Party Highlights

Best Moment

Everyone's reaction to the cake

Most Touching Moment

Seeing how happy my son was with his very own Thomas cupcake

Funniest Moment

All the kids wanted the train cars with the most mini M&M's

Best Dressed

My son wore his Thomas Halloween costume

What People Ate

My son's favorites - egg salad sandwiches, cheese and crackers, fruit

What People Drank

We had a few drinks to choose from, but each child also got a train-shaped sipper cup to drink from (so it didn't really matter what was in it, they loved it)!

Forever baking...

I had one pan that makes 9 train cars. I wanted both yellow cake and chocolate cake, so I made 4 batches of cupcakes. It took FOREVER because after they bake, they have to rest in the pan before dumping them out, so it basically doubled the baking time for EACH batch. Decorating them didn't take too long, about 3-4 hours. I used 4 frosting colors and mini M&M's. I put each one on a square graham cracker so I wouldn't have to touch them after they were decorated (and the crackers acted like a track for the train). But by the time the party started, the crackers absorbed moisture from the cakes and got soggy. So I would recommend doing something similar, but maybe chocolate-covered graham crackers or something to act as a moisture barrier.

Dessert

Long, winding train of cupcakes

Activities / Games

Playing on ride-on toys and other activities outside and on our porch

Budget

$75

Party Favors

Train engine sipper cup, train engineer hat, train-shaped whistle, train-shaped sucker