Shirley's Party Advice Part 7 - how did they all get so big...

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Part 7 - link to previous one to follow!

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Green chicken is chicken, avocado and mayonnaise.

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(but all chopped up, for ease of rapid sandwich assembly)

[Badvoc]

Something that went down really well at ds2s party was giant marshmallows with pirate flags in :)
None left...even the adults were eating them.
Got them from asda - 50p per bag.

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Oh, and I did the apple boats too :) went down very well.
I got the mini pirate flags from amazon.

[Blatherskite]

I got huge bags of marshmallows for DD's party too Badvoc. She had a rainbow theme and I used them as the clouds. The bag was enormous and they all went. There's something about marshmallows that no-one can resist :)

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Don't tempt me, Badvoc - I am dying for an excuse to do marshmallow teacups again, but I so not have time.

[Badvoc]

Marshmallow tea cups!?
You have to do them stealth and send me one
Sorry.
:)

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for Badvoc - I did them for DD's second birthday and have never had another chance.

[Badvoc]

OMG!
They are amazing!

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The idea came from a MNer - but she was in Australia and did the handles with lifesavers (possibly, but bigger and fruit flavoured). I decided polo and marshmallow would be revolting, so I made handles out of gumpaste - marshmallow, handle, party ring biscuit, jazzies (I think that's what those giant buttons with sprinkles are called) and some royal icing to stick it all together. I might do "flat white" versions with Cadbury giant buttons, maybe.

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possibly polos

[Tinkerisdead]

Im stealing that for the next cake stall!

[Blatherskite]

Yep, pinching them for the xmas cake stall :)

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I don't know if I mentioned...it's my b day on tues stealth...
:)

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Badvoc - apart from the fact that I currently have none of the ingredients (except royal icing), I am only doing one birthday this week.

DD has added cheese and salami (on cocktail sticks) to the list for party. I also need to do stuff for Friday (her actual birthday), including cakes to take to school.

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Ah well...I tried :)
Hope it all goes well x

[Blatherskite]

How hard are quilts to make? DD has been walking round with Roary under her arm all morning and even had to take him to pre school so I've got this romantic notion about making her something for this year's birthday/christmas too. I can't find a quilt that matches her new room so I was considering making one. Am I mad?

Bear in mind that I'm also considering a quilt for DS too as I seem to make him much less stuff than I do DD and was wondering if I could make a Lego quilt!

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I am probably not the person to ask as I have a fully assembled quilt top waiting for me to have the guts to actually quilt the damned thing. The only things that I have actually quilted have been bags and a quilt for DD's doll

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Can i just say that stealth is being all coy as shes done her aprons and they look amazing. Or amazeballs whatever it is the kids are calling it nowadays..here

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Sorry. Not being deliberately coy - waiting for holiday pics to upload to flickr, otherwise I would post the link to the photos.

Paint has arrived so that's tonight's job. I have also bowed to the inevitable and booked Friday off.

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Right - Blathers - I need you. I have my one and only pre-party chance to go to Costco on the way home this evening. What do I need?

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Oh, and aprons are here before I forget again!

[Blatherskite]

Gah! I've been offline all afternoon thanks to swimming lessons, clubs and running, sorry.

I only tend to buy cake from Costco but the bags of chicken nuggets are good for parties and actually really nice. Ditto the mini sausages. I got the enormous bags of marshmallows from there too - although today I got a smaller bag of the same marshmallows from morrisons. The bag is smaller but the marshmallows are enormous. Huge!

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Bugger. Mini sausages. Should have got them. Never mind - I have Sainsburys ones in the freezer anyway. Marshmallows I did get - I still have the remains of the last huge bag, but they are a bit elderly now and will get melted down to make krispie cake.

Their helium was expensive, disappointingly, so I have reserved some at Argos to get with the last of my love2shop vouchers instead, given that I cannot pretend that helium is anything other than a frivolous indulgence . I couldn't get pizzas or anything like that since they wouldn't last.

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I am awarding the polite party guest award for the year to the father of one of DD's friends who called me (twice - he left a message the first time and I hadn't got round to calling back) to ask if he could please possibly bring his younger DD with him, and she wouldn't need to join in or anything, and please feel free to say no, but his DW is away all weekend, etc, etc.

A breath of fresh air vs all the tales of uninvited siblings you hear and child in question is a very sweet 4yo and I am more than happy for her to come.