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Checklist for a simple birthday party

I have been so busy lately that even though I knew Master 3’s 3rd birthday was round the corner, I just simply had no time to plan for it! And guess what? This busy mummy only started to plan for the birthday party 3 days before the big day! It has kind of become a norm to me even though I do not like it last minute. Sometimes, I feel guilty that I have not been as conscientious as most other mummies who plan much in advance and take care of every aspect of the party many months before. Well, I am glad I did manage to put up a decent simple party in a short time anyway. No one would know that I had only planned 3 days before.

The following checklist is a mental checklist that I have mastered over the years with 3 kids. Ok, I am sure everyone has about the same list and I am going to share what I did for games, venue, ideas and resources.

Here it goes rolling:

3 days before madness

1. Guest List and invites

First the hub and I decided on a day, not that we have much choice anyway. Usually, we host birthday celebrations on Saturday nights. Then we decided on who to invite. This is easy as the list is usually our immediate families which totalled up to about 13 adults + 10 children. Lucky for us, all our guests were able to make it on the short notice, yet, again. I promise I would not do that again if I can help it, i.e. invitation at the last hour.

2. Party Venue

We hold parties mostly in our small house. However, after Master 8’s lovely and cosy birthday celebration with his classmates in our favourite yogurt cafe “Frozen – a thousand blessings“, I decided on the same venue since it is new to our guests. A second time lucky for us, the date we had chosen was still available to book. We love this place as the kids love the Frozen yogurt, not to mention that the venue is basically FREE with $120 for a 2 hour slot which included $120 worth of yogurt for our guests! The place is cosy for an Continue reading “Checklist for a simple birthday party”

Frozen Yogurt Birthday Party @ Toa Payoh

Frozen Birthday Party for my boy??

No, no. Not that Frozen disney princess show.

We have found a great place for a birthday party that comes with Frozen Organic Yogurt and you will never thought of where this gem is tucked in this neighbourhood – TOA PAYOH! Another great find in Toa Payoh after my post on the Petit Bateau shop in the same place.

This year, my boy turns 8. He had a small request to invite his close friends to his party and yet did not want to be stressed over who to play with if we invite them to our house party with his many cousins. So while I was cracking my brain to think of how to host 2 parties, one for the classmates and one for the family, the wonderful mummy network in his class gave me the idea of this Frozen yogurt cafe. He has a few close friends who happened to have their birthdays a couple of days apart from each other and within 2 weeks, 2 mothers and I decided to put up one birthday party for 3 kids. Combining the parties means that we do not have to party hop within the same weekend. Also, it helps to share out the stress of hosting a party and all 3 of us were happy that this was one of the most relaxed party we have ever hosted.

Frozen by A Thousand Blessing Singapore, the yogurt cafe is a 2 storey shophouse. While many yogurt cafes are springing up all over Singapore, not many of them sell organic yogurt. This is a Melbourne Continue reading “Frozen Yogurt Birthday Party @ Toa Payoh”

A simple celebration for Little YT’s 2nd birthday

My baby is 2!
I am happy to celebrate this big day. But I have a dilemma. To throw a party or not to throw. Why so?

A traditional longevity noodle (mee sua) with 2 eggs. It is more special in our family because we cook it sweet! — A traditional longevity noodle (mee sua) with 2 eggs for the birthday boy. It is more special in our family because we cook it sweet!

I am not so much a party person. But I like how birthday celebrations are like close family and friends gatherings. It provides an excuse to Continue reading “A simple celebration for Little YT’s 2nd birthday”

Characteristics of an 8 year old and Strategies to handle them

My girl XX is soon to be 9 years old. She is a pretty young lady and baby at the same time in my eyes. Which kid does actually grow up in their parents’ eyes? Just 9 years back, she was just a cuddly cute thing in our arms and now she is 3/4 my height. She still enjoys much of everything a baby loves, yet, she has her own opinions and is starting to strike out the first step out of our protective arms. Continue reading “Characteristics of an 8 year old and Strategies to handle them”

My baby’s first photoshoot with Imagegarden

Everyone loves a photoshoot. You are the model. You pose, smile, wear pretty clothes and you are in the limelight. The make-up artist ensures you are the prettiest or most handsome. The photographer captures your best angle. Wouldn’t you enjoy all that? But what happens if a baby is that model in the shoot? It’s a totally different ball game and I would say different kind of enjoyment that comes with it! Continue reading “My baby’s first photoshoot with Imagegarden”