Fancypants Birthday Parties

Fancypants Bakery a nut free bakery in
East Walpole, Massachusetts is offering Cookie Decorating Parties your ch id can have their birthday party at a Real Working Cookie Factory!

What's Included
Tour of our factory
Professional pastry bag instruction
Chef's hats
Lots of cookie decorating time
4 Delicious cookie creations!
Take home container & lid
Set up and clean up

The Details

1.5 hours
Mon-Thurs 4:00-5:30PM
Ages 6 and up
$275 for up to 10 children
$20 per additional guest, 15 guests maximum

Reserve your Date Today!
info@fancypantsbakery.com
Fancypants Bakery
153 Washington Street, 4th Floor
East Walpole, Massachusetts 02032
http://www.fancypantsbakery.com

Birthday Party

Last weekend we celabrated our youngest child's birthday at an indoor play land. We had "milk pizza" and Guardian Angel Cake. My milk allergic child brought Nachos and dip to have instead of pizza, and we were all able to have the cake because all Guardian Angel Food products are free from dairy, egg, and nuts. Their are some milk allergic people who cannot be around the smell of cooked cheese, my child is not that sensitive to milk protein.


Currently one of the Guardian Angel Food suppliers are having a bit of a problem getting their products out to some Ontario stores. I have however been assured that this problem is being corrected, and am thankful I was able to find a cake in time.

Birthday Party

Last week was our daughter's Birthday Party. We had cake from Guardian Angel Foods All Guardian Angel Foods are dairy, nut and egg free!

We went to a local nail salon, did some crafts and had a sleep over with a small group of girls.

Outting

Today our youngest and non allergic child, went to a birthday party, it is nice not to have to pack a special lunch.

My eldest allergic child, and I did a non food activity together this time we went to Michael's Craft Store. We got some craft projects to do both by herself, and with her sister and friends.

Last week my allergic child went to a friends house, I went out with our non allergic child for ice cream. I can't always make things perfectly fair. Allergic families find different ways to make things work, at least most of the time.

Stages of Acceptance

No Milk Mama wrote on her blog about mourning phases with food allergies. Here is my view of stages of acceptance of food allergies:

Denial
Not us we (eat organic, breastfeed, no family history) these things may reduce chances of having children with allergies but do not eliminate the possibility of them having allergies

Anger
Why us, we didn't put those chemicals in food, invent GMO foods, why does our family have allergies.

Bargaining
Ok we will just get a plastic bubble and nothing will happen (not good solution)

Depression
My child will never eat ice cream, order take out freely or participate fully in parties.

Acceptance
We will find interesting foods, and be more aware of what is in our food. We will find ways around social situations to allow our child to participate. We will travel on our terms, in a way we feel safe.

From Winkpedia: The Kübler-Ross model, or the five stages of grief, postulates a series of emotions experienced by terminally ill patients prior to death, wherein the five stages are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

Most experts agree acceptance is more complex than this, however I felt that The Kübler-Ross model from an allergy perspective would be interesting.

Birthday Party

Saturday was my youngest birthday party, we had a bowling birthday at a local bowling ally. It was noisy, and a lot of fun.

We had milk pizza, but packed milk free pizza, made at home, for my allergic daughter. For cake we had Chocolate Passion Cake from Guardian Angel Foods (milk, egg and nut free). The cake was a success and enjoyed by all.

Birthdays and playdates

My allergic child went to another birthday party, she brought dairy free pizzas. I made the crust with pita break pitas and vegan cheese with broccoli and tomato sauce. At one time she wouldn’t eat pizza with out broccoli, now the broccoli is just a habit.

For dessert she had chocolate and raspberry muffins from Guardian Angel Foods

The same day my younger child, had her friends over, one of whom is allergic to gluten, we had carrot and celery sticks with snacks from Gogo Quinoa

Siblings and Birthday Parties

A few weeks ago our allergic child went off to a birthday party. I packed milk free pizza and two milk free mini donuts. My youngest daughter and I went out and had pizza slices, at the mall food court and bought vegetables at a fruit market.

Yesterday our non allergic child went off to a party, no packing only a present to buy. My eldest child and I went off on a non food adventure. We went to a book store to buy a book, with a gift card she was given as a gift. Then we went to a thrift shop we found a music CD, and five dollar roller blades. I can’t always make things completely fair, but I think we come pretty close.

Birthday Parties

Birthday parties

When my child goes to birthday parties I usually pre make, and pack a dairy free snack bag.

I make in my toaster oven pizza: Pita Break pita for crust, dairy free tomato sauce, some veggies. There are some mock cheeses on the market that are dairy free, but my child prefers pizzas without them.

For cake I sometimes buy dairy free mini cupcakes from Whole Foods, or I cut a slice of chocolate loaf from New Moon Kitchen.

I pack some dairy free juice and water with ice in it.

Ingredients change it is up to you to decide what is safe.