WHY
为什么要办生日派对? 没什么特殊原因,就是高兴呗。小朋友可以有好朋友们陪伴,一起玩一起high,很开心。家长们可以借此机会,一起聚聚一起relax,也开心。我想不出有什么理由不办的。实际上,只要我们没回国,都会搞派对,只要收到邀请,也都参加的。
WHERE
能够开派对的场所很多。最省力的是在麦当劳,玩的吃的一堆儿,基本不操心。最复杂的是在家里,从entertainer到decorations,还有designed cake,花的银子和精力多,亮点也自然多。还有各种室内室外的游乐园,专门做手工的店,build-a-bear等等,选择真的满多。我们去过的最盛大的小孩生日,是我同事为女儿办的,租的大厅,室外请了jumping castle等游乐设施,还有ponny骑,上百位客人,场面相当壮观。今年我们选在Timezone,因为去年参加了别的小朋友的在那里办的party,我闺女可喜欢啦,当时就决定这家。呵呵,小游戏迷一枚。不用再找地方,倒是省我力了。
WHEN
提前一个月和Timezone定好时间,可以优先挑喜欢的时间段,预定时不需要交定金。我们定在周日,理由: 一,有些小朋友周六要上兴趣班,周日的话,free time比较多;二,留出周六的时间做准备,主要指食物;三,碰巧生日那天正好是周日。于是,就这样愉快滴决定了。
PLANNING
虽然是个小型party,要考虑的细节也不少,要买什么,在哪儿买,要做什么,啥时候做,都写下来,执行的时候会容易得多。制定计划是个化繁为简的好方法,不仅party,还适用于生活中很多地方。
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INVITATION
派对需要发送邀请函的,写明时间地点和RSVP电话号码。可以买可以自己做。Timezone给了免费的邀请卡,又省我力了。提前两个礼拜发比较合适,太早怕小朋友忘记,太晚担心别人不好安排时间,两周刚刚好。
THEME
Party需要一个主题,从活动到布置,各个环节都与主题相关。我们这个玩游戏的地方,不用装饰,能考虑的也就食物和lolly bag,lolly bag 还好说,食物就真不好想了。于是,改,改成闺女喜欢的彩虹。估计没几个小孩不喜欢的吧。dress 也是彩虹的。
LOLLY BAG
loot bag,party不可缺的尾声,可以先准备好。我在网上看到很漂亮的pastel rainbow bag,闺女也很喜欢。可是她说"no",因为太好看了,不舍得用。额,这是什么道理?!好吧,伦家的party,伦家作主。结果在kmart买的,接近彩虹色,也还行。说是lolly bag,并不是真的只有糖,总得加点玩的和用的,稍稍持续久一点的。于是,放了1支笔+2个玩意+3个糖果。后话: 小朋友都喜欢笔,我准备以后多放文具。
GIFTS
闺女她爹是买的礼物,大概是因为和她待一起的时候不多,所以想用钱来讨好她。闺女她娘是做的生日卡,觉得现代小孩物质不缺乏,外加朋友们都会送礼物,没必要再买什么了。配合彩虹主题,跟youtube学得pop-up card,做了一些改动,绝对独一无二。
FOOD
party food,可以买外卖,Timezone提供了麦当劳和比萨饼的优惠券。不过我准备自己做,一年一次而已,不嫌麻烦。rainbow theme, everything rainbow, except hotdog and hamburger. 热狗没法做法做成彩色,汉堡包可以,不过即使做了也不会更讨喜。每一种吃食,我都是征求了闺女意见的,因为大人和小孩的想法会不同,她更清楚小朋友喜欢什么。Timezone那里有个小厨房,冰箱烤箱微波炉,基本设施都有,都小小的。我用不来,所以全部在家准备好,再搬过去。搬运过程,除了对cupcake造成了影响,其它没问题。食物的量,按照小朋友人数算,多少个人多少盘食物,这个盘不是平常家里装菜的盘,是那种platter大盘。开始还担心不够,结果证明,足够的。
CAKE
生日蛋糕是派对重点,很多人喜欢翻糖蛋糕,美美哒,艺术性极高。可是,我们全家都不喜欢吃。我们都喜欢美心的水果蛋糕。听起来不怎么兴奋,看上去没什么特色,不过真心好吃。可惜,上午能拿到最大的只有三磅。担心不够,我做了个pastel rainbow cheesecake后备。其实也够的。蜡烛购于kmart,粉粉的彩色,很可爱。
ACTIVITIES
就是玩游戏啦。等全部小朋友都到达后,有工作人员带领去玩laser game,分两队,激光枪对打,好像半小时吧。然后,每人一张卡,随便玩各类游戏机,直到游戏币用完。根据游戏积攒的分,最后还能换些小礼物。大家换好后,还互相看看别人都得到了什么。小孩真好哄。小孩玩的时候,大人就在隔壁饭厅坐着休息,有的爸眼馋游戏,还跑去诓自己小孩的卡,也过把瘾。童心未泯呀。
COST
8个小朋友,全部费用350不到。小朋友们表示吃饱玩好了,birthday girl觉得很满意。这个价位真是超值。闺女帮了不少忙,准备吃的花了一天半时间,主要因为果冻每一层凝固需要4小时,还有面包类的主食只能当天上午完成。用这一天的劳力,换来宝贝三小时的爬梯+爬梯前长长的期盼+爬梯后美美的回味,为娘我觉得是值得的。
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Hamburger
买的现成的mini burger bread,切开后,平底锅稍稍干煎,夹入自己做的鸡肉饼和mayo,一部分加了生菜。
Hotdog
买的现成的hotdog bread, 切开后,夹入grilled frankfurt,吃时加tomato sauce。应小朋友要求,不加蔬菜。
Rainbow sandwiches
Ingredients
2 carrots, chopped
1 sweet potato, chopped
2 precooked beetroot bulbs
300g frozen peas, thawed
500g spreadable cream cheese
1 loaf white sandwich bread
Method
1. Steam carrot and sweet potato until very tender. Puree until smooth. Cool. Divide cheese among 3 bowls. Puree beetroot until smooth and mix with cheese in 1 bowl. Puree peas until smooth and mix with cheese in second bowl. Combine carrot mixture with cheese in third bowl.
2. Trim crusts from bread and spread with the purees. Cut into squares and triangles.
Rainbow veggie skewers
Ingredients
Vinaigrette Ingredients:
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Vegetable Ingredients: (feel free to make substitutions as needed)
cherry tomatoes, carrots, yellow capsicum, squash, zucchini, green capsicum, red onion, purple cabbage
Method
To Make The Vinaigrette:
Whisk all ingredients together until blended.
To Make The Vegetables:
Cut vegetables into bite-sized pieces. Put vegetables to a large bowl, and toss with the vinaigrette until combined. Cover and refrigerate for half an hour. Soak skewers in water before grilling.
When ready to cook the vegetables, heat grill to medium heat. Thread the vegetables onto skewers in rainbow order. Then place the skewers on an oiled grill and cook for 5 minutes per side, or until cooked through.
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Rainbow funfetti cookies
Ingredients
1 c unsalted butter, softened
1 c powdered sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 3/4 c all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking power
1 tsp salt
1/2 c sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
Cream together the butter and sugar and whip until light and fluffy.
Add the egg and extracts and mix until well combined.
Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder then add to the wet mixture one cup at a time until the dry ingredients are incorporated.
Add sprinkles and mix until just combined. Do not over mix.
Give the dough a few minutes to rest. Roll out the dough on parchment paper to a thickness of 1/2 cm.
Cut into the shapes of your choice. Roll out the left over dough and cut, and repeat until used up all the dough.
Place on parchment lined baking sheets and bake for 7 minutes until done.
Rainbow cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
1 pack sponge cake flour
2 eggs
170ml water
Frosting:
1 cup butter, room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar
5 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash of salt
Instructions
For the Cupcakes: Follow instructions of cake mix, make cake batter.
Divide batter according to how many colors you are using. I used 7 colors.
Use food coloring to color batter to desired intensity.
Put a spoonful of each color in the cupcake case one at a time.
Bake them according to the package directions, until a toothpick comes out dry. Makes 12 cupcakes.
For the frosting: Add butter and powdered sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
Add the vanilla extract and salt. Mix until combined.
Gradually add milk (you may adapt the amount to the thickness you like) and beat until fluffy.
Dye the frosting blue.
Put the frosting in a ziplock bag. Cut of the corner of bag to have an instant decorating bag.
Frost cooled cupcakes.
Cut white marshmallow to make clouds and put on top of the blue frosting.
Cut sour strapes and place in the clouds.
Rainbow jelly cups
Ingredients
6 packets of Aeroplane jelly
(blackcurrant/blueberry/lime/lemon/orange mango/strawberry)
Instructions
Prepare blackcurrant jelly first. Pour into clear plastic cups. Refrigerate until set (take about 4hours).
When the first layer is set, prepare blueberry jelly, allow to cool and pour gently on top of purple jelly, return to fridge until set.
Repeat process for remaining packages of Jelly.
Rainbow fruit platter
Ingredients
fresh fruits
(strawberry/rock melon/pineapple/honeydew/green grape/black grape)
Instructions
cut the fruits into similar size, place on the plate in rainbow order.
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party食物里,果冻最受小朋友喜欢,蔬菜串串最受大人青睐。整个party没有出现受伤和哭鼻子等意外,总得来说是成功的。为什么要办生日派对? 人生短暂,连喜欢做的事情的时间都不够,没时间犹豫和后悔。童年转瞬即逝,生日爬梯是我和女儿都喜欢的事情,在她的成长过程中留下美好回忆,为什么不呢?
ps: 推荐好玩儿的活动场所,适合小学生的。今年生日过完了,明年也不远啦。谢谢
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ss
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掉坑里了
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LZ快来填坑
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报告版主:申请加精
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详尽周到,面面俱到
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好认真准备啊!
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被吃的砸晕了
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超级有心啊。让孩子在生日这一天感到special,是很难忘的回忆。
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party好用心
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以后可以考虑play centre, sport centre(可以有体育活动,比如bubble footy),farm
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好棒的party
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向你学习
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好用心啊
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学习啦
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请问有什么比较推荐的sports centre可以办party吗 谢谢
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springvale indoor sports centre打电话问问,老板是澳大利亚人,老板娘是中国人。我们公司在那里弄过team building,玩的bubble footy,玩的挺开心的,里面也有孩子玩的充气城堡。
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用心的妈妈,好棒。
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我来晚了。。。我们早早地办了几回,但是没有楼主写的这么详细的。早知道就参考lz的经验了
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哇!
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不晚,以后还有机会呀
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楼主好用心
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爱心满满的party,你的女儿好幸福呀!
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好棒的party
学习了
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好棒啊!自己從來沒有搞過party。想到以後要給孩子搞,覺得好複雜。即使花錢可以解決一部分問題,廚藝也達不到樓主的高度,還挺有壓力的。
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