I did a book theme shower for one of my cousins. I loved getting books when I had babies and still love books as gifts to my girls. We can never have too many.
My sister is an amazing cupcake baker and made all of these cupcakes, keep reading to get her amazing recipe!
I bought an old nursery rhythm book at a second hand store and cut out a bunting banner to hang in several spots using mini clothes pins to attach it to the ribbon. I had a hard time cutting up a book, but I am cherishing it another way! I did the same thing with the music note bunting banner, I left this one up from Christmas!
“The Hungry Caterpillar” was easy with plain M&M’s and frosting for the whiskers.
Every Child needs to own “Brown Bear”. When Ella was in 1st grade she learned it in Spanish, it was the cutest. My sister used mini vanilla wafers for the bears nose and chocolate sprinkles for the hair.
Don’t you just love “Guess how much I love you”? My sister found these heart candies and they were perfect and easy!
For “You Are My Sunshine” we attached ribbon to a toothpick. It looked very sunny and was the easiest!
This is our newest favorite book-
“What do you do with an idea.”
I bought it for my daughter at Christmas. She picked it for me to read to her class for her Birthday in January, the class all loved it. I like to do a mini book discussion after we read a new book. I ask them what their favorite part was, if it is a book they would want to read again, how they can relate to it, and what they thought of the illustration.
Here are some of my daughters favorite books, because we are always looking for new great reads to check out at the Library or add to a wish list.
Fancy Nancy- any of them
Giraffes Can’t Dance
The Princess and The Pig
Dream Big Little Pig
Gigi Gods Little Princess
We are reading the Boxcar Children series together. I read them all when I was young. It has been so fun to re-read them, both my 7 year old and 4 year old love them.
“What do you do with an idea” is inspiring to me. It really brings tears to my eyes thinking of the possibilities that are ahead of my girls if they don’t stuff their ideas away from a lack of confidence.
I hope will not allow fear or what others think I should be doing or achieving interfere with my ideas.
My Sisters Amazing Cupcakes
1 white cake mix
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
1 1/3 cups water
4 egg whites
3 Tbs. Oil
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. vanilla extract
350° for 16 min
Frosting:
5 Tbs. flour
1 cup milk
Cook in a sauce pain over med heat until consistency of frosting
Set aside and let cool
1 cup butter (softened)
1 cup sugar
Mix together until well blended
Add 1 tsp. vanilla to flour mixture when cool and to the butter mixture and beat until a soft fluffy frosting is formed
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
1 1/3 cups water
4 egg whites
3 Tbs. Oil
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. vanilla extract
350° for 16 min
Frosting:
5 Tbs. flour
1 cup milk
Cook in a sauce pain over med heat until consistency of frosting
Set aside and let cool
1 cup butter (softened)
1 cup sugar
Mix together until well blended
Add 1 tsp. vanilla to flour mixture when cool and to the butter mixture and beat until a soft fluffy frosting is formed
(approx 4 min)
Refrigerate cupcakes after frosting.
Enjoy!
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This is just adorable! I love how the cupcakes go along with the books. I'm giving a shower in January for the first time in a long time. It's fun gathering ideas. 🙂
You are such an amazing mom! You are so inspiring and build up their confidence! Loved this blog!
Brown Bear was always our favorite book. Tell your sister her book themed cupcakes were genius and even I can make them, Thanks much!