Theme Birthday Party: Moroccan Arabian Night

Remember the Enchanted Arabian Night we organized for a baby's 1st birthday celebration? This time we are featuring a similar one for a teen aged 10!

 

Let's rub the genie lamp, grab the magic carpet and take a ride into this mysterious and magical Moroccan Theme Party!

The overall color theme of this Arabian Night is created with rich and vibrant hues of purples, golds, turqoises, teals and reds. The look of a palace is created by draping fabric in these colors from the ceiling

and hanging them in doorways. Colourful sheer see-through fabric works best for an Arabian Night party. Persian rugs are scattered throughout the party area to replicate magic carpets. The theme table is covered using damask fabric in rich gold and deep purple tablecloths.

   

Genie bottles and lamps are placed throughout the party area to help add to the atmosphere. Oil lamps, incense, and hookahs bring in the authentic look. Touches of gold are used wherever on the tabletop, things such as genie lamp with the addition of golden jeweled goblet. Empty bottles or teapots decorated in gold paint can also double as 'magic lamps'. Gold crowns represents power & legitimacy of the royal empire.

A 2-tier novelty Arabian themed cake specially designed for the birthday princess with a genie lamp fondant figurine is a perfect centrepiece decor for the theme table. Opt for a different unique touch with mini cakes instead of the normal cupcakes. The mini cakes are shaped in forms of arabian cushions embellished with tassels and studs, topped with personalized toppers. Simply stunning!

 

The mood is then set with insence, oil lamps, and candles placed on every guests's tables and other areas of the party. Twinkle lights are hung for a romantic glow. Sitting areas are created using throw rugs, cushions and bean bag chairs around the party floor.

  

    

With tents, rugs, and beanbags, it creates a terrific luxury Arabian atmosphere. A much easier trick that does a lot to enhance the mood is to play a collection of the Middle Eastern music.

An Arabian Night theme party is all about the mysterious, exotic and sensual fun. Hire a henna artist or have a booth of floral tattoo. Hire belly dancers  to perform, or better yet, get your guests involved by participating in belly dancing lessons. Designate a 'magic carpet' dance area and decorate it with an assortment of persian rugs.

 

It's a smart strategy to have a few organized games planned at a party. Just be sure to consider the ages of the children when you select the suitability of the games. Then go ahead and have a howling good time! Arabian themed games include the Musical Magic Lamp, Pass the Scarab and a Scavenger Hunt, but the all time favourite is of course the Mummy Wrap! It has always been a hit!

 

Theme birthday Party: Twilight Saga

True love is forever...

and if you're a fan of Team Jacob or Team Edward,

then this is a party you will remember forever!

 

 

Decorating ideas for the Edward and Bella Party may be taken right off the Twilight book covers. Twilight, this book has hands holding an apple against a black background. The second novel in the Saga, New Moon, has a Parrot Tulip in red and white. The third novel in the Saga, Eclipse, has a piece of red satin ribbon against a black background. The final Novel in the Saga, Breaking Dawn, has a white Chess Queen and a red Pawn against a black background. So it looks like the color scheme should be red, black and white. What an intense backdrop this color scheme will create for your party.

 

There are a few main elements in setting up this particular theme party. Red, black and white are the "team" colors for Twilight. The Twilight ambience is created with twinkle light and candles. Lighting is always a key in creating the atmosphere. Plenty of candles, both tealights and block candles are used. Famous quotes from the book and movie are framed, totally as eyecatchers! A classy touch is added by scattering some dark red acrylic sea glass along the theme table.

 

 

 

The theme table centrepiece is of course the red velvet cake inspired by all four book covers. The cupcakes with vampire bites and flashing red gel driping down by the side like blood really make a statement about Bella and Edwards love. Every each comes with a 2" circular party embellishments of personalized themed cupcake toppers. They stand in three different designs, Edward, Jacob and Bella. It's exciting to see which design is taken out first!

   

 

Chocolate wrappers and blood themed water bottle labels are also personalized with the elements of all four book covers. Any red drinks like strawberry or any other red concoctions the store shelves have to offer can pass for Type A and Type B.

 

 

Twilight goodie bag fillers include vampire fangs, battery operated red devil horns, red juicy apples, clappers, horns, LED finger pointers, glow stick bangles and candy in cellophane bags with personalized rectangular favor tags. Each of the tags is labeled with an Eclipse-themed word + “treats” (i.e. vampire treats, newborn treats, wolf treats, etc).

  

Create additional fun by making your own blood dripping candles. They are actually easy and inexpensive, but creepy! Go bedazzled with stand up cutouts. Life size stand ups of Edward, Jacob and Bella. Won't that be an amazing site for your party guests to see. Imagine their shock when they see Edward, Jacob or Bella standing in the party room =0

Theme Party: A Spook-tacular Halloween

  

TRICK OR TREAT! Have a SPOOK-tacular Halloween celebration by organizing a howling good theme party. Here are ways to make your home a Halloween fright for family fun. Make it a Halloween to remember. Make kids feel welcome with creepy crafts, ghoulish poems and games as well as haunt cuisine. Planning a Halloween party is much easier than most, because you already know your theme.

  

Consider developing your party around a specific theme, such as spiders or favourite monsters. The theme itself will give you many ideas on what to do and what you will need to get in the way of supplies. Typically, Halloween is equated to a spooky and ghoulish atmosphere, but that doesn't have to be the case. Especially when it comes to children's Halloween parties, you'll want to keep the decorations fun and cute, rather than gruesome. Of course, adult party ideas usually lean toward "the more gruesome and frightening, the better". Still, there are many options available where you can easily take it from one extreme to another.

Keep in mind, the decorations that you choose for children should be mild and fun. where else with adults, you are more likely to decorate a sinister flare. Mild and fun decorations will ensure your little goblins will have a freighteningly goodtime and the planning is so easy you won't be spooked! 

 

Create a spooky ambience. Halloween's one of the best times to go all wacky on your decoration. Hang orange and black balloons in clusters at a corner with black ribbons attached. Hang spider webs up in the ceiling, chandeliers, corners, and place big hairy spiders in some of the cobwebs. Cover tables with creepy cloth and decorate with BOO!tiful decorations and felt Halloween garlands. Roll up orange napkins with black cutlery inside and place it inside a bat napkin holder. Hang glow in the dark skeletons. Lower the lights to create eerie atmosphere, or replace the lights with red or black bulbs. Use Halloween music to set the mood.

This quaint old festival with its strange superstitions has become an occassion for social entertaining. In turn, Halloween food and recipes have become a much sought after item, and no Halloween party is a success without a properly planned menu.

Let the little ones help to prepare the food. Involve them with the cooking while they have fun learning. Much kids love to cook and want to help in the kitchen. They pretend to cook in the kitchen, make mud pies from the beach sand, and make bubble cakes in the bath tub! Kids do cooking activities all the time!

Here are reasons why you should do cooking activities with your kids.

1. Boost their self esteem. If your child needs a boost of self confidence, (and who doesn't!) cooking in the kitchen will do just that. They are accomplishing a task, learning something important and contributing to the family.

2. Create family time and bonding. Take time to cook with your kids and they will have memories that they, in turn, can pass on to their families. It may take a longer time to get the meal or snack done but the moments with your children will be priceless. (Just remember to have patience. Don't worry about flour on the floor or spilled milk).

3. Kids will be more apt to eat what they make. Perhaps, it is the enthusiasm of creating something themselves, but they will be more likely to eat whatever they had a hand in making.

4. They can help contribute to the family and they can feel the importance of helping. They are working together as a team, whether it is with a parent or with a sibling to get the job done.

5. Cooking teaches them planning, making choices, practice creativity and imagination. Kids cooking activities are a great way to express themselves and enjoy their creation.

  

  

Serving these creepy foods on the buffet line is a great way to create a spooky setting for your Halloween party. Eyeball deviled eggs, chocolate mud cake topped with gummy worms, icy fingers floating in a green liquid are just the beginning of all the fun and creepy foods you can make. Kids fun Halloween recipes may include Graveyard Pudding, Mummy Dogs, Ghost Sandwich, Swamp Slime and all time favourite the Brainy Pudding.

 

Consider having fabulous creepy creative Halloween craft ideas suitable for both kids and adults. Coloring pages, scrapbooking ideas, crossword puzzles, creepy fonts and graphics and much more. The children will have just as much fun but it will keep the chaos down to a minimum. Don't be surprised, the adults too could be putting their effort in solving puzzles and mazes.

 

 

Keep your ghastly guests occupied with Halloween games such as the Eye Ball Relay, Mummy Wrap, Spider Web, Ghost Waiter and many more! Playing Halloween games is a must with young children present. These game ideas are sure to be a hit and provide lots of laugh with both kids and adults.