Party Tip #3 - Toddler Parties = Particpation not competitive activities

 My biggest suggestion when doing parties for the younger kiddies...is to make it all about participation not competition. Games should not have a clear winner but something where they all get something for joining in. At this age they do not have the ability to understand why the other person got a prize and they didnt. So to avoid the tears of disappointment keep them all as winners. Some of the activities/games that are easy to do to involve all the kids are:

• Pinata - may I suggest that once the loot has dropped that and adult divide the loot evenly between chidren or if they are old enough to count then they are told how many pieces they can pick
• Treasure Hunts - they can either go individually or look as a team...for my daughters last party we did a animal safari...so we had animals hidden in the garden and each animal had a bag of goodies to be sharesical d out between kids (one animal had stickers for everyone, another had a pencil for everyone etc)
• Musical Hoops - Very similiar concept to musical statues but dance around outside of hoops and when music stops everyone gets into a hoop (bit easier concept for the littlies to understand). The good thing I find with this is it is fun to not eliminate kids but still take away hoops each time...then the kids have to try and fit into the hoops together. Do you think all the kids would fit into the one hoop to finish? Think about the size of the group and set a challenge so if they can fit into ???many hoops then they get a prize as a group. I fit about 6 or 7 (3 yr olds) in one hoop.
• Pass the Parcel - make sure each child wins atleast 1 layer (put somthing little like stickers, freddo frogs or flat lollypops in each layer). t is not a hassle if someone wins more than once as long as everyone wins atleast once.

Other things that you can do that don't involve competition are things like craft activities or cooking activities (make a bunch of bickies or cakes and let the kids decorate them). I am hoping to design some birthday craft kits in the near future but April/May are currently quite busy so these will probably happen mid year. If someone is looking for some ideas in the meantime I am happy to help make up a craft kit suited to your party theme. Send me a message with your theme and budget for craft and I will see what I can come up with. I am also willing to run craft activities at the kids parties so really just depends on what your budget is for your party.
Happy party planning!
Joellen

Party Tip #2 - Themed Food

I am a sucker for a party with a theme...and to me this means the theme carries on through all aspects of the party...even the food. This could be as simple as whether the party is finger food or sit down meal. At a childs party it may be something as simple as cutting the fairy bread with a cookie cutter to suit the theme, there are plenty of different cookie cutters out there and more than likely one to suit your theme. Another option is to perhaps make chocolates in the theme or have themed cupcake toppers. Don't forget Pixiewood Creations does have chocolate mould hire for people that live locally (I also have a lot of cookie cutters that although not an official hire item I am sure we could come to some sort of arrangement). My best friend when I am planning parties is the internet...no need to re-invent the wheel for everything...do a search for your theme and you are bound to find many ideas from invites, food, games etc.

Happy Party Planning and keep an eye out for the next tip
Love Joellen

PartyTip #1 - Individual IceCream Serves

If planning on serving ice-cream with dessert...pre-scoop the ice-cream into cupcake liners (I think the silicone ones would be bestbut the normal ones would work too) and re-freeze. This way the ice-cream is ready to go in individual portions...you can even have the sprinkles already on them. Have seen this idea on a few party pages and thought it was definately worth sharing...a much more affordable option than buying individual icecreams for guests and no worries of messing scooping while everyone is watching. I would probably suggest either wrapping tray full of ice-creams in glad wrap or putting them inside a freezer safe container to avoid ice crystals forming on top of ice-cream. Enjoy!

Keep an eye out for more future tips.

Valentines Day

Hi there, sorry I have not posted for a few weeks.
Remember that Valentines Day is only around the corner so if you are looking for a unique handmade card then look no further...place your order today. Can also do frames or mini albums as a wonderful thoughtful gift for that someone special. Ask me for more details.
I have been creative in the last couple of weeks so have a few bits to share on here soon...just need to get a chance to get some better photos of them.

Have a great day!
Joellen

Lindt Christmas Bon Bon

Side view

Front View - Personalised Name or Generic Greeting 

 Back View - embellishment

These Lindt Christmas Bon Bons are $5ea and contain 3 Lindt chocolates. These can be personalised with a name or can be done with a generic Christmas Greeting. Some variations available in colours and embellishments.

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Email: pixiewoodcreations@y7mail.com

Mini Decorated Lindt Chocolate Blocks

These are my product pick of the week!

What a perfect gift for a teacher, coach or work colleague...just something small to show your appreciation without breaking the bank. Christmas theme is available and I will try and post soem photos of Chrissy ones soon. Special price for December these are only $3each or $4 with a matching mini gift card. Chocolate available in dark, milk, mint intense or orange intense.

Email pixiewoodcreations@y7mail.com to place your order

NB. With the current heat I do not think these items would post very well so best suited to local area unless you wanted it sent without chocolate included.

Welcome to my Blog

Hi There

Thanks for coming to see my brand new Pixiewood Creations blog. I hope that you will find something on here that you like. I make invitations for birthdays, weddings and other specials events; as well as favour bags/boxes, cupcake picks, custom made greeting cards/tags, mini albums, guest books and much more.

Your feedback is most welcome...if there is a product you would like to see then please let me know.

Have a great day!