When my eldest asked for a horse riding party I was so excited as it was something I hadn't thought of before. She was inspired by my mothers childhood riding hat which hangs on her bedroom wall and by the ponies we used to get for parties when they were young. Unfortunately we have moved…
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Dragon Arc Party
I absolutely love children's books and have fallen in love with Dragon Arc by Magic Cat Publishing, so you can imagine my delight when my middle child requested it for her birthday theme this year. I don't know if its my welsh heritage or refusal to grow up, but the idea of a boat sailing…
Camp Cats
Its Austin, our cat's 2nd birthday and as we like to celebrate everything, a party is in order. I can use the cat as an excuse to throw the party themes that i have wanted and my kids haven't agreed to, so here is my camping party theme! Whenever we erect the kids tent our…
Morgue Halloween Party
I think Madonna sang it best when she sang, "come on, Morgue (vogue) Let your dead body move to the music, hey hey hey, Come on, Morgue, Let you dead body go with the flow, you know you can do it! and it was the perfect theme for our Halloween disco. Starting with the invitations,…
Cake Donuts
A new fun way to expand your party food selection is with cake donuts. Donut pans are widely available and inexpensive, plus you can make them with most sponge cake recipes and decorate them to suit your occasion. My younger kids wanted to help me make rainbow coconut cake donuts, as everything has to be…
Scrumptious Scones
I. Am. A. Chocoholic. Hopefully that is my first step to curbing my appetite but in the meantime I have come up with this raspberry, coconut and chocolate scone recipe. All the ladies at the Women's Insitute are gasping in horror at a classic recipe being tampered with, but it is so delicious, and topped…