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where to find party plates and supplies that are just a little bit different?

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Countingthegreyhairs · 21/05/2007 13:37

Hi Mners - am planning my soon-to-be 4 dd's birthday party soon - and I'm looking for some party plates/cups/party bags etc that are just a little bit different. There seem to be a million party supply shops out there but they all seem to sell the same thing. My daughter has already attended several fairy/Dora the explorer/farm/jungle themed parties and so I'm looking for something a bit different. Any ideas or recommendations for online shops please anyone please? (And yes, I know this is pure vanity on my part, my dd would be happy with plain paper plates and a bit of cake wrapped in a plain napkin...... but..there you go ....)

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bonkerz · 21/05/2007 13:40

any good?

hana · 21/05/2007 13:40

partypieces.co.uk

ChippyMinton · 21/05/2007 13:45

First pick a theme. million ideas here

How about plain paper party bags and get the party goers to decorate their own - supply crayons, stickers etc. Have the contents ready to shove in at the end with the cake. Lots of lovely coloured plates & cups around. DD had gold for her princess party.

MrsBadger · 21/05/2007 13:49

no help, but may I offer a round of applause for recognising that your dd couldn't care less?

too many Mners go nuts with the Dora plates etc and kill themselves making tractor-shaped cakes when really all the kids want is crisps, biscuits, to blow out the candles and run round the house screaming.

haggisaggis · 21/05/2007 13:51

Don't know about plates - but I decorated plastic champagne glasses with glass pens for dd's 4th birthday party - and several children wanted to take them home!

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Countingthegreyhairs · 21/05/2007 14:22

Umm, definitely some good ideas here, thanks for tips so far and please keep 'em coming. Quite fancy decorating some plain paper bags ChippyM - that's a good idea - as is plastic glass/mug present idea HaggisA. My niece gave away little pencil cases after her party which were filled with tiny rubbers, rulers, crayons etc but my dd is a little young for that yet I reckon. To answer my own question (!) a girlfriend has just recommended this site to me www.allaboutpartybags.co.uk and it looks really good although I've over 22 children coming so will have to watch the budget.

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JackieNo · 21/05/2007 14:27

Lakeland do some cellophane bags that are cheap and could work well for party bags.

hana · 21/05/2007 16:19

oh, I did pencil cases for dd's 5th. eveyrone had just started school (was quite please diwth myself, haha)

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