Shirley's party advice part 4 - Better at party planning than Pippa Middleton

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New thread :) Everyone welcome.

Bathtime bubbles!!

She's going to be 3. Ds and the other half of the guests are almost 6. Whatever I put in needs to be unisex as I CBA with separate piles of bags, cheap and something that won't go in the bin as soon as the kids go to bed.

I love making it easy for myself :)

She's asked for a toy. I'm considering some little cars maybe? or the stretchy men? or?

Bathtime bubbles is a nice idea.

Although DD's closest little friend has excema and wouldn't be allowed them!

Gliders?

I've found some lovely gliders - even some that look like dragons - hmm, maybe but mine always break them in 5 minutes.

I'm trying not to be a pain in the arse honest.

Playdough! You know i'm all about the playdough. No wait plasticine. You can get them cheap packs all the colours if the rainbow lined up!!

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0007QJMWO

Come on you know that looks so rainbow!!! Unisex. Check. A toy. Check. Not bouncy. Check...

Yeah but it's so messy! It's hard to mould so they just break it into a bajillion bits and throw it on the floor.

Playdoh then. Make your own
Rainbow slinky?
Bath crayons?
Jesus this is getting hard...
Just give them the rainbow drops and the crayon and the lolly and a bit of cake and a rainbow slinky and a balloon each.

I know. I'm too bloody picky for my own good. Sorry

Do these count as bouncy balls?

Yep. DH would have them in the bin in hours

Bother. What about slinkys? I have found rainbow ones for 60p each

Im off to bed but can we work your dc's next parties out now, around the party bag choices because you never warned us that the grinch had a rubber ball phobia before!!

Next year do sports and diamond jubilee parties cos we can pick up reams of stuff dirt cheap. Dang we could get every child a team gb tracksuit for thruppence.

Oi stealth i suggested slinkies first

Oh he is a grinch in many, many ways. Party bags are just one of them

Yes I saw you suggested slinkies - I was just wondering what the objection to those was

For babies - these are too expensive but could be made cheaply?

They'd certainly make DH's list of junk for the bin but I was more uncertain because we've had some before and DD was uninterested.

I'm sorry.

I've ordered the rainbow drops and the party horns and the bags arrived today. I might put what I've got so far in the bag and see if it looks full enough not to bother with anything else

Fabric here before I lose it, DW.

Blathers, might it be quicker to tell us what will get past DH?

I think this is why I've been searching all night and haven't found anything - even I don't know!

[[HAWAIIAN LEI GARLAND RAINBOW COLOURED
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000MSQY96/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_gb?ie=UTF8 yes I know it's tat but it's pretty tat]]

Oops that didn't work.

It's a flower garland