Gone are the days when kids were content to have a few friends round for pass the parcel, pin the tail on the donkey etc on their birthday, then eat the dried up sandwiches that mum had made earlier with as many crisps, chocolate and ice-cream & jelly afterwards as they could manage. Kids are a lot more sophisticated now, and their expectations are a lot higher.
Still, it doesn’t mean that you have to buy in to the exhorbitantly priced ‘theme’ parties that seem to be sprouting up everywhere. You can still have an element of control and DIY if you like. Take the party bags for instance. Buy some inexpensive gifts and sweets and share them out into these cute little favour bags for the guests to take home. A set comprises of 6 assorted bags with spots, stripes, gingham checks or pretty cup cakes. Remember to specify whether you require pink or blue bags as checkout.
