really have a strong preference, this year, about decorations or a theme.  That was good news for me, because I’ve seen so many cute ideas on Pinterest lately!

We went with a rainbow theme, which thrilled my kids to no end.  I’m not a huge fan of dyes and food coloring in my kids’ food, so when my daughter saw the bright colors, her eyes lit up.  It was certainly a special birthday treat for her.

We made rainbow cupcakes, with rainbow cupcake toppers.

There were rainbow plates and M&M candies. Boy, I’m glad they sell M&M’s already sorted by color.

My kids were excited to tell everyone that their mom decided to do a plain old white cake this year.  The little rainbow bunting was a hint of the surprise to come.

 

Six layers of rainbow loveliness! 

I won’t lie. The cake, cupcakes, and decorations were a lot of work (and dishes), but nothing more than I usually do for my kids’ birthdays.  The result and “happy” birthday girl were worth the work!

Happy baking! (And Happy Birthday to my big 8 year old!)