LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD: A FRESH LOOK AT AN OLD CLASSIC If you have a baby girl and would like to veer away from the usual party themes, a great angle to explore is fairy tale parties. I’m becoming enthralled with this type of party lately, the most recent of which is a party centered on the concept of Fairy Tale / Storybook Characters. (can’t wait to get the photos from this one too!) But that’s a story for another day. One specific theme that I’ve been keeping close to...
THE MOST COLORFUL PARTY EVER MADE Jenny Lee, my client, came up with this most brilliant idea I’ve ever heard: why don’t we make a Rainbow-themed party? Now at the start this might seem like a bad idea: how do you create a whole party based on the single concept of “rainbow”? The thing I love about event styling is the freedom you have to dream up the complete details of every party. What colors will you use? What’s the story you’d like to convey? What...
THE PERFECT OUTDOOR PARTY With the proliferation of styled birthday parties in the past 2-3 years, Party Magic has literally done hundreds of birthday parties. One question I get asked a lot is: given the many years that we’ve been doing this, do we often repeat the themes that we do for our events? Well, the answer will surprise you: no. More often than not, we either do a totally new theme, or a new aspect or twist to an old theme, or a mash-up of two or more themes. Here’s one...
THE PARTY EVERY DAD DREAMS ABOUT I’ve seen it countless times – that twinkle in the father’s eye when he knows, aha! this is my moment now. I’m talking about planning the birthday party of his son, of course. Naturally, when a couple has a boy, there is some sort of strange, silent understanding that goes between a husband and wife, kind of like a passing of the baton. Suddenly, it’s the husband who’s more engaged, who asks the questions and lists down the...
With the advent of the new year (I am still reeling over 2016 and shaking my head at how fast it sped by), I am bedridden, down with the flu. It seems that God has conspired with my body and has unilaterally declared His own version of a “holiday” over me, as I’ve done nothing but read books and watch TV over the past couple of days! The good news is that I’m well on my way to recovery. The other good news – this uncommon silence and rest that I’ve...