Children's Parties

I am still shattered from hosting my son's 10th birthday party on Saturday. Over the years, having four boys, I have accepted and become quite a pro at giving these parties. The games are getting tougher for the older ones, and the ideas to keep the kids entertained is certainly a challenge. Charlie's 10th party was a huge success and I was told "these are the best parties in town!". What an ego boost! Boys will boys. They need plenty of space and tons of action activities. Our main theme was a 'Water Wars Party'. I made the invites daring each of the 10 invitees to 'group up, find the flag and eat the forfeits". The invites were white on blue ...  Read the complete review

A couple of years ago a friend's cousin was having her fifth birthday party. I was asked to help plan the party and go along and help with games etc. At the time the little girl ...we will call her Ellie, not her real name... was really into bugs and butterflies and other such creepy crawlies...*shudder* So I decided to plan the party around that. I should say, I was inspired to write this review after reading a review of Curly Caterpillar cake! Rules --------- Ellie was given quite specific boundaries in terms of her own involvement in the planning and shopping process for the party. She was allowed to invite who she wanted within reason, but ...  Read the complete review

Childrens parties can be a expensive time for many parents. Every child wants a party but it's the Mums and Dads that have all the stress and cost of ensuring it is a perfect party for your little one. I think now parents kind of compete to throw the best party and I am always picking up little tips for my kids next one. My daughters 2nd party was a great party but was held on a shoestring and heres how Venue - My local sure start centre has a soft play area for hire, it costs £20 and has a limit of 10 children in at a time. I also get another room for food etc for free. Balloons and decorations - As my daughters birthday is ...  Read the complete review

When I was younger I was an only child and lucky enough to have a birthday party every year. I always looked forward to my special day and spending time with my friends. I now how 2 children of my own and think it is nice for them to also have a party. My daughter is 5 on Wednesday and her party is tomorrow. I have been told I always go over as I always end up spending way too much. I am lucky as my mum always pays half of the party food so it helps me out a lot. I find it much easier to buy cup drinks with straws than using normal plastic cups and squash. I find this avoids spills etc and does not cost that much more. I like to have a themed party but ...  Read the complete review

We all know that being a parent at some time you will have to do a children's party of some sort, this can be an absolute nightmare! When our daughter was 5 my wife was due to give birth to our son we decided to give her a big party. When her birthday came around my wife was due to pop as it was her last birthday before the imminent arrival we decided to make a real fuss of her and make it a big one. Here is what we did and some mistakes we made. 1) Firstly we told her that she could have as many friends as she wanted. Mental note this was a huge mistake! She decided she would invite her whole class plus a few more. The list came to around 50, at the ...  Read the complete review