DIY Hulk Superhero Birthday Party Ideas ~ Printable Superhero Squad Cupcake Toppers
We had a DIY Hulk Party for my little man this year. I bought him this awesome hulk shirt from Amazon in a 3 pack fruit of the loom Marvel Heros pack. It came with a Spiderman shirt and a Wolverine shirt. The shirt has more of an under shirt feel so I layered it under a plaid shirt. He looked so cute!
I used toys and books we already owned for decorations. I made this banner from construction paper cut into triangles, hole punched, and put on balloon string. My 6 year old and I decorated them with markers. My boy drew some awesome Hulks! I also love the Hulk fist he added to the #3…he came up with that all on his own!
I made cupcakes with added green food color to the cake mix and the frosting. I also made cupcake toppers tapped to toothpicks. I used the toppers in the centerpiece decorations too.
Free for Personal Use: I made free for download Superhero Squad Cupcake Toppers since most people won’t have just a Hulk Party
If you have read my other party post, then you know I love me some cookie cake. I have one at pretty much every party I plan!
I put my son’s hulk toy on as a decoration. The cake icing got a little messed up during transportation, but it looked like the Hulk had been smashing it already. Totally made it work!
For the party favor bags I used colored cardstock paper. I hand wrote, “Thanks for Making Evan’s 3rd Birthday a Smash” and added Hulk stickers to each one. I stapled them to filled plastic lunch baggies. Super simple and super cheap!
My son’s favorite gift was the Hulk hooded jacket. It was so freakin’ cool with it’s mesh mask built in!
Wordless Wednesday- Glen Rose, TX Dinosaur World Trip
Here are a couple of my favorite pictures from our day trip to Dinosaur World in Glen Rose, TX! My boys had a blast!
Gluten Free Strawberry Cake
My husband loves strawberry cake and for some reason they do not make a Strawberry Gluten Free Cake Mix. I prefer baking to be as simple as possible so I am primarily a cake box baker, so I had to improvise! I bought Pamela’s Vanilla Cake Mix and added fresh strawberries to the mix. I pretty much followed the instructions from the package with a few changes.
This turns out perfect and delicious!
Ingredients:
1 vanilla cake mix
3 large eggs
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup of water (calls for 2/3 but with liquid from strawberries I reduced it)
8 strawberries pureed
Optional 1/4 teaspoon almond flavoring
Optional few drops of red food coloring to make it pretty
Baking Directions:
Cook at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool and add a gluten free icing (most icing are gluten free) I prefer vanilla for this cake. Then top with fresh cut strawberries!
Hope you enjoy this recipe! Check out my other gluten-free recipes HERE.
Gluten-Free Free Country Fried Steak
My husband and I are both born and raised in Texas so we love Country Fried Steak! When my husband had to start eating Gluten Free this was one of the first recipes I searched for and worked on to perfect. We can still have our Southern Comfort food while eating Gluten Free and that makes my husband very happy!
Gluten-free Country Fried Steak
Ingredients
- 4 cubed steaks
- 1-1/2 cups of gluten free all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon of black pepper
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup of milk I use almond milk
Instructions
- Heat oil in frying pan on Medium-High
- Combine Flour and black pepper in shallow bowl. Combine milk and eggs in a separate shallow bowl, stirring with a whisk.
- First dip steaks in flour mix coat completely. Dip in egg mixture; then dredge again in flour mix coating completely.
- Fry steaks about 4 minutes per side or until golden brown.
Notes
For Gravy: 4 tablespoons of oil drippings with brown bits from frying pan, 4 tablespoons of gluten free all purpose flour, 1-1/2 cups of milk
Directions:
1.Over medium heat, add flour to oil drippings and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, whisking constantly
2.Add milk slowly while whisking constantly
3.Once desired consistency is achieved reduce heat to low
1.Over medium heat, add flour to oil drippings and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, whisking constantly
2.Add milk slowly while whisking constantly
3.Once desired consistency is achieved reduce heat to low
Hope you enjoy this recipe! Check out my other gluten-free recipes HERE.
DIY Play Kitchen Oven
This post comes courtesy of my good friend Sharon. She is a super crafty lady on the cheap! She made this play oven for my niece!
This play kitchen was made out of extra furniture laying around. Super cheap and way easy for anyone to make! Spent total $15 to make this.
You can also get some “junk” stuff people leave on the curb or from thrift store. She is working on a big oven now with a dresser she picked up form the curb!
Basically just sand it down and then paint whatever paint color you want.
You can buy cheap test paints people return at home dept or lowes for cheap. She got this one at home dept for 50 cents!
Then add fabric on the bottom to cover the area. You can get the fabric at hobby lobby or walmart for cheap. They always put the returned fabric on sale, great deal!
Optional, add a wood piece on back for that extra look.
Next, add hard ware. She got hers from home dept for $1.
Last paint circles on the top for the stove top
She added a picture frame from the dollar tree and painted it to match the fabric for a little color.
Super Cute!
Hope this inspires you to do some DIY crafts on the cheap!