Growing up in Connecticut I remember it was always fun to visit the Stamford Connecticut mall.  The mall had crazy escalators that seemed to float in mid air as they transversed from one level to another across the center of the mall.  The mall had an A&W All American Food which as kids seemed like a special treat.  Most importantly, located inside the mall was an FAO Schwarz toy store.   As a kid, it was hard to beat a toy store, especially one as great as FAO Schwarz, which is now one of the oldest operating stores in the US.

The FAO Schwarz store is long since gone from the Stamford Mall but the New York City and online stores are still open.  I was looking around the online store and was excited to find some awesome cupcake items.  My top favorite is the FAO Exclusive Pinkalicious 12.5 inch cupcake backpack!  Although it’s small the $14.99 backpack is really cute and I know little girls would love the backpack shaped like a cupcake after having had a heart shaped backpack when I was little. Read the rest of this entry »

Little Tikes Cupcake Kitchen from Amazon 

Some of its amazing features are —

If I had had this amazing toy as a young child, my life may have been very different. I may just have picked up my love of baking at a younger age and maybe by now I’d have my own bakery! Alas I had a Mickey Mouse camera as I child and am now full blown in love with photography because of it.

When I have children, I will be sure that they have this great toy!

As you all know, cupcakes are really all the rage right now (we hope they will be forever! ). And they are not showing any signs of slowing down in popularity. They are so popular that there has even been a board game for kids centered around cupcakes.

Take the Cake sold at Amazon!

Lets get playing!

Remember last year when we showed you Pottery Barn Teen’s Cupcake costume?  Well they are offering it again this year and it’s available in teens, kids, toddlers and baby!  To add to the Halloween fun they also have this cupcake doll costume so that the 18 inch doll can wear the cupcake costume!  The outfit is on sale for $19.99 and the doll which is part of the girl doll collection is $39.00.

Are you a collector of cupcake items?  Going to a cupcake-themed birthday party and looking for the perfect gift? Disney has just come out with some really cute cupcake-shaped vinylmations, designed by Susan Foy.  There are six in the collection, but you can view the Minnie cupcake, Tinker Bell cupcake, and Marie cupcake online. These vinyl figures are all 3 inches tall and each one includes detachable frosting which reveals each character’s face when removed.  Another cool feature is that the arms and head can be moved into different poses.

Minnie Vinylmation accompanied by detachable frosting

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Does anyone on your list need a Cupcake Dispenser? Available from Amazon for $15.93, this cute contraption allows you to use three different colored sprinkles and comes with stencils to make cool designs!

Oh my gosh, these are just too adorable!  Amy at Naptime Crafters made this awesome cupcake matching game for her daughter!  How clever is this?  Visit her blog for complete instructions as well as a (free) downloadable pattern!  I am so impressed!  Thank you Amy!