Birthday Question
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Topic: Birthday Question
Posted By: MissAngel
Subject: Birthday Question
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 8:53am
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Okay, so I cant afford a birthday party for Thomas with all his friends to come along, so I was thinking about just inviting people to the local park which has the most excellent playground. Its a child safe park too (all enclosed etc). My question is, has anyone done this or been to a party at a playground before? Its a the end of may, so it's the beginning of winter and stuff, but I really cant do it at my house!
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Posted By: yermasyada
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 9:42am
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Hi,
We had Roo's 1st birthday in the park. We live in an apartment and there's just no way on earth we'd be able to have all our friends over with their kidlets. It worked really well. I'd made a cake, but apart from that, we kept it quite casual and everyone just brought a picnic. Having the playground there worked well, as the older children could go off and play and everyone else hung out on picnic blankets 
The down side is that there was no wet weather option. Thankfully we were lucky. |
Posted By: yermasyada
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 9:42am
| Have you got a local Plunket room you could hire out? |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 9:51am
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Yea I dont really want to hire anything - we cant afford it :) ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 9:53am
| We did fish n chips at the playground for my twin DDs 3rd birthday. Easiest party ever, our wet weather option was to have the picnic on the floor in our house, which thankfully we didn't need. |
Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 10:34am
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I have been to a few park birthdays.
You can buy those little boxes at the $2 shop. Packs of 6 maybe or even 12. Those ones Chinese can come in. Then just make a cupcake for each one. Chuck in some lollies, mini choc bar,fruit(maderins,grapes) etc. You can really put anything in them. Because you are giving each child a limited amount of food to eat it works out quite cheap. Rather than kids munching on everything. -------------  
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 10:35am
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i have picnics at the park beofre. i had edens first at one tree hill we did my step sons there as well. i have been invited to pinincs for birthdays too.
i once was invited to mcdonalds for a birthday where the person said just to meet at the playground and she brought a cake. she held it after lunch so didnt have to supply food. the kids played and then we cut the cake, so expense at all that way. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: princesspumpkin
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 11:36am
It sounds lovely! Little guys love playgrounds  . I agree with the other ladies, perhaps make a cake, and the kids will have a ball!
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Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 12:25pm
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Do you take him to a playgroup? Quite often you can use the facilities at a playgroup and only pay $5. Or hire a church hall usually thats only donation.
Otherwise instead of a big party maybe have two or three special friends round? If alot of it is about space. A park is fine but the end of May you need to be prepared for wet weather. Is there a band rotunda, or can you borrow a gazebo? ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 1:10pm
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We had Jacksons 1st Birthday at the local park. I made and organised all the food, and we put on a BBQ with only Sausages to keep costs down.
We did combine it with a mum from our mothers group as it was her DD's 1st as well and she did her own food too, but we ate from each others if that makes sense? I made a birthday cake, Rabbit shaped biscuits (peter rabbit theme), club Sandwiches and of course sausages for the BBQ. Park parties are fun and you leave all the mess there (after you've cleaned up of course). ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
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Posted By: newme
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 2:07pm
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We had DS1's second birthday at a park. It was awesome. We had a picnic, and everyone brought a plate and the kids had a great time playing. Then there was no messy house to tidy up.
However his birthday is in February, so it was a lovely warm day. But I still think it would work in May. |