When I say Diet, you say Coke…Diet Coke!  Am I the only one who gets excited about my favorite drink?!  I would gladly trade in a baked cake for this awesome Diet Coke Cake any day of the week.  Don’t get me wrong, I love birthday cake, but I think this Diet Coke Cake is such a fun twist on a classic birthday cake.  I’m celebrating my birthday week this week and this Diet Coke Cake is the perfect addition to the party…I love how it turned out.  And even better, I love having this baby at my house!  So, if you know someone celebrating a birthday soon, find out their favorite drink and start making them a “cake.”

Diet Coke Cake:

How fun is this?  I love the way it turned out and it was super simple to put together.

Supplies Needed:

• Soda Cans (29)
• Ribbon
• Card board to place each layer on (I used cake boards 6, 8, and 12 inches)
• Bow
• Hot Glue

Here’s How to Make This:

Step 1-

Start with the bottom layer and place one can in the center of the 12 inch board.  Place 6 more cans around the center can, making a circle.

Place 12 cans on the outer layer to complete your bottom layer of the cake.  Make sure all of your cans are as close together as they can be.  Wrap a ribbon around the circle and hot glue it together on the back side (pull the ribbon as tight as you can get it).

Step 2-

Put your 8 inch board on the top of your bottom layer.  Place a can in the center of the 8 inch board and then place 6 more cans around the center can.  Wrap a piece of ribbon around this layer and secure it in place with hot glue.

Step 3-

Place your 6 inch board on top of the middle layer and center 3 cans on it.  Wrap the ribbon around using hot glue to secure it.  Top your cake with a bow and you are ready to go!

This is simple and quick, and a perfect way to say Happy Birthday!

Have FUN drinking Diet Coke!

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Are you one of those people who think the gift packaging is almost as important as the gift itself? Because if you are, you have met your peeps here at Fun-Squared!  I love a nicely packaged gift almost as much as I like the gifts!  These Pringles cans make an awesome way to package a birthday gift and they are super simple to put together.  You will have a blast making these adorable cans and they make such fun and creative gift packaging for any present!

Creative Gift Packaging:

Aren’t these just so fun!?  I fell in love with these bright colors, and the tags to match!

Supplies Needed:

• Pringles Can
• Scrapbook Paper
• Glue or double sided tape (hot glue if you are using thick card stock)
• Ribbon and embellishments
• Birthday Gift

Instructions:

Start by emptying your Pringles can. (And eat the chips.) Wipe it out.

Cut your paper to fit how you want it (whether you want two papers or one or whatever you want.)

Wrap it around your Pringles can and tape or glue it in place.

Here’s a video of the process:

I’ve got some cute tags you can print and use too if you want!

Birthday Gift Tags

Fill your can with all of your birthday gifts.  Look how much fun stuff can fit in these cans!!

Possible Ideas for Filling Your Can:

• Lotion
• Lipgloss or Chapstick
• Hand Sanitizer
• Candy
• Gum
• Nail Polish and Files
• Shirts (Rolled)
• Make-up
• Socks
• Jewelry
• So many fun possibilities!

Have fun with this creative gift packaging idea!

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With 3 boys, it seems like I’m constantly on the look out for cool birthday presents for my boys to give their friends.  It seems like my kiddos always have a birthday party they have been invited to, and I need quick and easy gift ideas.  This Nerf Gun gift hits the mark (see what I did there ;)) with being super simple, but most importantly, my boys love to give this to their friends.  Come see how simple this is to put together.

Cool Birthday Presents: Nerf Gun Gift Idea:

What kiddo wouldn’t love this gift!?  Nerf Gun battles are so popular right now, you can’t go wrong giving this as a gift.  It works with the Nerf Gun, or you can even get bullets and attach this tag.

Also, think about using this tag with squirt guns too…that would be another fun birthday gift.

Supplies Needed:

• Nerf Gun (or bullets or squirt gun)
• Printable Tag (get below)
• Ribbon

Print your cute tag and tie it to your Nerf Gun and you are all set!  I promised it would be super simple.

Here’s the tag for you to use. I did two color schemes so you could match the tag to the type of Nerf Gun you purchased.  To print it, right click, save to your computer and then open in a program like Word or Pages on your computer, size how you want (I usually size it about 3.5 or 4 inches) and print.

Or, here’s a PDF that has several on it ready to print:

Nerf Gun Tags Green/Orange

Nerf Gun Tags Blue/Orange

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