Diaper Cake

My boyfriend's sister is having her first baby in January and her baby shower was on Saturday this past weekend. Their mom asked me to be in charge of games which will be found here: Baby Shower Games. Since she asked me to help plan the baby shower, I wanted to create a diaper cake which is a tiered cake made out of diapers. **Warning: Diaper cake is not edible!!! It's mainly for decorations and part of my gift to her as well.

Final product. Got a lot of compliments on it!

Popular Baby Shower Games

This weekend I was in charge of baby shower games and I compiled a list of popular games for our party. It was a successful baby shower!
Here is a lis of the games we playedt:

1.   1. Don’t Say “Baby” or Egg Nesting

a.       Materials: Diaper Pins/ or necklaces

b.      Everyone gets a baby diaper pin and pints it to their clothes.

c.       Everyone tries not to say the word “BABY” at anytime during the party.

d.      When someone does say the word “baby” and another guest catches the slip, they get to keep the pin.

e.      The person with the most number of pins at the end of the party wins a prize!

f.    This can also be done with Easter Eggs. Each guest gets an egg. They must keep the egg with them at all times. If the egg is dropped or left unattended, another guest may adopt the egg. You cannot hide the egg or put it in your pocket. You can have a babysitter watch the egg. The person with the most eggs at the end of the party wins a prize!

2.      2.  Guess Mom’s Tummy Size

a.       Materials: Yarn/ String/ Scissors    

b.      Each guest pull the yarn to the size you believe would fit perfectly around Mother-To-Be’s center of her pregnant tummy. After everyone cuts their string, compare the results to the mommy-to-be’s actual tummy.

c.       The person closest wins a prize!

3.     3. Baby Word Scramble

a.       Materials: Pen and Print-out

b.      5 minutes for everyone to try to unscramble the words.

c.       The person who gets the most right in 5 minutes gets a prize.

4.   4.  Dirty Diaper

a.       Materials: 6 assorted candy bars, as many disposable diapers as candy bars, microwave, permanent marker, paper, pen for guests.

b.      Pass each diaper around and have each guest guess what the baby food is. By smelling and writing it down.

c.       The person with the most correct answer wins a prize.

5.      5.   Baby Animal Name Game

a.       Materials: Pen and paper.

b.      Everyone gets 5 minutes to write down as baby names for its young.

c.       For an example: Cat- Kitten

d.      The person with the most correct answers wins a prize.

6.     6.   Baby Food Game

a.       Materials: 6-8 jars of different baby food: meat, vegetable, fruit/ pen/ paper

b.      Cover the labels of several jars of baby food and number them.

c.       Give everyone a plastic teaspoon and have everyone sit in a circle.

d.      Select one of the number bottles and hand it to one guest who takes a small sample of it before passing on to the next guest.

e.      Each person writes down what they think that food was.

f.        The person with the most correct guesses wins a prize!

7.      7.  Finish the Baby Rhyme:

a.       Materials: baby rhyme sheet/ pen

b.      Write down the missing word of each nursery line.

c.       Have guests read aloud their answers and then you read the correct answer.

d.      Whoever gets the most correct is the Nursery Rhyme Champion and gets a prize.

8.      8.  Bottle Races

a.       Materials: baby bottles with milk/ alternate drink.

b.      Have each participant take a bottle filled with a liquid and suck the bottle as a baby would.

c.       The person who drinks the most in an allotted time wins!

9.      9.  Baby Shower Bingo Card

a.       Materials: bingo card print out, paper

b.      Make a master copy and cut it up into individual squares and put these squares into a hat and draw them out one at a time.

http://www.plan-the-perfect-baby-shower.com/babyshower-bingo1.html
or purchase the game at a local party store. 

Pizza Crust and Pizza Sauce

Who doesn't love pizza? I've made this recipe over and over again. First at Megan's house in 2010 and then at John's house! I've owed it to my friends to make them pizza for over a year now and we made it tonight! This is a simple pizza crust that helps the flavor of vegetables and other ingredients come through. The pizza tastes great and is good (whole wheat) for you, too!

It was a little chaotic this time around but we managed.

Three-Cheese Chicken Spinach Penne Pasta Bake

Three-Cheese Chicken Spinach Penne Pasta Bake

The first time I made this dish was at Megan's house and that was probably our first time baking/cooking together too!!! This is such an easy dish to make and I recently made it this weekend with my boyfriend and his friends! The recipe was found on Kraft.com.

"Better Than Sex" Cake w/ bananas

I often get a headache from sweet cakes and treats, but this cake was pure enjoyment. It's not a sugary treat. It is more like a creamy confection.  It just hits the spot I love the mix of vanilla pudding and the fresh bananas. Try this recipe out!

I had a roommate who often made this cake. Once we moved after nursing school, I was craving for this easy treat! I asked her for the recipe and added some things to it like bananas.
After I made the cake, it reminded me of a cake that my family use to order from Portland, OR for our birthdays, banana cake! One day, it closed and we could never find a bakery that made the similar cake. I think this recipe is just close to it! I'm happy that I added some fresh bananas to it!

Mandarin Spring Salad + Citrus Dressing

This recipe is from Aunt Tammy. There was a baby shower this weekend and there was so much food! I could not handle it all. However, the salad was delicious. I asked Aunt Tammy for the recipe and I will make it and take a picture once I make it. I wanted to share it with you all.

It kinda tastes like the sesame dressing from costco but a lot better!!! It has a citrus taste to it!

Salad
Spring Mix Salad
1 bulb red onion, sliced
Cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
1 can Mandarin Oranges


Dressing
1 cup olive oil
~ 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup mandarin juices from the can (use the mandarin oranges to top the salad)
1 lemon
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 tsp salt
fresh black pepper.

-Blend all dressing ingredients in a blender.

Serve with Spring Mix Salad with tomatoes and mandarin slices.

Sweet and Sour Sticky Wings

My mom and I teamed up on this recipe. She came up with the recipe but I helped her tweak it since I am her official taste tester!!! We made this dish for a party this past weekend and everyone loved it!