Very Hungry Caterpillar Theme Food !!!

I wanted to have all the food that the hungry caterpillar eats in the book for the party. But to find good strawberries and grapes in december was really hard and also I was not sure how to avoid browning of apples, pears etc. So dropped that idea. And tried to 'caterpillar'-ise whatever food I was having for the party:)

First made these sugar cookies and decorated them with icing.  They are not perfect, but it works for the kids and me ;)

Rotini pasta with 'caterpillar topping' made of circles cut out of green pepper for the body, circle tomato for the head and olive pieces for the eyes, legs and antennae!!

Mini cup cakes from Publix which I decorated with 'caterpillar toppings' made of m&ms. To draw other details i mixed chocolate syrup with confectioners sugar and piped it:)

This is 'A very healthy caterpillar' made of cucumbers, tomato and olive bits !!!

The caterpillar gummies....

 

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Birthday Balloons Play!!

Putti's loved playing with these balloons on the floor of her room !!! 

                                      
Putti's birthday was on the weekday again and all these part years, we had her party at home and hence had managed to do it on the same day. But this time with her dad's new job and we deciding to do it outside, her party was on the new years eve. And since it was winter break for her at her school, I wanted something special for her day. But did not want anything elaborate as we still had some last minute work for the party next day. So, I planned this little surprise for her on the morning of her birthday.

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Putti is Four !!!!

It’s hard to believe, but its true. It has been four years since I heard the anaesthesiologist in the OR say “She’s beautiful” and four years since I saw her for the first time all bundled up. There was a certain calm and serene look on her face then which I remember so very vividly even till this day.

That has changed and all you can see on her face today is perhaps naughtiness.

Here's wishing our princess a very Happy Birthday from Amma and Appa. You are and will always remain special to us. May you grow up to be a wonderful person, a strong and beautiful girl. And on that note, Happy Birthday to this blog. The blog completes its fourth year too. Yay ! Thank you for reading us and being a part of Putti's growing years!

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Putti Invites you to her Very Hungry Caterpillar Birthday !!!

Putti wanted a Very Hungry Caterpillar Themed Birthday this year. This has been a favorite book of hers eversince she laid eyes on it.
We have been enjoying making all the decorations for the birthday party. And since the invite is sent out electronically, there was least participation from Putti's side. Guess I need to do the paper invites from now on, she loves writing and making them.
Well, here's her simple, fun invite made from the image I found on google.

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