Shirley's party advice part 6 - don't be afraid to interrupt us!

[Tinkerisdead]

Okay, this is shirley's party advice part 6. Shirley ducked out a while ago and you'll notice us chatting about all kinds of stuff whilst we wait for party planners to barge in.

So, don't lurk, jump in and chat. We'll give you any advice on parties from costumes to cakes....

[Tinkerisdead]

Well they've said they now play" pizzaiolo says..." (Simon says) pin the tash on pizzaiolo and a memory tray. I sense i may be leaping out of my seat yelling "whaaattt, move out the way pizza boy i'm a party guru don't you know!"

Now, where'd you get your party bag stuff? Did you make choc pizza? Gummy ones are in the ye olde worlde sweet shop near me so thats covered.

[Blatherskite]

Choc pizza I made myself. I lined a cake tin with cling film and poured in melted choc and things like maltesers and marshmallows. Pizza sticker books came from The Book Depository as they were cheaper than amazon. I got gummy pizzas from the market. Aprons were from Baker Ross as were the badge kits. Bags were white, paper take out bags from Ebay.

We had a friend who worked for Pizza Express who got me a brand new box to put the cake in to make it look more authentic but I'm sure they'd give you one if you asked if you wanted to make the pizza cake.

[Tinkerisdead]

If i get aprons for the sublimation printing they're 1.70 each. Im thinking of making mini choc pizzas and putting into white cd mailer boxes. Thanks for linking the sticker books brill! I also found a polly pocket pizza girl on a scooter.

Still cant decide about the cake though..

[Blatherskite]

[Tinkerisdead]

Ive just found playmobil pizza man cheaper than sticker books. Im getting him!!

[Tinkerisdead]

No no your my inspiration!

[Blatherskite]

I would. Playmobil man will probably get more play.

[Blatherskite]

DW help!! I've not booked anything for DD's birthday party yet and people have been asking me what I'm going to do this year so I'd really better get on with it but DH is pressuring me not to spend any/much money on it and....and....I'm not sure I can be bothered!!

I'm sure I will change my mind come December but I really need to get it booked soon or there will be nothing left.

What do I do?

[Blatherskite]

I've lost my party mojo

[Blatherskite]

She'll be 4 this time. 17th December.

[Blatherskite]

She's very into Jake and the Neverland Pirates at the moment. I had some ideas but I just can't be bothered recently

[OliviaMMumsnet]

I went to an amazing J&TNP 4th party at end of last year.


Dad hired a pirate outfit and ran the games
Tey hired a hall which had a stage
Did walk the plank from it
Played Who's in the treasure chest ?
everyone closes their eyes and guesses who's been hidden in a painted cardboard box
Copious gold (chocolate) doubloons
A rowing game where all the kids lined up on the floor like when they used to play "oops upside your head"
Mini treasure chest goody bags (from partypieces or similar)

Was a huge hit
Pinterest is your friend and will inspire you Im sure

[NonsenseTalker]

"Yo ho mateys awaaaaaay.........."
I am always reluctant to offer any advice to you pros!

So. Superhero was a HUGE success!!!
I am still getting (repeated) texts of thanks and congratulations!
It started at 11:30 and by 1:30 I was panicking that we had too much time on our hands but we actually overran because we couldn't fit it all in. I still have 4 prizes left!
At the end, two (recently acquired) friends came up to me and said that they wouldn't be competing against me for parties! Which made me feel smug a bit sad because it's not about that. But I was happy for the recognition of a great party.

The cakes were delicious and totally homemade looking but I had nothing but compliments.

I'm just a bit gutted that I didn't write enough lists or take enough photos. We didn't take the blue sheet to have for the 'flying' photos so now I have to do a totally different thank you card and I didn't take photos of all of the capes or even of the children in the capes!

But it was awesome. A thousand thank yous for all of your advice and words of wisdom and calm.

[Blatherskite]

Crikey! A MNHQer on our thread!

Actually Nonsense has helped a little. I'm concentrating too much on the organising and not enough on the party. DD would love it and those people asking are only doing so because they enjoy coming so much! I just need to get started and it will no doubt alls piral out fo control like it usually does :)

[NonsenseTalker]

Ah, THERE'S the blathers we know and love

[Tinkerisdead]

Faints at a mnhq bod on here!! Do i have to behave better now?

Nonsense - it all sounds absolutely brilliant. Any chance if a peek at some pictures at all especially of the cake after all the angst?

Blathers - jake and the neverland pirates is soooo easy, look at the amount of pirate parties we have coached people through and theres tons and tons of themed stuff about. I keep wanting someone to make a treasure chest out of the boxes of washing tablets. Dont know if you use them but they have this weirdly satisfying click like a little cardboard chest and each time i chuck one i think this'd be a brilliant treasure chest. You could use it as a pass the parcel pass the chest full of choc coins.

The thing is i know i'd be thinking pirate party has been done to death and i want something new. Is she still in love with dragons? Or can you play on the winterbaby/xmas baby thing and go to the winterwonderland that'll be on near you? Orrrrr the fairytale thing like you want to do her bedroom?

[NonsenseTalker]

But, and this might be just me - those are general pirate party ideas, not jake and the Neverland pirates party ideas

[Tinkerisdead]

Is there anything that sets jake apart? I watch it in an oblivious state. I just see them getting gold doubloons a lot.

[Blatherskite]

There's pixie dust and the tick tock croc...

Erm...we've got the sound track so I can put that on loop. The stories all centre around collecting gold dubloons to add to the "Team Treasure Chest" so we could centre the party games around that...?