The photo opportunity was lots of fun. David drew and then painted the 2 figures and the girls enjoyed popping their gorgeous little faces through the cut outs for a photo. We have used photo props at several of our parties and have always found that the kids are more relaxed when they have something to hold or play with in the photos.
We had a new twist on pass-the-parcel this year (Thanks Audrey). Each year we wrap layer upon layer for the pass-the-parcel which uses a lot of paper, makes a lot of mess and the gifts and notes (where we have included these) often get mixed up in the wrappings being ripped off. So this year, we used a pretty gift box, and then just wrapped the small gifts and placed them inside. The girls passed the box and each time the music stopped they lifted the lid and chose a small wrapped present. It was a brilliant idea and really saved on mess and fuss with the usual wrappings. When the last gift was removed, it revealed a card which said WINNER and that child won a larger prize. We will definitely be doing pass-the-parcel like this from now on.
How cute are these cupcakes? And who knew you could create rainbow cupcakes so easily? All you need to do is divide your cake mixture into several small bowls and add food colouring. Spoon the mix into the patty cases carefully 1 colour at a time. It really is that easy and the results were amazing. Oh and make sure you take off the patty cases so you get the full effect of the rainbow cake. And here's another tip for you for making party cakes: cheat and use a packet mix cake. Packet mixes (I use butter cake) give you a really light cake that everyone seems to enjoy.
A banner adds to the theme for any occasion and they are very simple to make. I used a variety of scrapbooking papers and cut them to photo size (4 inches x 6 inches). Then just tape or staple them to a length of ribbon or cord.
I'll share more of the games and take home boxes in my next post. Thanks for checking in.
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