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Choosing a particular theme for a kid’s birthday party can be a fun way to get the whole family involved in a birthday party.
Five themes I’m looking at today are:-
. Monkeys
. Fairies
. Circus
. Bugs
. Specific Color
All of these themes can be done on a budget quite easily. It’s just a matter of brainstorming ideas and coming up with the cheapest ways to do things.
For the Fairies theme you can make up invitations by buying the appropriate color card and either drawing a fairy or finding a drawing and copying the outline. Make sure you change certain elements of the drawing to make it your own. You may be able to find the right stationery at the store but hand-made is usually more fun for the children.
An interesting activity you could have for the children would be a coloring activity. This will keep them amused for at least 10 - 15 minutes You could trace a drawing of a fairy, mushroom, castle or something else that is appropriate and then photocopy it. Have the little ones color it inand the colored pencils could then be taken home as a gift for the child.
You could put each of the bundles of colored pencils in a decorated container (a can with pink colored paper with stars or sequins glued in a beautiful design) finished off with a pink and white ribbon.
Another activity you could have could be threading candies, jelly beans, colored pop corn onto strings as necklaces or bangles.
Wand making could be another activity by supplying a colored straw and the children could decorate a star which you have cut out already. You could supply silver stars, glitter, stickers and ribbons. The final part is gluing the star to the straw.
The whole party can be themed in a particular color with streamers, balloons,tablecloth and napkins, all in the selected colors and motifs.
The cake, of course, would be in the selected theme and generally would be only one layer.
The children will get a lot of fun out of dressing up but I would mention to the parents of the invitees not to spend a lot of money on an outfit. Try to make a costume out of things that are at home or put together something colorful but affordable - possibly from the local op shop or a local $2 shop.
Goody bags can also be a lot of fun. You may like to get some see through fabric and make the appropriate number of little bags and put a number of little gifts and candies in them. You may find some little appropriate gifts in the $2 shop.
Whilst the above is the Fairy theme you could just alter the activies and the basic ideas for the activities and make them more appropriate to the various other themes.
Whilst I mainly talk about ways to start your cake decorating business, you may be able to offer advice on the theming of people’s parties if you feel that you are able. This could be an added service as people are very busy and need all the help they can get. If you can add additional services like this you will gain a great reputation and your business will be seen as something quite unique.
Happy Cake Decorating
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to earn as much money they want and to give them time flexibility if they have
children or other family commitments
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Oct
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October 24, 2008
Price : $129.99
Features
- Convenient 1-hand fold system is fast and easy to use
- Large storage bin under seat
- Rugged dual wheels in front
- Child can sit on the bench when tired
- For children up to 80 lbs.
- Full-Size Stroller
- Buckle Closure
- 12.1 x 18.5 x 33.0 "
Product Description
The Compact Sit-N-Stand Stroller by Baby Trend is the great way to travel with 2 children. The front seat is perfect for your younger child and can be used with an infant car seat as a travel system. The back of the stroller is roomy enough for your older toddler to either sit or stand while you push both children.
Customer Reviews
Review date : 2008-06-08
We’ve had this stroller for a couple of weeks now and every time we get in our car our 2 1/2 year old daughter asks to make sure we have it with us. She loves riding on the back so much that given the choice of McDonald’s or somewhere else that includes a stroller ride she’ll choose the somewhere else. We also have a three week old baby so our need was a tandem with freedom for the toddler and a place to securely set the baby carrier.
Before buying, I seriously looked at the Joovy Caboose Stand On Tandem and in fact almost bought one. I think I would have ultimately been fairly happy with either one, though there are trade-offs either way.
Having tried both of them (I walked around babies-r-us a bit with the Joovy model loaded with our Graco baby carrier and our toddler) The Joovy seems slightly more compact front-to-back, which gives it a tighter turning radius making it slightly easier to turn. However, the tradeoff is that the Baby Trend Sit-n-Stand model seems to have a little bit more room for the toddler and it has the parent tray with two cup holders (I think the extra curve in the handle to accommodate the parent tray accounts for much of the extra length). We used the cup holders on our original Graco stroller all the time (think trips to the zoo, long walks, etc.), so having them on this stroller is a valuable feature for us.
Unless I missed something, it seemed you had to remove the carrier attachment on the Joovy before being able to fold it completely. So, with the carrier attachment off, it may fold to a slightly more compact size than the Baby trends, but…with the Baby Trend model you can leave the attachment on and everything cleanly folds quickly and easily and it is still quite compact (the one caveat being to watch the position of the front turning wheels, as they need to be in their lowest gravity-induced position until the unit is folded or they can interfere a bit). I think it’s a big plus not having to insert and remove a part each time one goes to use it (think "a busy shopping day with many stops," etc.).
The handles that the toddler can grab while they are sitting or standing seem a bit sturdier on the Joovy and are foam-padded, which is nice. On the other hand, the Baby Trend toddler handles seem sturdy enough (I don’t foresee a problem) and we’ve had no complaints from our daughter, so it’s a minor point, really.
There seems to be more storage room in the basket underneath on the Baby Trend, which is nice–We’ll use that a lot.
So, overall, the extra room for the toddler and for storage, the parent tray, the compact fold-up without needing to remove the carrier attachment, and the (did I forget to mention?) substantially lower price have made us very happy with this purchase. My wife doesn’t think it’s hard to turn at all, so for us the tradeoffs favor this Baby Trend model. However, someone else may value other features slightly differently and I can see how that would tip them toward the Joovy. So, you just have to decide what is most important to you and what your usage patterns will be when making the decision.
Review date : 2008-05-24
We bought this stroller one year ago and absolutely love it! We tried other similar models (including the joovy) but couldn’t find one with the parent tray and a basket that you can actually get to. With a car seat on front it is a little bulky but still easy to maneuver. My older daughter loves to have the choice to stand or sit. It does take up a lot of trunk space but is definitely worth it. Over the past year it has held up well despite being well used. I would highly recommend this stroller.
Review date : 2008-04-04
i LOVE this stroller I have a three year old and a 4 month old and it is perfect. the 3 year likes the idea of being able to sit, stand or walk. It is easy to move and flods up smaller than my other stroller. the one thing I would change would be the seat for the older child , I wish it moved to acess the storage area underneath better.
Review date : 2007-09-27
I was looking for a double stroller for months ….didn’t come across the right one, until I found this! I have a 2 1/2 year old and a 6th month old. My older daughter loves to be able to come and go as she pleases, but I can strap her in if I need to. The first place I used this after purchasing it was at the fair…we were there for 5 hours and it came in handy for both my girls and my 5 year old niece.
Review date : 2007-07-25
I cannot say enough positive things about my Sit ‘n Stand LX Stroller by Baby Trend. I had a 2 year 5 month old toddler when my new baby was born. I knew I needed a stroller to accommodate both of them, because many times my toddler gets tired when we are out walking. However, my toddler also is rather independent and was beginning to really balk when put in his regular stroller. So when I saw this stroller that gave the toddler an option of sitting or standing, I knew I needed to give this a try.
I have now used the stroller for 3 months and could not have been happier with it. My toddler loves to be able to either sit or stand in the stroller. Many times we just allow him to walk with us and then when he gets tired, he climbs into the stroller himself and either sits or stands on it and we keep going. He also feels like a "big boy" because he is not sitting on a regular looking stroller seat.
Meanwhile the front seat accommodates my newborn infant’s Graco Snugride car seat perfectly.
This stroller is heavier than a regular stroller, but still folds compactly enough to fit in the trunk of my Saturn SL2 small car, but it does take up most of the trunk. It is tougher to maneuver than a regular stroller because it is longer, but I expected that. I think they made it as easy to maneuver as they could and still accommodate 2 children.
Another feature that this stroller has that didn’t show up clearly on the online descriptions I read is that there is a seat belt to secure the toddler on the bench seat. This his handy when I take him into stores where I don’t want him to climb off. I use the seatbelt sparingly, so that he doesn’t mind it. There is also a safety belt that keeps the toddler from falling off backwards when standing, but I have not used it. I go slow enough that falling off while standing is not an issue.
I read other reviews criticizing the fact that the toddler seat did not have a back and the toddler could not sleep in the stroller. If your toddler isn’t balking at a regular stroller and frequently sleeps in the stroller, then this stroller IS NOT for you. Just get a double tandem stroller. However, if you have an active toddler who no longer likes a regular stroller, then this one is for you!
Also, others criticized the sun visor. Yes, it is small, but with this design of stroller, I cannot see how they could have made it much larger. And yes, the storage basket under the front seat is difficult to get to and mostly not usable.
But I am thrilled to find something that my active toddler would use and can overlook these shortcomings that I mentioned. This stroller gives me the confidence to go on outings with both children without my husband!
Oct
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October 24, 2008
Looking around for Easter party games and activities? Well there are plenty of kid?s games that you can find on the web and in party planning books. However you may wish to simply alter a few popular games to fit with the theme of the Easter party.
Remember Pin the Tail on the Donkey? That old game you used to play as a child. You can give it an update by modifying it for Easter. Instead of a donkey draw a picture of the Easter Bunny holding an empty basket. Then have the kids create their own Easter egg out of construction paper, glitter, markers and any other decoration you have on hand. Then play a fun game of Pin the Easter Eggs in the Basket. Of course you can use tape to fix the eggs to the paper. The children that actually manage to tape an egg to the basket get a plastic egg of their own filled with special treats.
Egg runs are lots of fun at outdoor parties. And both kids and adults can participate in these. Have a bunch of boiled and dyed eggs on hand and spoons. The guests can divide into teams of two and each member on the team gets a spoon and each team gets one egg. Have the members of the teams station themselves about twenty or so feet apart and one member of the team balances the egg on their spoon. At the start of the egg run the members of the teams have to ?run? their egg to the other member of the team, without dropping it. If they drop their eggs they have to go back to their starting place and begin again. When they reach their team member they carefully trade off the eggs and the other member must begin carrying the egg back to the beginning. If they drop an egg they have to back to the halfway point and start over again. The first team to complete the egg run is the winners.
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