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Frozen – Celebrating a birthday the icy way!

February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 Tameryn Leave a comment

The Disney full length animation released in 2013 has quickly become a favourite film of families the world over. Who can resist Olaf’s infection chuckle or watch as Queen Elsa magically forms the world around her from ice and snow. As a result of it’s increasing popularity, Frozen has become our number 1 most requested party supplies theme hands down. So are you planning a Frozen party? Here are the basics you will need.

Colours:

There are 2 main colour palettes to use as your base when it comes to Frozen Party Decor.

1. Queen Elsa colours: Turquoise, white and silver.

2. Princess Anna colours: Turquoise, white and cerise.

Tableware:

The themed tableware party supply range for the Frozen range consists of: Plates, cups, serviettes, plastic tablecloths and party bags. Buy now

Decor:

This is a theme that gives you permission to release your creative spirit and create a magical winter wonderland.

Balloon decor:

Plain white, silver, cerise and turquoise (sometimes called carribean blue) latex balloons perfectly compliment the stunning Frozen themed supershapes and round foil balloons.

$Snowflake print latex$ $Snowflake print latex$

other foil options are the 45cm round Frozen themed foil balloons: Holographic, Happy Birthday and heart shaped.

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Entertainment options:

A Queen Elsa character.

Craft ideas: Build your own snowman, or Make your own crown or Reindeer Antlers.

If your budget allows, you can rent a snowpit and snow machine. Looks like this and keeps the children entertained for hours.

Disney’s Frozen has an incredible sound track that every little fan seems to memorise quite easily 🙂 Rent a karaoke machine and let the little songstars sing to their hearts content.

Or at least have the soundtrack playing in the background. Get your quote today. (Joburg only)

Fun Foods:

Take your cue from the movie:

Carrots: to symbolise Olaf’s nose and Sven’s favourite treat. So perhaps some carrot sticks with a variety of dips.

An Elsa cake, using an Elsa doll with a flowing blue dress and don’t forget her cape.

As with christmas time, popcorn can be used to mimic snow.

A chocolate fountain with fruit and marshmallows:

mmmm…. chocolate!

***Visit our Pinterest Frozen theme party ideas board for more inspiration***

Leave us a comment if you found this post useful, or if you have a brilliant idea for a Frozen party.

We wish you a magical Frozen Birthday party.

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January 31, 2015January 31, 2015 Tameryn Leave a comment

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Ordering your party supplies online, as easy as 1,2,3…

January 14, 2015February 13, 2015 Tameryn 1 Comment

My Party Supplies is an online party supplies store, we currently do not have a retail (walk-in) store and the reason we chose this set up is that we wanted to be able to help South African Moms and Dads from all over the country organise their children’s parties. We have over 500 products and 22 themes in 25 categories, we are all about choice!

Our order process is pretty simple,

1. Walk through the virtual doors at www.mypartysupplies.co.za and register your account (we need this information because we need to be able to tell our top class couriers where to deliver your goods)

2. Put all the items you want into your cart with a simple click.

3. Check out, we offer 2 safe payment options.

4. Wait for your party supplies to be delivered to your door in time for your party!

Here’s an example, this is an order processed by our party elves today. Order received this morning, packed this afternoon and off with the courier today to be delivered tomorrow. By the way all these licensed party supplies came to less than R1000!

My Party Supplies – Convenient, Friendly, Fast! Pop by anytime…

Barney & Friends Birthday party ideas…

January 12, 2015February 22, 2015 Tameryn 1 Comment

Barney and his friends first aired on TV in the early 1990’s and is a well known and loved character the world over. Barney is the main character although other characters were added over the years including Baby Bop and BJ. Putting a Barney DVD on has given many a busy parent half an hour to get some chores done knowing their child is safe and happily watching their favourite purple dinosaur friend.

The Barney party theme is fun and colourful.

Colours:
Purple and Green which is nice for the older children or the softer Lilac and Lime version for the smaller kids.

Tableware:
Themed paper plates, paper cups, serviettes, party bags and plastic table covers are available, Buy now.

Linen:
A combination of green and purple, either green table cloths and purple tie backs or vice versa. White chair covers breaks the colour and highlights the tie back colour nicely.

Décor:
Balloons: Forest Green and Violet purple balloons with the Barney SuperShape or round foil balloons.

Entertainment:
A Barney character.
A bubble pool or soft play set up for the younger children and
Face painter, balloon sculptor, magic show, bubble machine for the older children. (Stick to 1 or 2 entertainment options).

Fun Foods:
Remember your theme colours when choosing sweets and foods.
Green Apples, Purple Grapes, Green juices.

Green and purple jellies.
Popcorn machine – “Popcorn it’s really neat, fun to make & fun to eat” 
** Visit our pinterest board for more ideas for your Barney party

** Download your party planning list here.

Leave us a comment if you found this useful! We wish you a Super-Dee-Duper barney birthday party.

Little Ladybugs party theme…

September 9, 2014February 22, 2015 Tameryn 1 Comment

This really is one of our favourite 1st birthday party themes. A lovely theme for a garden setting, where the vibrant colours will stand out against the greenery. There are a few different ladybug tableware themes available, we chose ours because we think its cute and not “too busy” and a plus is the smaller sized plates. With a diameter of only 17.5cm, it is perfect for the smaller tables and little guests portions.

Colours:

Red, black, white and green.

The green can be used to add a bit of variety in terms of colour or to “soften” the black and red combination.

Tableware:

We have paper plates, paper cups, serviettes and ladybug blowouts available in our store. Buy Now

Linen:

Red or white tablecloths with alternating red, black and green tie-backs. You could use all three colour or just a combination of two of the three. It is all up to you and what you believe will work best with your decor. The chair covers from Hassle Free Kids Party Hire are white, we think it breaks the colour nicely.

A Ladybug party set-up by Hassle Free Kids Party

Decor:

Balloons: Red, white, black and green latex balloons are available. Buy Now.

Foil balloons for effect, these require helium to inflate, but once inflated they last weeks.

Entertainment:

First birthday’s are relaxed affairs with so many smaller children present. If you have some time and some cardboard you could make a “pin the dot on the ladybug” party game.

A nice garden setting works well with a ball pool. Fun and safe for little ones.
Babies love bubbles and a bubble machine fascinates them.
A face painter would also work well with toddlers. Enquire now

Fun Food!

Party food is a fun affair but when hosting a 1st birthday with the view of having a number of younger children in attendance, the type of food you serve needs some thought. Soft and easy to eat is best, like jelly, ice cream, pudding, soft fruits. Hard boiled sweets pose a choking risk and are best avoided.

Cupcakes and smash cake work well with smaller children, (the smash cake for the birthday child). The following images and ideas have been sourced from Pinterest and can be found on our Pinterest board. Some really cute ideas.

Happy planning from the

Baby Minnie Mouse 1st Birthday kids party theme and ideas…

September 8, 2014April 15, 2015 Tameryn 1 Comment

We discussed Baby Mickey in our last post and of course where you find Mickey Mouse you will always find Minnie Mouse too. Is your little girl’s 1st or 2nd birthday coming up, or are you planning a baby shower for a baby girl and you are wondering what theme would best suit the occasion? The Baby Minnie theme is lovely, soft pinks and a cute little Minnie Mouse on the tableware make it a nice choice for a pretty, pastel party.

Colours:

Pink, white and green (pastels)

Don’t be afraid to add accents of black into the mix, it works very well.

Tableware:

Themed paper plates, paper cups, serviettes and table covers are available. Buy now.

• The Minnie Mouse plastic tablecloth looks lovely on the cake/gift table and negates the mess because it can be wiped down quite easily.

Linen:
We suggest you choose your main colour for tablecloths and alternate tie back colours. The chair covers at Hassle Free Kids Party Hire are white, it breaks the colour and is simple and elegant.

Décor:
Balloons: Pink, lime, white and black balloons are available.

Foil balloons are a lovely addition.

Birthday Banners:

Birthday banners matching the theme accentuate the cake/gift table well. For a special touch order your child’s name in Glitter Letters matching your theme colours. We hand paint and glitter them for you.

Entertainment:

First birthday’s are relaxed affairs with so many smaller children present.

A ball pool is a winner with the little ones.
Babies love bubbles and a bubble machine fascinates them.
A face painter would also work well with toddlers.

Food:

Party food is a fun affair but when hosting a 1st birthday with the view of having a number of younger children in attendance, the type of food you serve needs some thought. Soft and easy to eat is best, like jellies, ice cream, pudding, soft fruits. Hard boiled sweets pose a choking risk and are best avoided.

Cupcakes and smash cake work well with smaller children, (the smash cake for the birthday child). The following images and ideas have been sourced from Pinterest. Great ideas.

Dress Up:

If you would like to add an element of dress up to your party without the hassle of a full outfit, then Minnie Mouse ears are a lovely choice. Soft and comfortable to wear.

We hope we have helped by giving you some ideas for your Baby Minnie Mouse kids birthday party.

Happy Planning from the

Baby Mickey Mouse 1st birthday kids party theme and ideas…

September 5, 2014April 15, 2015 Tameryn Leave a comment

There is no way around it, Disney babies are just super adorable. Fans of Disney who are looking for a theme suitable to a 1^st birthday or name day celebration will appreciate the soft tones and pastels of this range.

Colours:

Pastel Blue, Pastel Yellow and White.

Pastel Blue, Pastel Green and White.

Tableware:

Themed paper plates, paper cups , serviettes and table covers are available. Buy Now

Linen:

Choose your main colour and alternate your tiebacks. You could alternate blue and yellow tiebacks or blue and green tiebacks. Something like this:

A party set up by Hassle Free Kids Party.

Décor:

Balloons: 12inch latex balloon in the theme colours.

Foil SuperShapes available.

Remember to colour co-ordinate your party buckets/packs.

Entertainment:

First birthday’s are relaxed affairs with so many smaller children present.

A ball pool is a winner with the little ones.
Babies love bubbles and a bubble machine fascinates them.
A face painter would also work well with toddlers.

Food:

Cupcakes and smash cake work well with smaller children, (the smash cake for the birthday child). The following images and ideas have been sourced from Pinterest, click each image to take you to the Pinterest board. Great ideas.

Easy to eat finger foods suitable to a younger palate works best. Examples would be:

Finger biscuits,
Yoghurts,
Frozen banana treats etc.

Visit our Pinterest board to get more ideas to use at your Baby Mickey party.

Have fun planning your Baby Mickey Birthday party.

Welcome, grab a cup of coffee, let’s chat…

September 5, 2014February 22, 2015 Tameryn Leave a comment

There are events that happen in our lives, only once a year mind, which capture the imagination of our children for weeks if not months beforehand. If you think about it it makes sense that children, who describe their age in halves and quarters, are so excited about this one day. No pressure Moms and Dads, just make sure that this one is the “best one ever”. That’s right ladies and gentlemen, we are referring to the birthday party.

Just the mere mention of the word party, can leave the weary parent’s heart racing, all the questions and the planning, which colours and themes, how about entertainment, food (oh my word the food), the guestlist, venue etc. We have gathered all the answers for these questions in one place to help you plan your perfect party. Our team at My Party Supplies in conjunction with our children’s party planner at Hassle Free Kids Party have sat and put some ideas on paper (screen) for you. Let us guide you through the party planning process, from choosing a theme to sourcing your entertainment.

We hope it helps make the process simpler and if you have any questions, comments or suggestions please contact us and we will prioritise a response.

Happy party planning from the: