Oh what a gorgeous photo!!!   The ever so gorgeous Maya recently had a birthday and what a whole lot of fun it looks!!  Wow… what inspiring, fun and memorable day!  Nathan and Kate (from teaandjam photography) did a wonderful job creating this at home for their little girl… you can too

Kate tells us all about it:

 But we found that if you kept the kids entertained and involved, damage to your house and mind is kept to a minimum.   

I somehow managed to talk Nathan (Dad) into dressing up as the Mad Scientist and he showed the kids lots of different scientific experiments using everyday things.   

 We did get some dried ice for the grand finale though. Well worth it, just to see the looks on the kids faces!

We made our own food. I tried to make the food look scientific. It was perfect timing that Donna Hay bought out a party edition with a scientist party at the same time as Maya’s do.

 

As far as decorations go, I found a link to a site that had images of a 1960s kids science encyclopedia I printed those out and stuck them on the walls. 

I also found heaps of old Vegemite jars from the op shop and filled them with coloured water and a plastic animal, they were take home specimens.

I had hanging on the coat rack when the kids rocked up, their own little white shirt (with name tag) and a pair of kids sized groucho glasses.

They all looked too cute in their mad scientist get up.

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I made the specimen jars, coats and glasses as a little kit the kids could take home with them, instead of a bag full of sweets.  I also kept the party lolly intake to a minimum, boring I know, but I learnt my lesson from the previous year’s lolly fest!

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THANK YOU so much Kate for sharing this.  Tiana just loved the whole theme of the party and wants to have one just like it. 

Might just have to hire your services Kate and Nathan especially as the Mad Scientist!!!    I can see how great this is for all kids, boys and girls, and I somehow think Nathan got just as much (if not more) fun out of the day! 

The photo’s you took are so captivating…. no wonder you guys are so popular as photographers!!

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PREMMIE HERO AWARDS

Keeping in with the January BLOG celebratory theme

… L’il Aussie Prems would like to celebrate others.  Nominations open Feb 1st.

Every year in Australia, thousands of babies are born prematurely. Their families ride a rollercoaster of emotions as they watch their children fight to overcome the health and developmental issues facing them as a result of their early arrival. These issues continue long after  babies are discharged from hospital.

L’il Aussie Prems will be seeking nominations from around Australia of “local premmie heroes” – the ordinary yet extraordinary people who give up their time to support the families of premature babies both during their hospital stay and afterwards, doing everything from sewing tiny clothing for very low birth weight babies to setting up local playgroups for prematurely born children to organising fundraising for research into the causes of premature birth, the list is endless.

Nominations open on the 1st February 2010.

For more information please go to:

www.lilaussieprems.com.au/hero

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also give a thought this holiday season to the many many mums who have precious little premmies who are not able to be home for the Summer holidays.  Many premature babies will be in need of specialised NICU and hospital care and cannot be home with their family and friends.  Spare a thought too for the parents who will be torn between spending too little time with family at home, and also who need to be with their precious baby at hospital.  Its such a difficult time

 

 

 

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Our labels include, Alimrose, annieB, Lambykins, Princess Allure, FairyFloss Creations, Eternal Creation, Vanchi, TikiBoo Kids, Little Pearls for Little Girls, Tea Princess, Three Little trees, Tummbear, Dolly Up, babyjo bamboo baby wear, nest organics, early birds premature baby clothes, teeny weeny premmie baby wear, Oopsidaisi, boxy design, anamalz, Briit design, Bump buddy, cheeky little soles, Sounds for silence, Deshabille, eco peko, fINNIGAN fINN, gertie and me, Hey baby, huggalugs, i candy, lazybones, Knuffle Kid, Ogilvies Designs, Bethany’s Child,  locolili, miniwhisk, mon tresor, nana huchy, nanny pickle, OOBI baby, penny scallan, Tabitha Emma, Tippie Toes, Robert Gordon Australia, Sweetie Pie, Princess Ratbag, Alannah Rose stationary, Mulberry Muse, Vintage Kid, Wild Things of Noosa, YmamaY, Xanna,  and so many more!

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Evelyn’s birthday party;  (Written by Evelyn’s mums, Carol)

I just love spoiling my children when their birthdays come around. This was the first party we have had for my three year old daughter, Evelyn, apart from small family gatherings. Her birthday is so close to Christmas and in previous years we have been travelling or simply too rushed. She was very much aware of the whole birthday party concept this year after attending her brother’s party and a few others.

“I want a pink party Mummy, with a princes castle and a princess cake and singing and dancing and face painting”, she announced after attending her friend Eliza’s party.

Well, I managed all of that, except the face painting. I did buy some face paints and even practiced painting her face in the weeks leading up to her party, but simply forgot about it on the day. Never mind. We’ll keep that in reserve for next year.

I was really pleased at how everything came together. I collected things in the months leading up to the party; table cloth, napkins, pink loot bags, party hats, plastic plates and cups and the pink fluffy tiara came from the $2.00 store. I also bought some crepe paper rolls which we used to make the streamers which hung from our outdoor canopy. They only cost about $1.30 per roll, but the pink and white streamers blowing gently in the breeze really added a magical touch to our back yard party.

I love decorating cakes and this one was no exception. It didn’t turn out exactly as planned. I usually use Madeira cake, but this time opted for mud cakes from Woolworths. Unfortunately the cakes were so soft and moist they sank a little with the weight of the top tier so my nice straight sides were a little sloped the day after decorating. Oh well, I’ll know for next time. It still looked pretty good and it tasted fantastic.

The craft activity was very simple. I bought some wooden photo frames from Ikea and, with Evelyn’s help we painted them in pretty pastel colours before the party. The children then decorated them with stickers, decals and glitter.

The loot bags were very special. Rather than giving the children bags of lollies, I made polymer mugs with their own custom design and name. This took me ages! I sat up late on a few nights creating these. I am lucky to have the equipment necessary for making the mugs from my business, “Little Critters”. The mugs will last for many years and are a great keepsake. I used matching designs for the stickers on the pink goodie bags. Also included in the loot bags were a Freddo Frog, a Chuppa Chup and a crazy, bendy straw.

Excessive? Absolutely! But I did have lots of fun creating all these treasures and there were lots of happy, smiling faces at the party.

Shame about the face painting but I’ll try to remember for next year.

Hint: Prepare as much as you can ahead of time so you can enjoy the party with your child. Small children will often be overwhelmed with all of the activity and excitement on the day so don’t stress if they need time away from the excitement or if things don’t go exactly according to plan. Remember, parties are supposed to be fun.

Carol
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(I can personally vouch for carols talents in both her businesses, Little Critters and pixelbypixel, as I have a couple gorgeous hand prints at home and have used her photo services.  She certainly knows her stuff!!)  Thank you Everlyn and Carol for inspiring us all!

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Writing by Carol (Daniella’s mum)

January is all about Parties and celebrations at La Toriana.  we have some great mums, websites, kids parties and more in line for you to see… Carol tells us all about her daughters party.  It looks Fabulous!!

I wanted to give Daniella a pretty princess party, so the theme was mainly pink.  We had fairy paper eskimo invites, and loot bags with princessy things inside like Disney perfume, play jewellery, bracelets and lollies.   Disney princess jumping castle as well. For decorations we used Pink, Hot Pink & Light pink balloons and paper eskimo flags.  Also some dora princess decoration since that is Daniellas fav princess.

Did all the kids dress up?

Girls dressed up as their fav princess and boys dressed as their fav superhero.  My 1 year old dressed up as Yoda from star wars!

Where/who made the cake?

This lady, Caroline has been making my kids cakes for years. She is fantastic, Delasweets. Based in Sydney’s North West. All I do is find cakes I like add a few changes and send her a pic.  This cake was a combination of 2 cakes. Only cost me like $200!

What did the kids play?

Jumping Castle, Daniella’s cubby house and pass the parcel.

Where was it held?

It was held in the backyard.

What was to eat?

Sausage Rolls, Mini quiches, fairy bread, cupcakes, chicken wings, chips, mini pizzas, jelly

Tip/Recipe/activity to share.

Princess Pink Lemonade ( see the twiggi website for more great recipes)

 Princess Pink Lemonade Serves 12

1 litre Lemonade

12 Marshmallows

12 Princess Flutes

1 Packet Strawberry Jelly Crystals

 1. Prepare 1 bowl with 1cm of water in it & 1 bowl with Jelly Crystal contents in it. Level to approx 1.5cm

2. Dip mouth of princess flute into water bowl then dip mouth of princess flute into Jelly Crystals.

3. Mix Raspberry cordial & lemonade to a soft dreamy pink colour. Keep Refrigerated.

4. Place 1 marshmallow in each princess flute.

5. Just before serving, carefully pour lemonade into princess flutes, try not to hit the jelly crystals.

Overall it was a brilliant day. Everyone stayed from start to finish, no early leavers!

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wow what a brilliant party… Thank you so much for sending it in.

 I have lots of inspiration from this… thanks!

January at the LaToriana BLOG is party month.  We are celebrating birthdays, Christenings/Naming Days or anything.  Thanks to everyone who so far has submitted pics, ideas and info.  We still have room for our KooL KidZ section.

Some ideas to help start planning your Fairy Princess Party

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We have one of the largest and most stylish, affordable collection of premmie baby clothing, premature baby gifts and newborn baby keepsakes available to buy online. If you have a baby born early, or are a friend/family looking to give a premmie baby gift… contact me and I can help you to choose the right baby gift for them.

 Enjoy!

Warmly Elizabeth xx