should i frost it first and then place on top of my finished 10" cake? how and with what?

or place it UNFROSTED on the finished 10" cake, and start decorating when it's on top? i seriously have no idea how to do this

Are you aware that you will have to put the bear on a covered cake board and dowel under him?
I have decorated that little monster on the board then placed him on the cake at the very end. You can always cover up the bear's board with "grass" or shells or anything.

yup! that's what i was trying to figure out - like how do i cover up the bits of borad that show up from underneath?

thanks a bunch!

thanks! did you have to dowel the bear itself, too?

I didn't BUT i did have one go face down after he sat for awhile......one thru the head or one thru the bottom to be safe!