20 Experiences That Make Great Presents For Kids – Less Stuff More Fun!
More and more people are opting to give birthday presents that are experiential rather than more “stuff”. Personally, I love it when my kids receive something experiential especially when we can go and do it together. (Naturally, the below ideas vary in price – so for the more expensive experiences it would be a […]
Fill 35 Waterbombs in Less Than a Minute
You can now fill and tie 35 waterbombs in less than a minute! Every now and then an invention comes along that is true genius. Apparently this was on Kickstarter or some crowd funding platform and its now a reality … for less than 10c a waterbomb too if you shop around. Great for parties or […]
15 Gifts Under $10
Sometimes the kids have a run of birthday parties to go to and the cost of buying a present for each adds up. So here are 15 fun present ideas for under $10: (Of course these ideas could also double up easily as Christmas stocking fillers!!) 1. Handballs Most kids love playing handball and […]
7 “Bring a Plate” Ideas for End of Year Break-Up Parties
This is the time of year when you feel like you’ve just left one break up party and you’re heading to the next! They are all good and fun but by the time every club or group has a break up party – it can be overwhelming and exhausting! Here are 7 easy ideas of […]
Octonaut Party
It seems like between Peppa Pig, Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom and the Octonauts, British children’s programs are taking over the world … for 3 year olds anyway. A good friend of ours Helen ran an Octonauts themed party recently and kindly gave permission for us to share some photos of the themed food […]
Vegetable Garden Birthday Party
My daughter was invited to a Vegetable Garden Birthday Party last weekend. It was for Ryan in her class who was turning 7. The invite read: “Ryan is a mad keen gardener. We are creating his very own vege patch down the side of our house. It would be great if you could come along […]
Minecraft Party Ideas
Minecraft is super popular and a friend of ours recently had a minecraft themed birthday party for her 8 year old son. Helen did a great job and the kids had a blast! I asked her if we could share her ideas and photos and I know you will come up with some other […]
7 NO BAKE Party Food Ideas
It’s often a mad rush getting the party food together. Here are 7 no bake party food ideas to try: Carrot & Celery dip cups Avoid the dreaded double dip with these! Put some dip in the bottom of a plastic cup and then add celery and carrot sticks. We have used french onion dip […]
Birthday Party Decoration Hacks
This post is Sponsored by Scotch® Expressions Tape It can become an expensive and very wasteful exercise all the bits and bobs you need when hosting a birthday party for your kids. Below is a video tutorial we put together of some really simple and effective birthday party decoration ideas. One of the great things […]
5 Things I Learnt From Having a Whole Class Party For My Daughter’s Birthday
I have seen many School Mums ask on the facebook page about birthday parties and what is the “right” thing to do in terms of invites. This is a bit of a tricky one as everyone is in a different situation and does not have endless birthday party options available to them. So first up […]