When my youngest asked for The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr as her birthday party theme I was so excited! It has been a favourite of mine since I was a child and was one of the first books I bought when I was pregnant. The great thing about throwing a party…
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Ruby Redfort Zoom Party
My kids have grown up with Lauren Child books and when my eldest asked for a Ruby Redfort party I was thrilled. I was not so thrilled at the idea of hosting a zoom party (due to lockdown) as the fun of kids parties for me is in the presentation, decoration and activities and I…
The Secret Garden Party
This year our party themes have been taken from my children's favourite books. I have used kids books before for parties as they are so inspirational for the decor and food. My middle child picked The Secret Garden which i was thrilled with as its so full to the brim with British birds, animals and…
Saturday Night Feline
This weekend our cat, Austin had his first birthday so we had to throw him a party. As he waltzes around like he owns the place, and is black and white, I thought 'Saturday Night Feline' suited him well. I haven't seen Saturday Night Fever so i googled John Travolta for the famous picture and…
Watercolour Woodland Party
When one of my favourite people asked me to help with her daughters birthday party i jumped at the chance. Having my children's parties squashed in the first half of the year was not well thought out for a kids party addict, but i didn't know back then that I would take up baking as…
Skeleton Cookies
My friend bought me a cute skeleton cake pan from Williams Sonoma and as I have made the cute skeleton cakes a few times I thought i would use it for cookies. This is such an easy way to make cookies that the kids help me. The skeleton cakes are great but you can't use…