This past weekend's birthday
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14756)
San Jose, California
October 4, 2017 3:26pm CST
My youngest daughter wanted a Gravity Falls themed birthday party, and we managed to pull one off despite being low on funds. The cake was homemade and decorated with the help of Pinterest and a free tub of frosting that we tinted ourselves.
We took a trip to the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz for the activity, which is supposed to be a mysterious location where gravity works differently -- water seems to flow uphill, people stretch out or shrink, depending on what side of the room they go to, and standing up right means that one leans at a 11° angle (it's an optional illusion, but a very effective one).
Birthday girl was thrilled and our entire touring group and docent sang "Happy Birthday" to her at the end of our tour. We ate a packed picnic lunch at the site, and all of the kids made themselves a souvenir smashed penny.
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
4 Oct 17
That sounds amazing!! So glad it went well. =)
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
5 Oct 17
@spiderdust Sometimes we just do the best we can and hope they love it. I am sure your daughter was happy and that is what matters.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
4 Oct 17
It still wasn't everything I hoped to do for her (I had different ideas for decorations than what I was able to manage, I wasn't able to give her a sleepover, etc), but it still worked.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
4 Oct 17
Hey, that sounds like a very fun Birthday party, for you and the kids, also!:)
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
4 Oct 17
I think she definitely approved of the location!
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
4 Oct 17
@spiderdust It's no wonder your daughter was so happy, you made her Birthday very special!:)
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
4 Oct 17
So thrilled that she had a great time..that cake is awesome..I had to look up Gravity Falls tho..cool!
Such a great time!
Happy Birthday to her.
Its my only childs bday today..my son..cept he is not a child anymore..
He did not want any cake tho.
He did not want any cake tho.2 people like this
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
4 Oct 17
@spiderdust I don¨t outgrow cake ever haha
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
4 Oct 17
Do people outgrow cake? 
Yeah, I'm only a little familiar with the show because of being around when the kids are watching it, but since it's one of those touristy "not quite in reality" places on the show, I thought the Mystery Spot would fit.
Yeah, I'm only a little familiar with the show because of being around when the kids are watching it, but since it's one of those touristy "not quite in reality" places on the show, I thought the Mystery Spot would fit.2 people like this
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
4 Oct 17
All the kids seemed to enjoy the tour. I highly recommend that people visit it at least once!
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
4 Oct 17
Glad everyone enjoyed it, especially the birthday girl
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@thislittlepennyearns (68159)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
4 Oct 17
That sounds like a great day. And as always the birthday cake turned out adorable.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
4 Oct 17
It seemed to be one of the easiest ones to pull off (and not, at the same time... all those little drawings!), although I had originally wanted to do this one. I didn't have enough in the budget to buy any fondant, unfortunately.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
5 Oct 17
@thislittlepennyearns I had some free sample packets of fondant last year that Michaels was handing out (they were introducing a new brand that they had just started to carry) and hoarded them until it was time to make a birthday cake. Last year, the same child wanted a Shopkins themed party and I made her this Queen Cupcake cake (which was actually a giant rice krispie treat made in a giant cupcake pan) and used the fondant to make the embellishments.
@thislittlepennyearns (68159)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
5 Oct 17
@spiderdust yours looks just as good. I've been looking at the fondant sets at Wal-Mart
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Oct 17
So glad this all went well. Sounds like quite a party.
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@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
4 Oct 17
This is an interesting birthday celeb for an amazing theme. Sounds great. Happy birthday to her!
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