Easy birthday cakes for kids . . . that don’t require professional decorating skills!

Ever look on Pinterest for birthday cake ideas, but then just end up discouraged because everything looks too complex and difficult?

Here is a collection of 12 easy and simple kids birthday cakes – even though they are SO cool, they really aren’t difficult at all! Birthday cakes for boys, birthday cakes for girls, birthday cakes for toddlers . . . I’ve got a few of each for you.

Also, did you know that we have LOADS of free printable birthday banners? We have everything from superhero to unicorn to camo.

on to the cakes . . . !

This CHICKEN CAKE doesn’t use any fondant, it uses starburst candies for fun details! It would be super cute as a 1st birthday farm-themed party.

My toddler loves watching Thomas! This THOMAS THE TRAIN CAKE is very easy and your toddler will be thrilled!

I love this silly COOKIE MONSTER CAKE!

Have kids that love camping? This CAMPING CAKE is perfect, looks amazing, but it’s so easy!

I have several nephews that are dinosaur lovers, and I know they would love this DINOSAUR CAKE!

My sister came up with this EASY CAMO CAKE for her son, and he couldn’t believe how cool it was!

This GALAXY CAKE is so pretty!

Is there anything more fun to a little boy than this PIRATE CAKE?

This RAINBOW CAKE is so precious! We visited the Noah’s Ark Encounter at the Creation Museum, and now my toddler is all about rainbows!

OK, I think that I want this GIANT DONUT CAKE for MY birthday, haha.

I think this PJ MASKS CAKE is my favorite out of all of them! This one will definitely wow your party guests.

This POOL PARTY CAKE works for boys and girls of any age!