Picnic in The Park for Tahlin’s 4th Birthday
Party
This year we weren't going to have a party for Tahlin, as he had a big
one for his 3rd Safari Party. But he was talking about his Birthday
coming up and we thought we would do something small to celebrate for him. As
he loves going to the park and playing on the equipment, we thought a Picnic in
the Park would be perfect for him.
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My friend Carol from Creatively Bespoke Weddings & Events was
another reason why we decided to have a party. She had just recently organized
a “Picnic” style wedding that had many red and white gingham items that was
perfect for what we were trying to achieve for our party. Thanks to Carol we
were able to keep this theme.
Another reason for the Picnic Party is that we wanted the guests to just
have a nice relaxed time in the park, where they could fill a basket up with
some food and sit on a blanket and enjoy themselves. The kids could enjoy
themselves with playground equipment and also the activities and games provided
in our old, vintage suitcase. The suitcase was filled with bubble wands, balls,
skipping ropes, frisbees, hula hoops, beanbags in a bucket game and so on.
I decided with this party to have a really casual and relaxed atmosphere
that wasn’t time consuming and have more of a practical spread of food and
treats that was easy for the guests to put in their baskets. I wasn’t going for
a huge desert table due to being at a park and time constraints.
I am lucky to have such a great friend in Linda from Bubble and Sweet in
offering to make his cake and other little treats. In this case we trusted her
in making a fantastic cake creation and all the kids were fascinated by what
she made.
The kids (and adults) loved the ant creation on top of the cake. We
tend to help each other out with kids parties by swapping our services, which
helps everybody.
My main focus in creating any party including this one that it
shouldn’t have to be an expensive event. Use what you already have around the
house first. For example I was able to use the hessian from Tahlin’s 3rd
Birthday and all the gift bags that have been sitting around for a couple of
years and other items from previous parties.
Recycling things before spending a lot of money at party
stores. You can be amazed at what you can find and re-use over and over again.
I even approached IKEA after noticing a friend carrying a free cardboard carry
holder. As I needed 20 holders, I didn’t just want to walk out with them, so I
asked them if I could purchase them. I was lucky to find out that I only needed
to pay 20 cent for the whole lot!
Guests were able to take them home and I’m sure that they
would be used again. I have kept a few for myself to make up gift picnic
hampers for friends.
Overall the day was a great and enjoyable day. The weather
was perfect and it was a perfect family day out for the parents and children.
Tahlin enjoyed himself a lot, which is the main focus in creating this party.
Image: Kids Packs, Cutlery Packs made by me,
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