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Birthday Cake Pans – How To Choose The Right Shape Every Time

Posted on 17. Mar, 2009 by Mom Mag in Baking

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A friend of mine had a problem choosing birthday cake pans, but with the 3 simple tips I showed her, she now always chooses the right shape, and her kids love the cakes she bakes. I will show you these same 3 tips, and your kids will love their own birthday cakes that you bake them. You’ll always choose the right shape.

In order to choose the right birthday cake pan shape, it’s important to know your children. No one knows them better than you, so this won’t be a problem. The trick is creating a themed birthday party based on what your children enjoy. Here are some simple tips for deciding on the theme:

1. What games or sports do your children enjoy playing?

Do they enjoy Little League baseball, or Pop Warner football? How about soccer? Some kids even enjoy karate.

Knowing what they like will help you create a sports themed birthday party, and you’ll be able to choose the appropriate birthday cake pans in the shape of a ball, or bat, or even any other sports shape.

2. What TV shows do your children like to watch?

Most children are obsessed with a TV show or two. Some enjoy watching a cartoon, and some like such children’s shows as Sesame Street.

I’ll give you an example. One of my kids loved to watch Disney’s, “The Little Mermaid.” I remember on summer watching that movie every single day. It got to the the point where I memorized every song. It was easy figuring out what theme to use for her birthday which falls late in the summer. By know what your children enjoy watching, you’ll be able to figure out which birthday cake pans to use based on that theme.

3. What books do they enjoy?

Your kids like it when you read to them, and believe it or not, this is a gold mine of ideas for choosing birthday cake pans. This is true, even if they are old enough to read on their own. Here’s why…

This is because once you figure out which books they enjoy the most, you’ll easily be able to formulate a theme for their birthday party, and this will help you choose the shape of their birthday cake pan. Can anyone say Harry Potter themed birthday party? Do you see where I’m going with this one?

By figuring out which books your children enjoy reading, you can easily determine a theme for their birthday party based on the genre, or a character from that book. You’ll then be able to choose a birthday cake pan for that party.

There you have it—my three best tips for always figuring out the right birthday cake pans to use. All you have to do is decide on a theme for their birthday party, and that will make it so simple to always choose the right birthday cake pan shape.