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Halloween Black and White Zombie Party

July 19th, 2010

Black and White Halloween Party

There are so many movies about now which feature vampires and the undead that the popularity of the Zombie themed party or Halloween Party will be a hit among all age groups.

Set the scene outside near the entrance to the party with our Mossy Tombstones alongside our Halloween cemetery terror sidewalk sign, which look like skeletons emerging from the graves.

Decorations

Inside the party venue, Skeleton bloody footsteps can lead the way. Hang any one of a selection of spooky ghoulish scene setters. The Graveyard Room roll looks great with the 2 pack of foggy halloween ghosts. Or create a haunted house look with Peeling Plaster and scary couch creatures lounging around.

If you have a mirror in the party room (or better still create a fright in the bathroom) decorate it with one of our mirror grabber decorations.

Drape black crepe streamers from the ceiling for an ominous, overcast effect. A good idea would be to extend the black and white scheme to tableware and balloons.

Have fun!

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1st Birthday Party

July 18th, 2010

1st birthday party

A year’s gone by, how time has flown, You can’t believe how your baby’s grown! They are such a joy, and so much fun, Oh my! Your baby’s turning One!

If you have a little one who is about to celebrate their first birthday, then it’s a really special and a momentous occasion. For the rest of us Birthday’s come once a year, but this one is a birthday you will want to remember. Your child’s 1st birthday party is to preserve memories.

Party Theme

First of all choose your theme. Any theme will make your party fun. After that it is easy, because all invitations, tableware and decorations can be theme related.

Invitations

Apart from the great range of themed invitations available, why not make your own?

You could stick your child’s photo on a piece of card and write something like

‘(baby) is turning 1 year old and you are invited to celebrate with us.

Join us (day), (date) at (time) for lots of games and fun.

Dressing up

Many of your guests will be toddlers and children so why not invite them to come in fancy dress. All kids love this and some grown ups too!

Decorations

Babies love lots of color, so when planning your 1st birthday party make sure you use a lot of colour. Streamers and birthday balloons brighten up any room. If you’re celebrating a daughter’s birthday, decorations have to be pink. For little boys, baby blue sets the tone for the special boy of the day.

The latest craze in decorations is a party lawn sign which will direct your guests to the party. These can match your theme also.

Party games

First birthday games should be simple and involve the whole family. Ideally I think they should be games where the grown-ups can play with their children.

Pass the Parcel

This game goes down well at all parties but is a fun one where all participants get a small prize.

The Party Food

Keep the party food simple so as to avoid stress on the day. This is your day too.

If possible order in food from a catering company. While they cost more it can work out better because it avoids a lot of food wasteage.

Now for the cake – yes, everyone at the party will be expecting a cake! You cant go wrong with a large chocolate Rice Krispie cake, and of course don’t forget to light a candle for baby to blow out (with your help of course).

Finally…

Don’t forget the camera!!

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July 5th, 2010

Deep Sea Party

June 30th 2010

This Party theme is perfect for this time of year.

After deciding your theme chose your invitations or you can decide to make some of your own. Then you can match up all your decorations and tableware to fit in with the Deep Sea Party.

A cool alternative to an invitation would be a message in a bottle. Roll up your invite, add some sand and seaweed and let your friends know that they will have a Whale of a Time!!

Decorating

A Treasure chest pinata is a great prop for this party, it can also be used as a piñata game or as a buried treasure game.

Balloons can transform a room and garden, especially if you use helium gas. You can tie bunches together on to the back of childrens’ chairs.

If you do not have helium you can hang the balloons from the ceiling with blue ribbon. This looks great with blue and green streamers. Twist the streamers and hang from the ceiling, door frames or table.

Door curtains especially the iridescent colour makes the room look shimmery – just like under the sea.

Decorating the Party Table

Decorate the table with Deep Sea themed tablecloths, plates, napkins and cups. An interesting alternative to this would be to use a fish net as a tablecloth. Place the birthday cake in the centre of the table as kids love to see it when they first come in and it also sets the scent for the party. You could also put a goldfish bowl on the table – that would get a bit of attention! Scatter confetti and small plastic sea animals around the table, so it looks like the ocean floor.

Party Bag Presents

Send your guests home with some Treasure! A novel idea would be to use a beach bucket and fill it with water guns, a kite, floral leis,  and sea creature animals. Glow sticks go down well at any party.

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21st Birthday Parties

June 29th, 2010

IDEAS FOR A 21st PARTY

The 21st birthday is a milestone celebrating the day you finally become an adult, Now you are the age when you can legally do what kids cannot! This special day is usually a good excuse to have a party. Many 21st celebrations can be held at home or others prefer to celebrate in a hotel or pub. Whatever your choice, there are lots of 21st birthday supplies available to help you to decorate the venue.

Your venue can be festooned with 21st birthday balloons, banners and streamers. Check out all this tableware and party stuff.

Here is a short list of some great ideas for your birthday party, whether you host it in a hired local hall or your house:

Themed Party, I think the best party for any age is a themed party. Wild West, or 70s discos are very popular. Or you could choose a colour for a theme like pink and black and everyone has to dress in those colours.

Karaoke Party, blast out all the goodies – I will survive, YMCA, yes that is a good party!

Rent a Bouncy castle – not just for the kids you know!

Rent a party bus like a Fire Engine and shout out the window and all the passers by – childish but great fun.

Have a beach party – you don’t need a beach for this. Use your imagination. Hire a hall. Get some sand and set up deck chairs and parasols, and get the cocktails going.

Get a BarBQ going – weather permitted!

Salsa dancing – get a Salsa teacher to your party for a surprise lesson

A Candy Floss machine is a great party feature.

Whatever you do make sure you get lots of photos.

Don’t forget the party decorations as well as the cake decorations when organising the birthday party. These can all be purchased in the Bestbirthdays.com fully secure online shop.

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Childrens Birthdays – Party Food

February 24th, 2010

At bestbirthday.com we can provide all the party supplies you will need however the food is up to yourself.

Party Food

PARTY FOOD

 

I think most parents don’t grasp just how exhausting a child’s birthday party can be until they have hosted a few themselves. The frenetic energy and excitment of the kids will leave you totally drained.  That is why I suggest that you do as much planning and preparation in advance.

Not only do you have to decide on the party theme, book the venue and think of the party bags but you will also need to organise the food. Party food for childrens birthday parties is a huge topic in itself which I could not hope to cover in one post so please keep checking the blog for updates.

First off, what quantity of food should you plan for. Well you will have a very good idea of the number of guests and their ages. For younger
children, up to the age of four, don’t forget to include an adult supervisor, probably their mother. A rough guide to quantities per person is as
follows

QUANTITIES FOR PLANNING

1 X Helping of Jelly & Ice Cream (an old favourite)
1/2 X Packet of crisps
3 X Small Sausages (up to 4 yrs old)
3 X Savory Sandwiches (small, basically 3 qtrs)
1 X Chip Scoop of Chips (Available in shop)
2.X Mugs of Juice
2X Chocolate Crispies
2X Happy Faces / Hash Browns
1 X Slice of pizza (optional)

When planning the food you should also consider how you will serve it. There are a number of options. Firstly there is the traditional party plate. These days there is a huge range of tableware in the latest themes, including clone wars, hanna montana and spiderman. As an alternative there are combi food boxes which hold both food and drink.

As I said above party food for childrens birthday parties is a topic that I will be returning too on a regular basis.

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