One stop shop for parties in Notts
I have seen these guys a few times. They totally engage kids and I love them too! Twangin’ on guitar! Bangin’ on a drum! Lively and original interactive music from legendary Nottingham-based children’s band. Special customised Raindrops birthday song with your child’s name and age inserted. Contact johnny.raindrop@ntlworld.com for more information about gigs and parties. [...]
More party food ideas form the fabulous Michelle at Utterly Scrummy Shaped Chips with Homemade Salsa You could make the chips any shape at all, depending on the theme of the party. You could vary the flavour as well, a sprinkling of herbs or spices instead of the cheese. I’ve made cinnamon versions of the [...]
Birthday Party: Princesses and Pirates My youngest daughter, Ruby turned 5 a few days ago, and like many children of this age, one of the best things about her birthday was going to be her party. No pressure then. Last year’s party was a disaster. After spending much time and money we booked an ‘everything [...]
Balloonio is a very simple, fun and easy to play game: Have the children sit in a fairly wide circle on the floor and number them. The highest number goes into the middle and becomes ‘Balloonio.’ Balloonio holds a balloon and calls out a number while dropping the balloon onto the floor. The player of [...]
Guest post from Cass bailey author of Diary of a frugal family blog Well, I don’t really have the secret to a successful party but I am feeling pretty pleased with myself after the success of Miss Frugal’s 8th Birthday pamper party this afternoon. All seven girls who were invited turned up (I always worry [...]
More party food ideas form the fabulous Michelle at Utterly Scrummy Cheese Straw Wands These are great snacks for parties as they are so easy and you can vary the flavour, sprinkle seeds or herbs on the wands as well, or instead of cheese. Wands are fab as they can be either fairy wands or [...]
A Birthday Party Recipe from the divine Utterly Scrummy blog Caramel PopcornPopcorn is cheap and easy to make and this caramel coated popcorn always goes down well, with adults and kids alike. Melted butter, to grease the tray 2 Tblsp vegetable oil 115g (1/2 cup) popping corn 215g (1 cup) caster sugar 100g butter 60ml [...]
A Guest post form Tasha form the WAHM BAM blog: Rosemary is having a ‘Go Bananas Birthday’, which is what she has been asking for since the day after her third birthday. Go Bananas is the local soft-play place. A friend of hers had her party there recently and I was pretty impressed, having been [...]
I’d like you to introduce our new Nottingham based sponsors Sticky Fingers Cookery Parties. Here’s what they have to offer: Cookery Parties for Children Aged 5 upwards and New for this year—mini chef parties for 3 to 5 year olds! (Call Janet: 07745 305090.) Fun, Sticky & Educational! Choose from Cup Cakes, Candies or Pizza [...]
Well a cupcake making party is something sweet toothed little girls will delight in ( and quite a few parents too!) There are lots of good points about a cupcake making party. Here’s my top 5. 1. They are relatively inexpensive to bake. Basic ingredients are cheap and probably already in your store cupboard. Topping [...]
Last year my daughter was puppy obsessed. She was soon to be 4. She had 23 cuddly puppies under her bed and that is all she could think she wanted for a theme at her birthday. We decided to have the party at home to keep costs low so she was allowed to choose 5 [...]
Celebrating a birth is wonderful. Traditionally along come endless visitors with balloons and babygrows. We celebrate a child’s birth too by baptisms and naming days and many other cultural and religous ceremonies. There are many ways we say hello and happy birth day to a child. Here are one or two less usual but lovely [...]
Here are my top 3 tips for reducing the stress of organising a child’s birthday party. 1. Have someone else invloved ..dad or grandma or a good friend will be useful for bouncing ideas off, helping practically and covering in emergencies. If no-one but you has any clue what is happening you could end up in a [...]
