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Preparing For The Little Man’s Minion Party

August 15, 2013 No Comments

Compared to last year when we had a celebration in McDonald’s and invited a number of guests, we will have a rather simple celebration for the little man’s birthday this year. I plan to treat his classmates and friends at playschool for snacks and have a number of games, a piñata and prepare a couple of loot bags for the kids. Nothing really fancy, just something a stay-at-home mum can afford, really! 🙂

Since the beginning of the month I have been busy plotting and planning how our simple playschool celebration will go about. This is the first time Jared will celebrate with classmates and yep, this mum is excited! I have outlined a number of parlor games for the children to participate in, as well a fun exercise that I bet everyone will enjoy. Jared is still crazy about the minions so I officially dubbed it as a minion party. I have asked her teacher, who also happens to be a very good baker mum, to prepare a minion cake for him as well as a couple of dozens minion cupcakes and I cannot wait how they will turn out!

Another thing that I am excited to prepare is the loot bags. I will only have to prepare for a couple of children since Jared’s class is rather small. I chanced upon these lovely felt minion key chains in a shop at our local mall and got all their stocks. I also saw these cute minion toys from an online shop on Facebook and got a set, along with these scented markers that I also plan to include in the loot bag. The toys aren’t really of the best quality but given that minion toys are scarce, they will do. I am to create a loot bag that will resemble the little cute yellow creature and I will share them with you as soon as I finished making some. I am DIY-ing my loot bags this time around and decided to just buy yellow colored papers, along with markers and glue to create them. We’ll see how this goes! 🙂

All I need to worry about now is the piñata, the birthday banner and the little decorations that we will be putting up on the day of the party. I am thinking yellow balloons with yellow goggles, but I will see if I can pull that one off. And yes, am also scouting for minion shirt for Jared to wear on his party, hopefully I will be able to see one real soon.

It is almost less than 2 weeks before the little man’s party and I hope to be able to finish the preparations before then. Do you have any suggestions? Feel free to share them in a comment below. 😀

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Celebrate Happier Kiddie Parties at The Aristocrat

May 31, 2013 20 Comments

services for children, kiddie party package, children's birthday parties, products, food, events — The Aristocrat Kiddie Party for Kelsy + Liesl

We were recently invited to one magical kiddie party of birthday girls Kelsey and Liesl held at The Aristocrat in Roxas Boulevard. It has been ages since I’ve been to this place and I fondly remember my delightful gastronomic experience when I once went there with my teammates from my former work so I decided to go and tag the little man along. And I am just so glad I did! The party was truly one beautiful celebration that even kids-at-hearts like me enjoyed.

The Prince and Princes-themed kiddie party had all the elements of one perfect children’s birthday party: the stage decked with colorful balloons, photo souvenirs, adorable and delicious cupcakes, complete with a projector showing a classic Disney film which my son simply cannot wait to check out. Smiling faces wearing colorful costumes of famous Fairy Tale characters also greeted us by the door and ushered us to the magical soiree. Clowns in stilts roam around the party venue and willingly posed with the guests for souvenir shots, the kids simply adore him! The kids are also kept entertained with activities such as balloon twisting, face painting and cupcake-decorating. The children also went home with a cool party loot bags!

One of the things that set this party apart from the rest is the Make Believe Storytelling {this is actually the first time I’ve seen one in a children’s party} where the little ones not only enjoy listening to one great story but got the chance to participate in it, too. Another highlight of this one-of-a-kind kiddie party is the breathtaking Sunset Kalesa ride, which my son and I tried before heading home. Jared was pretty excited when he saw the horse and cannot wait to give it a go! 😀

Of course, who can forget about the feast The Aristocrat prepared for the celebrants and their guests? The adults lined up for a buffet of very delectable food items which is what The Aristocrat is most known for, while the children are served with their own platter of party delights that included burgers, chicken lollipop, pork barbecue and spaghetti. By the time I made it to the buffer table, most of the dishes are gone but I was able to sample the fish fillet with tartar sauce, fresh lumpiang ubod, and the famous Pork spareribs with the mouth-watering java sauce!

The Aristocrat Kiddie Party in a nutshell

You can avail of the Aristocrat Kiddie party packages for as low as Php17,650. This package includes 30 meals for kids that also comes with party favors, loot bags, and a themed party cake. You can even get to choose from their variety of cool party themes, which includes Car Race, Prince and Princess, Flower, Butterfly, Safari or Little Chef’s, for the one that your birthday boy or girl will like the most. What’s even better is you can now choose from The Aristocrat’s 10 branches for the perfect location to hold your party!

Mum’s two cents

Our children’s birthdays are one of the most important occasions not only in their lives, but in our lives, too. We would like to give them the best and the most memorable celebration and see their beautiful faces light up as each of our birthday surprises are revealed. The Aristocrat kiddie party we joined was indeed one magical party that am sure kiddie birthday celebrants as well as their guests will thoroughly enjoy.

Shout outs go to Mommy Levy and the lovely The Aristocrat people for inviting us and to Mommy Techa for some of the photos I used in this post! :heart:

The Aristocrat
Roxas Blvd. Branch
432 San Andres Street, Malate, Manila
{+632}524-7671 to 80
www.aristocrat.com.ph

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Planning For Your Child’s First Birthday Party

March 20, 2013 No Comments

Our little one’s 1st birthday party is definitely one of the most momentous milestone in our childen’s lives, and of course, as dedicated mums, we would like to devout all of our time and energy to make sure that we are giving them the best first birthday bash. I remember when I was planning for my little man’s first birthday, I was giddy like a 5-year old and felt like a little girl given her very first doll to play with. It was an all new experience for me and I had no idea preparing loot bags for children can give me quite a high! 😀

I chose Pocoyo for our very first party theme as the little man was so enamored with this blue boy-of-few-words character. I had Pocoyo lootbags personalized and filled it with colorful and fun party favors that I was sure every guest will love and appreciate. I also DIY-ed a larger-than-life Jared standee as a party decoration. I also rummaged online in parenting forums and blogs for nifty party ideas and tips.

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If you are doing this for the first time, I am sure you are having butterflies in your stomach, but I am also sure you can go through it with flying colors. For themes, you might as well check out the PartyPail site. They have over 30 colorful and fun themes to choose from and I am sure you can find the best one that suits your little one’s taste. Avail of their 50% discount on tableware kits and get free shipping on your orders, too! Planning for a child’s birthday party has never been this easy.