My Max and Ruby Party Notes

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Throw A Great Party For Your Toddler

Max and Ruby is my 3-year-old's absolute favorite book and television series. She's obsessed with them. Of course, that's the kind of birthday party she wanted. The problem is, there are no licensed Max and Ruby party supplies available so we had to get a bit creative. Here are some of the tricks we found to pull it off in style...Bunny Style!!

 

The backpack is the perfect size for little kids. It's smaller than a "back-to-school" backpack, but much larger than a "mini" one. The larger books I got wouldn't fit in it, but the board books, clothes, and Ruby doll (minus packaging) fit in nicely.

Angel Surprise Cake With Raspberry Fluff Icing 

Yum!!

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Shopping List:
1 Pre-made, plain Angel Food Cake
3 Pints fresh raspberries
2 Pints fresh blueberries
2 Pints heavy whipping cream
Candy Sprinkles
1/4 cup powdered sugar



This was the easiest and least expensive way to make it (the pre-made angel food cakes were less than the mixes to make them). Frozen berries can be substituted, I did fresh since they were on sale (yay!).

Step 1: Slice the top 1/3 of the angel food cake off with a serrated knife and gently hollow out the inside of the bottom part.

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Step 2: Fill the hollowed-out part with 2 pints of the raspberries and almost all of the blueberries. Put the top back on the cake and fill the hole in the center with the remainder of the blueberries and half a pint of the raspberries.

Step 3: In a blender, add the remainder of the raspberries and 4 tablespoons of heavy cream and blend until smooth. Set aside.

Step 4: Whip the rest of the cream until thick. Add powdered sugar and the raspberry puree mixture and mix well.

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Step 5: Frost the cake using the raspberry "fluff" whipped cream mixture and then add sprinkles.

Viola'! Angel Surprise Cake With Raspberry Fluff Icing!

The Hit of The Party

Bunny Ears!! 

All of our little guests got bunny ears to wear - too cute!

Easter Bunny Ears Headband!

Amazon Price: $1.99 (as of 01/03/2010)Buy Now

He'll Wear the Ears...As Long As He Gets A Piece Of Cake Too.

Max and Ruby Headquarters 

Presents!

Gifts I Ordered From Amazon 

Ruby's Tea for Two (Max and Ruby)

Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 01/03/2010) Buy Now

Bunny Mail: A Max & Ruby Lift-the-Flap Book

Amazon Price: $10.87 (as of 01/03/2010) Buy Now

A Colorful Cleanup (Max and Ruby)

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A Colorful Cleanup 

Learning colors with Max and Ruby

Our favorite! "A Colorful Cleanup" is a board book with a compartment in back holding a set of large, heavy-duty, touch and feel cards. We've discovered about a dozen different ways to play with these. Each card corresponds to a different colored toy featured in the book.

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Worm Cake 

Looks Gross, Tastes Like Heaven!!

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Shopping List:
2 Boxes Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix (I used Gluten Free mix from Pamela's)
2 Eggs or equivalent in Egg Replacer
Canola Oil
2 Large Boxes of Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
4 Cups Milk
1 Box of Pamela's Chocolate Shortbread Cookies (Gluten Free)
1 Box of Dots Candy (I didn't get GF, so we'll pick them out before eating).
1 Big Bag of Gummy Worms



Obviously, I adapted the recipe to suit my gluten-free and allergic family members, but the original recipe complete with instructions and photos is available at MommyBlog, where I got the idea from.

Online Resources and Ideas 

Bunny Money
Print out your own Bunny Money on Rosemary Wells' site to put in treat bags or use as name tags, place cards, or other fun things.

Decorations 

We went with the ladybug supplies.



Favor Buckets! 

I used plastic pail and shovel sets from the dollar store and filled them with little packs of the mini-marshmallows, Max and Ruby bracelets from Ty's Toy Box, wind-up ladybugs, mini packs of play-dough, bunny money, and mini packs of crayons with little coloring books.

Marshmallow Treat Bags

Slap Bracelets Favors 

Ty's Toy Box carries Max and Ruby slap bracelets for $1.99

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