Party Planning Tips

Archive for May, 2009

Kids need bathtub toys, and Sesame Street’s Ernie even sang a song about one of the classics, a tune called ‘Rubber Duckie You’re the One.’ It seemed like such a unique idea that I wasn’t sure if there would be enough duck baby shower around to plan a theme around, but I realized what I started looking into it that the idea was more popular than I had imagined. I got so many great ideas over the net, and finding adorable little accessories and supplies to go with a duck baby shower was easier than I had expected. You can get a ton of different duck favors online, not just for showers but for birthday parties for younger kids as well. Duck favors make cute favors for baby’s first birthday or 2nd birthday too!

Rubber Duck Candle Favors

I put tables that could seat four apiece in my basement rec room since that was plenty big enough for this size crowd. I put baby shower gifts in one corner, and then at the opposite end of the den was a table with appetizers, drinks, deserts, and a layered cake in the form of a rubber ducky and the words baby girl written on it. Each had a poster or two of Mickey Mouse or one of his friends; the ones of Daffy Duck and Daisy Duck were enormous.

At each table were little pink picture frames that I used as place card holders and each frame came with a baby duck in the corner. The punch bowl had ducks painted all over it, as did the plates, napkins, glasses, and favor candles that each guest received as a gift. I bought a bathtub for an infant that was in the form of a duck at a local retail place, and I put the punch bowl inside of it. It looked pretty adorable. I also bought duck molds and filled them with yellow colored water for duck shaped ice cubes. Believe me, it was the most ducks you’ve ever seen in one place at one time.

Other than a few things that people at school suggested to me, I borrowed most of my ideas from things I saw online. I got a duck baby shower favor that was a candle holder, and some duck shower favors that were rubber ducky bookmarks. Everyone thought they were so cute and they made super party gifts for the games we played too.

Before the guests starting arriving I filled a big square container with water and placed little rubber ducks in it. Every duck had a number on the under side of it, and every guest grabbed one duck out of the tub as they walked in. We gave out a prize for the person who had the winning number, which I pulled out of a hat a bit later during the shower. We had a lot of fun with the guess the baby picture game, too. The guests were told in advance to take a baby picture of theirs to the shower with them, and then we put them all on a board and put the board in the front of the room. Each guest got a chance to check out the board and see how many pictures they were able to match up with the faces of the other guests. The one with the most correct matches won a prize.

We had a lot of fun, great laughs and the mother to be got some really neat gifts for her little girl. Going on the net to help me put together this shower was an outstanding decision. At first I wasn’t too sure about it, but it turned out to be a really great baby shower. Going with the whole duck genre worked out swimmingly.

Wedding anniversaries is a sweet occasion in every married couple’s life and they want to celebrate it every year with their family and friends. They will be happier if their family members and friends arrange a grand party to celebrate it. So, when they complete 25 years of successful married life, as a family member or family friend of that grand couple you need to arrange a grand 25th wedding anniversary party which the couple deserves very much. To make the couple enjoy each and every stage of preparation, it is a wise idea to involve them in it and take note of the importance to their suggestions. Planning for the party starts with deciding about scale of the party including the number of invitees. Planning is incomplete without allocating a budget and if big budget is available, then arrange for a grand party.

With this huge budget arranging superior quality party supplies should not be a problem. From the list of different types of party ideas like dinner party, cocktail party, pool party, black tie dinner and dance and champagne toast you can select one by consulting the couple. This follows creating a guest list, fixing a suitable date so as to facilitate more invites to attend the Party. Selecting and sending invitations is an important step and you can select “Edible Custom Cookie Cards” or “Personalized Save the Date Wedding Cake Magnet” or “Save The Date Simple & Elegant Tins” as invitations.  To make a party memorable one must consider proper decorations, food and drinks as important. Since 25th anniversary is a silver jubilee celebration silver anniversary party favors should be the thank you gift that is given to the guest.  Some suggestions for 25th anniversary favors would be …Silver 25 Anniversary Photo Frame, LOVE Coaster and Bottle Stopper Set , 25th Wedding Anniversary Candy Tin Favors and even favors such as this cute Champage bucket.

Let's Celebrate Champagen Bucket Timer Party Favor

And, don’t forget to get something extra special for the beloved couple too.  Anniversary Gift baskets may impress the couple more. You can find a variety of styles online that can be shipped directly to them or to you for you to present to them at the party.