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Here is the cake pan I used:
It's a rocking horse, but I cut off the rocking part and extended the legs. You can amazingly still get a similar cake pan here. It's slightly different, but it's also by Wilton, so it is the same company. I have no idea how old the cake pan I have is as it was my grandma's and who knows how long she had it!
I ended up making two cakes in case she ended up destroying one during photos or I totally messed one up. Here is the one we used for photos:
For the frosting, I had managed to find pink, blue, and green tubes at Target. I had to get white frosting and use Wilton dyes to get the yellow, purple, and black.
The one banner was a part of a 1st Birthday kit I found at Homegoods, which also had a 1 candle, birthday girl hat, one cake banner, first birthday photo frame, and 1 photo prop. It was quite a lucky find!
We did a rainbow streamer backdrop with balloons for a nice photo backdrop:
Streamers and balloons were found at Target and Dollar Tree. I used a strip of blue painters tape at the top of the wall, then used double sided tape to stick the streamers on. I did two rows of streamers. Then I taped the balloons on top of the streamers. I had to tape the balloons to each other as well to avoid having a gap between them.
I also made gingerbread unicorn cookies for her birthday as she is a Christmas Eve baby and I always make gingerbread cookies around the holidays, usually men, but I managed to find this cute unicorn cookie cutter.
For party supplies, I found cute unicorn plates, napkins, and a tablecloth at Target on clearance! Luckily you can still find this design on Amazon, otherwise, there are other unicorn designs available as well.
For party favors, I found these adorable unicorn ornaments at Oriental Trading!

We did a rainbow streamer backdrop with balloons for a nice photo backdrop:
Streamers and balloons were found at Target and Dollar Tree. I used a strip of blue painters tape at the top of the wall, then used double sided tape to stick the streamers on. I did two rows of streamers. Then I taped the balloons on top of the streamers. I had to tape the balloons to each other as well to avoid having a gap between them.
I also made gingerbread unicorn cookies for her birthday as she is a Christmas Eve baby and I always make gingerbread cookies around the holidays, usually men, but I managed to find this cute unicorn cookie cutter.
For party supplies, I found cute unicorn plates, napkins, and a tablecloth at Target on clearance! Luckily you can still find this design on Amazon, otherwise, there are other unicorn designs available as well.
For party favors, I found these adorable unicorn ornaments at Oriental Trading!
I had a lot of fun planning her party and as you can see, I did most of the work myself, so I was able to keep costs down. Making the wall and decorating the cake were the things that took the longest. I don't know if I'll ever do another "birthday wall" or if I do, maybe just hang a tablecloth or something simpler instead, and if I do another cake, I might choose an easier method for frosting it.
However, I don't regret doing it for her first birthday as her photos turned out beautiful and it made family photos so much more fun!
Did you do a theme or do you have a theme picked out for your baby's 1st birthday?
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My little girl turns 1 in February and I'm loving this themed party! So beautiful and girly- I especially love the colorful cake!
ReplyDeleteIt all turned out awesome! What a good idea using that rocking horse mold for the cake!
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DeleteThat's soooo adorable! Happy birthday little one!
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DeleteSo creative! I loved everything about it!
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DeleteLove this! The cake looks fab!
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DeleteYour cake came out amazing! Such a great theme!
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DeleteThat cake is amazing! Now I want a unicorn party for my next birthday - so what if I'm turning 45 :)
ReplyDeleteSO, so cute! I love how creative you got with the decorations. And, super easy fix turning the rocking horse into a unicorn. :)
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DeleteThis is such an incredibly cute birthday theme. I absolutely love her photo with the unicorn horn.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I hope the unicorn theme never goes out of style!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love this theme! And the cake came out so adorable. Happy first birthday!
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DeleteOooh, this is such a cute theme! I'm trying to think of something to do for my son's first birthday. We're going to a wedding for my friend the day before his birthday, so it's tricky! I think we've also been invited to a brunch on the day OF his birthday for the wedding party, so it kind of clashes. The bride and I are trying to figure out a way to combine the two! LOVE the unicorn, but don't think my son would appreciate it. Maybe I'll do something with lions instead. I think you've just inspired me. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThat's great that she's willing to share the day with your son! We actually had our daughter's party on the 23rd (the day before her Birthday) as a lot of family had plans on Christmas Eve. In the future, we plan on maybe celebrating her half birthday instead, to avoid the holidays clashing.
DeleteThis unicorn birthday turned out great! I love the banner!
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DeleteHer dress is absolutely adorable and she looked so happy! I love that cake!
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DeleteWhat a cute party! I love the idea of using a cake pan you had but making it work for what you need.
ReplyDeleteLove this! Very creative and affordable too!
ReplyDeleteLove this idea, and pics are so cute! My little boy is one in feb i need to get party planning!!
ReplyDeleteThat is such an adorable cake! I made an Elmo cake for my daughter's second birthday and thought I was going to have carpal tunnel by the time I got all of the frosting piped. Since then, we buy cheesecake at Costco.
ReplyDeleteFrosting is hard work, haha! I think we'll stick to simple round cakes in the future and I'll just frost it with a spatula. If she ever wants something more complicated, then we may opt for buying one.
DeleteThe cake you made turned out adorable!! My daughter turned one in November and I just did a white cake with a little banner - you're much more creative than me. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I think we will stick to simpler cakes in the future as frosting it was a lot of work, but I wanted to put my grandma's cake pan to use and at 1, she doesn't have any opinions, haha! So it was the best time to use it.
DeleteLooks like you all had a great time, such fun memories of such a special day!
ReplyDeleteI love the cake! Great idea.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteLove the theme! I was obsessed with unicorns growing up too. The cake came out perfectly.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Unicorns were my favorite animal growing up till I found out they weren't real, haha! I then became obsessed with cats (and we have 2 cats now, haha!).
DeleteOh my goodness. I love this theme! And seriously you are so smart with that cake. Taking a rocking horse cake and not putting on the rocking part! I never would have thought of that!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Originally I planned to just make it a rocking unicorn, but my husband pointed out I could cut off the rocker part. He then said that would make the unicorn look chubby as it would have short legs, haha, so I just cut out the in between part, so the part of the legs is actually the rocking part, lol! You can't tell once it's frosted though!
DeleteYou did such a great job with everything! What a great idea with the cake and I loved the balloon and paper backdrop! Happy birthday to your sweet girl!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
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