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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Cake Topper

December 4, 2019~ Christmas, DIY and craft projects

I’ve grown to love National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. It’s not a movie I grew up watching, but since my marriage to Dan, we’ve watched it every year. This year, I took things a step further and made a National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Cake Topper, because who doesn’t want cake to go with their eggnog.

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Uncle Eddy made it this year. My National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Cake Topper is a major shot of fun, and the perfect excuse to play with dolls.

Sh*tter’s full!

Unlike Uncle Eddy, I’ll spare you the details on how I made this exactly. I will say it’s definitely something you can pull off if you’ve got an hour and the right pieces.

What do you need to make a National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Cake Topper?

You need a male doll, a doll chair (I made mine), a soup can lid, aluminum foil, paint, felt, cardboard, black cord and hot glue.

The three main components are Uncle Eddy, the recliner with the cat stain, and the sledding dish.

Uncle Eddy made it this year. My National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Cake Topper is a major shot of fun, and the perfect excuse to play with dolls.

How to make a National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Cake Topper

Uncle Eddy

I bought a male doll, and then painted and made his outfit. I painted black socks onto him, and using felt I create a “too short” bath robe. I also made a hat out of felt for him, and then added some faux chest hair with paint.

You’ll use a piece of black ribbon to act as the sewage drain off Eddy’s RV.

Uncle Eddy made it this year. My National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Cake Topper is a major shot of fun, and the perfect excuse to play with dolls.

The Recliner

I made this bad boy out of cardboard and felt using my Fiskars tool set, but if you happen to find a doll chair at the thrift store that works, go with that! it’ll save you time and effort.

Since the recliner is featured on the curb in the trash pile, you’ll be painting a cat onto the bottom of the chair.

If you recal, that cat in the movie got fried and left quite the stain along the bottom. I achieve this look with paint.

Uncle Eddy made it this year. My National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Cake Topper is a major shot of fun, and the perfect excuse to play with dolls.

The sledding dish

If you’ll recall, this is a sledding that they lube with Clark’s food lubricant and it goes so fast that he wears a hole in the bottom of it. To achieve the look, I used a soup can lid, covered in tin foil, that I then painted.

Making the Cake Topper

I used bamboo skewers to support each component on the cake. I hot glued them to the bottom of each piece, and then cut the dowels so that everything sat 1/3″ off the cake’s surface. Voila!

I installed each piece in my freshly made funfetti cake (I’m #basic), and added the reindeer & Santa combo to the curb-side scene for added authenticity.

Uncle Eddy made it this year. My National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Cake Topper is a major shot of fun, and the perfect excuse to play with dolls.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Cake Topper

I think with each passing year I appreciate the antics a little bit more. Sure, there are problematic elements, but I’m in it for the gems. Like the pillow talk between Clark and Ellen “your mother will accuse my mother of buying cheap hotdogs,” or the deep longing Clark has for Christmases past, and his desire to have the best lights display.

Uncle Eddy made it this year. My National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Cake Topper is a major shot of fun, and the perfect excuse to play with dolls.

Uncle Eddy made it this year. My National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Cake Topper is a major shot of fun, and the perfect excuse to play with dolls.

I also totally get the family dynamics at play, and will say that I appreciate interpersonal dynamics even more than I did 8 years ago.

Uncle Eddy made it this year. My National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Cake Topper is a major shot of fun, and the perfect excuse to play with dolls.

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  1. Amber Polk says

    December 4, 2019 at 8:17 am

    This made my day!! I am so going to try this. Thank you!

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    • Ariel says

      December 4, 2019 at 8:19 am

      Yay!!! Share it with your friends too ????

      Reply
  2. Angie says

    December 4, 2019 at 9:17 am

    Omg! Hilarious! ????

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  3. Mary K Hunnicutt says

    December 4, 2019 at 9:55 am

    THis movie is one of our favorites too! We quote it all the time! This is just freaking awesome!

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  4. Crystal says

    December 4, 2019 at 11:57 am

    You are a genius! This is hilarious and so creative!

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    • Ariel says

      September 12, 2020 at 8:41 am

      I am very proud of myself with this one 😉

      Reply
  5. at home with Ashley says

    December 5, 2019 at 10:49 am

    This is too good! I love how creative you are. That movie is so funny. My favorite part has to be when he goes flying through the air on his sled all the way into the Walmart parking lot

    Reply

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