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Toddlers typically have short attention span, and don't participate well in structured activities. Normally they'd be happy just running around in the yard. But if you're having kids of varied age groups, it pays to plan ahead to keep the kids occupied and happy. Some basic pointers: 1. Keep the party short (2-3 hours work best for a kids party) 2. Stay away from competitive games 3. Involve

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As an ice-breaker activity, we made these cute little paper clay luggage tags for the kids to colour and decorate while waiting for their little friends to arrive. These were the plain luggage tags. We painted in the outlines to make them easier for the kids. What's so great about using paper clay is that you can use colour pencils, crayons, magic markers or paint to colour on it. We gave the

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I made this boarding pass invitation card for Han's birthday party. It's got everything he wanted - airplane, train and car :-)Not sure if Han really knows what an invitation card is but he's staring to grasp the concept of having a birthday party. Kinda weird huh how toddlers pick concepts up. I showed him his invitation cards and told him these were for his little friends, so that they can come

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Han's birthday is around the corner and we're doing a transportation theme party :-) Was trying to get him to decide what cake he wanted. First he said he wanted a car, an airplane and a boat, then after much coaxing, he agreed to having only one cake. For the longest time, he insisted he wanted an airplane cake, then he changed his mind. He wanted a car instead. And most recently, he's decided -

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Halloween is just around the corner and we're now scratching our heads on what costumes to make for the kids. I'm not sure baby han would appreciate us putting anything over his head - he was never a big fan of hats or caps - so that would rule out dressing him up as a pirate or cowboy (these were my initial ideas cos i could improvise with what we already have). Daddy wants to dress him up in a

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Chloe's princess party was a blast. Although there were only 2 princesses among the many princes, everyone had fun. We started the party by having the kids colour their loot bags and design their very own crowns.Then we had the kids scrambled about the garden to search for the king's missing jewels (we used glass marbles and scattered them among the garden pebbles, flower pots, etc). It was then

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I remember hearing this in a little girl's birthday party and found it really special. Later I found out this is actually something practised in Waldorf Inspired Schools and copied down a version of this 'Rainbow Bridge' story. You can include a personalised version of this story in your kid's birthday celebration. It truly makes him/her feel special. This is how the story goes:Once upon a time

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Little Chloe is turning 4, and unlike previous years when we just had a few kids over to play in our yard, this time round she asked for a Princess Party. Somehow we kind of expected that. Every little girl dreams to be a princess, no wonder Princess Party has always remained in the top ten favourite theme parties for kids.We have 3 weeks to the party day. Good thing is Chloe's now old enough to

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This is the last project from our Fun Pirate Project Series. I'll get Aunty Leanne to try them out with the kids in her kindy, I'm suggesting she do a Pirate Week, that will be fun!Ok, for the final project, we will make a cutlass and hook. This will be the highlight as I'm sure your kids (the little boys especially) will go nuts over these new toys!What you need:CardboardGlueKitchen aluminium

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Treasure, treasure, treasure! Send you little pirates on a treasure hunt by hiding these DIY silver coins in your yard. They can then keep the coins they find in their little DIY money bag :-)Silver coinsLay a 50 sen coin on a piece of thin cardboard and trace around it. You need 2 circles to make one coin. Cut out the circlesGlue the circles onto a piece of aluminium foil on the non-shiny side.

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Your little pirates also need their eyepatch to complete the look!What you need:Black colour felt or cardstockBlack elastic threadInstructions:Draw a circle on the felt or cardstock big enough to cover one of your eyes, cut it out (you can use the template below) Optional: Make a cut in the middle, from the bottom right up to the center. We are going to create a bulge by overlapping one edge over

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Ahoy Matey! Take a leap into the swashbuckling world of pirates as we show you simple pirate projects you can do at home with your little ones. Not only will you jazz up your pirate party, we guarantee you and the kids heaps of fun!Project 1: Pirate hatProject 2: Eye patchProject 3: Money bags with silver coinsProject 4: Shiny cutlass and hookWe will start with making a pirate hat. No pirate

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How to make a pirate cake

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How to make a castle cake

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How to make jungle animal cupcakes

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Having a pinata brightens up your party - not only does it add to the theme decoration, it is also a hit with children. We wanted a pinata for baby han's jungle party and decided to make one ourselves. It looks way harder than it really is but everyone can do it, even if you don't have crafty fingers.What you need:BalloonTapioca flour to make glueNewspaper or magazinesCardboard or used carton

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Toddlers are happy just to play alongside one another. Don't worry about them getting bored. In fact, they aren't quite ready for organised games, and you'll be surprised how much fun they can have just by running around with their little friends.Play doughWe had a good mix of kids for baby han's birthday. Aunty Leanne made these candy coloured 'Rainbow Dough' for the little ones to play with.

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Plastic loot bags just aren't our cup of tea. For baby han's first birthday, we made these cute little favour bags out of brown luncheon bags (you can get them in most convenient stores). All you need are:A hole puncherYarn, strings or ribbonsAnimal pictures (we cut them out from an animal gift wrap)GlueFold the top of the luncheon bag in and punch holes for the handles. Tie the handles on, and

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I came across this recipe while looking for inspiration for baby han's jungle party. The cupcakes are just too cute for words.Recipe:Prepare FrostingsIn small bowl, mix 1/2 cup chocolate frosting with black food coloring to make black frosting. Place in resealable food-storage plastic freezer bag; cut small tip off 1 bottom corner of bag. You will use black frosting to decorate lions, tigers,

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