We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.

These little Alice In Wonderland cakes are quick to whip up, and are the perfect addition to your tea party. Cut a 10cm slice of Swiss roll, and place this at the top of the sponge cake, cover both cakes with a thin layer of buttercream to create a crumb coat.Materials Needed: 600g butter, 1200g icing sugar, pink food colouring, white food colouring, blue fondant flowers, piping bag with 'flower' nozzle, a cake stand. This will prevent the items coming apart again or shifting when you place them on top of another section. Perfect for providing some inspiration for your next Tea Party, Alice in Wonderland party theme, Baby Shower or Mother's Day table. Tiered cake stands made of upcycled teacups and saucers are very popular – and perfect for a Mad Tea Party! Whip the butter and icing sugar together and then take around one cupful of icing to turn white, and dye the rest pink.

Roll out the white fondant icing and cover the cake and the Swiss roll so they create the watch shape, smoothing it down around the edges and trimming any excess. Take your sponge cake and fill the centre, either with just buttercream or jam too, sandwich the two layers together. Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Roll out the fondant icing, and cut a long rectangular strip for the brim of the hat, put this to one side and cover the cake with the remaining green fondant. Prepare your table with our Alice in Wonderland tablecloth and checked table runner, then serve up your favourite party foods with matching paper plates, napkins and serving platters – all with your favourite characters and quotes from the book.The Mad Hatter is an iconic Alice in Wonderland character and this topsy turvy Mad Hatter cake is our tribute to him.

Materials Needed: 300g butter, 600g icing sugar, food colouring in various pastel shades, real edible flowers, decorative icing flowers, toothpicks, paper and a printer. Remember that you can always manage your preferences or unsubscribe through the link at the foot of each newsletter. In homage to Lewis Carroll's classic book, our Alice in Wonderland party supplies, decorations and tableware are designed to help you escape your everyday life and tumble down a rabbit hole of your imagination. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Get cups and saucers in different sizes, so your cake stand will taper towards the top in stead of going straight up.You’ll want to mix and match: combine cups of a certain design with saucers of a different design, but do try to make them go together in a certain way. Take your white buttercream in the piping bag and pipe dots of frosting all the way around the edge of each layer, the base and the top. She also has a keen interest in infant and child sleep patterns and mindfulness for adults and children, inspired by her energetic and chatty three-year-old daughter.

Materials Needed: A plain Swiss roll , 125g of butter, 250g icing sugar, jam, white fondant icing, edible food paint in black and gold, food-safe paintbrush. Materials Needed: 125g butter, 250g icing sugar, dark green fondant icing, white fondant icing, black edible food paint, edible gold dusting powder, a circular cake board, wide light green silk style ribbon. Finally, if you would like to be really accurate, use one large candle right in the centre of the cake.Add the finishing touches to your party table with our ‘eat me’ cake domes, ‘drink me’ tags and tree shaped cake stand for an eye-catching table centrepiece. Use the gold food paint to paint a circle outline directly onto the cake, be quite sparing when you load the paintbrush up, so you can see the brush strokes.