Your children’s birthdays are some of the most exciting times as the energy of your kids and their eagerness of being another year older creates a joyful buzz in your household. Sometimes there’s lots to do: the planning of parties, friends and families gathering together, thoughtful gifts, delicious food and of course, the much-anticipated birthday cake.

The cake itself is an exciting and integral part of the festivities and the kids never turn down a piece of delicious sweetness. Finding the perfect recipe is one thing, and then deciding on the decoration can be a task in itself.

Cake decorating can be a lot of fun, but knowing where to begin can be a challenge. Consider using realistic figurines atop your sweet baked creation. MiniZoo have thousands of animal and human figures to choose from that would make the perfect cake toppers to suit any birthday party theme. Then you can create a sweet environment with your cake decorating skills and a variety of sweets and lollies to make your chosen figurines at home on your child’s birthday cake.

Perhaps your child loves dinosaurs and has requested a dino themed party for their birthday; placing a CollectA dinosaur upon their birthday cake might add an extra element of fun and be a special surprise on his or her big day. Or maybe you’re throwing a jungle party, or even a woodland themed celebration, you could use a couple of animal figurines from Papo’s Wild Animal Kingdom. Papo also has a huge range of pirate figurines to suit the greatest swashbuckling pirate party.

Perhaps you have a superhero obsessed little one? Schleich has Marvel’s most popular heroes in figure form, ready to stand proud on a delicious cake podium. Or if you’re after a more natural, wooden theme, Holztiger’s range of animals is a great option too. As fr lovers of Disney, MiniZoo’s Bullyland Magic Forest, Fairytale Castle, and Movie Theatre collections include a range of beloved characters including Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, Frozen, Mickey Mouse and Friends, everyone's favourite princesses, and plenty more.

With so much to organise, let MiniZoo help you out with realistic and fun animal cake toppers that can double as a birthday present. MiniZoo ships worldwide and offers free shipping on qualified orders within Australia.

If you’d like some more ideas of how to decorate your child’s birthday cake with MiniZoo figures, check out the MiniZoo homepage to shop the entire range, our Pinterest board specifically dedicated to Cake Toppers and our Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Jenna @ MiniZoo

* Special thanks to @zaid._.zaim , @laurenbehindthecamera and @my3ratbagz_ on Instagram for including us in their birthday celebrations and tagging us in their photos! *