Bakers twine

We love baker's twine! It has so many uses and we thought we would share some of our favourites ...

We've included all the links so you can find the tutorials and places to purchase the ready made items. And if you're feeling inspired after reading through these here's the link to the baker's twine we stock: bakers twine

use with paper straws to create cute cake bunting

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tie cutlery to single serve desserts on a buffet 

& straws to bottles

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great to use to string homemade garlands & hang decorations

  

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or use it to create the decorations

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fab teamed with brown paper for packaging gifts

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& very sweet with the addition of a doily too

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a lovely finishing touch to party favours

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these cute little pom poms are a great addition to packaging

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a pretty embellishment for homemade cards

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create some art

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make a gift

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There's lots of other great ideas over on our baker's twine pinterest board: https://www.pinterest.com/pixieparty/bakers-twine/ so pop over & check them out :-)

Giant balloon love!

We have been having lots of fun over the last month with the introduction of helium filled balloons at our retail store. We've always sold balloons but we can now fill them too :-)

Our favourites are definitely the life sized 'air walker' balloons ... here's some pics of some we have filled over the last few weeks and here's the link to all our air walkers: air walker balloons

    

 

  

While these giant balloons certainly make an impact if you want something smaller we can help too as we have a wide range of foil and latex balloons in stock. We're currently expanding our range so if there is anything specific you're looking for just let us know. 

Here's a few recent additions to our range:

   

  

Foil balloons

  

            36" latex balloons                   printed latex balloons

 

Number & letter foil balloons

We also now stock the little 5" latex balloons which are great for displays. We've got some in our window at the moment as bunches of grapes which look really cute :0)

plain coloured mini balloons

Here's the link to view our full range of balloons & decorations: shop for decorations  These are all available online and in store.

Cute ideas for Valentines Day

I've seen lots of cute inexpensive Valentines ideas with clever plays on words so I thought I would share my favourites. There are links included to the printables too, hope they provide some inspiration.

I love these free printables from Hostess with the Mostess: peanut butter and jelly, donuts and coffee, milk and cookies and pie with whipped cream. Here's the link to download: "Perfect Pairings" Valentine Cards

I dig you! These labels are available to purchase as a download file from Abigail Christine Design's Etsy shop, here's the link direct to them: Hey Valentine...I Dig You by Abigail Christine Design

Need a Valentines idea for someone who loves fishing? How about this great idea from www.shakentogetherlife.com, a Candy Tackle Box

I love this idea also shared on www.shakentogetherlife.com - we go together like peas & carrots :0) If you like the baking cases they've used we have the same ones available in several colours (including the green ones): Sundays baking cases / portion-cups

These whale cookies are so clever - check out www.bakerella.com and see how to create them using a Santa cookie cutter!

If you're looking for pretty lolly bag toppers there are some fun ideas over at www.thebusybudgetingmama.com and there's a cute 'be mine' cake topper too

And here are some fun sugar free alternatives ...

These would be fun to pop in the kids lunchboxes (make sure you use edible markers for the apples & pears if you try these!). Here's the link to all the info: cakewhiz.com

Or you can do similar with these printables from alphamom.com

I found lots of other fun ideas over at Alpha Mom as well, these Hersheys kiss lighthouses were my favourites

This is a nice idea from www.dandee-designs.com for the kids to make for their class mates

Found over at WifeMomGeek.com - mini sports balls. You can download the printables here: sports valentines printables

These Tiny Animal Valentines shared by Sweet C's Designs are a great idea for the boys, here's the link to the printables: tiny animal valentines

Here's a cute idea for someone crafty - printables can be downloaded from lilluna.com and if you need some bakers twine we've got pink, green, blue, orange & black in stock at the moment

There are some more great candy free ideas over at www.growingajeweledrose.com

And if you just need a fun little tag to add to your gift check out these pun-tastic ideas from www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com

I hope you've found some ideas here and if you have any other please post a link in the comments as we would love to check them out

Fun kids party games - outdoor games

A while ago we asked for some help from our facebook likers to come up with a list of some favourite kids party games - they came up with heaps! We've combined these with some other ideas and hope these will provide some inspiration ....

Here's some ideas for fun outdoor games:

Egg & spoon races
One of our facebook fans Shelley had some great tips: make sure you used hard boiled eggs! I've also played this game with small apples or mandarins as it's a bit easier for younger children.

At my daughters school sports day last year they used potatoes instead of eggs - I saw at least one get stood on so good job they weren't eggs :0)

And some more 'oldies but goodies' are sack races, tug-of-war, wheel-barrow races and '3-legged' races - these are all great fun for all ages.

bags are available to hire from Party & Fun Depot

The flour and cherry/malteser/chocolate game is a favorite of our facebook fan Kelly-Jo. This could of course be played inside but can get very messy! You can find all the instructions a great series of photos here

Treasure Hunts
Can be inside, outside, in the sand pit, at the beach - anywhere really. If you're hiding things in the sand though you might want to hide something other than the actual prizes in case they don't turn up! My daughter went to a party at the beach last year and they had sticks marking out a big square and the kids had to find rocks with red paint on them inside the marked area and could swap those for a prize - I thought that was a great idea.

And if you're having a party at the beach then a sand castle building competition would be lots of fun. Take along some buckets & spades or ask the guests to bring some along - you could have a few prizes - biggest castle, best decorated castle etc. It would also be nice to take along some little windmills or flags to decorate the sand castles.

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A water balloon/water pistol fight always scores high on the fun scale but unless you're having a pool party make sure you pop a note on the invites to ask parents to send a change of clothes for the kids!

Pinata are always a hit (ha ha, sorry couldn't resist!) - fill them with lollies, little gifts or confetti

If you're looking for some carnival style games check out this great article on PartyGamesPlus.com: The Ultimate D.I.Y Carnival Theme Party Games

There are also some fun outdoor party games that can be hired. Check out this fun selection we found at Party and Fun Depot These would also be a great idea to hire for a summer wedding reception.

And here's a few other ideas we came across (click the titles for the links)

Summer Twister

Frisbee tic tac toe

And how much fun would this be?! (found on pinterest)

I'm sure there are heaps of other really fun outdoor games we have missed off the list so feel free to add a comment and/or link to any others :0)

And check back soon for some ideas for indoor games and musical games.