Childrens Birthday Party - questions & ideas (merged)

dooglebugg

I haven't read all of the replies so I am sorry if I'm going off topic here. My brother in law has a bouncy castle business which I help him out with now and then. He has several castles and bouncy slides, a gigantic 52ft long inflatable obstacle course (great fun), a gallion style inflatable ship, quad bikes, outdoor games (eg big connect four), a ball pool, a fire engine with little firemen costumes, a mascot and a disco.

He lives in the West Midlands and offers kids parties where him and my sister really do the lot for you - you just book a venue and they take care of everything. A party consists of using some of the inflatables (staff supervised) eg a castle and a slide, a disco with dances that they do all the actions to, traditional party games, prizes, a dinosaur mascot who comes out to meet all the kids, etc etc. The kids love it!

I'm not trying to sell it to you or anything I just wanted to make people aware in case they were stuck for ideas in the Midlands area as I think they do a really good childrens party and charge a lot less than their competitors. You don't get many people who offer the traditional party games etc now either so its nice to see the children enjoying it. PM me if anyone wants further info.

sheng719

just an update on what I am up to with regards to my daughter's birthday party...I honestly haven't decided yet what to do...the suggestions are alol great..but t just picking the right one...Anyway, I hyave taken the goodie bag suggestion and have actually grabed the opportunity of the summer sale...I have started buying little girlie stuff from tammys for 50p. So far I have bought some bracelates and headbands...I am still looking for cheap lipglosses and some other girlie stuff...I might pop by poundland later on this week....

sovereign

Hi,

my nephew had a Go-Kart Party recently, it was absolutely fantastic as he is 5 and they cater for 3-10 year olds. A little on the expensive side but well worth it as he still remembers it.

Motherof1

Hello All,

I haven't had a birthday party for my little girl at home before. She is turning 3 next week and there will be about 10 children plus there parents to cater for.

Could you please share your ideas about what to put out on the day?

Thanks.

wigginsmum

Sandwiches (pinwheel sandwiches?), sausage rolls, cheese & pineapple, mini sausages, mini quiches, carrot/celery/pepper sticks, butterfly cakes.

Motherof1

Hi...I'm a afraid I'm a bit clueless....what are pinwheel sandwiches?

hankc35

vindaloo chicken wings

wigginsmum

Cut the crusts off sliced bread, spread on some paste or something, roll up like a Swiss roll, chill, then cut into slices.

ailuro2

you're feeding the parents too?
I'd give the kids little sausages, bland sandwiches,good quality chicken nuggets, (or home-made ones made by rolling in slightly crunched cornflakes after dipping in egg- easy to do and nice for the parents to eat too.)
Some pakora and samosas will go down well with the parents.
Nothing with sauce in it, and a few veggie options for the kids to try,but nothing too far from what they'd get at a Brewer's fayre.

The food doesn't have to be fantastic,or too large an amount,if the kids are three y.o. they won't bother too much with it,ime,they just want something simple to chuck down and get back to playing,or onto the cake.:D

gingin_2

Annabel Karmel suggests making little jelly boats where you halve an orange and then scoop it out and fill with jelly. Once it has set you can then cut it into segments and put a cocktail stick with a little paper flag in it to look like boats.

If you want healthy bits as well, mini fruit kebabs (banana and grapes on a cocktail stick) are good you could put little marshmallows on as well. Cheese straws are good for little fingers.