I put them in very small bowls – I figured smaller servings were a good idea! On top of that I added a layer of crushed chocolate biscuits for edible dirt (I possibly got that idea from Heston Blumenthal!!) then poked in the headstones and hands I’d made earlier in the week from melted chocolate. The mud base is chocolate yogo, or you could use chocolate mousse. I usually get ideas from other people, but this one I made up myself (round of applause XD ). ![]() I’m really pleased with my Gruesome Graves. The edible pen did not want to write on chocolate If I make them again, I’ll have to find a better way of drawing on their facial features. The zombie heads are marshmallows dipped in white chocolate ( inspiration) and little red ties cut out of card stock. They looked like a plate of honky nuts (gum nuts) when I was shaping them! I think they were a bit dense, but they looked cute! I’ll have another try soon – the offcuts from the birthday cake are waiting for me in the freezer! I stuck them onto paper straws, added Wilton eyes, and a fondant leaf. It was my first attempt at making cake pops. The little meringue bones were a definite hit with the boys! My little man loved these, they added to the party atmosphere nicely! I stuck home made labels on bottles of water so the boys could wash down all the sugar and printed out food tents with awful names like Zombie heads, Gruesome Graveyards, Spare Bones, Jellied Brains and Spinal Fluid. I printed little signs and either put them either in frames or stuck them to the wall with BluTac. Yay, who doesn’t love wobbly jelly brains! There doesn’t seem to be a lot of PvZ stuff for sale in Perth, so I was limited (probably a good thing!) to just one little zombie who kept turning up all over the place! I left my run too late to take advantage of eBay purchases! Although I was very excited to receive a life size brain jelly mould in time :D. Definitely for my sake, not the boys – I thought it looked cute! I wrapped cutlery sets with some green streamer, and tied them together with twine. We wrote their names on the back of the water bottles and the boys placed them where they wanted to sit. A couple more of the potted sunflowers, black plates and a framed sign. Our freshly painted green dining table was perfect for the occasion and we kept it fairly simple. I just love it when I find a bargain! The stripey green straws were decorated with “Brainz!” flags I was aiming to gross out the little fellas as much as I could! I managed to snap up a dozen little milk bottles at a nearby Red Dot store for $1 each – a pretty darn good price for little old Perth. I filled a glass drinks dispenser with green cordial (what do you call that in America? I know cordial is a whole different drink over there – not for the kiddies!) and labelled it Brain Juice. Have a look at this post to see how to make the fringe. When I spotted it I thought it would look perfect, and I’m sure I can use it again with other party themes! I stuck a fringe of green crepe paper along the edge of the table for some grass. The little white plastic picket fence I found at the Reject Shop. I printed and cut out some of the characters from the game and stuck them on the green squares, with a Plants vs Zombies sign at the top. A bit more time consuming, but I got the effect I was after. ![]() I wanted to use square plastic plates, which would have been a lot easier, but I couldn’t find any near me, and didn’t want to spend a fortune on postage! In the end I bought packets of A4 card stock and trimmed them to size. The backdrop to the dessert table was set up to look like the game, with squares of light and dark green. Maybe I’ll be organised enough for that next time! The trick to success though would be to have a practise run a few days before the party. I think I’m slowly getting better at setting out the dessert table with each party we have.
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