Ok I work at a daycare now see and when I at some point decide to go legal (I found a commercial kitchen I can have access to for a nominal fee), the daycare kids' parents will be good potential customers. So anyway I am making some goodies for our halloween party on Tuesday at daycare, some of them the kids will eat during the day, but I want to make some for them to take home so hopefully the parents will go 'wow who made those blablabla' lol.
Now then, I was thinking of making little rectangular cupcakes (I have the mini mini mini size loaf pans) and making little gravestones out of MMF that say RIP on them and then the name of each of the kids.
So my question: do you guys think that's appropriate? Or not creepy? If a kid takes home a 'grave' cupcake with their name on it? I mean it's halloween= I would think that's cool but I dont want any parents to wonder what kind of operation we're doing or if it's a creepy psychologically twisted idea to put a child's name on the grave.
Have you guys ever done a full cake for halloween or halloween birthday themed cake with the guest of honour's name on it? I just wanna know if that would seem morbid or weird LOL I know that would be tacky to do for an older person obviously, just wondering if for kids that would or wouldnt be!
thanks in advance and happy baking!
I think it is a wonderful idea but nowadays you never can tell what parents will think. I think it might be safer not to do that and go with something alittle less"creepy" like maybe ghosts or pumpkins with their names on them.
You could always use the mini mini loaf pan and make a Freaky Frankie and Bride instead of a gravestone. The kids would get a kick out of a funny faced Frankenstein or maybe even make it look like a window with a ghost inside? Don't know how much time you have or how many you need to make.
I have to go with the general consensus. I would not want my kids' names on tombstones-it's just a little gory. I don't know about your area, but ours don't even allow Halloween parties-they are just "Fall parties" because some parents don't like the whole Halloween thing. We have to do leaves, pumpkins (but not jack o'lanterns), or scarecrow type things.
Part of it depends on the age of the kids, for 10 year olds it would be great. Part depends on the kids, I'd do it at home for my 3 year old but my kids are strange and also pretend to mummify each other. 
For a group I would say no, some parents would freak out and the younger kids might be upset.
The idea is good, just not for the people you're making it for.
I would say leave the kids' names out of it and do some fun and querky names.......here like freak fred with the big balloon head...you know goofy stuff like that...or how about just putting R.I.P. with a little spider web and spider?? forget about names all together?
I wouldn't like to see that if I were one of the children's parents. Not because I think it's weird or anything, but because it makes me uneasy to see my loved ones names on tombstones, even if they are yummy treats. Whenever I make something that has to do with tombstones I always make up names.
I have to agree about the no kids names on them. You never know if a parent has lost a child or anything. I personally wouldn't care but I'm odd. I say go with the freaky franky. I think that would be great. I know if my son brought one home I would go "WOW"
I love the idea, but I will have to agree with everyone. This coming from a mom who has a six year old who thinks the more gruesome, the better. 
Some parents may get upset to see their child's name on a gravestone. Superstition and all.
If you still opt for the gravestone idea, instead of the child's name, how about RIP Here Lies...? Or is that still too creepy for four year olds?
I would have to say, stay away from the grave / tombstone idea. I am make cupcakes for my daughter's 1st grade class and am going with something fun like the cute wilton mummy cupcakes. I think it may be too morbid and as ShellBell69 said, you never know if someone has lost a child, or even someone in their family recently.
some parents do not celebrate halloween, so i would do something a little calmer, maybe a cute pumpkin..but i would really stay away from the rip and name..good luck
I have to say, the thought horrifies me of the childrens name on tomb stones.... I may be out of order saying this but my grandaughter came so close to death with brain tumour......the thought of them sends shivers down my spine...please dont do them....I can't be the only prerson to experience this!!!!
I have been a public school teacher for many years and I can tell you the most innocent thing can be misunderstood by a parent. If the parent is vocal this can cause you a lot of trouble. I would play it safe with something cute.
I agree so much, There are a lot of heart break out there concerning children, I cant see, no matter how I try(I know it's only halloween and things should be fun) that cookies decorated like that could possibly do any good for business...."play it safe" mums are so into CUTE I'm sure
I don't think tombstones are appropriate for kids. I think they're fine for an adult party though as long as you didn't use names. But parents these days can be easily upset over what alot of people would consider to be innocent, so best to err on the side of caution. If you wanted to use the kids' names, use pumpkins instead.
I agree it wouldn't be a good idea. As someone who survived a life threatening illness myself, I think it is a little morbid. There are cuter ways to go. I like the spider and web idea or little pumpkins. These are little children and no point in causing stress when things should be fun.
I have been around cake central for a while but I have never posted. I wanted to share a story about parents though. I worked in a school for a lot of years and parents (yes, I am one too) are strange. I turned 40 and another teacher sent me a dead flower arrangement as a joke. We had parents who saw it and raised a horrible stink. Even though it was joke, many parents took offense to it. Please be safe and make something cute instead of the RIP.
thanks for all the feedback, guys! Really appreciated as always! I felt a bit funny thinking more about the idea and that it didnt seem appropriate. I'm already making spider cupcakes for the kids for my nephew's class and also for work on Tuesday- I was looking for something extra to send home with the kids. Maybe I'll wait until Christmas to do that - as nothing can be construed as creepy at Christmas 
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Anyway, thanks again for all the input! Happy Halloween and happy baking!
Here is my input. I just made a B-Day cake for DD. We did a haunted castle. Keep in mind this was her cake. She wanted the gravestones on the cake. I was tring to figure out how to put Happy birthday Brooke on the cake. And the thought hit me put Happy Birthday on one stone and her name on another one. I admit after I did it it creeped me out. So I would say no to the names on them. She loved the cake but I was the one that got that CREEPY FEELING.
Use the mini mini mini loaf pans and then make little mummies out of them. I don't have those little pans, but I have used Twinkies like that. Frost a small space in a funky green or purple or grayish color, use sugar eyes or polka dots of buttercream and a mini choc chip for the eyes, then use a ribbon tip and white buttercream and just cover the rest of it up. Maybe each mummy could hold a little fondant sign with the kids' names on them.
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