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Real Parties Vs Staged Parties

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Parties are big business, hey we even have a blog dedicated to Parties but I am struggling to find party inspiration from parties that are actually REAL.

You may recall my previous post about store bought cakes vs Professional cakes and I think this blog post comes under the same gripe discussion.

This party blog is not aimed at professionals- it’s for the Moms and Dads out there who want to give their kids the best DIY party they can.

Are we inspiring you with un-achievable expectations?

At a guess only about 20% of our parties appear to be real, the rest are styled by 1/2 a dozen professionals that majority of households couldn’t afford to replicate.

So here I am –  Just a girl blogger asking  boy   readers to love share with her.

Do you want to see more REAL parties?

Are you happy reading about OTT (Over the top) styled parties cause they still inspire you?

Here are some other articles you might like.

How to make a fake cake. 

Plastic Vs Fantastic

Here are some of my own personal REAL parties.

Kayden’s Beach Party.

Diwali Bollywood Party

Mermaid Party

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Reflecting on the Past Year with Kids

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

  • Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
  • NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
  • Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
  • The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]