Several months ago, I saw unicorn decorations at Target and declared that Tatum would have a unicorn birthday party. She really only has strong opinions about Minnie Mouse and poop in her diaper, so choosing a theme for her again this year seemed acceptable.
Once I decided on unicorns, I started seeing unicorn cakes everywhere. And I mean everywhere. I thought to myself, "Hey self, you can make one of those!" And then I thought about it a little harder. Watched some YouTube videos on how to do it. Freaked myself out. And even contemplated ordering one from Publix. (Starting at $75? Yeah, not happening!)
Originally I thought I'd make the horn and ears from fondant as the video I had watched suggested. And while I think I probably could have done it, I took the easy way out and ordered a horn/ear/eyelash set from Amazon for a very fair price. The only thing that remained was creating the mane of unicorn hair. Out of icing. Multiple colors of icing. I saved that until the absolute last minute and was so thrilled with how it came out!
Birthday girl was adorable in the dress her Nana bought her. Surprisingly, she also left the unicorn horn on for much longer than we thought she would. There was a little struggle with blowing out the candles, but everyone jumped in to help her.
Opening presents at two years old is perfection. Tatum still loved the bags and tissue paper, but she also understood that there were even things more magical under them. Oh, and the fiesta wasn't complete until all the cousins got in the tiny unicorn pool. It was such a great day!
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