Party finds from Little Red Chick

When Little Red Chick became one of the blog sponsers for Life’s Little Celebrations – I was thrilled. After being a fan of their Sydney store (via Facebook) which is filled with gorgeous kids toys, room decor and party items I was very excited to be given the opportunity to promote them!

Today they are launching their new online store – both their party boutique, and their children’s boutique site! I’m sharing some of my favourite party items from both of these Little Red Chick boutiques!

If you’re in Sydney you can also visit their store in Caringbah: 94 Cawarra Road.

They also have a large selection of props and candy jars available for hire.

Hope you enjoy my selection!:

 

Find these items here:

Little Miss Cupcake invitation

Chevron wooden spoons

Confetti treat boxes

White and mint spot lantern

Yellow paper fans

Paper butterfly

Driftwood hanging party sign

Emma bunting

Blue stripe tableware pack

 

Make sure you check out their new online store including all the lovely children’s clothing, gifts and decor they have available!

Magic Party

I’ve seen some fantastic Magic themed parties lately which has inspired this blog post theme! This is definitely a fun theme if your child loves magic, games and tricks.

I’ve based the colours in this blog post around black, red and blue. However silver or gold would also work in well for this party theme.

Incorporate items such as top hats, dice, rabbits, stars, wands and playing cards into your decorations/props/theming.

For more ideas make sure you view the Real Parties section at the end of this blog post as well as my Pinterest board for this theme .

The Life’s Little Celebrations children’s party directory also has lots of fantastic vendors to use when planning this theme for your next kid’s party so make sure you visit!

 

Invitations/Printables

Here are a few different options to choose from, depending on the look and colour scheme you wish to go for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magic parties aren’t only for boys. These colour schemes would work well for a girls magic party:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decorations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Magic themed bunting comes already cut and made for you!:

 

 

 

Tableware

 

This silver sequin tablecloth that I recently did a giveaway for, would give a real wow factor for a Magic themed dessert table (and of course be re-used for many party themes and occasions afterwards as well!):

 

 

This kids table tablecloth is also perfect for this theme!:

 

 

For disposable options to go with the colour scheme:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clever serving trays available in the shape of club/hearts/diamonds and spades!:

 

 

Cute Abracadabra spoons, perfect for jelly or mousse cups:

 

 

 

 

 

These tags are great to use as food labels:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet Treats

This cookie cutter is great for this theme and could be used to make magic wand sandwiches as well:

 

 

Gorgeous star lollipops!:

 

 

 

Perfect kid friendly candy jar in a lovely blue:

 

 

Carry on the star theme with these items:

 

 

 

 

 

These gorgeous blue milk glass cake stands will make any cake look even better!:

 

 

 

Some great food ideas from this real party such as these fruit star wands:

 

This is a clever idea of using licorice to make magic wands, seen on this blog. I’ve also seen magic wands being made using pretzel sticks as another idea:

 

 

 

 

 

Props & themed items

A few more items to help with the planning of this party:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love these magic themed photo booth props!:

 

Use some magic sets either to run a magic show for the kids or get them playing along themselves!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Party Hire

Create a magic show entrance feel with this ticket booth for hire:

 

Change the sign and use this stand for hire to perform a magic show for the kids!:

 

 

These magic potion bottles are one of a few magic/harry potter theme ideas for hire in Brisbane:

 

 

 

If you’re in Perth, then have a look at this wonderful Magic party package for hire!:

 

 

 

Perfect backdrop for hire for a dessert table or photo booth for this theme:

 

Favours & Packaging

Some of the previous items I’ve shown you (magic wand, top hat) could double as party favours for this party but here are some more ideas!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Parties

For more ideas and inspiration you must view these fantastic Magic parties:

Love the creative ideas in this Magic Party by Michelle from Little Wish Parties

Wonderful “3 is magic” party by Studio Cake with fantastic styling ideas

Incredible ideas in this magic themed party by photographer Stephanie Pasutto. Some great food ideas in this party.

Fantastic “It’s Magic” dessert table by Sharnel Dollar Designs. Such a great use of colour & great desserts!

Magic party held by Georgica Pond for her son, featured on her Georgica Pond Blog 

 

I hope you found some magical inspiration for the “Magic Party” theme for your child! Enjoy the planning and celebrating!

 

 

Sweet Kids Party favours in a bottle!

This week I am introducing you to a blog sponser Sweet Health, whose owner Debbie I had the pleasure of meeting in person last weekend. I love meeting vendors from my directory as it always reminds me that this site promotes some amazing SMALL businesses with very real (& lovely) people behind them!

Sweet Health makes these unique Milk Bottle Mixers! They are easy to bake gorgeous hand layered baking mixers packaged in an adorable re-usable milk bottle.

They contain all the dry ingredients needed to make some delicious cookies. I tried one this week and it made baking with my daughter SO simple as most of what I needed was all packaged up. A lot less preparation and mess which is nearly impossible otherwise when baking with a toddler!

The bottles are available in 2 sizes and many flavours and labels can be customised to give as birthday party, wedding, baby shower and christening favours:

 

Sweet Health has just launched their delicious Christmas range with a festive Christmas cookie mix (an oat based cookie, filled with white chocolate and dried fruits) and a decadent Santa’s cookie mix (an oat based cookie filled with Christmas smarties and milk chocolate).

These are perfect gifts for teachers, work mates, neighbours or host gifts when going to a Christmas party. They look fantastic and will be actually used and enjoyed!

 

For those of you looking to make Christmas Eve magical for your children you simply can’t go past the Night Before Christmas Pack! This packs is everything you need to leave out for  Santa and his Reindeer on Christmas Eve, including Reindeer Food, Santa’s Cookie Mix, a bottle (to fill with milk) and a candy cane straw:

 

 

I honestly cannot speak more highly of these bottle mixers after seeing them in person myself and trying one. There is simply nothing like this that I’ve seen on the market for a really fun gift or kids party favour and I love the idea of using these for Christmas!

Find Sweet Health on facebook here 

You can also shop on the Sweet Health Down That Little Lane store here

I encourage you to try them – you won’t regret it!

 

 

Styling secrets, Business brains – Lettuce & co

1.  Plan your planning!

Organization is key to make hosting a breeze.

There are a few questions that need answered to get started…when will it be? (the date and time – think a time where the birthday boy/girl has had their nap and will be refreshed to enjoy the celebration). where will you choose to host it? (the pro in having it at home is that it is convenient but then there is the post party clean up). How many guests will be there and of these how many are kids? And of what age group?

If you opt for entertainment, you would want it most suitable for the majority of the children to get involved in.

 

 

Work party prep into your week ie. Write up your checklist during your lunch hour at work or whilst kiddies are napping.

Plan the food you’re going to serve, write it down and allocate some to friends and families. Make dishes one at a time throughout the week, so by the time the weekend comes, you’re ready to go. Regardless of the age group, selection and healthy food options are favoured by guest’s parents.

 

 

 

2.  It’s all in the details!

Instead of serving beverages in jugs, serve them in labeled mini plastic bottles (similar to the mini glass milk bottles but kid friendly) with adorable straws and write the names of all sweet delicacies on place cards.

Think outside the bag. Of course, we love a goody/party bag but why not package your party gifts in a more creative way?

If you are having a themed party try and factor that into the packaging i.e. for a sprinkles party paint some coloured dots all over a white paper bag.

And what kid doesn’t love craft? Rather than fill bags with lollies and sugary foods that probably get thrown out by the health and tooth nazi guest mother, throw in a crayon or stickers. To keep costs down simply purchase a packet of crayons or textas and buy a little book of stickers, tear a page and just put one of each into each bag.

 

3. Don’t go OTT on the theming

If you are going with a character theme, don’t over do the ‘character’- carry across a primary colour or story element.

For example for our Pinocchio themed party, rather than putting Pinocchio’s cute little face on everything which was oh so tempting, we highlighted the colours from his overalls; red, yellow and blue into the food styling ie Yellow macarons and red jaffas filled apothecary jars, topped mini cupcakes with a blue flag, red apple shaped biscuits and blue jelly which represented Monstro the whale (a character from the Pinocchio story)

Perhaps not a tip but a quote:

“if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life”

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Thank’s so much Lisa for sharing your wisdom with us all! View more of the work Lettuce & Co here.

 

 

Book themes round up

One thing I always hope for my children is that they will love books and reading – especially in this age of i-phones and i-pads they are growing up in!

For this reason I have a soft spot for any book – themed party. There is something I love about theming a party based around your child’s favourite book and encouraging and celebrating their love of a wonderful story!

So I’ve gathered together some inspiration for you – various book-themed parties/dessert tables that I love.

Click onto the images to be taken directly to view more photos of these celebrations! Remember when party planning to visit the Life’s Little Celebrations children’s party directory for fantastic vendors such as cake makers, party stores, printables and more!

Enjoy the round up:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What books do your children love that would make a wonderful party theme? Are you planning a book themed party?