Category Archives: Party Hints & Tips
Fondant Icing that tastes nice!
Personally, after I’ve slaved for hours in the kitchen making the detailed features of my child’s latest birthday whim I find it soul destroying to see the little darlings picking the icing off the cake because it tastes horrible – … Continue reading
Spooky Halloween
The living dead come out at Halloween – be sure to be one of them!
Halloween decorations
It wouldn’t be Halloween without some spooky decorations: To make these quick and easy 3D bats you will need some A4 black paper and a white or silver pen and some thread and tape for hanging. Print or … Continue reading
Sweet Pumpkin Pie Recipe
What better way to sneak vegetables into your children than under the guise of a pudding! My 3 year old is particularly partial to this! Below is James Martin’s recipe taken from his brilliant “Desserts” book – clicking the picture … Continue reading
Party Games for Tots
Little people don’t really understand proper games – some of the usual party games will entertain them but they don’t really understand winning… and certainly don’t like losing!! Here are a couple of games that will keep them entertained and … Continue reading
Spicy Sweet Pumpkin Seeds
In my house Halloween is no longer about carving a pumpkin – it’s about nibbling roasted pumpkin seeds! This recipe is easy and doesn’t take all night. Suddenly you too will be agreeing to the children carving a pumpkin each … Continue reading
Halloween Party Games for children
Apple Bobbing A large bowl of water is placed on the floor (a baby bath is ideal for this if you have one). Without using their hands, they have to try and lift an apple out of the water using … Continue reading
Musical Shapes for teeny guests!
Place cut out shapes of teddy bears/monsters/faries etc of paper on the floor in a circle. Children walk around circle while listening to music. If the music is loud the children move fast. If the music is quiet the children move … Continue reading
Pin the “Tail” on the…..?
Get a large piece of card and draw a picture (as large as you can) of whatever corresponds with your theme (or something that appeals to your child) – dalek, monsters, fairy, dinosaur, pirate etc – Next make a “tail” … Continue reading
Easy Mini Butterfly Cakes
I found this picture on the supercook website: www.supercook.co.uk so I suppose you really should use their icing… Simple enough for children to make themselves – leaving you time to sit back and wonder what sort of mess they’ll leave … Continue reading