Oriental Tea Party

This is Ellie's 6th birthday party.

Her inspiration for wanting an oriental tea party was 

Japanese Bobble Art Dolls

The Oriental Garden

What can be more perfect for an oriental garden than a butterfly bridge.

I have a collected oriental umbrellas over the years.  They have been placed them in a metal stand.

 Perfect for Chinese Princesses to use strolling over the butterfly bridge.

Several trees were placed around the party area filled with blossom stems and coloured lanterns.

 

I came across some curtains in an opportunity shop that were covered with 

blossoms in the perfect colours for this theme.  I made them into table runners.  

The flower windmills have been plastered into plastic pots making them perfect weights for outdoor parties.

These ceramic dolls were found at The Reject Shop.

     

The potted flower windmills were also used around the garden.

These items and more are available for hire at Wish Upon a Party in Perth.

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Party or Summer Holiday Activity - Play Doh Sundaes, Cookies & Cupcakes

  

I came across this idea from a blog called Happy Hooligans, craft and activities for little people.

http://happyhooligans.ca/

This activity is a great idea for a party activity.  I loved the idea of making playdoh that was scented and coloured to resemble ice cream or cookie dough.

Weeks prior to making the dough, I began collecting ice cream scoops and sundae containers from thrift stores. I also gathered beads, balls, cupcake toppers, shells, gems, glitter and anything that resembled sundae toppings.  I decided on 3 "flavours", Spearmint, Cookie Dough and Chocolate.  

For the chocolate I follow the following recipe taken from another lovely blog called The Imagination Tree:

http://theimaginationtree.com/2012/01/easy-chocolate-play-dough-recipe.html

I used the following recipe for the other doughs and coloured them pink and green with 

scents of spearmint and vanilla. They all smell divine.Being a no cook dough, it is very quick to make.

The containers were bought from The Reject Shop and are shaped like ice cream tubs. 

Now the creations can begin

Sundaes

I collected cupcake trays and coloured silicone cupcake moulds to make cupcakes.

Chocolate Bread Men.

      

Tropical Sundaes

Chocolates placed in a gold chocolate tray

Goodies for a Sundae Shop.

Set up a toy register for the goodies to be sold.

This is also a good activity to practise money handling for older children.

Sleeping Beauty

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I am with Flora on this one.  Make it Pink!!

This party package has been put together for little girls who love the story 

Sleeping Beauty using the colours hot pink and gold.

The royal table is set with vases of hot pink blooms.

Sleeping Beauty's gown on a mannequin.

The table setting within the royal garden.

BPA free, eco friendly princess cups are used in this party package.

These items are available for hire at www.wishuponaparty.com.au