The Art of Smashing Your First Birthday Cake

In “Zen and the Art_of Motorcycle Maintenance “, the author and his son take a 17 day motorcycle trip from Minnesota to Northern California. If you haven’t read this book, go for it. We won’t go into details but it offers a unique insight into human philosophy.

We believe there’s a bigger art to smashing your first birthday cake. It requires careful attention to detail. It’s your first opportunity to show your personality, your style on how you challenge in front of you. Do you immediately go at it and smash it? Do you wait, enjoy it a little, and then “take care of the cake”? 🙂 Or do you gently go at it – no one notices but by the time you are done, the cake’s had it?

The joy of watching how kids smash their first birthday cake

Why did we mention the three styles above? Because we’ve seen each one of them. Observing little ones at play is fun. And nothing is more fun than seeing them try cake for the first time…and seeing how they approach it.

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Dash & Smash

In other words, get the job done COMPLETELY! 🙂

Alex shows the rest of the baby world how a cake smash is done

Bravo, Bravo, an excellent performance by Baby Alex and the crowd just goes wild

It’s time! To smash the cake. Spread it on my face. This is what kids do, right?

Our Mr. Dapper isn’t too happy that his feet are covered in cream. So it’s time to clean up.

Just because I wear a tie doesn’t mean I cant get messy

Unplanned moments give us the best shots, right?

One from the right and now one from the left, there’s no stopping for the hardworking, I tell ya!

Watch and Learn Kids. This is how you smash a cake.

This is what they call ultimate concentration on the task at hand.

Awww my poor cute baby. I love this picture.

Look at my curls…now look into my eyes…goooood…you don’t see the cake

Don’t tell me you were expecting this cake back in one piece, were you?

Now what number birthday is it – anyone have a clue you can point me to

Didn’t you say, “hey let’s make this a colorful cake smash”?

Caught blue handed? 🙂

Cake, what cake, what are you talking about?

Why o Why was it so delicious?

First Birthday Cake Smash – Like a Picasso, he slowly breathes art into the cake

The Gentle Artists

Wait let me get something to help us take care of the cake.

You take care of that side and leave this one to me

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step – A full cake smash begins with just a taste

How cute is this look? Seriously I loved it the moment I saw it

Cake Smash Tips? Pbbbt (my impression of her blowing a raspberry). I don’t need those.

Of course, one needs to think carefully about the process of how to smash the cake

A beautiful senorita. Fans in the back. Well decorated cake by mom waiting to be smashed.

Yep, that’s how it is done. Slow and steady wins the race.