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How to Take Your Fairy Party to the Next Level!

Want to make a fun fairy party for your little one but concerned about keeping everyone entertained? We gotchu! Here are 4 ways to make your next fairy party a magical experience for all!

Fairy Wing Craft

Fairy wings are an easy craft to add some sparkle to your party. Prepare them ahead of time, or allow the children to make their own as part of a special fairy activity!

To make the fairy wings, you will need a wire base. If you have any old costume wings you would like to makeover, you can use those! Tear out the fabric covering the wings until you are left with a wire base. Wrap this base with electrical tape to start with a clean base. Now, you can start wrapping either fake vines and leaves around it. You can use hot glue or copper wire to hold everything in place. Once you have the leaves of your choice on the wings, add some fake flowers for an extra touch of wonder! Fasten the flowers onto the wings using copper wire. For the final step, I like to add a dash of glitter because sparkle wings make a fairy party marvellous.

Fairy Snacks

Fairy themed snacks are ALWAYS a good idea! Fairy bread is a party staple and it is so easy to make. Simply butter a slice of bread and pour on some sprinkles and voila! Yummy fairy bread for everyone to enjoy.

A personal favourite party treat from when was younger were teacup biscuits. They are so easy to make and just wonderful for parties! All you need is Tick Tock Biscuits (or any round biscuit of your choice), marshmallows, chocolate freckles, life savers (usually musk stick flavoured but can be any flavour as long as they are round) and icing. To assemble the teacups, place a Tick Tock Biscuit face down and put a dollop of icing in the middle. Then, place a marshmallow on top. Then using the icing, place a chocolate freckle on top of the marshmallow. Finally, cut the lifesavers in half, put icing on one half and stick it to the side of the marshmallow and then you have adorable tiny teacups!

Fairy cupcakes are a great treat the kids will certainly enjoy you can create cupcakes and icing of any flavour and colour. Once the cupcakes are assembled you can put some sprinkles, edible glitter and toppings of your choice.

Fairy Games and Entertainment

Nothing makes a fairy party for memorable than a visit from a REAL fairy! You might even choose to pair your fairy entertainer with a pirate or mermaid for an extra wow factor.

Fairies love being invited to birthday parties! Join us on a magical journey through Fairyland where all your fairy dreams will come true. In fairyland, our fairy party entertainment promises lots of laughter, and dancing, which we want to share with the birthday child on their special day. After we leave, our fairy friends will continue to play at the bottom of your garden and come out to play when no one is around. Keep your eye out, and you just might catch them…

Face Painting

Face painting is a fabulous idea for any party! Children will love choosing from all the different designs they can use to express themselves. Face painting can be booked on it’s own, in a bundle with balloon twisting, or as an add-on to your fairy party entertainment!

Have fun!

Observations of a Children’s Party Host with Roger!

“After months of isolation, gearing up to host my first party felt quite daunting. I did not know what to expect!”

How would the kids interact given the pandemic?

How protective would the parents be?

Do I still have my hosting mojo?

Turns out… this first party back was one of my favourite party experiences to date, over my past 3 years with the company! It was a breath of fresh air and really gave the sense that we as a state, did a fantastic job during the pandemic.

Without a doubt, the best part of the party was the children! Hands down, the nicest, kindest, most inclusive kids I’ve ever witnessed at a party. Honestly, I could only hope that when I have kids, they get put in a class with children as wonderful as this. All Injured or shy children were all made to feel included.

Perhaps my favourite game of the party was the Wishing Dust activity.

Shout out to my partner, Hannah, for executing this flawlessly!

The boys were so engrossed in this. There were zero signs of toxic masculinity, and I need to give the parents, teachers and children themselves my utmost respect for that! Despite Hannah saying that the dust belonged to fairies or unicorns or ballerinas, the boys just sat, made no comments and were stoked to be there for the birthday party. The boys even danced around in a circle laughing while holding hands during Musical Dots which was smile-inducing to everyone watching.

One outspoken child believed in the dust magic so much that she started coaching the other kids alongside Hannah to ensure everyone got their wish granted! It was very cute and I saw not only myself, but other parents clutch their heart when she spoke up.

Finally, when the children were told to tell their wish to their parents, the sheer explosive wholesome excitement was contagious. The kids raced to their parents, waved their arms, and shouted their wishes while bouncing up and down. Not only was it super cute, the best part was glancing at each listening parent, beaming with such genuine happiness as they watched their children’s joy and belief in magic.

I walked out of this party with the biggest grin on my face ,feeling like Hannah and I did a great job in truly giving the parents and kids a party to remember 😊

Thanks for reading,
Roger

Frozen Party Games (and jokes for a snowy day!)

Q: What did Elsa say when she tripped and fell on the ice?
A: Nothing, she gave everyone the cold shoulder!

Frozen Elsa Anna Party Perth Parties Kids Remember

Frozen parties are a long-time favourite at Parties Kids Remember, ever since 2013 when the first Frozen movie came out! Since then, this party theme has been extremely popular, especially currently, due to the recent release of Frozen 2. With the brave Elsa, goofy Anna, cheeky Kristoff, and funny Olaf, it is no surprise that Frozen is a favourite of most children, boys and girls alike. If your little one is obsessed with Frozen, why not transport them to Arendelle for the icy party of a lifetime with the following fun Frozen games.

Q: What type of phone does Olaf have?
A: A snowmobile!

A fun and exciting Frozen game is the “Snowman Poop Relay”. This game brings out the competitive spirit in children 5+, and easy for parents to organise. The children are split evenly into two teams and line up at a starting point. “Snowman poop,” which are actually cotton wool balls, are scattered in the playing space. One child from each team goes into the space and tries to collect a piece of snowman poop with a spoon. Once they have it on the spoon, they need to run back and place it in their team’s bucket. Once they have placed it in the bucket, the next team member can go. The game ends when all the snowman poop is collected. The snowman poop is then counted, and the winning team is the team with the largest number of snowman poop collected. An alternative to this game, with the same equipment, is an egg and spoon relay, but with snowman poop instead of an egg.

Q: What is Elsa’s favourite type of party?
A: A snow-ball!

An old classic that works with the Frozen theme is musical statues. To suit this to a Frozen party, you may like to call it “Musical Freeze”. Children dance to music, but when the music stops, they must freeze as if Elsa has used her ice powers on them! If the children are older, you may like to eliminate the child that ‘freezes’ last, with the last child standing winning a prize. Otherwise, if the children are younger, give the best freezer a sticker in each round. To add another Frozen touch, play songs from the movies such as, “Let it Go”, “Love is an Open Door”, or “Into the Unknown”.

Q: Why is it dangerous for Olaf to be angry?
A: He might have a meltdown!

A final favourite Frozen party game is “Pin the carrot nose on Olaf”. A new spin on Pin the Tail on the Donkey, this game is not only fun, but inclusive, as it can be for any age groups, and no one is eliminated. All that’s needed is: A noseless Olaf picture printed out on A3 or A2 paper (a free printable can be found here), printed out carrots (one for each child – orange paper cut into triangles also works fine), blu tack for the carrots, and a blindfold. Stick the printed Olaf poster on a wall at child height. Line
the children up in front of the poster, spin them around three times when it’s their turn, and let them try their luck at getting their carrot as close to where Olaf’s should be as possible. The child who put it the closest gets a sticker or a prize.

Q: Knock knock
A: Who’s there?
Q: Yoo
A: Yoo who?
Q: Yoo hoo big summer blowout!

There you have it, some exciting Frozen games and funny Frozen jokes to make sure your child’s birthday is as cool as Elsa. To make the day even more special, why not book a Frozen entertainer for the big day? Entertainers take the stress out of the day, arriving with all the equipment needed to play the above games, and so many more! You can request Elsa, Anna, or even Kristoff, to make your child’s day! Find the Parties Kids Remember’s Ice Princess party page here!

Top 3 Socially Distant Party Ideas for Kids

Superhero Batman Party Perth Parties Kids Remember

In these strange and uncertain times, we all need a little bit of cheering up, and with WA slowly lifting its social restrictions there’s never been a better time to throw the best (smallest) party for your friends and family. I’ve written down a few of my favourite activities you could include. The Skype parties!
If you’ve decided to keep your distance from your nearest and dearest connecting through a skype party is a super easy way to feel the love wherever you are! It’s super easy to download on computer or phone, ever granddad will be able to figure it out! Check out this link for some Skype party game ideas.
https://adventuresinnanaland.com/fun-games-to-play-over-skype/

If you’re wanting some real connections invite a few of your closest (and best at hand washing) friends around for a small party. Parties kids remember is offering a MINI PARTY package specifically designed for groups of 6-8 guests, with zero contact between all participants, it’s a great option when you want to celebrate with your besties. This link tells you everything you need to know about mini parties J
https://partieskidsremember.com.au/mini-parties

The Driveway wishes!
If you’re totally isolating but still want to make a day special this is the perfect way to do that. Your choice of character can deliver a birthday wish, or present, or whatever you like to that special person in your life. There’s 1.5 meters between everyone and no contact but everyone feels the love.

It’s especially important in these times to make sure we all feel connected and loved,
I hope these few ideas help inspire you.

The Five Weirdest Things To Happen to a Children’s Entertainer

Being a kids’ party host isn’t all glitter and games, some of the things we experience can be incredibly kooky! Some of the requests

we get from the tiddly-peeps are super strange, so why not recall the top five weirdest parties and their requests that I’ve experienced in my time working for Parties Kids Remember!

As we all know, fidget spinners were the hottest thing going in schools across the globe. Their simple, fun design and the surprisingly sound research behind them made them the epitome of cool. So cool that you’d want nine of them painted on your face and arms? To be more specific, this young lad had four on each arm and one giant one in the middle of his face. It was quite the spectacle! But that’s just the tip of the iceberg in the strange things I’ve experienced over the years.
Over Easter, the company sends out many Easter Bunnies in a full suit- giant bunny head included. A few years ago it was my turn to don the ears and make children’s dreams come true. Only one problem – I’m clumsy with full vision and unrestrained movement, so imagine when you put a sizeable bunny head on that blocks your vision! Of course I had a helper on hand to guide the way, but she wasn’t fast enough to stop the four-kid-collision. Thankfully, no children were hurt in the making of this blog post, just a goofy bunny’s pride.
I was working with a fellow employee, Tessa, at a silent disco recently. The kids were a bit older and didn’t seem that interested in more traditional games such as musical bobs. That’s where Tessa took the spotlight. In a flash she got all the teens into a circle and started doing a ‘whip circle’. Now, I had no idea what this was at the time, but apparently the ‘whip’ and ‘nae-nae’ made famous by the popular song, Watch me (Whip/Naenae) by Silento. Without this context though it looked like a circle of youths punching the air with no rhyme or reason, which is probably because it was a silent disco. Props to Tessa though, because that party was a blast.
The company often does bookings for pubs or nightclubs for face painting at special events. One of these instances, I was pa
ired with a really good friend who worked with the company. We suspected that the clientele would be a bit merry due to it being at a bar, but we didn’t realise how much fun it would be! The people we met were so happy with their face paints, probably even more so than the kids we usually deal with! Walt Disney was right, growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.
And finally, the weirdest thing we must deal with every time we clock into work is the kids’ imaginations. I was at a superhero party dressed as Batgirl with another host as Batman. The kids were really in to the games and seemed genuinely invested in the stories we would weave in to the activities’ descriptions. When we finished, we had to help walk them to the place where they were eating, and before I knew it three adorable little girls were latched to my arms (and one on my leg!). They were bombarding me with questions – Do I live in a cave? Do I fly? Am I dating Batman?! It was all seemingly innocent until one of them asked why I had bumps on my chest. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that not even Batgirl can save you from puberty.And there you have it! The five weirdest experiences or requests I’ve had at a children’s party. Kids’ say the darndest things, right?! I’d love to hear what you’ve been asked by a small human, leave any funny stories down in the comments!

Have a magical day!

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