Our Childhoods, Cake Wrecked

I'll admit it, the fastest route to my wallet is straight through Nostalgia Land.

Yep, I will gleefully buy just about anything with the Stay Puft Marshmallow man on it, or Little Twin Stars, or baby Donald Duck. I'm also a sucker for Muppets and 90s cartoons.

But I gotta say, bakers, if you're going to prey on our devotion to childhood characters, it helps if we can at least RECOGNIZE them.

You know, like this:

Not this:

And like this:

Not this:

Something kind of like this?

...but not at all like this:

And finally, just as a reminder, Curious George is a playful little monkey:

...not the traumatized pig-man who will be haunting our dreams tonight:

Thanks to Dan B., Trish F., Leighanne M., & Ashley K. for bringing to mind that age old question: why DOES pig-man have a shiny black horn on his head?

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P.S. Anyone remember these?

(Spirograph Design Tin Set)

This is a smaller "travel size" kit that's only $13, but there's also a big deluxe set. I'm tempted to get one with some fun neon gel pens; I've watched people do these online and it looks so relaxing!

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

Not Even Re-MOAT-ly

When your kid wants a castle cake, but castle cakes are too expensive:

"Why is there a beach cake in front of it?"

"It's a moat."

"With palm trees?"

"... yes."

"..."

"..."

"So should we talk about the stairs, or ...?"

"You know what? NO CAKE FOR YOU."

Thanks to Stephanie A. for not being afraid to step in and make a splash.

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I just found the perfect gift for the friend always complaining about their neighbors:

"Defending Your Castle: Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend Off the Invading Hordes"

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And from my other blog, Epbot: