Children’s Party Tips

The things you learn after planning a party for a baby…

1. A balloon pump is an essential investment, unless you want a good exercise for your lungs…  As I discovered the hard way – an air mattress pump doesn’t have sufficient blowing power to pump up a balloon.  So while Gavin happily chased after the growing pile of balloons we amassed…

…having a gala time while he was at it…

…Mummy and Daddy got to work using lung power to blow up forty balloons for his party.  Times like those, I’m glad I didn’t go overboard with the balloons and buy more, though I had been contemplating it.

Thank God for the hired help:

2. It is really handy having a chef for a SIL because that solves the problem of the birthday cake.  Bumblebees for the bumblebee theme:

The bee hive:

First layer of decorations:

A little more colour (although the hubby wasn’t too keen on the flowers for his son):

So my SIL used blue for the writing:

The bee hive surrounded by little hives:

A closer view of the cupcakes decorated the night before:

3. A house party is great especially when you have lots of babies attending.  Guests with young babies can nurse their babies, or hide out in a room when the baby needs to sleep.

The first birthday is usually the biggest do.  I think next year, we’ll have a smaller party and invite just Gavin’s friends.  Since he’ll be more clued in by then, I’m sure he’ll be a more sociable host.  Instead of crawling away from all his friends, he might actually interact with them.

So what’s the theme for next year?  Let’s see what preferences Gavin develops in the coming year…