Christmas Party

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I KNOW it's April. Please let me explain.

My DD is turning 10 in May.

I told her a story (may out me) about 2006, when I celebrated Christmas in May. I was in a refuge during December, and swore I wouldn't celebrate Christmas until I was settled, etc.

She was fascinated! She's asked for a "Christmas party like yours" since she was old enough to ask.

So, this year I'm doing it as a surprise for her. I know her two BF's moms, and they're on board, and have promised not to breathe a word.

We have a restaurant booked for two hours. Thinking of arranging the kids (4 10yo, and DS, who is 5) two hours before.

What games do I organize? Also, I could do with a few anack/drink ideas, which won't spoil their curry appetites?

She wants a purple cake. (I make cakes). How do I incorporate her cake into the theme?

We always used to have a Christmas party in April when I was little. It was fun! Do you have crackers? You can probably get kits to make them online if not.

Is it for her birthday? I guess you have Christmas games (charades?) and the purple could be a present. I'd decorate with white holly leaves and a red bow.

Yes, for her birthday. Christmas crackers is a fab idea!

We've decided the "party bag" eill be a Christmas gift, wrapped under the tree, for each guest

Pin the nose in Rudolph
Xmas carols in the background
Fingerprint scanner app on phone to see if they've been naughty or nice
We played a chocolate sprout roulette game at xmas, can't remember where from but if you Google it might be available somewhere.
White pom-poms /Cotten wool to make snowmen
Make lots of wool pom-poms and have an indoor snowbal fight

Christmas bingo
Christmas Jenga (lots of small presents to try and make into a tower)

Decorate a bauble - will be nice for them to have something to remember the party.

Could you do a Christmas themed treasure hunt?
Christmas song karaoke

You could all decorate a fur tree with different ornaments (purple too?)

I think this is a wonderful celebration for you. I hope it becomes a tradition.

Could you make crackers with little memories inside of your best Christmas times? I suspect your daughter is really into this idea because it was so special to you so she might really like that.

Can I come please?? Sounds awesome

Baker Ross has loads of Christmas crafts on their sale section. Christmas decorations, sacks etc to make. Pretty cheap too

Could she have a mini birthday advent calendar?

And a Christmas song mini disco of course.

Decorating the tree should definitely be part of the party...kids always love that. Purple goes well with red...in a royal sort of a way!

So maybe purple iced cakes with red berries and holly leaves...will look very ott but they love that too!

This is the sweetest thing ever. My sister and I used to have a Christmas movie day over the summer. Sofa, duvet, box of Roses. Good times.

You could make her cake look like a box of Quality Street.

You. An buy advent calendars to countdown to birthdays and also crackers on Amazon dirt cheap

Cheap and nasty felt santander suit on Amazon for less than a fiver. Go on you know you want to

Bloody phone fancy changing SANTA to santander what is the world coming to

Don't forget the twinkling lights decoration!
Love all the great ideas!
On the note of treasure hunt: how about a spy / code barker game with Christmas theme? (Did this for my DC's advent calendar... they loved it! Just Google code braking for kids and indulge in the endless possibilities.)

Sing the 12 days of Christmas- with actions.

Santander suit

I remember reading a thread about a Christmas shop open all year on the Isle of Wight - may be useful if you need something really Christmassy.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2909210-that-just-the-sight-of-this-shop-gives-me-the-rage

So, so sorry for not coming back on here- I lost my own thread!

Ok...so we have:

Stockings for the kids
Christmassy bday cake
Carol singalong
A huge playlist of cheese the classics
Pin the carrot on the snowman.

So, so excited now! I found three half boxes of crackers I didn't know I had too!

Sounds like fun! I'd love this!

I'm crocheting like mad now, trying to make little stocking fillers!

Luckily both boy-guests are pokemon mad.