Jungle party

Well the cake I decorated myself using fondant icing. I had someone bake it for me though cos I thought it would just be easier. This is my first time ever decorating a cake! It was quite a hit with the little ones, I'm guessing because of the bright colours!

The decorations against the walls (monkey/giraffe) I made myself.

And then I hung some animal soft toys up. 

I made a sign that greeted the guests "welome to the jungle"

stuck it on sticks and stuck it in the garden as well as animal

printed balloons! All the party supplies were very cute,

animal hats and masks, cups, plates etc I got from the internet.

For lunch I served marmite sandwiches cut out in animal

shapes and bananas for the monkeys!

I served toddler juice boxes which I called jungle juice!

And the sweeties were Zoo cookies, Flings, Jellies, marshmellows,

lollipops etc, mostly suitable for 1 year olds!

I live in NZ (but I'm South African) and the flings were a HUGE

hit with the Kiwi babies :)

I also hired some outdoor toys, like a slide, a ride on and

a ball pit to keep the little ones busy.

Disco party

This theme was for a 13th Birthday Tiffany chose a Disco Glow in the Dark Neon Party.

At the 1st entrance we placed a balloon arch together with a disco ball piñata filled with candy and a "Dance till you drop" vinyl cutout on plastic.

On the wall we used a Disco Scene Setter that covered the whole wall together with cutouts/musical notes

At the 2nd entrance we had to disco figures (man and woman) we used a projector to outline the figures onto paper and from there we outlined it onto a hard board.  We used a jigsaw to cut out the figures and sprayed it black.  We put a stand on the back to keep them upright.  With them we used a multi colored door curtain.

We had 2 small balloon pillars on the stage and 1 large one when entering the door.  On top of the pillars we placed balloons of which the stars glow in the dark

The Cake is a Topsy Turvy cake.  The top of the layers were cut to give the specific look, we took skewer sticks to put inside the cake to hold it upright.

From the roof we hung Glow in the dark Lanterns together with the balloons

We used Glow in the Dark Cups for the children and underneath the overlays we put fairylights.  From the roof we hang little disco balls over the glow in the dark cups. We served snack platters with 11 different snacks on them.

                                                                               Sonja Smart - Welkom

Flowers and Bugs Party

Little Kayla's 1st birthday



"Welcome to Kayla's party!"







 and

look its a

" Caterpillar " cake !

 

Little pot plants with Butterfly's in them

Kayla's 1st Birthday party table:

Flags

Flowers decor

The goodie bags filled with

assorted sweets, a pack of chips, a spoon & bubbles to  blow.

Boxes were brought @ a factory shop & the rest I made myself.

For lunch - small cups of smooth veggie soup & tiny 'vetkoeke'...

the kids loved it.

I also served soup & mince filled vetkoeke to the adults.

A winner!

Bugs alice bands for the girls

                                           Joanne Human - Heidelberg, Western Cape 

Pretty in pink

By Landy Steenkamp

Sleepover Party

My little girl decided to have a sleep over party so we made little pillow invitations

They were printed on cardboard. A separate piece of cardboard was made to slip into the pillow with a face on the top. On that the address and details were printed.

The table was made up like a bed with sheets and duvet cover

Pillows were placed on every chair for comfort and fun. Fairy lights were in the window sill for effect.

Behind the birthday girl was the headboard with continental pillows, blanket, teddy bear and decor pillows

As it was for little girls we asked that the each brought their teddy with them and for a activity decorated little tops for the teddy bears.

The children then all made "Betty spagetti"

hotdogs which they also really enjoyed eating too

It was cake time and the cake was made like a bed

The cake was chocolate and the icing was fondant molded to look like a blanket and the faces were also made out of icing.

It was then time to go relax in front of a movie. With the lounge all decorated with a tent like feel. The children all slept with their teddy's and sleeping bags. It was great fun.

Angie Teixeira - Cape Town

Tweety en Sylvester

Uitnodiging - ek het dit gemaak met toiletrolletjies en melkbottels se doppies. Binne in was die uitnodiging, dis veronderstel om soos 'n bom te lyk. Sylvester en Tweety bom mekaar mos gereeld.

Ek het party blikke gemaak ipv emmertjies of sakke. Ek het ou formule melkblikke gespray in swart of geel, 'n prentjie van T&S opgeplak met contact, twee gaatjies weerskante geboor vir die lintjie wat as handvatsel dien en die blikke gevul met sappies, chippies, koekies, lekkertjies en nog vele meer.

Die ander fototjie wys maar net die gedekte plekkie van elke maatjie, ek het "placemats' gemaak deur prentjies van tweety en Sylvester te laat lamineer

 

die tafeltjie wat ons gemaak het van vrugte palette bo op mekaar te sit, (twee bo op mekaar, twee langsmekaar) en dit oorgetrek met 'n swart paslaken. Met al die blikke en place mats - wag vir die maters om op te daag..

die koek. 'n Tannie in Wolseley het die koek vir my gebak van 'n prentjie af. Ongelooflik mooi gewees en baie lekker gesmaak.

  

Submitted by -  Corne Brynard

Dora the Explorer

Die Dora koek is vir n vriendin gemaak. Ek het n prentjie van die internet vergroot en met fondant versiersuiker gemaak. Soos n puzzle. Al die verskillende kleure uitgerol en met die hand gesny met ‘n skalpel. Dit aanmekaar gesit op ryspapier en toe afge”slide” op die koek.

Het wel voorheen n Dora partytjie gedoen vir iemand anders. Het ongelukkig nie fotos nie, net die idees! Die koek was soortgelyk ons het net omtrent al die karakters gehad en drie oondpanne langs mekaar gehad, wat dus n groot prentjie gevorm het. Ek het mini rugsakkies gemaak uit pers lap en n piesang, bottle water en n “map” daarin gesit, die is uitgedeel toe al die maatjies bymekaar was. Die map het n paadjie deur die tuin aangedui met drie punte wat as bakens gedien het. Met ‘n nuwe fonteinpomp en ‘n uitgeskropte fontein in die tuin het ons koeldrank aangebied. Kinders moes die water vir n plantjie gee en daarna hulle bottles volmaak by die koeldrank fontein! Die tweede punt was n gehuurde opblaas hindernis affere! Wat hulle vir n ruk besig gehou het en toe na die vulkaan!

‘n Houtblad het n groot eetbord size gat in gekry. Rondom die gat het ek ‘n Styrofoam en papier mache vulkaan gebou, sowat 60cm hoog. Van die rand bo tot onder het ek lap binne in die vulkaan gesit wat soos n sak gehang het, dus n sirkel lap wat ingesak is sodat die rand bo by die vulkaan se rand is, goed vasgeplak. Die sak is met smarties en jellitots so halfpad gevul . Die houtblad was vasgemaak bo op ‘n vullisblik! Die swart soort met staal handvatsels buite aan! ‘n Nuwe skoon een! Die dogtertjie se 14 jarige ouboet was binne in die blik, Met heelwat ouerlike toesig het hulle die vulkaan genader, toe almal mooi naby was het hy die lap van onder gedruk boontoe en die vulkaan het uitgebars met smarties en jellietots! Moet ek noem die vulkaan is mooi geverf gewees en daar was goiing lap wat die houtblad bedek het en ook die asblik mooi toegemaak het tot op die grond.

Ek het ook koekis gemaak in die vorm van Boots se boots. Rooi icing opgesit en in die bome opgehang. Ons het vrugte sosaties ook gehad en reenboogtoebroodjies. Daar was nie huistoegaan pakkies nie, net elke kind het n CD gekry met fotos en video op van die middag se pret, as dankie.

Cani