Sharing a party tip

today we had my son's 7th Birthday Party.. little story: We were meant to have a jumping castle and a BBQ at the beach but unfortunately due to rain we had to run around yesterday and cancel and Jumping Castle and find somewhere that would hold 29 children plus parents :o

Thank goodness we did.. and today it was a hit :)

anyways my tip

Instead of having just one big cake we decided to go for cup cakes and let the kids ice and decorate them all by themselves :)

It was a complete hit. (and hardly any mess) We just bought Frosting and split it into 8 bowls and iced them all into 4 colours.. then we had sprinkles and choc chips and spoons and plastic knives..

The kids had such a ball icing their own cakes..

I will admit the only reason we went this way as I was struggling to find a way to entertain that many kids for 3 hours when we hadn't really planned any party games as we were relying on the jumping castle

Great Tip

I'll have to use it when DS gets older :)

Wow that is a great idea!!

BUMP: I posted so late at night I realised this great idea probably got overlooked :)

Thanks Rory :)

Nic, what a fabulous idea! Will have to use that one.

Oooh, I like it! The cup cake idea is great for kids with special diets too - you can make some gluten free, some dairy free, etc...

I will definitely keep this tip in mind.

BTW, when did you sing 'happy birthday'? After the kids had decorated their cakes?

We kinda forgot to sing happy Birthday :lol: I was busy getting the cakes ready on the table while the kids helped Isaac open his presents and then they all made a mad dash for the table once we told them what it was for :)

What a great idea :clap: thanks for sharing