Foody Schmoody...I'm JUST Cooking: The Wednesday Roundup & A Birthday Goody Bag Idea

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This past Friday my baby boy turned 5. Like most moms, each time one of the kids has a birthday, I can't believe how old they are getting. His birthday marks the end of our birthday season. All five of us in two months makes for a ridiculously crazy season. Oh and then throw in Thanksgiving and Christmas too.

We were having a small cake here at the house for just us family but he was also having a party at one of those jumpy house places nearby too. We have had parties at similar venues. I love it because all we have to provide is the cake and goody bags.

Josh really wanted to have a Star Wars themed party, but it's hard to have a theme party at these venues since they provide everything, so I decorated the cake with some big Star Wars Angry Bird foam heads my husband found at Target (on clearance!). The only other thing I had to provide was the dreaded goody bag.

#starwars cupcakes perfect for goody bag alternative

If you have a child that is around preschool age, you must know what I'm talking about. It's generally full of all kinds of ~~junk~~ treats that little kids love and parents HATE. Such items could include plastic kazoos, whistles, bubbles, super balls, and/or bubble gum. I admit, I am guilty of providing these in the past. I vowed last year (after 10 leftover kazoos made it back to my house) to put an end to these traditional goody bags. This year I made an individually packed cupcake for each child to take home. I wish I had taken the time to photograph this better. I hadn't actually intended on sharing these with you since it's not exactly a recipe, but decided that they came out too cute not to share (even if you can't tell from the photo)!