My son Josh had his cake completely planned out and I think it turned out pretty dang good for a 7 year old! :) I helped a little bit here and there but for the most part he did it all himself. He even added a darker blue to the water and sprinkled green sugar for seaweed. He used tweezers to put eyes on the fish on the sides (eyes were flower shaped candy decorations. ) The green flowers were leftovers I'd made but he decided they made a good lily pad. The pink & orange things are flip flops.