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Christmas and Holidays Party Themes
Breathe some new life into your Christmas and holidays party this year with a new take on an old tradition! Here are some of our favourite holiday party themes.
May 6, 2012Mother's Day Luncheon Ideas
“Don’t tell your kids you had an easy birth or they won’t respect you. For years I used to wake up my daughter and say, “Melissa, you ripped me to shreds. Now go back to sleep.” – Joan Rivers. Being a mum is a tough but incredibly rewarding gig. You have many roles to fulfil as you juggle family life. A mum is a PA, keeping family schedules, booking appointments, setting up play dates, managing the pocket money payroll. more »
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May 4, 2012Mother's Day Party Ideas
When I was in primary school I remember in the lead up to Mother’s Day we would be busy with craft classes, making gifts for kids to buy and take home to their mum’s for Mother’s Day. Families would donate arts and craft materials and out of it we would make jam jars filled with coloured sand with the lid wrapped in fabric and tied up with a bow. Bars of soap would be wrapped in wrapping paper with a stick on tag saying “Happy Mother’s Day”, little tulle bags of potpourri to go in mum’s underwear drawer. more »
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March 16, 2012Ideas for Bringing Easter Decorations into your Home & Office
My earliest and fondest memories of Easter time was meeting up with my cousins in Somerset England in the springtime where we would go egg rolling in the green hills! Those were the days when Easter wasn’t so commercialised and you looked forward to spending time with family and having some home made fun! more »
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March 3, 2012Easter Themed Baby Shower
Are you or someone you know expecting the pitter patter of little feet over the Easter holiday? Are you organising a little or big “get-together” for it? Have you thought about making the most of the Easter festivities by incorporating Easter into the baby shower? The religious aspect aside, Easter is about new life (and chocolate) – hence the images of hatching fluffy chicks and frolicking lambs in the paddock more »
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February 26, 2012Easter Bonnet Parades
Every time in the lead up to Easter, schools will put on an Easter Bonnet Parade. Parents are required to summon the Gods of Creativity and Patience as they buy out shelves of cotton balls, craft glue and stacks of cardboard and set about putting together a cute and festive bonnet depicting all things Easter. My mum with four kids is a pro when it comes to turning out Easter bonnets and Book Week costumes. more »
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February 19, 2012St Patricks Day Party Ideas
Having grown up with Irish parents and a large extended Irish family, I can definitely recommend a good old knees up this St Patricks day! It’s amazing how many Irish folk come out of the woodwork when it’s time to celebrate! If you're planning on celebrating this March 17, then here are some great St Patricks Day party ideas. more »
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February 17, 2012The Family Easter Party
We try not to make it all about the chocolate by adding in a gift like a story book. The day is then spent together enjoying treats and reading books. But this year we want to organise a little Family Easter Party with their Aunty, Uncle and cousins. Setting it outdoors, making use of our back patio and grassy backyard we will have Easter decorations in bright, fun colours... more »
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February 13, 2012Valentine's Day - For and Against
Okay the romantic dinner is planned and now what? Why not put together a party? Have friends and family over to celebrate the month of Cupid in light-hearted fashion. Why not put together a dinner party under the stars? Weather permitting, set up your dining table out in the yard with the night sky as your canopy and through the garden decorate with paper lanterns and candles. more »
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February 7, 2012Hosting a Romantic Dinner for Two
So the wooing is going well and you are now on that exhilarating rollercoaster that is lurve and so far it is all peachy keen jelly bean! So what is next? You have to maintain the “woo” any long time married couple will tell you that the wooing is very important to keeping the fires of love burning. One way is the Romantic Dinner for Two. more »
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January 28, 2012Valentine's Day Party Ideas
Ah it is February, the month sales of stuffed toys, chocolates, engagement rings and flowers goes through the roof as those in lurve await their gifts from Cupid. Some people turn into Pepe le Pew, bouncing around after the one who has stolen their heart in an attempt to woo them. Others have been wooed and are milking it for the treat more »
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January 22, 2012Great Ideas for Australia Day Parties
Okay so the Pink Frosting girls are getting ready to celebrate Australia Day and these girls definitely know how to party! One of the perks for writing for Australia's #1 Party Shop is things like receiving the e-mail of Australia Day cocktail ideas of which I was only too happy to try! Australia Day is a day for Aussies to celebrate our Lucky Country and being Australian. more »
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January 18, 2012The Year of the Dragon - Chinese New Year Party Ideas
The Chinese Community are gearing up to welcome in the Dragon which starts on the 23rd January. Their calendar is lunisolar and Chinese New Year (known as the Spring Festival) is the biggest party on their calendar. The celebrations run for 15 days and on the last day is the Lantern Festival. more »
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December 15, 2011Sydney New Years Eve Party Ideas
When it comes to New Year’s Eve celebrations, Sydney has the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House for their stage and the turn out every year steadily grows as more and more people converge upon the city to get their little perch along the harbour to witness the amazing firework spectacular and celebrate the New Year’s arrival. more »
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December 14, 2011Canberra New Years Eve Ideas
Attention Mr Speaker! Mr Speaker! The Minister for Parties and All Things Fun would like to discuss NYE celebrations for Australia. Let's start in Canberra. more »
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December 14, 2011New Years Eve for Kids
As a kid, I loved parties. I can still remember the anticipation I used to feel when mum and dad would host a party – there was nothing like it! I used to sit and watch as mum prepared amazing dish after dish, platters of canapés, exotic bowls of dips and sides, and, horrifyingly, that ‘70’s staple of cheese and cocktail onions skewered into oranges, decoratively peppered across the table. more »
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