Showing posts with label birthday party. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday party. Show all posts

Thursday, March 19, 2015

6 Great DIY Ideas for Magic Theme Party

1. Use red, black and white!

Magic is commonly associated with red, black and white because of the poker cards!


2. Use Cards a decorations

Cards and cloth with card prints are easily accessible so use them as part of the decorations: 

3. Magic Potion

Want some magic? Drink some potion then:
Bandung lookalike Pink Magic Potion

4. Card Chocolates

Print on a printer a chocolate sleeve and slot them into the long flat chocolates. Give them as part of the goodie boxes or for your candy buffet table.

5. Use black and white food

Use items like black and white M&Ms for your candy buffet. You can even have fruits like strawberry (red heart), black grapes (black) and raspberry for healthier option. Add a soft toy rabbit as a final touch. 

6. Disappearing Food

It is a nice touch to customise your food to suit your theme! You can have items like 'Carrots for Magician's Rabbits, bounce-no bounce meatballs (injoke for magicians) and . What we really love is this:
Yup, it's all gone! I told you they are vanishing...
All the best for your magic theme party! Don't forgot to book Mr Bottle's Birthday Magic Show for your kids too! You can even book our I wannabe a magician workshop for your kids too!

Lots of surprises in Mr Bottle's Magic Show!

Thursday, March 12, 2015

LEGO Themed Restaurant: Bricks N Cubes

BRICKS N CUBES

As the cafe's name 'Bricks N Cubes', one can easily relate to Lego. It is located at The Cathay, accessible to all. Not only children are fascinated by Lego, many adults build and collect Legos. The bricks we see today was launched in 1958, which is more than half a century. Surprisingly, this 'toy' never loss its appeal even as the world develops. With the Lego Movie, LEGOLAND in Malaysia, I guessed the popularity of Lego has definitely increased somewhat.
There are many interesting things inside the restaurant, including the QR Code, Calendar & Tips Box that are made using Lego. To make it more fun, they can customize the tables and sofa seats to Lego bricks!

Ipads with Lego games and a kids corner with Legos and television will be definitely be able to meet the interest of different kids, while the adults can relax and enjoy cakes from Gobi and coffee from Indonesia.





We were invited to a kid's birthday party for their entertainment. It seems that the restaurant is experiencing shortage of staff (as with many restaurants in Singapore), as I overhead the staff told a walk-in customer that other than the party, diners have to wait for 1 hour for the food to be served. 

Overall, Bricks N Cubes is a cosy and interesting café for families.
  
Opening Hours: 
  Sun – Thurs: 12pm – 11pm
Fri & Sat: 12pm – 12am
Closed on selected public holidays



Address: The Cathay, 2 Handy Road #02-12/14, Singapore, Singapore 229233

Contact: +65 6735 7571

Email: enquiry@bricksncubes.sg



Thursday, January 15, 2015

5 Things you want to know about Professor Messy's Science Show

Our Science Show was launched in 2005 and produced exclusively for Mr Bottle's Kids Party. Here is our latest promotion video for the performance. We selected a few acts to include in this video! Enjoy!



How did it come about? 
I was reading this article from an international magic magazine and a magician from New York , who has this Science character, contributed some of his ideas. I felt the concept are really creative but mostly magic with some pseudo-explanation. There was a Mad Science around then (not in Singapore then from what I understand). In fact, I did visit and watch a show by the Mad Science in Genting and my friend who was in charge of franchising them in Singapore suggested me to take it up. I like Mad Science but since our strength is in production, we wanted to create something different, something unique. Mad Science focus a lot on science and I feel that the entertainment portion may be lacking a little. (For a good reason, this is a franchise so it must be easily done by anyone.)

Hence, I started with a character needed for the show: He is a smart scientist, invents a lot of things but is a little clumsy so his 'inventions' do not always work as planned (to create the comic effect). Real scientific principles must be taught so kids can learn the right thing. I want to keep the magic element in the show because adults and kids alike are always amaze by that. He is Professor Messy!


Why Messy?
I envision Professor Messy's table to be always messy since he is always thinking of new inventions, writing down new ideas, pretty much like my table most of the time! Messy is a shadow of my creative self, since I like creating new things, thinking of new ideas; like an excited kid working on 20 things at the same time.

How long did it take to produce it?
I had a lot of ideas then. So I wrote them down. Some worked, some didn't. I was collecting and holding on to the ideas for probably around a year then. Then it took another 1 year before we realise the ideas into the actual show.

The show is still evolving. During my recent trip to China, I had a lot of free time in between shows. The environment inspired me to conceptualise a lot of new ideas and now I have more than enough to create a 2nd show!

Who are Science Show suitable for?
We have done for the show for kids as young as 4 years old. Usually we recommend the performance for kids 7 years old and older but have 'customise' it for younger children.

What are the amazing things which has happened when you perform the Science Show?
One amazing thing that happened was that we had children who hated science going "oh no" before the show started to "I love Science" after the show! We also had adults coming up to us to say they enjoy and learnt something.


Where are the Science Show suitable for? 
We have been booked for all kinds of events:
  • Birthday Parties
  • Shopping Malls
  • School Shows / Events
  • Family Days
  • Bring your Kids to Work Day
To book the show, email info@kidsparty.com.sg or call 65155921

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Best Indoor Playground 9: The City

Cannot wait for Kidzania to open in Singapore? Visit The City instead! For younger children from 2 to 8 year-old, The City is an interactive learning playground located in Liang Court which allows kids to role play by taking on different occupations. 


Wear the costume and take photos at each station!
Established in Singapore on 2012 as its first learning playground (winning 2 consecutive awards as the best indoor playground in Singapore), The City supports children’s imagination and creativity by giving them a platform to do so – enabling them to transform themselves into Cooks, Cashiers, Doctors, Nurses, Teachers, Policemen and many more while dressed in the respective uniforms and outfits. To further engage them, The City provides realistic first-of-its-kind environments and scenarios where kids can drive on mini streets, and explore small-scale real-life locations, such as the supermarket, cafe, beauty salon, medical clinic and more. 


Cafe The City
I brought my kids there and was pleasantly surprised that my kids enjoyed themselves. My girl loves to shop at the supermarket and she can safely do her shopping without the fear of disturbing others shoppers. The spoilt cash register didn't lessen the fun for the kids.
 
Professionally calculating the total of our purchases.
There is no guided play at The City, unlike Kidzania. Instead parents are encouraged to play with their kids at the various 'stations'. For instance, we were given a shopping list so the children can look for the items at the supermarket. At other stations like the cafe, I simply order some food and let my kid figure out how she has to cook that with what is available. This can be a con to some parents who may just want to leave their kids to play on their own or are not too sure how to creatively play with their children at each station.  

Sounds like a great place for parties isn't it? 

As for Party Packages (Birthday or others) they have a standard package (with some free play) and one with guided activities, each at a different price per weekday/weekend as listed here.


Kids can drive along a track.
In addition, they offer Private Events (i.e. premium birthday parties, farewell parties, corporate events etc.) which are not listed in the website, those starts at $1500 for weekdays and $2000 for weekends/PH and include the following:


  • Exclusive use of The City Interactive Playground for a private party for 3 hours
  • Timeslots on weekends/PH are limited to 9am-1pm/4pm-7pm, no limits on weekdays
  • Free access to The City for 40 Children
  • The City party set up
  • The City Invitations
  • Free play at The City
  • Party food: McDonalds Happy Meal or Pizza & Juice
  • Cake cutting ceremony (cake not provided)
  • The City Balloon for every child
  • Working in The City: 45 minutes of guided activities (Optional)
  • Special Gift for the Birthday Party Child
  • Parents lounge with comfort seating and free Wi-Fi for the adult guests

Great Deal!!! 
Mention Mr Bottle's Kids Party to receive additional freebies:

  1. When booking the basic Birthday Party Package (“The City Birthday Party!“) –  you will receive 1 free “The City Gift Card” (includes 1 entry pass and 1 snack)
  2. When booking the premium Birthday Party Package (“Working in The City Birthday Party!“) – we will give away 2 free “The City Gift Card” (each includes 1 entry pass and 1 snack)
  3. When booking a Private Party – we will give away 1 free Family Value Package (includes 3 entry passes and 3 snacks) worth 60$ + free of charge 45mins guided activity as part of the party worth $100.
  4. Free Mr Bottle Goodies boxes (up to 15) with booking of any entertainment from Mr Bottle when celebrating your event at The City.

For more information about Mr Bottle's entertainment, feel free to contact us at 65155921 or email us at info@kidsparty.com.sg 

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

5 Simple DIY Ideas for Superhero Theme Party

5 Simple DIY Ideas for Superhero Theme Party

Superhero is one of the few themes for birthday parties which always has been popular for centuries! Be it for a 40-year-old adult or a 4-year-old kid, almost everyone can easily name you a few superheroes.

Here are some simple ideas which you can implement at your party yourself:

1) Decorations: Centre Spread Backdrop


Collect centre-spread of superheros in comic books, magazines and newspapers of your favourite superhero. You can even ask your mummy community to look out and keep for you and very soon, you will have more than you think!

At your party, use these centrespread as a banner and backdrop by creating a montage out of them!


2) Decorations: Cut old comic to use a bunting


Cut old comics and paste them on a ribbon to make a superhero bunting!
Photocopied comic book pages make great DIY bunting.
Source: Delightfully Tacky.
3) Activity: Weight lifting

Think of superhero, images of strong and powerful guys come into our heads. He has to be able to carry weights! As kids arrive at the party, you can prove their super power-ness by letting them carrying these dumbbells. Simply tie 2 balloons on a broom stick for your dumbbell. 

4) Activity: Jump over the buildings


Decorate various cardboard boxes  of different size as buildings. Ask the kids to jump over them to see if they can fly over the buildings just like superheroes. 

5) Food: Use old comic as food wrappers

Comic book page cones hold Cheetos or other crunchy things.
Source: Life Frosting.
Use old comics and magazines of your superhero to wrap around your food items like mineral water bottles and cup sleeves. You can also roll it up into a cone and use it as a container for popcorn and chips. 

For more ideas of Superheros theme party, see the Superhero party photos which we have organised! 
Book our theme balloon sculpting in which we make spiderman, batman and other superheros for the kids! Paint all the kids like superheros with our facepainting

 

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

5 Great DIY Ideas for Frozen Themed Party

5 Great DIY Ideas for Frozen Themed Party


Frozen parties are now the rage. For every 10 parties that we do, at least 1-2 is Frozen theme! This is not including the little princesses who are wearing Anna and Elsa's gown when they go their friend's party.
 

1) Customized Banner


Simply purchase coloured paper of preferred patterns and size, then write the message for your banner. Print pictures of Disney Frozen from the website to make it theme to your party. You can even include a photo of your girl in Princess Elsa or Princess Anna's Dress into the banner! 
 
 

2) Let it Snow!


The adventures of MNMs
 
"Create" snow at your Frozen party by hanging strings of Styrofoam balls (or recycle by cutting small pieces from styrofoam used to pack furniture) of various sizes. Great backdrop for photos too!
 
 

3) Olaf Water Bottle

BayAreaParent
Olaf has melted and turned into water! :P
Use small water bottles which have a round top. Remove the label and use googly plastic eyes or simply use markers for the eyes, orange construction paper for the carrot nose, blue ribbon or pipe cleaners as the scarf and buttons or use markers for the buttons.
This can also be one of the party craft activities, in which the kids can decorate their own Olaf!
Give you a reason to serve water to kids instead of sugary syrup!
  

4) Do you want to Build a Snowman? 

Use marshmallows and cut wholemeal bread to make Olaf's hands and hair.  You can add toothpicks to join the different parts to "build" their own snowman!
Great idea to keep the kids busy for a while, or for a goodie bag.
 
 

5) Olaf Ice-cream

Kids will definitely love this!
Disney Family
You can pre-scoop 2 scoops of vanilla ice-cream and keep them in the freezer. Kids can use pokey sticks for Olaf's hair and hands, small carrots sticks for the nose, brown M & M's or oreo cookies (cut) for the buttons!

The best part is they get to enjoy the Olaf they have made themselves... before they melt! Yummy!

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Handcarved Rubber Stamps Workshop

SiYin Crafts

 
Believed everyone have seen or used rubber stamps before, but how many of us have carved their own rubber stamps?
 
This is a new and creative craft. Kids definitely love to have a unique symbol, be it a cartoon character, wordings or picture to represent themselves. Adults can get this as a fun sign-off method. Even teachers can use this to chop on his/her students work. Companies can even think of DIY their own company stamps instead of getting someone to make.
 
The rubber stamp is very durable, so one does not have to worry the picture gets fade off after some time.
 
It is great for family bonding! Parents can help their children with the carving part. Kids are not being left out too! They can help with the safer task like tracing, image transfer, cleaning of stamp surface, test printing and mounting of carved stamp to wooden block.
 
This is perfect for School Holiday Workshop, Birthday Party and Bring Your Kids to Work event. Basic and Beginner Rubber Stamp Making Workshops are available. Alternatively, you can also purchase the ready-made stamps.

 

Contact           : SiYin
Email               : rachelleisnotrachel@gmail.com
Mobile             : 9171 4763



Monday, September 23, 2013

Kids Friendly Restaurant: Stuttgart Blackforest - Boutique S-Cafe


What is Stuttgart? Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Wurttemberg, in the southwest Germany.

One uniqueness of S-Cafe is the showcase of art, culture & innovation of Stuttgart and the Black Forest. Slow down your foot steps to take some time to experience the cuckoo clock wall, art gallery and wine vault. 














Other than the ground floor, S-Cafe also provides event space for rental, including Mezzanine and Private Room.




Thinking that S-Cafe is only suitable for adults but not kids? Wrong! S-Cafe is also an ideal venue to hold your kids party. The cafe is spacious and have different parts that caters to different party sizes. When I first stepped into the Cafe, it gives me a mystic garden kind of feeling. It even comes with a 'flowing river'. So if you are having a Alice in Wonderland, Robin Hood or forest theme party, I think the venue will be ideal! (Add some balloon animals and microfoils for the forest theme.)

Your guests will definitely enjoy the authentic German food on the buffet spread, which is very uniquefor a birthday party! 


Book some children entertainment and the adults can have their own relaxing time; drinking S-Cafe's signature beers! 




Smacked right in the city, with Bugis and Bencoolen MRT just a stone's throw away, it is convenient for guests who don't drive. Ample parking lots are also available at the HDB carpark at Queens Street.

I guess the only con is that you do have to pay a separate charge for the use of the venue space on top of food. If S-cafe can do away with that, then I am sure that it will be a very popular place for birthday parties! 


In summary, S-cafe is definitely a great place for birthday parties and families. Drop by and have a meal, they even provide tablemat with kids activities to occupy your children while waiting for the food to come!


Here's some details.


Stuttgart Blackforest Boutique S-Café

141 Middle Road #01-01, Singapore 188976
Telephone:6336 8675
Fax:633 68713

Monday, September 16, 2013

How to Host a Birthday Cake Cutting Ceremony

by Kien
Although most party companies usually provides this service free of charge, I decided to put this out online so everyone can do the cake cutting ceremony themselves without sweat. 

But first, I think we have to discuss the objective! It's a must for every birthday party! Cake cutting ceremony is a great time to take photos with your guests and naturally, you want to freeze this special moment with your cameras, especially with your family.
1. Schedule – Most of the cake cutting is done towards the end of the parties but I have seen a few parties doing it at the beginning. There is no right or wrong but I guess you have a find a suitable schedule, when the most important guests are here or right after the magic show when you have most of the guests attention.

2. Preparing the cake
  • Find a place to take the photo. It can be a nice backdrop that you already decorated. (Not against the light if you have glass walls)
  • Take the cake out of the box first (duh!)
  • Put the candles on the cake
  • Some cakes will have this plastic transparent thing covering the side of the cake. Remove that.
  • Have the lighter ready with you. (But do not light the candles yet.)
  • Put the knife on the table beside the cake. Remove it from the plastic cover first. (Most cake shops will provide a safe plastic knife.)
  • For 2D cakes, prop the cake plate up with a plate or small bowl underneath. Face the cake in such a way that it shows the words the right up way when the photo is taken.
  • Have the plates and forks ready
Want everyone to see your 2D cake? Prop it up with a small bowl or plate so your guests can see it!

3. Birthday Kid – Get the birthday kid to stand behind the cake. Take a few photos of the cake with the kid alone. (if there is a chance!)

4. Guests – Some may want the family to be in the photos, and some may prefer to have the kid guests to be in the photo since it’s the child’s birthday. Getting all the kids to stand properly for the photo taking is an art. Kids usually crowd in the front or side where they have the best view of the cake. If you use a long table, it is easier to line them up at the table; behind the cake.
5. Getting the kids to smile – I usually like a few photos before I light up the candles. Because once the candles are lit, the time to take photos is short especially with certain fancy candles. You can get them to shout the birthday child’s name or simply ‘cheese’ at the count of 3. (So everyone says it at the same time!) Remember to ask them to look at the camera. You can ask them to do certain actions like hooray, yay, funny faces, etc. 

6. Light the candles – I recently found some wind-free lighters which is great for birthday candle lighting! If you use a normal lighter, it tends to get too hot after a while. Using a spare candle to light the others may get wax all over the cake. After the candles are lit, I get them to pose for a few more photos.
7. Singing the Song – I count to three so everyone starts the song at the same time. In school, kids are usually taught different versions (Eg. Mandarin) I may let the kids take control of the different versions they want to see. 

8. Blowing the candles – I may remind the kids that ‘it’s ______ birthday today, so let ______ blow the candle. Ask him to make a wish first. (Great photo opportunity when the kid shuts his eyes for this.) Blow the candle. Your camera should snap non-stop during this step.
9. Cut the cake – Get the kid to cut the cake while smiling at the camera. 

10. More photos? – There may be guests who want to take photos with the birthday child and family at this point of time too.

11. Serve the cake – That’s it! Ask the kids to queue up while you serve them the cake. I think it will be great to ask the birthday kid to serve the cake too and thank the guests at the same time.

Kien is a psychologist by training and decided to put what he has learnt to good use by performing magic, since graduating from NUS and NTU about 10 years ago. He changes into Mr Bottle when he is with kids and has been specialising in children magic for the past 14 years. He has since helped host about 2138 cake cutting ceremonies since he started his trade. (He think he should advance to start doing weddings ROM too.) He can find out more about his magic shows at www.magician.com.sg or email him for a chat at enquiry@magician.com.sg

Monday, June 20, 2011

Mr. Bottle's Premium Goodie Box



Mr. Bottle's Premium Goodie Box - contains a rabbit soft toy, customised chocolate and customised sweets! Suitable for birthday parties and baby showers!

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Compliments for Mr Bottle and N2

I would like to congratulate the team who helped to "conjure" the party to great success. I have got comments from friends who told me that it was the best party which they have attended. The balloon artist had stayed back beyond his 1 hr duration to make sure all requests were entertained. Mr Bottle warms up and mingle with the crowd before his magic show with little tricks and jokes. Both of them had showed great professionlism and passion as well as genuine interest in their audience. Definitely a great experience! Yours Sincerely, Mrs Tay

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

How to be Green party guests

You can be green when attending birthday parties too. Here's some suggestions:
  1. RSVP. This helps the host know how many guests are coming and book food enough for their guests
  2. Ask the host if there's anything that they need, instead of buying items that they may not need.
  3. Minimise wrapping or even go without the wrapping! You can also use old magazine papers to wrap and it can turn out to be very artistic!
  4. Use only 1 set of utensils during the party if disposable are used. You can label your cup. Use either the spoon or fork for the food. Do you really need the straw?
  5. Throw the invites into the recycling bins, which can be found in almost every estate.

Have a great party!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

How to be Green during parties

You can be green when you organise a party. Here are some ideas:
  • Recycling birthday banners (Don't buy those with age listed).
  • Use recyclable decorations the foil balloons.
  • Don't use disposable utensils.
  • If you use disposables, write your names on utensils so you don't take multiples ones.
  • Use e-invites (Good news, we are developing e-invites exclusively for our clients to use)
  • Give useful items like stationary in your goodies bags, instead of things like noise makers.
  • Order just enough food by getting RSVPs, to reduce food wastage.

Let us know if you any other ideas!

Friday, February 25, 2011

Compliments for Mr Bottle and Hello!

Dear Mr Bottle,

Thank you for making my girl's 7th birthday party a great success. The kids had a rolling good time. I was surprised that the sister of my girl's friend who is always very shy became the first one to volunteer to help in your magic act. The adults enjoyed themselves as much as the kids. Many of the parents present commented after the party that "the magician is good!".

My girl hugged me before she went to bed that night and thanked me for the wonderful party I planned. She was telling me how much fun she had during magic time. Thank you for giving her the due attention. She also enjoyed the games by your games master who is very good with the kids and she managed to get almost all the kids to participate in the games. There was so much laughter!

Thank you once again for helping me make my girl's 7th birthday party a very memorable one.

Best regards
Mrs Amy Ong

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Numbers candles

We went shopping and found some nice number candles that kids would love to have on the cake. It's only $2! You guessed it, it's at Daiso!