Old style birthday party:)

Ticklemouse

Have to add that all food was eaten outside - well, in the summerhouse, so a quick brush over and mop of wooden floor and all was clean - except for red wine stain on decking where over eager footballer caught a dad on side of face! We all agreed - what a waste of the wine

MATH

OOOHHH - HAPPY DAYS:cool:


I've done a few Ol'Style parties in me time both as a reveller and a host;) Sadly kidz of today (I'm just about old enough to get away with that expression) wouldn't know good party requisits if they bit them on the bum. I've lost count of the number of kidz who have said "I don't like jelly, Mr MATH" I'm sorry if you don't like tri-colour party jelly you don't deserve an invite IMO and my lips purse as I witness them shun the triangle sarnies and go straight for the crisps 'n' biscuits. In my day (see earlier comment about just being old enough) you couldn't have crisps until you hade inbibed at least two curly sarnies. You knew they were potted-meat cos the little flag on the top told you they were:D

Here are my key party ingredients based largely on my own childhood birthday soirees. Happy Birthday 1970's style

1. Sarnies must have little flags in. At least 50% on sarnie stock must be mechanically recovered potted meat products.

2. Crisps laid out in bowls with at least 6 flavours mixed per bowl. Just to hack off those you don't like prawn cocktail.

3. The jelly must be layered in three different colours.

4. Vimto, 7up and cherryade are the only drinks to be served. Who cares that they are full of additives and artificial colours. IT'S A PARTY FOR GOODNESS SAKE.

5. Presents must be wrenched open on receipt. None of this sedate "Little Jonny will open them all together when everyone's gone home":mad: Half the fun is breaking the gift you bought before the candles are lit.

6. Pass the parcel must only have a gift at the very end and not on every layer. If you aint the last to open it you don't deserve a gift you're a LOSER!

7. All adults should be locked in the kitchen with a keg of party7. Then let out to play pass the balloon between ya knees. No entertainer can compete with such fun making.

8. The Mum of the birthday boy must wear a frilly pina and pink furry mules so you know who to say thank you to.

9. Party bags should be banned as they encourage financial flaunting. A bit of mangled sponge cake in kitchen towel if good enough for anyone. IMO

9. For every child guest there must be at least 4 oldies chain smoking capstan full strength. Who needs dry ice to create a party atmosphere.

10. The wearing of party hats is compulsary. Girls must wear a suitable 'frock' and all boys sport a velvet bow tie on a bit of laggy.:eek: (I did have one of those - for 'special' occasions.

Bargain_Rzl

MATH wrote:

4. Vimto, 7up and cherryade are the only drinks to be served. Who cares that they are full of additives and artificial colours. IT'S A PARTY FOR GOODNESS SAKE.

Mustn't forget Tizer...

I was a kid in the 80s and I am sure the ONLY times I ever had Tizer was at birthday parties.

Sarahsaver

ooh no cant do that! We rarely have things with artificial colours. When oldest ds had cherryade recently he wet the bed, and he's usually dry. I tried it again a few days later to make sure it was the cherryade and it was - nothing else was out of the ordinary:(

Galtizz

MATH wrote:

OOOHHH - HAPPY DAYS:cool: .....

10. The wearing of party hats is compulsary. Girls must wear a suitable 'frock' and all boys sport a velvet bow tie on a bit of laggy.:eek: (I did have one of those - for 'special' occasions.

As well as a 'Thanks' button we ought to have a LOL button, or in this case a ROFLMAO button :rotfl:

I had a brown velvet party frock that came out for all birthday parties for a whole year - it was horrid, it started off a bit too big and below my knees, by the end of the year it only just covered my pants :eek:

Trow

The old fashioned parties are more popular now - my kids did have swimming parties and bouncy castle parties and loved them, but now they are far more likely to ask for one at home.

Swimming pool and bouncy castle parties don't have to be hugley expensive either - the cost for the hour if I recall was about £20, and you save on pressies for things like pass the parcel - and they also save you a lot of time, so the net increase in cost can only be a maximum of £10 and most probably is less.

System

9. For every child guest there must be at least 4 oldies chain smoking capstan full strength. Who needs dry ice to create a party atmosphere.

frizz_head

Sarahsaver wrote:

Im a little nervous as hes started a new school with wealthy parents who do the extravagant stuff , hopefully they will be converted to old style parties;)

Sarah, you will probably find that these parents will be well impressed with your Old Style party - as they do take more effort on the parents part, but in general the kids enjoy them more.

Last year, my 7 year old (July birthday) had been to scores of Gym, Cinema, Pizza Hut, TGIs parties, and for hers all she wanted was a Harry Potter party. So I put my thinking hat on, and that is what she got. For very little expense, but huge amounts of imagination and effort on mine and hubbys part, we turned our house into Hogwarts (not literally, just stuck signs up everywhere: Great Hall, Potions Room etc.) and sent out Hogwarts Acceptance Letters to successful 'pupils' as invitations asking them to return via Owl Post! The kids and parents kept commenting on how great it was, and to be honest, we really enjoyed doing it.

This year we are doing an Ancient Egypt party, sending out the invitations in hieroglythics, and playing create a mummy race, 1st person to wrap partner in toilet roll!!!

Good luck with it all Sarah - hope it goes well for you.

frizz_head

MATH wrote:

OOOHHH - HAPPY DAYS:cool:

1. Sarnies must have little flags in. At least 50% on sarnie stock must be mechanically recovered potted meat products.

You were lucky we only ever had stinky egg

MATH wrote:

3. The jelly must be layered in three different colours.

We always had Rabbit Blamange (sic) on Jelly Grass - Jane Asher - Eat your heart out!!!

And you forgot -:

No. 11 Cheese and Pineapple on Cocktails sticks, stuck in a Grapefruit wrapped in Foil.

MATH

frizz_head wrote:

And you forgot -:

No. 11 Cheese and Pineapple on Cocktails sticks, stuck in a Grapefruit wrapped in Foil.

You can't seriously advocate such dangerous weapons as cocktails sticks at a children's party. Out local school banned them claiming they were a danger to man and beast.:rolleyes: