A great way to get excited for school is to celebrate it and we like to do that with our annual back to school cakes! Sometimes kids are super excited for back to school and sometimes super nervous and well sometimes down right ardent that they do not want to go. We have been through them all. Sometimes it’s the kids being excited and sometimes me dreading it. Sometimes the reverse. Of course kindergarten is always a little more special and nerve racking too. But one thing we have consistently done for the past several years is to celebrate the milestone with a BACK TO SCHOOL CAKE. Cake makes everything better.
It may be a bit silly, but my kids love it. They pretend to be oblivious when I am making it so as to be fully ‘surprised’ when we have a family dinner and their school cakes!! I aim for things that they will like more than myself and often add a whimsical element, like polka dots or tye-dye for the inside. Also perhaps the photos of years past betray exactly when I took a cake decorating course!
Here are some favourite school cakes:
THE GOING TO SCHOOL CAKE
THE HERE COMES GRADE 1 CAKE
BUSINESS UP FRONT, PARTY IN THE MIDDLE
ANNOUNCING THE ARRIVAL OF SCHOOL IN ‘CHALK’
WATCH OUT WORLD
AND THEN THERE WERE TWO
Now to decide on this year’s cake…..
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Fantastic back-to-school cake ideas! These designs make the first day more exciting for kids and parents alike.
I love this! Celebrating the small stuff which are actually pretty huge in their lives. Thank you for the inspiration!
Exactly!! Glad you found it inspiring:)