Party planning

With my youngest having started preschool this year the pressure is on for two birthday partys for my boys. While the eldest is quite happy to take a few select friends and head off someone where fun for the days my youngest has got dreams of a proper traditional party. Party games, presents, cakes, party bags. The whole works in fact!

So where to begin? I rather love that good old Hawkins Bazaar have some fabulous party games which can reused at a later date for general play as well. As a child I have fond memories of “fishing” for a newspaper fish with a stick & string. They’ve updated this making it wooden but with two boys it makes it a whole of lot sturdier and reusable! Pass the parcel and musical chairs are always great for getting kids completely involved in a party and are a fabulous way to start a party too. And of course after a few noisy games and running around nothing calms them down for the party food & cake like Sleeping lions or Simon Says.  Thankfully I think at this age party games are fairly simple and are a great deal of fun. The stress for me comes with the food and party bags!

Even at my eldest age party bags seem to be a requirement. I asked both the boys what they felt were the requirements of a good party bag…”something to eat i.e. sweets and a couple of fun things to play with” No pressure then! Having looked at predone party bags a couple of years I was shocked at prices being up at £8 per bag (yes really) but back we come to the ever lovely Hawkins Bazaar party bags…. They now do a huge range of variety. Starting at £1.50 per bag I think they might have the perfect solution!  

Now if only they did food……!!