A room full of Mama
Everyone holds Mama's face. Mama walks in to a room of Mamas.
A free paper thing to make
Put your friend's face on the cupcakes.
Pick a photo of them. Print the faces at home, cut them out and push them into the frosting.
Your photo stays in your browser.
- On the cupcakes
On a stick
On a string
How it works
- 1
Pick a photo
One where the face is clear. It stays in your browser.
- 2
Check the cut
The face comes out with hair and shoulders. Tap or draw to fix it.
- 3
Pick what it's for
Cupcakes, the table, a stick, or a string with everyone on it. Add a hat if you like.
- 4
Print and cut
A4 or Letter, on your own printer. Cut along the dashed line, fold, glue.
What you need
- A printer
- Scissors
- Glue
- Toothpicks or a paint stick
- Thick paper, if you have it
Ideas for the party
Four things to make from one photo, printed at home.
Felix on every cupcake
Nine small Felixes on one page, each on a toothpick.
The family on a string
Everyone who couldn't come, hanging over the table.
AnabelA place card with a face
The face stands up out of the card. Nobody asks where to sit.
Cupcakes photographed by Brooke Lark on Unsplash.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. No account, no app, nothing to install.
Does my photo get uploaded?
No. The face is cut out in your browser. The photo never leaves your phone or computer.
Which photo works best?
One where the face is big and clear. Hair and shoulders come with it.
How big do they print?
The cupcake faces are 6 cm (2.2 in) tall, the ones for the table 11 cm (4.3 in). On a stick, the head is as big as a real one, on four pages. Print at 100 percent, not Fit to page.
Can I put more than one person on it?
Yes. Pick On a string and add a photo for each person.
The people on your cupcakes have birthdays every year.
Birdie is an iPhone app for birthdays. It reminds you on the morning and keeps the person on your Lock Screen all day.
Free for a week, then $29.99 a year. For iPhone.
Tap someone to add or take them out. Draw round who you want to keep.
That's Jan.
Hair and shoulders came with. If something is missing or too much, draw over it.
What's Jan for?
Pick one. You can make another after.
Thick paper stands up better.
Nine of Jan on one page.
- 1Print at 100 percent on A4 or Letter. Thick paper stands better.
- 2Cut along the dashed line, tab included.
- 3Fold the tab back on the grey line and glue the toothpick in.
- 4Put the cupcakes out before the birthday person walks in.
Jan's on the cupcakes. Who's next?
Birdie reminds you on the morning of each birthday and keeps the person on your Lock Screen all day. You record the video.
Free for a week, then $29.99 a year. For iPhone.
Free, from the makers of Birdie. What is Birdie?